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San Ysidro High — Rating & test scores

5353 Airway Road, San Diego · 1,941 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 70

Needs SupportScope Score · 21st percentile. Higher than 21 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (467 of 517); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 517
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is San Ysidro a good high school?

Needs Support. San Ysidro is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4155%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2014%
English, Advanced3821%
Math, Advanced275%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3126 in 100
San Ysidro’s place among California high schools, out of 100Sweetwater Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

427 of 1,911 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district.

Each bar is San Ysidro’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,911. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Sweetwater Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 6 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than San Ysidro. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

7 high schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. OlympianNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8484th
  2. Otay RanchNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8278th
  3. MontgomeryNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  4. SouthwestNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  5. Castle ParkNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7131st
  6. San YsidroScope Score 7021st
  7. Launch Virtual AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 669th
Sweetwater Union HighMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does San Ysidro compare with schools like it?

San Ysidro’s Scope Score is 70. 315 California high schools, counting San Ysidro, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. San Ysidro’s result is higher than 99 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 315

  1. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 76%

    La Quinta High

    Westminster

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 81%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

315 California public high schools where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of San Ysidro’s share. The count includes San Ysidro. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 55% to 44% and math from 14% to 25%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202661%46%61%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia44%San YsidroSan Ysidro

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202629%30%32%CaliforniaCalifornia30%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict25%San YsidroSan Ysidro

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Sweetwater Union High’s line combines its 13 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Sweetwater Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan YsidroSweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201746%61%60%560
201847%60%56%590
201943%59%57%532
202240%57%55%572
202333%54%55%484
202434%60%56%476
202555%61%57%441
202644%61%57%405
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan YsidroSweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201730%29%32%555
201824%30%31%598
201923%29%32%539
202217%24%27%580
202317%24%27%515
202414%25%28%485
202514%29%30%438
202625%30%32%410

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; below it in math.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

34222816
Sweetwater Union High59%California57%

Math

25%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

54211510
Sweetwater Union High29%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 19 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school16%28%22%34%405
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sweetwater Union High28%31%21%20%5,355
Math, grade 11 · This school10%15%21%54%410
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sweetwater Union High13%16%22%49%5,355

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 405 tested in English, 410 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 91% of students. 427 of 1,911 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

22in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (427 of 1,911 students).

At the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.3% of students were suspended at least once (85 of 1,975). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,941

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 91%Black or African American 3%Filipino 2%White 2%Two or more races <1%

Family income

78%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,520 of 1,941. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

86

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

85% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

36%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (164 of 457 students).

Sweetwater Union High: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino91%
Black or African American3%
Filipino2%
White2%
Two or more races<1%
Asian—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 84.1 of 98.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups at San Ysidro have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-income325 tested47%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino375 tested44%California 49%
  • Students with disabilities50 tested16%California 19%
  • English learners138 tested8%California 8%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sweetwater Union Highvs California
Low-income · 325 tested
English47%−552%−249%
Math26%+521%+323%
Hispanic or Latino · 375 tested in English, 376 in math
English44%−1054%−549%
Math24%+123%+321%
English learners · 138 tested in English, 140 in math
English8%−412%08%
Math10%+28%+28%
Students with disabilities · 50 tested
English16%−1026%−319%
Math4%−37%−48%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sweetwater Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 40% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

40%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

41%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 467 of 517 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

40%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 205 of 517 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

41%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 193 of 467 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

61% enrolled in college within 12 months · 561 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓41 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓55 · 10%
  • California community college225 · 40%
  • In-state private15 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 · 1%
  • Not enrolled217 · 39%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
61%enrolled in college within a year

561 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California41 (7%)
  • California State University55 (10%)
  • California community college225 (40%)
  • In-state private15 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 (1%)
  • Not enrolled217 (39%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 467 of 517 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 205 of 517 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 193 of 467 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
131
Admitted
98
Enrolled
34

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 118 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 17
  • UCLAApplied 85 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 84 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 61 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
  • UC RiversideApplied 60 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 58 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 42 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 38 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 36 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 131 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2024Applied 133 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2023Applied 123 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 140 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2021Applied 112 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2020Applied 105 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2019Applied 128 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2018Applied 123 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2017Applied 110 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2016Applied 114 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 31

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
166
Admitted
161
Enrolled
65

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 726 · Admitted 457 · Enrolled 205
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 358 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 314 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 23
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 240 · Admitted 211 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 212 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 150 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 136 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 108 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 93 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 84 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 60 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 57 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 56 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 56 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 53 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 48 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 43 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 38 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 166 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2024Applied 174 · Admitted 169 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 2023Applied 163 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2022Applied 172 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2021Applied 147 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 48
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 1 AP course in 1 subject for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
Every approved AP course1 course in 1 subject
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Precalculus

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
110 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about San Ysidro. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Sweetwater Union High.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

Where does the money go?

$4,025 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Sweetwater Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $431 million.

$4,025

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$3,533
The school’s share of district office costs
$492
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,394
  • San Ysidro$4,025
  • Sweetwater Union High high schools$3,649
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Sweetwater Union High’s yearly plan

$431million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$106million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $431 million of $712 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sweetwater Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around San Ysidro like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92154. They are not figures for the families at San Ysidro.

Typical household income in a year

$94,901

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92154.

Typical home value
$639,200
People who live in this ZIP code
80,445
Typical age
36.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
22%

What you can do

Who can act on San Ysidro’s results?

