Elementary Schools in San Diego, California: San Diego schools average 5.5 points above the state — but the range is 82.3 points wide.
San Diego, California has 173 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 44.4/100 — 5.5 points above the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Sage Canyon at 90/100, where 66.0% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. San Diego schools average 27.4% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 173 schools, 24 with stronger cohort gains and 24 beyond the standard stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 18.5% (near the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in San Diego
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (176)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sage Canyon Del Mar Union Elementary | 66.0% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 90/100 |
| 2 | Carmel Del Mar Elementary Del Mar Union Elementary | 66.8% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 89/100 |
| 3 | Solana Ranch Elementary Solana Beach Elementary | 65.8% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 85/100 |
| 4 | Ocean Air Del Mar Union Elementary | 67.5% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 85/100 |
| 5 | Willow Grove Elementary Poway Unified | 56.8% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 82/100 |
| 6 | Design 39 Campus Poway Unified | 55.2% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 81/100 |
| 7 | Stone Ranch Elementary Poway Unified | 56.5% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 81/100 |
| 8 | Dingeman Elementary San Diego Unified | 68.8% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 80/100 |
| 9 | Rolling Hills Elementary Poway Unified | 58.4% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 78/100 |
| 10 | Scripps Elementary San Diego Unified | 62.0% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 78/100 |
| 11 | Monterey Ridge Elementary Poway Unified | 61.9% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 76/100 |
| 12 | Solana Highlands Elementary Solana Beach Elementary | 59.2% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 75/100 |
| 13 | Pacific Sky Del Mar Union Elementary | 50.3% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 75/100 |
| 14 | Deer Canyon Elementary Poway Unified | 61.1% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 74/100 |
| 15 | Adobe Bluffs Elementary Poway Unified | 59.6% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 74/100 |
| 16 | McKinley Elementary San Diego Unified | 52.0% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 73/100 |
| 17 | Torrey Hills Del Mar Union Elementary | 49.0% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 71/100 |
| 18 | Ashley Falls Elementary Del Mar Union Elementary | 55.3% | 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 19 | Curie Elementary San Diego Unified | 60.1% | 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 20 | Park Village Elementary Poway Unified | 57.8% | 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 21 | Birney Elementary San Diego Unified | 45.7% | 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100 |
| 22 | Dailard Elementary San Diego Unified | 47.1% | 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100 |
| 23 | Hearst Elementary San Diego Unified | 48.1% | 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 24 | Sundance Elementary Poway Unified | 41.4% | 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 25 | Green Elementary San Diego Unified | 49.0% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 26 | Creekside Elementary Poway Unified | 52.3% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100 |
| 27 | Jerabek Elementary San Diego Unified | 56.8% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100 |
| 28 | Del Sur Elementary Poway Unified | 53.1% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100 |
| 29 | Holmes Elementary San Diego Unified | 57.5% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 66/100 |
| 30 | Ericson Elementary San Diego Unified | 49.7% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 31 | Miramar Ranch Elementary San Diego Unified | 48.2% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 32 | Marvin Elementary San Diego Unified | 48.7% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 33 | Canyon View Elementary Poway Unified | 49.0% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 34 | Kumeyaay Elementary San Diego Unified | 43.1% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 35 | Los Penasquitos Elementary Poway Unified | 47.0% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 36 | Highland Ranch Elementary Poway Unified | 39.5% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 37 | Westwood Elementary Poway Unified | 49.0% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 38 | Sycamore Ridge Del Mar Union Elementary | 49.4% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 39 | Barnard Elementary San Diego Unified | 46.2% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 40 | Sunset Hills Elementary Poway Unified | 41.7% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 41 | Benchley/Weinberger Elementary San Diego Unified | 45.2% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 42 | Hardy Elementary San Diego Unified | 38.8% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 43 | Sandburg Elementary San Diego Unified | 39.4% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 44 | Jonas Salk Elementary San Diego Unified | 48.1% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 45 | Hickman Elementary San Diego Unified | 51.5% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 46 | Grant K-8 San Diego Unified | 45.6% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 47 | Shoal Creek Elementary Poway Unified | 40.9% | 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 58/100 |
| 48 | Nye Elementary San Diego Unified | 35.2% | 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 58/100 |
