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Morse High

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Morse High ranks 769 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 64% of California high schools

Summary

Morse High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the San Diego Unified district, with approximately 1,600 students and a consistent 3-star rating that places it in the middle-to-upper tier of California schools.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional graduation rate of 96.6%, which far exceeds both district and state averages and is notably higher than nearby schools like Crawford High (79.9%) and Sweetwater High (89.5%), despite serving a population with significant economic need. It also shows strong performance in English Language Arts compared to many peers and has received high marks for its consistent support of homeless students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Areas for attention include mathematics proficiency, which is below district and state averages, and a recent increase in chronic absenteeism. While the school's academic proficiency is solid, its remarkable success in graduating students suggests a strong focus on persistence and support systems. Compared to other schools in the area with similar student demographics, such as Lincoln High, Morse High generally achieves better outcomes, particularly in keeping students on track to complete their education.

1,591

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,296

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6905 Skyline Dr.
San Diego, CA 92114-5928

(619) 510-4700

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Morse High:

Elementary:	Audubon K-8
	Bethune K-8
	Boone Elementary
	Freese Elementary
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	Fulton K-8
	Pacific View Leadership Elementary
	Paradise Hills Elementary
	Penn Elementary
	Perry Elementary
	Zamorano Elementary
Middle:	Bell Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

Asian:

27.8%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

California avg41%

769^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 24High Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	61.8	769 of 2162	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	805 of 2159	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	721 of 2170	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	936 of 2123	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	917 of 2133	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	766 of 2017	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	853 of 2021	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	694 of 2039	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	765 of 1994	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.7	1086 of 2426	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.3	1224 of 2354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.0	1284 of 2367	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	1148 of 2281	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1193 of 2238	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	1044 of 2117	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.9	1110 of 2063	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1125 of 1968	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.8	1002 of 1901	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	787 of 1653	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	324 of 523	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	281 of 517	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	174 of 521	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	332 of 522	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	295 of 592	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	207 of 582	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.9	303 of 573	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	392 of 591	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.2	553 of 581	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	620 of 1161	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	785 of 1117	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	703 of 1052	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	774 of 1085	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	534 of 1064	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	755 of 1044	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	749 of 941	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	595 of 938	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	863 of 1906	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	643 of 1915	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	721 of 1915	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	783 of 1858	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	780 of 1833	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	596 of 1760	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	731 of 1900	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	1033 of 1902	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	807 of 1917	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	1010 of 1861	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	883 of 1814	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	992 of 1742	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	72 of 410	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	30 of 328	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	64 of 299	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	85 of 290	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	628 of 2013	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	531 of 2026	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	509 of 2030	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	701 of 1943	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	704 of 1937	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	566 of 1862	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	607 of 1942	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	853 of 1948	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	631 of 1963	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	933 of 1916	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	949 of 1880	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	874 of 1834	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	67 of 175	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	61 of 190	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	109 of 168	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	382 of 577	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	354 of 574	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	277 of 541	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	398 of 515	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	336 of 422	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	300 of 366	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	397 of 1252	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	918 of 1216	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	485 of 1197	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2024)47th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-10 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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Morse High	Public	9-12	6905 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4700	1,591	72	22.0	80.1%	32 (2.0%)	194 (12.2%)	795 (50.0%)	442 (27.8%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	106 (6.7%)	61.8	769^th of 2162 public high schools	64.4%		58.5	805^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	36			32.8		32.8				58.4	58.4				27.8	27.8	$19,296	$3,664	$15,632
Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	188	9	21.9	86.7%	12 (6.4%)	26 (13.8%)	121 (64.4%)	11 (5.9%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.9%)	20.4	1684^th of 2162 public high schools	22.1%		24.4	1599^th of 2159 public high schools	25.9%	85	11.8		14.3		16.3		33.3	17.7	27.8	25.7		8.3	5.9	5.5	5.7	$11,368	$565	$10,803
San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,297	53	24.5	58.4%	194 (15.0%)	81 (6.2%)	619 (47.7%)	249 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	138 (10.6%)	80.6	399^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.7	329^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	70	30.8		45.1		37.9	51.6	52.6	54.4	77.6	59.4	35.3	39.4	30.5	34.5	34.7	$18,565	$3,688	$14,877
San Diego Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Euclid Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	San Diego Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 432-4690	2,722	103	26.3	76.6%	449 (16.5%)	169 (6.2%)	1,859 (68.3%)	39 (1.4%)	16 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (6.1%)	21.6	1659^th of 2162 public high schools	23.3%		24.9	1588^th of 2159 public high schools	26.4%	71				17.4	17.4				26.8	26.8				7.6	7.6
Mount Miguel High	Public	9-12	8585 Blossom Ln.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 664-8400	1,539	71	21.6	79.3%	102 (6.6%)	192 (12.5%)	1,044 (67.8%)	86 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.2%)	93 (6.0%)	36.6	1341^st of 2162 public high schools	38.0%		39	1264^th of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	77			21.7	11.1	21.2				36.9	36.9				18.8	18.8	$22,334	$4,238	$18,096
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	4777 Imperial Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-6500	1,487	62	24.0	89.8%	21 (1.4%)	288 (19.4%)	1,019 (68.5%)	72 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	70 (4.7%)	28.5	1514^th of 2162 public high schools	30.0%		18.5	1729^th of 2159 public high schools	19.9%	215			16.6		16.1				35.3	35.3				11.9	11.9	$22,332	$4,796	$17,536
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	63.5	729^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		51.4	973^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	244	19.3		39.2		29.1	36.0	36.9	41.4	68.2	45.6	21.9	13.6	13.8	17.7	16.8	$16,827	$1,947	$14,880
Altus Schools South Bay	Public, Charter	7-12	3252 Bonita Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Altus Schools South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	372	11	33.9	76.1%	21 (5.6%)	29 (7.8%)	294 (79.0%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	48.3	1070^th of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		48.1	1055^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	15	14.6	18.9	48.0	17.1	22.1		33.3	24.4	56.6	40.7		12.5	4.9	13.2	10.2	$16,105	$1,604	$14,501
Helix High	Public, Charter	9-12	7323 University Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Helix High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1940	2,554	110	23.2	65.5%	614 (24.0%)	271 (10.6%)	1,199 (46.9%)	165 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	280 (11.0%)	95.4	89^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		96	87^th of 2159 public high schools	96.0%	2			57.7		57.6				84.2	84.2				68.4	68.4	$16,266	$711	$15,555
Crawford High	Public	9-12	4191 Colts Way	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3700	1,318	53	25.0	92.9%	28 (2.1%)	445 (33.8%)	586 (44.5%)	212 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	38 (2.9%)	41.3	1229^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		37.2	1310^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	81			24.3	13.8	23.4				38.2	38.2				22.2	22.2	$19,023	$3,960	$15,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Morse High

What schools feed into Morse High?

Morse High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Audubon K-8
Elementary : Bethune K-8
Elementary : Boone Elementary
Elementary : Freese Elementary
Elementary : Fulton K-8
Elementary : Pacific View Leadership Elementary
Elementary : Paradise Hills Elementary
Elementary : Penn Elementary
Elementary : Perry Elementary
Elementary : Zamorano Elementary
Middle : Bell Middle

What district is Morse High in?

San Diego Unified

Is Morse High a good school?

Morse High ranks 769^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morse High?

Students at Morse High are 50% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Morse High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,591 students attended Morse High.

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