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High Technical High

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High Technical High ranks 443 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

High Technical High is a public charter high school in San Diego, California, serving 487 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the High Technical High District, which is ranked 214 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High Technical High has consistently ranked in the top 20% of California high schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 433 out of 2,309 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is strong, with 59.82% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 37.84% proficient or better in Mathematics. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages. The school's graduation rate ranges from 86.2% to 100%, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 0% to 8.9%.

Compared to nearby schools like King-Chavez Community High and Twain High, High Technical High stands out with its stronger academic performance and lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $11,183 to $14,404, suggests it is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and achievement.

412

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2861 Womble Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106-6025

(619) 243-5000

District: High Technical High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

25.5%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

443^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 36% (2019) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd of 1,543High Technical High District 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	78.2	443 of 2162	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	385 of 2159	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	360 of 2170	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	831 of 2123	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	771 of 2133	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	102 of 1161	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	82 of 1117	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	474 of 1906	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	423 of 1915	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	363 of 1915	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.7	1013 of 1858	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	686 of 1833	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	482 of 1900	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	335 of 1902	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	268 of 1917	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	991 of 1861	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	913 of 1814	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	666 of 2013	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.4	281 of 2026	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	305 of 2030	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	24.4	1454 of 1943	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	821 of 1937	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	411 of 1942	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	343 of 1948	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	346 of 1963	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	624 of 1916	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	822 of 1880	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.1	288 of 541	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	158 of 1252	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	210 of 1216	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	177 of 1197	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	244 of 1155	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	244 of 1173	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	167 of 1193	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	402 of 1204	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	595 of 1222	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)91st percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics38%~ 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)		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 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
High Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	2861 Womble Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 243-5000	412	21	19.6	47.1%	105 (25.5%)	33 (8.0%)	216 (52.4%)	40 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	78.2	443^rd of 2162 public high schools	79.5%		81.6	385^th of 2159 public high schools	82.2%	58		41.7	41.7	59.8	59.8	37.8	37.8
High Technical High Media Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8620	355	21	16.9	43.1%	78 (22.0%)	22 (6.2%)	212 (59.7%)	21 (5.9%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	32.2	1445^th of 2162 public high schools	33.2%		55.1	878^th of 2159 public high schools	59.3%	567	26.6		25.9	32.9	32.9	8.9	8.9
High Technical High International	Public, Charter	9-12	2855 Farragut Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-4900	359	20	17.9	50.4%	84 (23.4%)	22 (6.1%)	197 (54.9%)	35 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.9%)	85.8	290^th of 2162 public high schools	86.6%		63.5	683^rd of 2159 public high schools	68.4%	393		40.0	40.0	75.3	75.3	41.0	41.0
Point Loma High	Public	9-12	2335 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5000	1,724	70	24.7	43.3%	856 (49.7%)	43 (2.5%)	601 (34.9%)	66 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (8.7%)	85.5	301^st of 2162 public high schools	86.1%		68.1	596^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	295	47.3	9.1	46.2	70.2	70.2	50.5	50.5	$20,902	$19,616	$1,286
Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3127 Jefferson St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Mono County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 235-6884	198	11	18.7	100.0%	37 (18.7%)	19 (9.6%)	117 (59.1%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)								$3,085	$00	$3,085
San Diego Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	600 West Broadway Ste. 230	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Virtual District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 713-7271	403	18	22.4	67.2%	131 (32.5%)	21 (5.2%)	190 (47.1%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	65.1	689^th of 2162 public high schools	68.1%		68.9	583^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.0%	106	32.1		32.1	57.0	57.0	34.9	34.9
San Diego County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 292-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
King-Chavez Community High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 A St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	King-Chavez Community High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 704-1020	226	18	12.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	221 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.7	1577^th of 2162 public high schools	27.1%		41.2	1216^th of 2159 public high schools	43.7%	361	15.6		14.9	40.0	40.0	2.2	2.2
Twain High	Public	7-12	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5300	293	30	9.6	88.1%	26 (8.9%)	24 (8.2%)	204 (69.6%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.5%)	15.3	1799^th of 2162 public high schools	16.8%		16.9	1762^nd of 2159 public high schools	18.4%	37	8.2	4.8	7.5	21.3	21.3	3.9	3.9	$61,500	$59,040	$2,460
Coronado High	Public	9-12	650 D Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8907	999	55	18.0	14.6%	537 (53.8%)	16 (1.6%)	301 (30.1%)	30 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (10.7%)	94.4	110^th of 2162 public high schools	94.9%		89.1	248^th of 2159 public high schools	88.5%	138	63.7		63.0	82.0	82.0	54.6	54.6	$25,492	$25,160	$332

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical High

How many students attend High Technical High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended High Technical High.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical High?

Students at High Technical High are 52% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is High Technical High in?

High Technical High District

Is High Technical High a good school?

High Technical High ranks 443^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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