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Bonsall High

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Bonsall High ranks 1100 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Bonsall High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 with 342 students in the Bonsall Unified district, showing a recent trend of declining statewide rankings alongside a significant increase in the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: it excels in English Language Arts, outperforming the state average, but faces a severe and persistent challenge in mathematics, where proficiency is less than half the state average. This pattern distinguishes it from nearby comprehensive schools like Fallbrook High, which has more balanced scores, and high-performing Mission Vista High. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism has risen dramatically to over 34%, a rate much higher than the state average and likely impacting overall learning.

On a positive note, graduation rates have recently improved sharply, and per-student spending is higher than at many comparable schools. However, the school's performance for students in special education has declined, and the increased resources have not yet reversed the downward trend in academic rankings, indicating that targeted support in key areas like math instruction and attendance may be needed for improvement.

342

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,128

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7350 West Lilac Rd.
Bonsall, CA 92003-4316

(760) 305-5700

District: Bonsall Unified

Feeder schools for Bonsall High:

Elementary:	Bonsall Elementary
	Bonsall West Elementary
Middle:	Norman L. Sullivan Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

White:

23.1%

American Indian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2017 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,100^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 30 pts since 2017

From top 21% (2017) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

709^th of 1,543Bonsall 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	46.9	1100 of 2162	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	978 of 2159	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1177 of 2170	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	718 of 2123	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	463 of 2133	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	818 of 2017	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.8	417 of 2021	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.7	324 of 1117	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	26.9	771 of 1052	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.2	295 of 941	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1254 of 1906	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1128 of 1915	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1290 of 1915	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	847 of 1858	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	432 of 1833	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	943 of 1760	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1424 of 1900	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1176 of 1902	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1316 of 1917	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	974 of 1861	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	397 of 1814	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	935 of 1742	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	127 of 290	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1127 of 2013	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	817 of 2026	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1110 of 2030	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	1028 of 1943	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	784 of 1937	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	1246 of 1862	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	899 of 1942	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	706 of 1948	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	880 of 1963	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	607 of 1916	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	459 of 1880	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	645 of 1834	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	592 of 1252	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	325 of 1216	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	231 of 1197	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	375 of 1155	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	562 of 1173	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	674 of 1193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.1	219 of 1204	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	314 of 1222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	728 of 1173	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)71st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)69th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2022)56th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Bonsall High School is an excellent school. Their new approaches to learning, not commonly found in regular high schools, may not be for everyone. Nevertheless, they prepare students for life in new and unique ways. BHS has a great community - everyone knows one another, likely due to the small nature of the school. Close Quote

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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 (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/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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Bonsall High	Public	9-12	7350 West Lilac Rd.	Bonsall	92003	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 305-5700	342	21	16.0	66.7%	79 (23.1%)	6 (1.8%)	183 (53.5%)	8 (2.3%)	33 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.8%)	46.9	1100^th of 2162 public high schools	49.1%		51.2	978^th of 2159 public high schools	54.7%	122		24.2		24.2	53.0	53.0	18.5	18.5	$32,128	$31,352	$776
Oasis High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	2208 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	74	4	18.3	73.0%	21 (28.4%)	1 (1.4%)	46 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	57.4	884^th of 2162 public high schools	59.1%		59.8	770^th of 2159 public high schools	64.3%	114		35.1		35.1	62.2	62.2	16.2	16.2	$18,948	$18,480	$468
Ivy High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1056 Winterhaven Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	69	7	9.8	87.0%	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	14	1837^th of 2162 public high schools	15.0%		14.6	1831^st of 2159 public high schools	15.2%	6		5.3		4.8	23.7	23.7	2.6	2.6	$33,409	$28,960	$4,449
Fallbrook High	Public	9-12	2400 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6300	1,853	90	20.6	71.8%	406 (21.9%)	12 (0.6%)	1,287 (69.5%)	26 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (6.2%)	64.9	690^th of 2162 public high schools	68.1%		57.3	827^th of 2159 public high schools	61.7%	137		35.1		34.9	61.8	61.8	27.7	27.7	$19,559	$18,808	$751
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-3775	90	9	9.6	94.4%	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	80 (88.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	22.6	1636^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%		17.9	1738^th of 2159 public high schools	19.5%	102			14.3	8.7	0.0	0.0			$74,132	$69,778	$4,354
Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-6800	1,670	76	21.9	44.1%	659 (39.5%)	37 (2.2%)	673 (40.3%)	126 (7.5%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	147 (8.8%)	93.3	139^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%		95.5	101^st of 2159 public high schools	95.3%	38		53.2	52.4	52.8	89.4	89.4	48.0	48.0	$21,726	$20,688	$1,038
Vista High	Public	9-12	1 Panther Way	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5611	1,746	105	16.5	84.7%	148 (8.5%)	21 (1.2%)	1,491 (85.4%)	24 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	47 (2.7%)	39.1	1287^th of 2162 public high schools	40.5%		47.7	1060^th of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	227		16.0	24.6	20.3	41.0	41.0	12.4	12.4	$29,183	$27,242	$1,941
Vista Adult Transition Center	Public	12	325 East Bobier Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-3400	107	9	12.5	69.2%	29 (27.1%)	3 (2.8%)	71 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)
North County Trade Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	1132 N Melrose Drive Ste. 501	Vista	92083	San Diego County	North County Trade Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 598-0782	145	13	11.3	69.0%	30 (20.7%)	2 (1.4%)	95 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.7%)	28.2	1521^st of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		37	1314^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	207	20.7			18.8	29.4	29.4	11.8	11.8
SIATech	Public, Charter	10-12	2611 Temple Heights Dr. Ste. A	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	SIATech District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	1,174	44	26.4	92.7%	88 (7.5%)	154 (13.1%)	807 (68.7%)	12 (1.0%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	87 (7.4%)	18.2	1723^rd of 2162 public high schools	20.3%		18.7	1725^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	2			20.4	20.4	24.8	24.8	2.3	2.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonsall High

What schools feed into Bonsall High?

Bonsall High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonsall Elementary
Elementary : Bonsall West Elementary
Middle : Norman L. Sullivan Middle

How many students attend Bonsall High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Bonsall High.

What is the racial makeup of Bonsall High?

Students at Bonsall High are 54% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Bonsall High a good school?

Bonsall High ranks 1100^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bonsall High in?

Bonsall Unified

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