| 49 | Chesterton Elementary San Diego Unified | 37.9% | 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 57/100 |
| 50 | Sessions Elementary San Diego Unified | 33.9% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 56/100 |
| 51 | Doyle Elementary San Diego Unified | 41.6% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100 |
| 52 | Nestor Language Academy Charter South Bay Union | 23.4% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100 |
| 53 | Bay Park Elementary San Diego Unified | 34.6% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100 |
| 54 | John Muir San Diego Unified | 32.3% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 55 | Elevate San Diego Unified | 46.1% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 56 | Vista Grande Elementary San Diego Unified | 34.2% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 57 | Longfellow K-8 San Diego Unified | 40.0% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 58 | Morning Creek Elementary Poway Unified | 40.6% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 59 | Tierrasanta Elementary San Diego Unified | 38.3% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 60 | Sequoia Elementary San Diego Unified | 34.2% | 80th percentile · StrongScope Score 53/100 |
| 61 | Kavod Charter San Diego Unified | 31.8% | 79th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100 |
| 62 | Spreckels Elementary San Diego Unified | 40.9% | 79th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100 |
| 63 | Jefferson Elementary San Diego Unified | 37.4% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100 |
| 64 | San Diego Global Vision Academy San Diego Unified | 29.6% | 77th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100 |
| 65 | Pacific Beach Elementary San Diego Unified | 33.6% | 75th percentile · StrongScope Score 49/100 |
| 66 | Angier Elementary San Diego Unified | 29.4% | 75th percentile · SolidScope Score 49/100 |
| 67 | Gage Elementary San Diego Unified | 28.0% | 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 68 | Bethune K-8 San Diego Unified | 27.8% | 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 69 | Ocean View Hills San Ysidro Elementary | 32.5% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 70 | Language Academy San Diego Unified | 25.2% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 71 | Hawthorne Elementary San Diego Unified | 29.7% | 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 72 | Field Elementary San Diego Unified | 27.2% | 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 73 | Cadman Elementary San Diego Unified | 25.3% | 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 74 | Rowan Elementary San Diego Unified | 23.3% | 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 75 | Turtleback Elementary Poway Unified | 30.7% | 70th percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 76 | iHigh Virtual Academy San Diego Unified | 27.8% | 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 77 | Garfield Elementary San Diego Unified | 31.9% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 78 | Albert Einstein Academies San Diego Unified | 23.4% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 79 | Toler Elementary San Diego Unified | 27.7% | 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 80 | Zamorano Elementary San Diego Unified | 23.3% | 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 81 | Alcott Elementary San Diego Unified | 20.7% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 82 | Hamilton Elementary San Diego Unified | 13.8% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 83 | Wegeforth Elementary San Diego Unified | 21.8% | 63rd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 84 | The O'Farrell Charter San Diego Unified | 25.8% | 62nd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 85 | Innovations Academy San Diego Unified | 20.6% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 86 | Crown Point Elementary San Diego Unified | 29.0% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 87 | Adams Elementary San Diego Unified | 20.0% | 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 88 | Edison Elementary San Diego Unified | 27.8% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 89 | Fletcher Elementary San Diego Unified | 13.6% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 90 | Webster Elementary San Diego Unified | 22.4% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 91 | Old Town Academy K-8 Charter San Diego Unified | 22.5% | 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 92 | Learning Choice Academy San Diego Unified | 16.4% | 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 93 | Euclid Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.6% | 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 94 | Florence Elementary San Diego Unified | 17.1% | 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 95 | Museum San Diego Unified | 25.1% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 96 | Juarez-Lincoln Elementary Chula Vista Elementary | 10.4% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 97 | Silver Wing Elementary Chula Vista Elementary | 15.5% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 98 | Hage Elementary San Diego Unified | 24.1% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 99 | Pacific View Leadership Elementary San Diego Unified | 17.4% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 100 | Cubberley Elementary San Diego Unified | 15.4% | 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 101 | High Tech Elementary Mesa SBC - High Tech High | 15.9% | 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 102 | Walker Elementary San Diego Unified | 20.2% | 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 103 | Golden Hill K-8 San Diego Unified | 20.5% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 104 | Empower Language Academy San Diego Unified | 17.4% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 105 | Marshall Elementary San Diego Unified | 11.5% | 50th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 36/100 |
| 106 | Oak Park Elementary San Diego Unified | 22.5% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 107 | Clairemont Canyons Academy San Diego Unified | 19.9% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 108 | High Tech Elementary Explorer San Diego Unified | 17.9% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 109 | Normal Heights Elementary San Diego Unified | 17.8% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 110 | Whitman Elementary San Diego Unified | 16.6% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 111 | Clay Elementary San Diego Unified | 14.3% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 112 | Rolando Park Elementary San Diego Unified | 26.9% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 113 | Emory Elementary South Bay Union | 14.8% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 114 | Howard Pence Elementary South Bay Union | 7.1% | 46th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 115 | Miller Elementary San Diego Unified | 24.8% | 45th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 116 | Ross Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.6% | 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 117 | Hancock Elementary San Diego Unified | 16.1% | 42nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 118 | San Diego Cooperative Charter San Diego Unified | 12.5% | 41st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100 |
| 119 | Penn Elementary San Diego Unified | 23.4% | 39th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100 |
| 120 | Lafayette Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.9% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 121 | Valencia Park Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.7% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 122 | Mason Elementary San Diego Unified | 17.9% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 123 | Los Altos Elementary Chula Vista Elementary | 12.5% | 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 124 | Foster Elementary San Diego Unified | 17.6% | 36th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100 |
| 125 | Sherman Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.3% | 34th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100 |
| 126 | Balboa Elementary San Diego Unified | 11.1% | 34th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 127 | Jones Elementary San Diego Unified | 18.2% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 128 | Iftin Charter San Diego County Office of Education | 8.9% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 129 | Chollas/Mead Elementary San Diego Unified | 9.7% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 130 | High Tech Elementary San Diego Unified | 18.0% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 131 | Johnson Elementary San Diego Unified | 10.7% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 132 | Juarez Elementary San Diego Unified | 11.2% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 133 | Joyner Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.6% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 134 | Sunnyslope Elementary South Bay Union | 10.7% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 135 | Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary Chula Vista Elementary | 11.4% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 136 | Franklin Elementary San Diego Unified | 15.1% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 137 | Chavez Elementary San Diego Unified | 7.8% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 138 | Perry Elementary San Diego Unified | 14.1% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 139 | Keiller Leadership Academy San Diego Unified | 10.0% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 140 | Freese Elementary San Diego Unified | 12.1% | 25th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 141 | Encanto Elementary San Diego Unified | 11.1% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 142 | Harriet Tubman Village Charter San Diego Unified | 5.7% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 143 | Boone Elementary San Diego Unified | 9.3% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 144 | Paradise Hills Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.7% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 145 | Altus Schools Audeo San Diego Unified alternative school | 6.6% | 36th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 26/100 |
| 146 | Cherokee Point Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.9% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 147 | Ibarra Elementary San Diego Unified | 10.6% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 148 | Mountain View San Diego Unified | 13.2% | 20th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 149 | Carver Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.3% | 20th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 150 | King-Chavez Academy of Excellence San Diego Unified | 7.7% | 19th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 151 | Kimbrough Elementary San Diego Unified | 5.7% | 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 152 | Baker Elementary San Diego Unified | 5.0% | 17th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 153 | Horton Elementary San Diego Unified | 5.9% | 14th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 154 | Central Elementary San Diego Unified | 7.4% | 14th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 155 | Washington Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.0% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 156 | Rosa Parks Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.6% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 157 | Godfrey G. Berry