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Montgomery Senior High

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Montgomery Senior High ranks 1009 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 53% of California high schools

Summary

Montgomery Senior High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in San Diego, with about 1,568 students, and it operates within the Sweetwater Union High district, consistently performing around the middle compared to all California high schools.

The school has significant strengths, including a very strong 91.8% graduation rate that outperforms many neighbors, and it excels at supporting English Language Learners. It also has the best student attendance record among similar local schools, with a low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.7%. While English and science proficiency are relative bright spots compared to nearby schools like Chula Vista Senior High and San Ysidro High, math proficiency is a notable challenge, though it is still higher than at several other area schools.

Overall, Montgomery shows remarkable stability and resilience, effectively supporting its student population and recovering well from pandemic disruptions. It achieves these solid outcomes, like a low dropout rate and good graduation numbers, while spending less per student than some district peers such as Mar Vista Senior High, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

1,568

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 Palm Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154-1507

(619) 628-3800

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for Montgomery Senior High:

Elementary:	Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary
	Howard Pence Elementary
	Juarez-Lincoln Elementary
	Los Altos Elementary
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	Silver Wing Elementary
	Sunnyslope Elementary
Middle:	Montgomery Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

White:

7.6%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,009^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 47%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15High Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

729^th of 1,543Sweetwater Union High 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	51.4	1009 of 2162	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	998 of 2159	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1044 of 2170	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1009 of 2123	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	681 of 1290	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1020 of 2133	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	1123 of 2017	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	906 of 2021	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	856 of 2039	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	935 of 1994	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.0	1010 of 2426	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.7	866 of 2354	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.7	917 of 2367	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.2	984 of 2281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	32.0	1300 of 2238	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1280 of 2117	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.3	1080 of 2063	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1127 of 1968	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.8	1079 of 1901	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.8	988 of 1653	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	540 of 1161	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	285 of 555	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	445 of 1117	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	247 of 1052	76.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	210 of 1085	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	165 of 1064	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	252 of 1044	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	247 of 467	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	566 of 941	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	625 of 938	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1005 of 1906	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	984 of 1915	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	996 of 1915	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1031 of 1858	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	653 of 1054	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	980 of 1833	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	929 of 1760	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	829 of 1900	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	773 of 1902	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	922 of 1917	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	857 of 1861	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	759 of 1814	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	998 of 1742	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	764 of 2013	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	784 of 2026	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	810 of 2030	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	804 of 1943	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	528 of 1126	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	775 of 1937	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	894 of 1862	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	892 of 1942	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	898 of 1948	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	960 of 1963	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	871 of 1916	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	582 of 1122	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	933 of 1880	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	1146 of 1834	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	225 of 577	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.9	330 of 366	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	668 of 1252	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	595 of 1216	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	573 of 1197	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	854 of 1155	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	860 of 1173	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	788 of 1193	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	432 of 1204	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+9 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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 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
Montgomery Senior High	Public	9-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3800	1,568	72	21.8	80.7%	119 (7.6%)	40 (2.6%)	1,259 (80.3%)	89 (5.7%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	51.4	1009^th of 2162 public high schools	53.3%		50	998^th of 2159 public high schools	53.8%	11		26.7	21.1	23.8			57.5	57.5			17.7	17.7
Options Secondary	Public	7-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 796-7320	69	10	6.9	59.4%	19 (27.5%)	2 (2.9%)	41 (59.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	63.5	730^th of 2162 public high schools	66.2%		47.7	1062^nd of 2159 public high schools	50.8%	332		29.4		22.7			64.7	50.0			29.4	23.3
Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	578	28	20.7	51.2%	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	443 (76.6%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	64.3	704^th of 2162 public high schools	67.4%		68.4	592^nd of 2159 public high schools	72.6%	112	17.9	29.7	30.0	26.9	47.4	40.4	58.3	51.9	37.5	19.1	31.9	29.0
MAAC Community Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1385 Third Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	MAAC Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-0749	171	12	14.3	57.3%	6 (3.5%)	18 (10.5%)	145 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	10.5	1994^th of 2162 public high schools	7.8%		10.9	2014^th of 2159 public high schools	6.7%	20			1.2	1.2			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$23,198	$3,274	$19,924
Palomar High	Public	7-12	480 Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4800	269	20	13.3	80.3%	34 (12.6%)	11 (4.1%)	208 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (3.0%)	13.2	1873^rd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%		11.1	1998^th of 2159 public high schools	7.5%	125			5.0	5.0			9.9	9.9			1.0	1.0
Southwest Senior High	Public	9-12	1685 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3023	1,563	72	21.7	84.4%	105 (6.7%)	23 (1.5%)	1,371 (87.7%)	37 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	39.7	1265^th of 2162 public high schools	41.5%		34.9	1375^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	110		16.9	21.1	17.1			42.0	42.0			23.6	23.6
Castle Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1395 Hilltop Dr.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 585-2000	1,363	62	22.1	82.3%	79 (5.8%)	21 (1.5%)	1,186 (87.0%)	58 (4.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	47.9	1075^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		41.9	1190^th of 2159 public high schools	44.9%	115		23.4	14.3	23.0			50.5	50.5			23.2	23.2
Chula Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	820 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-5824	1,864	91	20.5	80.1%	142 (7.6%)	38 (2.0%)	1,600 (85.8%)	48 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	23 (1.2%)	39.7	1264^th of 2162 public high schools	41.5%		40.8	1225^th of 2159 public high schools	43.3%	39			14.7	14.7			45.5	45.5			15.2	15.2
San Ysidro High	Public	9-12	5353 Airway Rd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 710-2300	1,941	84	23.2	78.3%	64 (3.3%)	42 (2.2%)	1,736 (89.4%)	57 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	40.8	1242^nd of 2162 public high schools	42.6%		29.5	1503^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.4%	261		18.7	10.2	17.9			54.7	54.7			13.9	13.9
Alta Vista Academy	Public	7-12	730 Medical Center Ct.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5160	27	7	3.7	81.5%	5 (18.5%)	2 (7.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)								0.0				0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Senior High

Is Montgomery Senior High a good school?

Montgomery Senior High ranks 1009^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Montgomery Senior High?

Montgomery Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary
Elementary : Howard Pence Elementary
Elementary : Juarez-Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Los Altos Elementary
Elementary : Silver Wing Elementary
Elementary : Sunnyslope Elementary
Middle : Montgomery Middle

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Senior High?

Students at Montgomery Senior High are 80% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Montgomery Senior High in?

Sweetwater Union High

How many students attend Montgomery Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,568 students attended Montgomery Senior High.

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