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SBC - High Tech High schools

SBC - High Tech High’s 3 public high schools run from the 70th to the 91st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

High · 3 schools

from 70th to 91st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • High Tech High Mesa: 91st percentile, Strong
  • High Tech High North County: 85th percentile, Strong
  • High Tech High Chula Vista: 70th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
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  • 3 of 3 are charter schools

Schools around the SBC - High Tech High district

3 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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High schools

Which high schools in the SBC - High Tech High district score highest?

High Tech High Mesa is highest, at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in the SBC - High Tech High district

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

The district

Who goes to SBC - High Tech High’s schools?

Who goes to the district’s schools

The SBC - High Tech High district spent $10,180 per student in 2020–21, against $14,491 across California.

Money
Per-pupil spending, 2020–21$10,180 · state $14,491
2019–2021 trend$9,921 → $10,180
Instruction share59% · support 40%
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,810 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 55%2. White: 22%3. Asian: 9%4. Filipino: 6%5. Black or African American: 3%6. Two or more races: 3%7. Pacific Islander: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino55%
  2. White22%
  3. Asian9%
  4. Filipino6%
  5. Black or African American3%
  6. Two or more races3%
  7. Pacific Islander<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

46%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 1,763 of 3,804 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

NCES F-33 district finance 2020–2021 (district-wide, not school-specific)

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Common questions

Which public schools in the SBC - High Tech High district rank highest?

High: High Tech High Mesa, 91st percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California high schools we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the SBC - High Tech High district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in the SBC - High Tech High district good?

SBC - High Tech High’s 3 public high schools run from the 70th to the 91st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the SBC - High Tech High district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024–25

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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