Elementary South Bay Union | 5.2% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 158 | Urban Discovery Academy Charter San Diego Unified | 4.4% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 159 | Carson Elementary San Diego Unified | 10.9% | 12th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 160 | Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.8% | 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 161 | Burbank Elementary San Diego Unified | 8.0% | 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 162 | Teofilo Mendoza South Bay Union | 7.8% | 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 163 | Perkins K-8 San Diego Unified | 7.9% | 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 164 | Fulton K-8 San Diego Unified | 7.0% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 165 | Darnall Charter San Diego Unified | 2.8% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 166 | Fay Elementary San Diego Unified | 5.4% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 167 | Porter Elementary San Diego Unified | 5.2% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 168 | Audubon K-8 San Diego Unified | 9.5% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 169 | McGill School of Success San Diego Unified | 6.9% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 170 | Holly Drive Leadership Academy San Diego Unified | 4.4% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 171 | Linda Vista Elementary San Diego Unified | 3.1% | 7th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 172 | Rodriguez Elementary San Diego Unified | 2.2% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 15/100 |
| 173 | America's Finest Charter San Diego Unified | 2.1% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
| 174 | Logan Memorial Educational Campus San Diego Unified | 2.1% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 7/100 |
| Riley/New Dawn San Diego Unified special education center | 3.6% | Not ranked | |
| Monarch San Diego County Office of Education court and community school | 0.0% | Not ranked |
Middle Schools (38)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt. Everest Academy San Diego Unified | 46.5% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 82/100 |
| 2 | Mesa Verde Middle Poway Unified | 50.5% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 78/100 |
| 3 | Oak Valley Middle Poway Unified | 49.0% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 76/100 |
| 4 | Marshall Middle San Diego Unified | 50.0% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 75/100 |
| 5 | Magnolia Science Academy San Diego San Diego Unified | 36.6% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 6 | Challenger Middle San Diego Unified | 39.0% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 7 | Black Mountain Middle Poway Unified | 33.7% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 8 | De Portola Middle San Diego Unified | 36.5% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 60/100 |
| 9 | Standley Middle San Diego Unified | 40.6% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 10 | Pacific Beach Middle San Diego Unified | 43.7% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 11 | Bernardo Heights Middle Poway Unified | 35.1% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 58/100 |
| 12 | Lewis Middle San Diego Unified | 31.6% | 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 56/100 |
| 13 | Pershing Middle San Diego Unified | 28.8% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100 |
| 14 | Marston Middle San Diego Unified | 27.5% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100 |
| 15 | Farb Middle San Diego Unified | 17.8% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 16 | Vista Del Mar San Ysidro Elementary | 19.1% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 17 | Wangenheim Middle San Diego Unified | 19.4% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 18 | San Diego SCPA San Diego Unified | 15.3% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 19 | High Tech Middle Mesa SBC - High Tech High | 17.0% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 36/100 |
| 20 | Innovation Middle San Diego Unified | 14.4% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 21 | High Tech Middle Media Arts San Diego Unified | 14.1% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 22 | Roosevelt International Middle San Diego Unified | 20.0% | 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 23 | Montgomery Middle San Diego Unified | 9.2% | 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 24 | High Tech Middle San Diego Unified | 11.3% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 25 | Knox Middle San Diego Unified | 6.0% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 26 | Taft Middle San Diego Unified | 10.5% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 27 | Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego Unified | 6.5% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 28 | Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego San Diego Unified alternative school | 7.9% | 74th percentile · SolidWithin its own school classScope Score 25/100 |
| 29 | Creative Performing and Media Arts San Diego Unified | 7.6% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 30 | Bell Middle San Diego Unified | 6.2% | 22nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 31 | Mann Middle San Diego Unified | 7.8% | 22nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 32 | Wilson Middle San Diego Unified | 6.7% | 16th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 33 | Clark Middle San Diego Unified | 6.1% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 34 | City Heights Preparatory Charter San Diego Unified | 0.0% | 12th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 35 | KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy San Diego Unified | 8.7% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 36 | Ingenuity Charter San Diego Unified alternative school | 0.0% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 14/100 |