Sweetwater Union High’s board decides San Ysidro’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed San Ysidro in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Sweetwater Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Sweetwater Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to San Ysidro. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (164 of 457 students); California: 47%
  2. What help do students get in math?25% in math and 44% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (410 tested in math, 405 in English)
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into San Ysidro, and how do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address. From San Ysidro Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
San Ysidro Middle Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile · 2026
High · this school
San Ysidro High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Willow Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 65 · Needs Support · 1st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • La Mirada Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 24th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • San Ysidro Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is San Ysidro?

Address
5353 Airway Road, San Diego 92154Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Maria JaramilloAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated October 9, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is San Ysidro a good high school?

San Ysidro High has a Scope Score of 70. It scored higher than 21 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 21st percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district. 4.3% of students (85 of 1,975) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 19 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grade 11 at San Ysidro High in San Diego scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 1 AP course in 1 subject for 2025–26.

  • 110 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

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Where do students go after finishing high school here?

61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

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Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,169 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #11 of 13 in Sweetwater Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math13%4622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)40%4720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math34%4918%
Chronically absent26 in 100535%
Suspension rate6.2% (130 of 2,105)395%
English learners: top level16%505%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257021#1169California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1004.6% (122 of 2,632)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2425 in 1007.5% (163 of 2,187)
2024–2526 in 1006.2% (130 of 2,105)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1140516%28%22%34%44%57%−13

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1141010%15%21%54%25%32%−7

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English40516%44%
2026 · Math41010%25%
2025 · English44121%55%
2025 · Math4385%14%
2024 · English47613%34%
2024 · Math4853%14%
2023 · English48411%33%
2023 · Math5156%17%
2022 · English57215%40%
2022 · Math5807%17%
2019 · English53219%43%
2019 · Math53911%23%
2018 · English59018%47%
2018 · Math5987%24%
2017 · English56017%46%
2017 · Math5558%30%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English44155%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math43814%
2024 · Grade 11 · English47634%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math48514%
2023 · Grade 11 · English48433%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math51517%
2022 · Grade 11 · English57240%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math58017%
2019 · Grade 11 · English53243%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math53923%
2018 · Grade 11 · English59047%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math59824%
2017 · Grade 11 · English56046%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math55530%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4193%19%61%17%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income32547%−5−2
Hispanic or Latino37544%−10−5
English learners1388%−40
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.2% (130 of 2,105) → 2025–26 · 4.3% (85 of 1,975) · −1.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10024 in 100+6 in 100
Male18 in 10021 in 100+3 in 100
Asian1 of 13——
Black or African American9 of 475 of 54—
Filipino4 of 673 of 46—
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10024 in 100+6 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native5 of 13——
Two or more races2 of 251 of 15—
White9 of 755 of 40—
Students with disabilities29 in 10036 in 100+7 in 100
English learners21 in 10030 in 100+9 in 100
Homeless42 of 9834 of 97—
Low-income19 in 10025 in 100+6 in 100
All students18 in 10022 in 100+4 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 40% · numerator 205 students classified Prepared · denominator 517 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 76% · AP-pathway numerator 156 · denominator 205 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 205 of 517 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
90%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
76%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
41%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
61%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202513198343.773.904.17
202413393413.733.904.13
202312388423.763.994.13
2022140106493.813.984.11
202111277403.643.883.98
202010571303.583.823.95
201912855243.473.804.04
201812350283.493.893.99
201711074333.633.783.86
201611461313.493.783.96

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202561168
Berkeley202464134
Berkeley202358104
Berkeley202264145
Berkeley202139105
Davis20254220under 3
Davis20243912under 3
Davis202337195
Davis20224818under 3
Davis202121143
Irvine20258425under 3
Irvine202488194
Irvine20239413under 3
Irvine20228917under 3
Irvine202190154
Los Angeles20258583
Los Angeles202489104
Los Angeles2023714under 3
Los Angeles20227785
Los Angeles2021685under 3
Merced20255857under 3
Merced20242218under 3
Merced20232419under 3
Merced20223530under 3
Merced20212519under 3
Riverside20256051under 3
Riverside20244430under 3
Riverside20235332under 3
Riverside20225133under 3
Riverside202141183
San Diego20251184017
San Diego20241204625
San Diego20231065328
San Diego20221307834
San Diego2021944819
Santa Barbara20253816under 3
Santa Barbara20245821under 3
Santa Barbara20234918under 3
Santa Barbara20225119under 3
Santa Barbara202129163
Santa Cruz20253619under 3
Santa Cruz202445283
Santa Cruz20232112under 3
Santa Cruz20224620under 3
Santa Cruz20212511under 3
Universitywide20251319834
Universitywide20241339341
Universitywide20231238842
Universitywide202214010649
Universitywide20211127740

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Precalculusthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count14
AP enrollment (male/female)446
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 110 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections6
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections22
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,995

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California417%
California State University5510%
California community college22540%
In-state private152%
Out-of-state, 4-year41%
Out-of-state, 2-year41%
Not enrolled21739%

561 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 61% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,299 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,941

Central federal expenditures attributed here$95 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,941

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,370 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 16%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$329,672,20957.65%58%
Instruction support$91,151,79115.94%16%
Student services$45,979,5568.04%8%
Administration$45,077,1857.88%8%
Buildings & maintenance$48,207,9608.43%8%
Other$11,732,6442.05%2%
Total$571,821,344100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $571,821,344 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92154 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92154 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$94,901
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22%
ZIP-area population80,445
Median age36.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92154 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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