Graduated in four years
0%
Special education center · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California
TRACE
San Diego · 9–12 · 437 students (2024–25)
A special education school: students are placed here through their IEP team, so we publish its results without a rating.
Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap
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Common questions
How are students placed here?
Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with San Diego Unified. Evidence ↓
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
34 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (153 of 450), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 461 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓
How do I visit TRACE?
Call the office at (619) 344-6120 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Next steps. Evidence ↓
What you can do
Who can act on TRACE’s results?
The state has TRACE in targeted support; San Diego Unified’s board decides its plan.
Students at TRACE are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery.
What has the state flagged?
The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.
Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
The state is giving San Diego Unified 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 San Diego Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source
When is the plan set, and how can you take part?
San Diego Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
- Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
- Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
- Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
- Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
- Read San Diego Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)
Life at school
How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?
No student graduated in four years in 2024–25.
State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records
The four-year rate counts regular high school diplomas only, not a certificate of completion. Ask how many students here finish with each, and what each one leads to.
Preparation · each measure describes a different student group
Ready for college or career (state measure)
0%
Destinations · class of 2023
Where students who finished high school went
24% enrolled in college within 12 months · 21 students who finished high school
- University of California0 · 0%
- California State University0 · 0%
- California community college5 · 24%
- In-state private0 · 0%
- Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
- Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
- Not enrolled16 · 76%
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.
Ask: How does the school track each student’s IEP goals, and how does it plan the move after high school?
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
- Graduated in four years
- 2024–25 · 0 of 77 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records.
- Ready for college or career (state measure)
- 2024–25 · 0 of 77 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.
- 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.
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
34 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 461 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.
Source
- Source
- CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
- Students
- chronic absence: 153 of 450 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 461 students enrolled during the year
Chronically absent, 2025–26
34 in 100This school
153 of 450 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
Suspensions, 2025–26
0 of 461
students were suspended at least once.
Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at TRACE
Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.
Work here? Answer the staff questions.
Every learner
Who goes here?
Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 60%.
Students, families and teachers
Who are the students?
2025–26 · students counted- Hispanic or Latino60%
- Black or African American15%
- White12%
- Asian5%
- Two or more races5%
- Filipino4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native—
- Pacific Islander—
- Not reported—
- Unallocated share<1%
Who are the families and teachers?
87%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 381 of 437.
39teachers, 2024–25
21 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
0%in their first year, 2024–25
42%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?
23% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.
Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years
This school · 9 of 39 English learners23%
Shown as reported, with no comparison. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
Ask: Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?
Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 60% |
| Black or African American | 15% |
| White | 12% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Filipino | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
How the credential rate is counted
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 42% of teaching positions, 16.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 39 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
Next steps
How are students placed here?
Confirm placement with San Diego Unified.
Location and visiting
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm placement with San Diego Unified.
Questions for your visit
- How does the school track each student’s IEP goals, and how does it plan the move after high school?
- When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
- Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
- Which students finish with a regular diploma and which with a certificate of completion, and what does each lead to?
Office (619) 344-61204063 Polk Avenue, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Source records
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.
The spring 2026 CAASPP records we hold have no English or math rows for this school. Its earlier results are under Every tested year.
Every tested year2016–2025 · rates, tested counts, and each grade
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.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exceeded | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 · English | — | — | — |
| 2019 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2018 · English | — | — | — |
| 2018 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2017 · English | — | — | — |
| 2017 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2016 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 · Math | 0 | — | — |
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 · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2016 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2016 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
“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) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 0 | — | — | — | — |
CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.
Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
Graduation rate
0%
College-going rate
24%
CDE reporting year 2025. Graduation uses an adjusted four-year cohort; A–G completion and college-going use their separately reported populations. These source periods and populations differ from CAASPP 2026. Rates shown here do not form a SchoolScope score or rank.
| Measure | Source record |
|---|---|
| This school · CCI overall Prepared | CDE 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 0% · numerator 0 students classified Prepared · denominator 77 CCI students. |
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 0 (CCI Prepared students). Share among Prepared students: not calculable, because no student here was classified Prepared. 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.
This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.
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 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 34 in 100 · +7 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.2% (1 of 500) → 2025–26 · 0 of 461 · −0.2 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 32 in 100 | 41 in 100 |
| Male | 25 in 100 | 31 in 100 |
| Asian | 20 in 100 | 44 in 100 |
| Black or African American | 22 in 100 | 38 in 100 |
| Filipino | 24 in 100 | 25 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 in 100 | 33 in 100 |
| Two or more races | 29 in 100 | 27 in 100 |
| White | 25 in 100 | 36 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 27 in 100 | 34 in 100 |
| English learners | 28 in 100 | 33 in 100 |
| Homeless | 27 in 100 | 31 in 100 |
| Low-income | 30 in 100 | 35 in 100 |
| All students | 27 in 100 | 34 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not reported |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment (male/female) | not reported |
| IB participation | not reported |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC) | 440 |
Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.
College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0% |
| California community college | 5 | 24% |
| In-state private | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0% |
| Not enrolled | 16 | 76% |
21 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ all who finished high school (CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort. Missing values are unavailable or suppressed.
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$2,908 per pupil
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 437
Central federal expenditures attributed here$530 per pupil
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 437
District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per ADA
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $1,223,482,460 | 63.42% | 63% |
| Instruction support | $225,845,212 | 11.71% | 12% |
| Student services | $233,097,572 | 12.08% | 12% |
| Administration | $95,033,783 | 4.93% | 5% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $141,086,586 | 7.31% | 7% |
| Other | $10,769,286 | 0.56% | 1% |
| Total | $1,929,314,899 | 100.00% | 100% |
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 holders0.0%
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 92105 · not the school’s students
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,563 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 23% |
| ZIP-area population | 71,411 |
| Median age | 33.6 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. See all schools in ZIP code 92105 →
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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.
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