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Preuss School UCSD

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 6-12

830

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,831

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0536

(858) 822-3000

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

Two or more races:

16.9%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school64%

District avg49%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

Preuss School UCSD did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.9	435 of 2480	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	394 of 2508	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	405 of 2497	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	586 of 2477	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	203 of 2379	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.0	331 of 2259	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	85.8	171 of 2236	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	72.2	500 of 2179	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	207 of 2063	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	77.3	331 of 2005	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	234 of 1999	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	249 of 1804	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	239 of 1777	86.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	389 of 1769	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.0	6 of 600	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	74.4	181 of 700	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.1	136 of 1364	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.4	400 of 2262	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	91.3	115 of 2072	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.8	79 of 2230	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	78.9	434 of 2273	80.9%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.1	63 of 2017	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	41 of 2021	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	203 of 2039	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	151 of 1994	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	74.0	228 of 2426	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	72.0	261 of 2354	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	243 of 2367	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	239 of 2281	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	235 of 2238	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	241 of 2117	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.3	239 of 2063	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	64.1	383 of 1968	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	55.0	503 of 1901	73.5%	★★★★☆
2004	56.6	392 of 1653	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.0	22 of 581	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	94.4	68 of 1760	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.2	28 of 1742	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.4	26 of 1862	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.5	63 of 1834	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

African American (2018)99th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)96th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2018)94th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)90th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2018)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2018)81st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)74th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)98th percentile~ school

Male (2018)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)96th percentile~ school

Female (2018)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+21 vs state

Mathematics56%+20 vs state

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	450	15	30.6	64.0%	137 (30.4%)	28 (6.2%)	234 (52.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)								(n/a)	22.2	21.4	38.7	39.3	20.0	27.7	38.5		27.8	56.3	45.8	35.7	70.3	51.3	30.8		11.1	18.8	33.3	23.8	34.4	27.8
Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	177	11	16.2	50.3%	53 (29.9%)	19 (10.7%)	60 (33.9%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)	46.2	30.8		42.9		40.0	66.7	37.5	46.2	29.2	58.3	38.5	85.7	49.0	50.0	31.3	23.1	20.8	50.0	23.1	21.4	29.8
Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)								(n/a)		65.2		62.5		74.6				94.4	91.7	78.3	84.9	86.7				94.4	79.2	73.9	45.5	71.7							$29,080	$27,886	$1,194
Whittier K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3401 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 490-2770	77	9	8.5	64.9%	9 (11.7%)	13 (16.9%)	36 (46.8%)	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)								(n/a)
Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	142	22	6.4	83.8%	25 (17.6%)	30 (21.1%)	68 (47.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								(n/a)					23.1	15.0		21.4			7.1		13.3	12.7		15.4		36.4	0.0		7.1	10.1							$83,455	$81,732	$1,723
San Diego County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	219	33	6.7	98.6%	21 (9.6%)	32 (14.6%)	148 (67.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)					0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$71,024	$63,724	$7,300
San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5853	510	43	11.7	92.5%	38 (7.5%)	52 (10.2%)	394 (77.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)		3.2			6.7	4.9					0.0	5.7	16.4	12.1					5.9	0.0	11.8	8.4							$60,726	$57,134	$3,592
Home & Hosp/Transition Support	Public, Alternative	K-12	4100 Normal St. Annex 14	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6435	66	16	4.2	77.3%	8 (12.1%)	5 (7.6%)	31 (47.0%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	11 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Alba	Public, Alternative	1-12	4041 Oregon St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3900	20	8	2.4	85.0%	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	14 (70.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)		0.0				0.0						0.0		0.0						0.0		0.0
JCS - Cedar Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1221 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Cedar Cove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 230-2870	131	9	14.7	36.6%	64 (48.9%)	6 (4.6%)	37 (28.2%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.0%)								(n/a)	50.0					55.6	45.5		57.1					56.1	45.5		35.7					46.3	66.7	79.5	82.1	71.8	79.5	71.8	$31,131	$30,768	$363

Frequently Asked Questions about Preuss School UCSD

How many students attend Preuss School UCSD?

In the 2017-18 school year, 830 students attended Preuss School UCSD.

What district is Preuss School UCSD in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Preuss School UCSD?

Students at Preuss School UCSD are 57% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 10% African American.

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