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High Technical Elementary Explorer

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Public, Charter Grades K-5

357

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 Truxtun Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106-6128

(619) 795-3600

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

33.3%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2008 → 65th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2008

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

California avg46%

Not ranked this year

High Technical Elementary Explorer 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	61.9	1954 of 5662	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	1655 of 5692	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	1715 of 5614	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.5	1253 of 5611	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	1675 of 5530	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.5	1156 of 5390	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	895 of 5377	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.0	578 of 5314	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.4	685 of 5193	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	90.4	453 of 5113	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	95.4	199 of 5113	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	332 of 4818	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	97.3	90 of 4822	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	97.6	91 of 4809	98.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	520 of 2128	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	67.0	1660 of 5413	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	55.1	1895 of 4830	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	53.5	2254 of 5431	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	58.6	1238 of 2737	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)76th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2018)69th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)61st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2018)58th percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)55th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	386	16	24.1	44.6%	98 (25.4%)	32 (8.3%)	183 (47.4%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	47.7	2723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.5	3096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	373	25.7		25.7	60.3	53.7	45.7				53.2	34.3	41.2	19.1				31.5	97.0				$15,234	$821	$14,413
High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	44.6	2911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.6	2424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	487	34.7		34.7	41.8	33.3	43.1				39.4	40.3	44.9	30.6				38.5					$16,340	$1,148	$15,192
Loma Portal Elementary	Public	K-4	3341 Browning St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1683	392	15	26.1	30.4%	225 (57.4%)	7 (1.8%)	110 (28.1%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.7%)	78.6	1213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.9	1040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	173				54.6	68.4					61.0	62.7	56.9					60.0					$18,353	$2,399	$15,954
Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	64.5	1863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.2	1971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	108				44.7	52.5					48.7	69.2	42.9					55.6					$28,159	$4,909	$23,250
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	157	8	19.6	68.8%	40 (25.5%)	10 (6.4%)	78 (49.7%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.4%)	42.3	3053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.2	2184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	869				36.8	36.8					36.8	47.4	36.8					42.1					$28,165	$3,912	$24,253
Silver Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	1499 Venice St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-1139	399	16	24.3	23.6%	259 (64.9%)	2 (0.5%)	81 (20.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.0%)	96.5	189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.6	199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	10				82.7	81.0					81.8	85.9	77.2					81.5					$19,753	$2,206	$17,547
Ocean Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	4741 Santa Monica Ave.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1631	432	18	23.9	49.5%	232 (53.7%)	17 (3.9%)	124 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	91.4	587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		95.4	315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	272				81.1	88.9					84.9	62.2	71.2					66.7					$21,254	$2,887	$18,367
iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 430-1720	148	7	21.1	82.4%	12 (8.1%)	12 (8.1%)	83 (56.1%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	60.4	2044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		51.2	2497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	453	27.6		27.6	55.6	65.0	44.8	61.5			55.9	55.6	50.0	31.0	38.5			43.1					$29,218	$11,966	$17,252
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-4	4365 Hill St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-7156	408	17	24.0	14.5%	288 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (18.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	93.6	434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.9	274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	160				69.9	78.6					73.6	76.7	80.4					78.3	94.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	$18,867	$2,414	$16,453
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	62.1	1956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.4	2218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	262	25.9	54.6	38.8	47.4	57.1	40.7	54.6	85.7	81.8	60.6	63.2	55.0	40.7	59.1	52.4	68.2	55.7					$17,089	$233	$16,856

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical Elementary Explorer

How many students attend High Technical Elementary Explorer?

In the 2017-18 school year, 357 students attended High Technical Elementary Explorer.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical Elementary Explorer?

Students at High Technical Elementary Explorer are 44% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is High Technical Elementary Explorer in?

San Diego Unified

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