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Crawford High

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Crawford High ranks 1229 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Crawford High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,318 students in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego Unified.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, and its academic performance, while showing some strengths, generally lags behind district and state averages. For example, its graduation rate of 79.9% is below the district average, and proficiency rates in core subjects like English (38%) and Math (22%) are lower than many nearby schools such as Henry High and Helix High. However, Crawford High spends more per student than some of these higher-performing schools, and it shows notable success in supporting specific groups, including students with special needs and those experiencing homelessness.

When compared to other local high schools with similar high levels of student economic need, like Lincoln High and Hoover High, Crawford's performance is in the middle. It performs better than some nearby charter schools, such as City Heights Preparatory Charter, but trails others like Gompers Preparatory Academy. The school's data shows considerable year-to-year swings in performance for certain student groups and in its dropout rate, indicating some instability.

1,318

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,023

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4191 Colts Way
San Diego, CA 92115-6023

(619) 362-3700

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Crawford High:

Elementary:	Carver Elementary
	Fay Elementary
	Ibarra Elementary
	Marshall Elementary
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	Oak Park Elementary
	Pendleton Elementary
	Rolando Park Elementary
Middle:	Mann Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

African American:

33.8%

Asian:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2015)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (80% vs 88%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,229^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	41.3	1229 of 2162	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1310 of 2159	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1299 of 2170	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1328 of 2123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1430 of 2133	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1392 of 2017	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1361 of 2021	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	1292 of 2039	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1465 of 1994	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1214 of 2426	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	29.1	1321 of 2354	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.6	1384 of 2367	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.7	1284 of 2281	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.4	1697 of 2238	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	1362 of 2117	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1493 of 2063	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.0	672 of 1968	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	357 of 1901	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	295 of 523	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	262 of 517	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	328 of 521	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	300 of 522	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	349 of 592	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	393 of 582	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	499 of 585	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	519 of 573	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	512 of 591	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	520 of 581	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	561 of 582	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	569 of 581	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	722 of 1161	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	797 of 1117	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	858 of 1052	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	609 of 1085	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	673 of 1064	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	399 of 1044	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	530 of 941	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	474 of 938	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1352 of 1906	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1236 of 1915	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1246 of 1915	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1292 of 1858	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1339 of 1833	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1263 of 1760	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1018 of 1900	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1045 of 1902	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1174 of 1917	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1239 of 1861	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1186 of 1814	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1206 of 1742	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	140 of 410	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.7	283 of 328	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	140 of 299	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	129 of 290	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	988 of 2013	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1111 of 2026	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1079 of 2030	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1081 of 1943	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1248 of 1937	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1259 of 1862	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	981 of 1942	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1179 of 1948	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1164 of 1963	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1165 of 1916	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1300 of 1880	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1337 of 1834	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	574 of 577	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	534 of 1252	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.6	1073 of 1216	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1101 of 1197	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 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
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
City Heights Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4260 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	City Heights Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3137	160	10	16.7	100.0%	31 (19.4%)	44 (27.5%)	68 (42.5%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								(n/a)	6.9		12.5	8.9	5.0	21.7	14.3		13.6	5.0	8.0	0.0		6.0	$20,290	$4,186	$16,104
Hoover High	Public	9-12	4474 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4500	2,011	88	22.9	89.2%	43 (2.1%)	172 (8.6%)	1,493 (74.2%)	252 (12.5%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	39 (1.9%)	42.1	1211^th of 2162 public high schools	44.0%		33.9	1395^th of 2159 public high schools	35.4%	184		23.2	15.8	22.9				46.6	46.6				17.6	17.6	$19,063	$3,630	$15,433
Trace	Public	9-12	4063 Polk Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6120	437	35	12.6	87.2%	51 (11.7%)	59 (13.5%)	264 (60.4%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$50,822	$5,331	$45,491
Health Sciences High and Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	3910 University Ave. Ste. 100	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	Health Sciences High and Middle College District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 528-9070	535	26	20.5	72.0%	13 (2.4%)	68 (12.7%)	409 (76.4%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	22.3	1645^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		38.9	1270^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	375		14.6		13.3				31.5	31.5				6.3	6.3	$19,947	$2,197	$17,750
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
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
Henry High	Public	9-12	6702 Wandermere Dr.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 286-7700	2,485	95	26.2	41.6%	975 (39.2%)	142 (5.7%)	783 (31.5%)	349 (14.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.2%)	88.5	229^th of 2162 public high schools	89.4%		90.1	222^nd of 2159 public high schools	89.7%	7		55.7	9.1	54.9				69.9	69.9				51.4	51.4	$16,484	$2,288	$14,196
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Crawford High

What district is Crawford High in?

San Diego Unified

Is Crawford High a good school?

Crawford High ranks 1229^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Crawford High?

Students at Crawford High are 44% Hispanic, 34% African American, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Crawford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,318 students attended Crawford High.

What schools feed into Crawford High?

Crawford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary
Elementary : Fay Elementary
Elementary : Ibarra Elementary
Elementary : Marshall Elementary
Elementary : Oak Park Elementary
Elementary : Pendleton Elementary
Elementary : Rolando Park Elementary
Middle : Mann Middle

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