| 37 | Millennial Tech Middle San Diego Unified | 4.6% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 13/100 |
| San Diego County Community San Diego County Office of Education court and community school | 1.5% | Not ranked |
High Schools (44)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canyon Crest Academy San Dieguito Union High | 69.1% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 94/100 |
| 2 | Del Norte High Poway Unified | 51.8% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 86/100 |
| 3 | Scripps Ranch High San Diego Unified | 53.0% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 84/100 |
| 4 | Westview High Poway Unified | 50.1% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 84/100 |
| 5 | Torrey Pines High San Dieguito Union High | 42.2% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 79/100 |
| 6 | University City High San Diego Unified | 36.1% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 74/100 |
| 7 | Henry High San Diego Unified | 32.7% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 71/100 |
| 8 | Mt. Carmel High Poway Unified | 35.3% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 9 | Point Loma High San Diego Unified | 29.2% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 10 | Rancho Bernardo High Poway Unified | 34.7% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 70/100 |
| 11 | Mission Bay High San Diego Unified | 39.0% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 12 | Mira Mesa High San Diego Unified | 31.5% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100 |
| 13 | High Tech High Mesa SBC - High Tech High | 42.4% | 79th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 14 | School for Entrepreneurship and Technology San Diego Unified | 38.8% | 76th percentile · StrongScope Score 62/100 |
| 15 | Canyon Hills High San Diego Unified | 20.1% | 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 61/100 |
| 16 | Poway to Palomar Middle College High Poway Unified | 22.2% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100 |
| 17 | Montgomery Senior High Sweetwater Union High | 14.3% | 62nd percentile · SolidScope Score 57/100 |
| 18 | High Tech High International San Diego Unified | 26.9% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100 |
| 19 | Kearny College Connections San Diego Unified | 31.8% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100 |
| 20 | Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology San Diego Unified | 20.6% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100 |
| 21 | Kearny Eng Innov & Design San Diego Unified | 30.4% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 55/100 |
| 22 | East Village Middle College High San Diego Unified | 20.6% | 54th percentile · SolidScope Score 54/100 |
| 23 | Southwest Senior High Sweetwater Union High | 9.6% | 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 54/100 |
| 24 | San Ysidro High Sweetwater Union High | 12.8% | 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 53/100 |
| 25 | High Tech High San Diego Unified | 23.3% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 52/100 |
| 26 | San Diego High San Diego Unified | 16.8% | 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 52/100 |
| 27 | Morse High San Diego Unified | 15.4% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100 |
| 28 | Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego Unified | 18.3% | 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100 |
| 29 | e3 Civic High San Diego Unified | 9.7% | 36th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100 |
| 30 | Madison High San Diego Unified | 12.2% | 35th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 48/100 |
| 31 | Clairemont High San Diego Unified | 15.8% | 33rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 48/100 |
| 32 | San Diego Metro Career and Tech San Diego Unified | 13.5% | 28th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 46/100 |
| 33 | Options Secondary Sweetwater Union High | 8.8% | 28th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 46/100 |
| 34 | Hoover High San Diego Unified | 13.1% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 45/100 |
| 35 | San Diego Virtual Mountain Empire Unified alternative school | 16.9% | 91st percentile · StrongWithin its own school classScope Score 44/100 |
| 36 | Launch Virtual Academy Sweetwater Union High | 19.4% | 14th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 40/100 |
| 37 | High Tech High Media Arts San Diego Unified | 5.7% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 38/100 |
| 38 | Health Sciences High and Middle College San Diego Unified | 4.7% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 38/100 |
| 39 | Crawford High San Diego Unified | 11.8% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 36/100 |
| 40 | King-Chavez Community High San Diego Unified | 2.2% | 7th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 35/100 |
| 41 | Lincoln High San Diego Unified | 8.2% | 7th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 35/100 |
| 42 | Twain High San Diego Unified continuation high school | 1.6% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 19/100 |
| 43 | Garfield High San Diego Unified continuation high school | 1.2% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 10/100 |
| San Diego County Court San Diego County Office of Education court and community school | 0.0% | Not ranked |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
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Elementary school patterns in San Diego
Findings within the 176 school records shown. A school may appear in more than one count; these are not slices of a total. No finding does not imply no potential. Definitions and limits →
Private Schools in San Diego
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology