How does Santana High compare to other high schools in Santee?

Santana High has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.1/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 816 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Santana High?

25.0% of students at Santana High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 53.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Santana High?

22.0% of students at Santana High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Santana High

High School

Grossmont Union High SanteeSan Diego County92071

📍 9915 North Magnolia Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,712 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

101:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

50%

Teachers

17 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

86.3%

AP Exam Prepared

62.6%

A-G Completion

52.2%

College-Going Rate

72.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 94 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic31.7%

White54.1%

Asian2.6%

Black1.6%

Other9.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Santana High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.0%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	46.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Santana High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 8.1 points above the Grossmont Union High district average of 16.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 86.3%. 52.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 72.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →