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Steele Canyon High

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Steele Canyon High ranks 378 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

Steele Canyon High is a large, 4-star rated public high school serving grades 9-12 in Spring Valley, California, with approximately 2,200 students and a strong academic reputation within its high-performing Steele Canyon High District.

The school consistently delivers excellent results, with graduation rates (98.3%) far above the state average and very few students dropping out. Academically, students perform particularly well in English and Science, and the school is notably effective in supporting diverse student groups, including English learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This success is impressive compared to many nearby schools like El Cajon Valley High and Mount Miguel High, which serve similar populations but have significantly lower proficiency and graduation rates.

While Steele Canyon is a standout, there are areas for growth, such as improving mathematics scores and reducing chronic absenteeism, which, though better than the state average, is higher than at top local schools like Eastlake High. The school achieves its strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools in the Grossmont Union High district while achieving better results, highlighting its effective use of resources and a supportive learning environment.

2,198

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12440 Campo Rd.
Spring Valley, CA 91978-2331

(619) 660-3550

District: Steele Canyon High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

30.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

California avg41%

378^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

198^th of 1,543Steele Canyon 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	82.2	378 of 2162	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	243 of 2159	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	259 of 2170	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	501 of 2123	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	270 of 1290	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	352 of 2133	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	132 of 523	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	14 of 517	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	33 of 521	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	51.8	202 of 522	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	127 of 592	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	226 of 1161	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	168 of 555	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	109 of 1117	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.4	57 of 1085	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	61.9	195 of 1064	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	105 of 1044	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	49 of 467	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	55 of 941	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	286 of 1906	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	239 of 1915	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	221 of 1915	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	512 of 1858	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	265 of 1054	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	327 of 1833	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	285 of 1900	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	145 of 1902	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	162 of 1917	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	411 of 1861	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	270 of 1814	85.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	35 of 410	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	257 of 2013	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	219 of 2026	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	167 of 2030	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	379 of 1943	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	243 of 1126	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	309 of 1937	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	440 of 1942	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	221 of 1948	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	287 of 1963	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	441 of 1916	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	243 of 1122	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	400 of 1880	78.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	45 of 175	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	39 of 183	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	43 of 190	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	121 of 168	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	112 of 577	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	95 of 574	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	118 of 541	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	192 of 515	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	220 of 422	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	377 of 1252	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	141 of 1216	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	225 of 1197	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	159 of 1155	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	103 of 1173	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	184 of 1193	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	393 of 1204	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	278 of 1222	77.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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 10th 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
Steele Canyon High	Public, Charter	9-12	12440 Campo Rd.	Spring Valley	91978	San Diego County	Steele Canyon High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3550	2,198	91	24.2	49.9%	675 (30.7%)	115 (5.2%)	1,148 (52.2%)	57 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	183 (8.3%)	82.2	378^th of 2162 public high schools	82.5%		89.4	243^rd of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	135			52.7		52.7			66.7	66.7			38.7	38.7
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5300	1,728	74	23.4	69.4%	1,140 (66.0%)	30 (1.7%)	367 (21.2%)	122 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.5%)	72	560^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		72.4	536^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	24			37.3	16.7	36.4			66.1	66.1			34.5	34.5	$23,408	$22,252	$1,156
Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3000	1,543	77	20.0	76.2%	167 (10.8%)	151 (9.8%)	1,046 (67.8%)	82 (5.3%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.4%)	57.3	888^th of 2162 public high schools	58.9%		56.5	849^th of 2159 public high schools	60.7%	39			31.6		31.0			45.5	45.5			32.9	32.9	$28,635	$26,992	$1,643
REACH Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3580	21	3	7.0	57.1%	5 (23.8%)	6 (28.6%)	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Elite Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Blvd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3545	34	3	10.7	64.7%	16 (47.1%)	4 (11.8%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1719 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5500	2,331	97	24.0	57.6%	1,131 (48.5%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (38.7%)	94 (4.0%)	33 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	122 (5.2%)	39.5	1273^rd of 2162 public high schools	41.1%		49.3	1018^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	255			19.9	0.0	19.3			46.0	46.0			17.8	17.8	$22,848	$21,646	$1,202
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4711	1,701	82	20.7	88.8%	633 (37.2%)	157 (9.2%)	692 (40.7%)	120 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	90 (5.3%)	23.2	1629^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		25.9	1573^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.1%	56			13.9	4.6	13.0			28.3	28.3			10.8	10.8	$28,121	$26,332	$1,789
Grossmont High	Public	9-12	1100 Murray Dr.	La Mesa	91944	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-6000	2,172	89	24.3	64.0%	710 (32.7%)	171 (7.9%)	995 (45.8%)	111 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	163 (7.5%)	59.7	829^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		68.3	595^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	234			34.1	23.1	33.8			56.2	56.2			24.9	24.9	$24,001	$22,836	$1,165
Mount Miguel High	Public	9-12	8585 Blossom Ln.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 664-8400	1,539	71	21.6	79.3%	102 (6.6%)	192 (12.5%)	1,044 (67.8%)	86 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.2%)	93 (6.0%)	36.6	1341^st of 2162 public high schools	38.0%		39	1264^th of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	77			21.7	11.1	21.2			36.9	36.9			18.8	18.8	$28,646	$26,828	$1,818
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Steele Canyon High District

Is Steele Canyon High a good school?

Steele Canyon High ranks 378^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Steele Canyon High?

Students at Steele Canyon High are 52% Hispanic, 31% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Steele Canyon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,198 students attended Steele Canyon High.

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