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San Dieguito Union High

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At a glance

43^rdof 968 California districts▲ 62

Better than 95% of California districts

Middle 5 High 5Grades 7-12

710 Encinitas Blvd.
Encinitas, CA 92024-3357·(760) 753-6491·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 95.6% of districts

Schools

12,026

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCanyon Crest Academy21^st of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Sunset High (Continuation) up 575 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Costa Canyon High 22.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

San Dieguito Union High includes 10 schools: five middle schools serving grades 7–8 and five high schools serving grades 9–12, including a continuation school. In 2025–26, both groups averaged well above California in all three subjects: high schools averaged 78% in ELA, 63% in math and 60% in science; middle schools averaged 79%, 73% and 65%, respectively, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest overall finding is that results are strong compared with the state, but high-school scores vary widely—by 38 percentage points in science, from 80% at Canyon Crest Academy to 42% at Sunset High (Continuation).

Canyon Crest Academy and Pacific Trails Middle led their groups in all three subjects. Canyon Crest’s results were 17 points higher in ELA, 28 in math and 25 in science than the average for the other high schools. Pacific Trails led the other middle schools by 9 points in ELA, 11 in math and 14 in science. At the other end, Oak Crest Middle was lowest among middle schools, scoring 5 points below the other middle schools’ average in ELA, 20 below in math and 15 below in science—yet it still exceeded state rates in every subject. San Dieguito High School Academy had the lowest high-school math result, at 50%.

Recent gains were strongest in high-school math and science: the high-school average rose 11 and 7 points, while middle-school averages rose about 1 point in each. La Costa Canyon High improved in all subjects, and its SchoolDigger rank rose from 369th in 2023–24 to 126th in 2025–26; Sunset also made large gains, including 37 points in math. SchoolDigger ranked Canyon Crest 21st among California high schools in 2025–26. For context, 2024–25 figures show free/reduced lunch eligible at 11% of Canyon Crest students and 33% at Sunset; California is marked as providing free meals to all students statewide. Sunset also had a 12.4 student-teacher ratio and 81% chronic absenteeism, compared with Canyon Crest’s 25.7 ratio, underscoring that smaller enrollment or a lower ratio does not guarantee higher test scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Earl Warren Middle	Public	7-8	155 Stevens St.	Solana Beach	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1558	476	20	23.5	18.1%	324 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	94.8	144^th of 2703 public middle schools	94.7%		96.1	113^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%	31	63.3			63.3	80.8	72.5		76.2	74.9	72.7		73.7	$54,597	$54,330	$267
Oak Crest Middle	Public	7-8	675 Balour Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-6241	758	34	22.2	22.4%	459 (60.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (24.5%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	88.5	287^th of 2703 public middle schools	89.4%		88.3	308^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.8%	21	53.1			53.1	74.2	75.5		74.9	60.0	54.6		57.1	$23,034	$22,732	$302
San Dieguito High School Academy	Public	9-12	800 Santa Fe Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-1121	1,843	75	24.4	24.9%	1,125 (61.0%)	7 (0.4%)	466 (25.3%)	74 (4.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (8.4%)	86.5	264^th of 2137 public high schools	87.6%		90.9	186^th of 2162 public high schools	91.4%	78		54.2		54.1			72.3	72.3			49.8	49.8	$21,466	$21,178	$288
Sunset High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	684 Requeza St.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-3860	87	7	12.4	33.3%	49 (56.3%)	2 (2.3%)	25 (28.7%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	81	382^nd of 2137 public high schools	82.1%		53.6	957^th of 2162 public high schools	55.7%	575		44.8		42.4			65.5	65.5			55.2	55.2	$18,389	$18,058	$331
Torrey Pines High	Public	9-12	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-0125	2,536	101	25.1	17.7%	1,333 (52.6%)	32 (1.3%)	426 (16.8%)	459 (18.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	278 (11.0%)	93.5	122^nd of 2137 public high schools	94.3%		90.4	190^th of 2162 public high schools	91.2%	68		61.9	41.2	61.3			79.1	79.1			66.6	66.6	$18,558	$18,254	$304
La Costa Canyon High	Public	9-12	1 Maverick Way	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 436-6136	1,774	80	22.1	18.3%	1,232 (69.4%)	19 (1.1%)	318 (17.9%)	72 (4.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (6.9%)	93.4	126^th of 2137 public high schools	94.1%		88	247^th of 2162 public high schools	88.6%	121		62.7		61.6			81.7	81.7			58.0	58.0	$22,540	$22,034	$506
Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	94.2	158^th of 2703 public middle schools	94.2%		94.4	173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%	15	60.2			60.2	77.2	76.1		76.7	74.4	66.6		70.7	$20,037	$19,748	$289
Carmel Valley Middle	Public	7-8	3800 Mykonos Ln.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-8221	697	30	23.5	15.4%	275 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (14.2%)	241 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	97.2	70^th of 2703 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	56^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	14	71.9			71.9	82.2	78.0		79.7	82.4	81.4		81.8	$23,014	$22,424	$590
Canyon Crest Academy	Public	9-12	5951 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	2,147	83	25.7	11.4%	738 (34.4%)	11 (0.5%)	183 (8.5%)	990 (46.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	217 (10.1%)	98.5	21^st of 2137 public high schools	99.0%		98.8	20^th of 2162 public high schools	99.1%	1		80.6		80.0			91.9	91.9			85.7	85.7	$22,611	$22,120	$491
Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	971	40	24.4	12.0%	306 (31.5%)	6 (0.6%)	121 (12.5%)	440 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.7%)	98.3	34^th of 2703 public middle schools	98.7%		98.5	28^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%	6	75.9			75.9	87.9	83.4		85.6	84.2	80.1		82.1	$23,037	$22,722	$315

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Diego County Office of Education	0.13 mi	12	688^th
Solana Beach Elementary	0.23 mi	7	18^th
Cardiff Elementary	2.45 mi	2	68^th
Del Mar Union Elementary	2.99 mi	9	25^th
Encinitas Union Elementary	3.22 mi	9	75^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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