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Rancho Bernardo High

Public Grades 9-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 91% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Bernardo High is a large, top-performing high school serving about 2,210 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded Poway Unified district in San Diego.

The school maintains exceptional strengths, including a stellar 97% graduation rate and historically outstanding support for specific student groups, such as those in Special Education. However, recent data shows a concerning four-year decline in its statewide academic ranking, from the 98th to the 91st percentile. This drop coincides with a chronic absenteeism rate (14.5%) that is higher than top district peers like Westview High (9.6%) and Del Norte High (9.3%), and significant test score decreases in core subjects like English and Math.

While Rancho Bernardo High significantly outperforms most schools in neighboring districts, such as Mira Mesa High or San Pasqual High, it ranks third academically among its five comprehensive Poway Unified peers. The school operates efficiently with lower per-student spending than most of these peers but will need to address attendance and recent performance trends to regain its previous standing among California's elite schools.

2,210

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,583

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13010 Paseo Lucido
San Diego, CA 92128-4499

(858) 485-4800

District: Poway Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Bernardo High:

Elementary:	Chaparral Elementary
	Highland Ranch Elementary
	Pomerado Elementary
	Shoal Creek Elementary
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	Turtleback Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	Bernardo Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Asian:

24.3%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg68%

California avg41%

184^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	184 of 2162	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	93 of 2159	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	64 of 2170	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	34 of 2123	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	106 of 2133	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	275 of 2017	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	143 of 2021	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	103 of 2039	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	159 of 1994	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	155 of 2426	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	69.8	307 of 2354	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	205 of 2367	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	128 of 2281	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	100 of 2238	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	75.7	182 of 2117	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.2	157 of 2063	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	74.6	210 of 1968	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.9	269 of 1901	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	194 of 1653	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	109 of 523	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	189 of 517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.8	25 of 592	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	88 of 582	84.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	203 of 585	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.9	101 of 573	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	49 of 591	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	33 of 581	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	134 of 582	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	224 of 581	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.2	41 of 1161	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	86 of 1117	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	164 of 1052	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	167 of 1085	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	100.0	3 of 1044	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	9 of 941	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	40 of 938	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	157 of 1906	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	93 of 1915	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	53 of 1915	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	32 of 1858	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	108 of 1833	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	223 of 1760	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	179 of 1900	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	66 of 1902	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	42 of 1917	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	42 of 1861	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	91 of 1814	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	314 of 1742	82.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.4	2 of 290	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	376 of 2013	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	183 of 2026	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	72 of 2030	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	30 of 1943	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	127 of 1937	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	315 of 1862	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	218 of 1942	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	103 of 1948	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	71 of 1963	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	44 of 1916	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	103 of 1880	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	302 of 1834	83.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.0	10 of 190	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	15 of 168	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	185 of 577	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.6	80 of 574	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	79 of 541	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	28 of 515	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	109 of 422	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	27.6	276 of 366	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	110 of 1252	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	31 of 1216	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	63 of 1197	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	277 of 1155	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	203 of 1173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	91 of 1193	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	32 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	124 of 1222	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	368 of 1173	68.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2022)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Bernardo High	Public	9-12	13010 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4800	2,210	90	24.4	15.2%	897 (40.6%)	54 (2.4%)	440 (19.9%)	538 (24.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	270 (12.2%)	90.9	184^th of 2162 public high schools	91.5%		95.8	93^rd of 2159 public high schools	95.7%	91				54.6	54.6			69.6	69.6			55.7	55.7	$14,583	$731	$13,852
Abraxas Continuation High	Public	9-12	12450 Glenoak Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5900	216	22	9.7	39.4%	79 (36.6%)	8 (3.7%)	70 (32.4%)	33 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.1%)								(n/a)														$37,351	$4,853	$32,498
Poway to Palomar Middle College High	Public	11-12	11111 Rancho Bernardo Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 679-2531	88	2	36.5	19.3%	38 (43.2%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.5%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	90.5	189^th of 2162 public high schools	91.3%		89.7	237^th of 2159 public high schools	89.0%	48				51.2	51.2			77.8	77.8			44.4	44.4	$19,341	$454	$18,887
Poway High	Public	9-12	15500 Espola Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0245	2,101	97	21.5	21.8%	1,067 (50.8%)	23 (1.1%)	628 (29.9%)	150 (7.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	227 (10.8%)	87.8	251^st of 2162 public high schools	88.4%		86.2	304^th of 2159 public high schools	85.9%	53				42.2	42.2			69.0	69.0			50.9	50.9	$15,227	$571	$14,656
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	16601 Nighthawk Ln.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-0877	2,557	107	23.8	9.5%	909 (35.5%)	29 (1.1%)	221 (8.6%)	1,137 (44.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	255 (10.0%)	97.5	44^th of 2162 public high schools	98.0%		97.7	51^st of 2159 public high schools	97.6%	7				65.2	65.2			84.4	84.4			74.3	74.3	$13,962	$576	$13,386
Mt. Carmel High	Public	9-12	9550 Carmel Mountain Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1180	1,800	77	23.2	17.4%	659 (36.6%)	55 (3.1%)	360 (20.0%)	470 (26.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	249 (13.8%)	92.4	158^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%		94.5	119^th of 2159 public high schools	94.5%	39				59.3	59.3			70.6	70.6			59.0	59.0	$15,556	$652	$14,904
Westview High	Public	9-12	13500 Camino Del Sur	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 780-2000	2,116	87	24.4	11.9%	699 (33.0%)	22 (1.0%)	259 (12.2%)	893 (42.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	238 (11.2%)	97.5	43^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.0%		98.9	22^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.0%	21				66.3	66.3			85.4	85.4			69.9	69.9	$15,127	$664	$14,463
Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	43.8	1173^rd of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		32.8	1428^th of 2159 public high schools	33.9%	255	8.3	10.5			19.6	25.0	8.3	75.0	35.4	8.3	8.3	12.5	10.4	$15,599	$2,516	$13,083
San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,846	91	20.3	73.2%	410 (22.2%)	33 (1.8%)	1,288 (69.8%)	75 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (1.8%)	57.4	887^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%		64	674^th of 2159 public high schools	68.8%	213		24.2		8.0	23.3			65.5	65.5			24.3	24.3	$19,598	$1,476	$18,122
Scripps Ranch High	Public	9-12	10410 Falcon Way	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3400	1,890	70	27.0	19.8%	683 (36.1%)	30 (1.6%)	260 (13.8%)	670 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	242 (12.8%)	97	53^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.5%		97.5	52^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.6%	1			70.4		70.4			84.6	84.6			69.4	69.4	$16,515	$2,523	$13,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Bernardo High

Is Rancho Bernardo High a good school?

Yes. Rancho Bernardo High ranks in the top 8.5% of California high schools.

How many students attend Rancho Bernardo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,210 students attended Rancho Bernardo High.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Bernardo High?

Students at Rancho Bernardo High are 41% White, 24% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Rancho Bernardo High in?

Poway Unified

What schools feed into Rancho Bernardo High?

Rancho Bernardo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chaparral Elementary
Elementary : Highland Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Pomerado Elementary
Elementary : Shoal Creek Elementary
Elementary : Turtleback Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Middle : Bernardo Heights Middle

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