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High Technical High North County

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High Technical High North County ranks 432 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

High Technical High North County is a 9–12 school in San Marcos, in North County San Diego, with 409 students. In 2025–2026, 81% were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 35% in math and 36% in science; the graduation rate was 98%, and chronic absenteeism was 11%. The central academic takeaway is a sharp split: ELA is an exceptional strength, while math is the clearest concern.

ELA stands out compared with both the state and nearby schools: the school’s 81% proficiency was 32 percentage points above California’s rate and 34 points above the nearby-school average, and it ranked third among the school and its 10 neighbors. Math was 3 points below the state and 12 points below the San Marcos Unified benchmark, a local reference—not the school’s own district; it was 7 points above the nearby average. Science was close to the state and nearby average: 36.2% compared with 36.0% statewide and 36.3% nearby. The school’s own district test scores were not supplied.

Over the longer term, ELA gained 7 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, but math fell 2 points and science fell 12; math moved from above to below the state, and science’s former lead nearly disappeared. SchoolDigger rates the school in the 80th percentile statewide, with four stars; it ranked fourth among nearby schools with rankings. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.4, close to the nearby average of 19.3. In 2024–2025, 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby average of 57%. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Hispanic Students fell to 58 in 2025–2026 from 86 in 2023–2024, while the overall percentile fell from 85 to 80—a notable decline in the school’s standing for this group. For Special Education Students, the percentile dropped from 96 to 73 over the same period, compared with the overall five-point decline.

409

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,921

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1420 San Marcos Blvd.
San Marcos, CA 92106-4017

(760) 759-2700

District: High Technical High North County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

White:

30.8%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

California avg42%

432^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 1,530High Technical High North County 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
2026	78.9	432 of 2135	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	332 of 2162	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	324 of 2159	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	257 of 2170	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	334 of 2123	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	347 of 2133	83.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	168 of 585	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.3	69 of 1161	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	608 of 1864	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	518 of 1906	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	309 of 1915	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	311 of 1915	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	378 of 1858	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	388 of 1833	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	787 of 1880	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.2	299 of 1900	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	260 of 1902	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	151 of 1917	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	341 of 1861	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	452 of 1814	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	507 of 1997	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	320 of 2013	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	366 of 2026	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	196 of 2030	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	314 of 1943	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	328 of 1937	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	316 of 1930	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	238 of 1942	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	350 of 1948	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	221 of 1963	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	270 of 1916	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	300 of 1880	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	329 of 1235	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	438 of 1252	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.8	52 of 1216	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	58.9	316 of 1197	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	258 of 1130	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	207 of 1155	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	173 of 1173	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	144 of 1193	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	142 of 1204	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	387 of 1222	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

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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 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
High Technical High North County	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2700	409	21	19.4	41.6%	126 (30.8%)	10 (2.4%)	210 (51.3%)	41 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.4%)	78.9	432^nd of 2135 public high schools	79.8%		84	332^nd of 2162 public high schools	84.6%	100			36.2	36.2				81.2	81.2				35.3	35.3	$29,921	$28,830	$1,091
San Marcos High	Public	9-12	1615 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2200	3,067	121	25.3	32.0%	1,281 (41.8%)	40 (1.3%)	1,288 (42.0%)	231 (7.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	214 (7.0%)	72.4	567^th of 2135 public high schools	73.4%		62.8	745^th of 2162 public high schools	65.5%	178		51.3	31.8	50.6				56.4	56.4				36.3	36.3	$20,753	$20,122	$631
Rancho Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	1601 Longhorn Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 727-7284	1,949	103	18.9	70.1%	414 (21.2%)	32 (1.6%)	1,300 (66.7%)	79 (4.1%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	101 (5.2%)	68.8	644^th of 2135 public high schools	69.8%		68.2	632^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.8%	12		34.6		34.5				62.7	62.7				41.4	41.4	$26,391	$24,728	$1,663
Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,751	111	24.7	44.6%	776 (28.2%)	23 (0.8%)	1,533 (55.7%)	216 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	191 (6.9%)	71.7	583^rd of 2135 public high schools	72.7%		65.4	680^th of 2162 public high schools	68.5%	97		49.0		48.6				61.4	61.4				32.4	32.4	$21,085	$20,284	$801
Foothills High	Public	6-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2544	101	5	20.2	57.4%	32 (31.7%)	2 (2.0%)	61 (60.4%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)									38.5					15.4	$19,780	$19,204	$576
Twin Oaks High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2555	192	19	10.0	56.3%	45 (23.4%)	6 (3.1%)	120 (62.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	9.5	1977^th of 2135 public high schools	7.4%		11.2	1956^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%	21		3.9		4.8				10.7	10.7				3.5	3.5	$46,876	$44,916	$1,960
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 2135 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
Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6600	1,289	52	24.7	29.8%	622 (48.3%)	15 (1.2%)	330 (25.6%)	173 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (11.1%)	95.5	75^th of 2135 public high schools	96.5%		94.7	101^st of 2162 public high schools	95.3%	26		69.8	65.3	67.6				79.6	79.6				60.2	60.2	$20,985	$20,546	$439
Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-2502	146	14	10.3	89.7%	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	132 (90.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7.5	2084^th of 2135 public high schools	2.4%		9.5	2042^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.6%	42		0.0		0.0				7.3	7.3				2.0	2.0	$48,252	$45,848	$2,404
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Public	9-12	1740 Scenic Trail Way	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2500	765	29	26.7	72.8%	144 (18.8%)	19 (2.5%)	513 (67.1%)	76 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	82.1	358^th of 2135 public high schools	83.2%		84.5	320^th of 2162 public high schools	85.2%	38			54.8	54.8				74.6	74.6				33.2	33.2	$27,098	$26,250	$848

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical High North County

What is the racial makeup of High Technical High North County?

Students at High Technical High North County are 51% Hispanic, 31% White, 10% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend High Technical High North County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended High Technical High North County.

What district is High Technical High North County in?

High Technical High North County District

Is High Technical High North County a good school?

High Technical High North County ranks 432^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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