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High Technical High International

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High Technical High International ranks 290 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

High Technical High International (HTHI) is a small, highly-ranked public high school (grades 9-12) serving 359 students in San Diego, operating within its own high-performing High Technical High International District.

The school excels academically, especially in English Language Arts, and achieves exceptional graduation rates near 100%, significantly outperforming state averages. What makes HTHI particularly impressive is its strong success with all students, including those with special education needs and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these results with lower per-student spending than many nearby schools like Twain High or King-Chavez Community High. While math scores are closer to the state average, the school's overall performance marks a dramatic recent improvement, jumping to the 87th percentile statewide.

Interestingly, HTHI significantly outperforms other geographically close schools with similar names, such as High Technical High Media Arts and High Technical High, highlighting the impact of its specific programs and culture. The school has also successfully reduced chronic absenteeism. For parents, HTHI represents a standout option that delivers high-quality, inclusive education and prepares students for graduation effectively.

359

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,854

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2855 Farragut Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106-6029

(619) 398-4900

District: High Technical High International District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

23.4%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

California avg41%

290^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 1,543High Technical High International 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	85.8	290 of 2162	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	683 of 2159	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	583 of 2170	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	623 of 2123	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	447 of 2133	79.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	36 of 1161	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	10 of 1117	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	416 of 1906	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	801 of 1915	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	626 of 1915	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	822 of 1858	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	465 of 1833	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	176 of 1900	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	52.9	833 of 1902	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	793 of 1917	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	979 of 1861	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	528 of 1814	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	264 of 2013	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	940 of 2026	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1011 of 2030	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	615 of 1943	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	463 of 1937	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	283 of 1942	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	574 of 1948	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	522 of 1963	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	450 of 1916	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	444 of 1880	76.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	237 of 574	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	304 of 541	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.7	94 of 515	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	90 of 1252	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	78 of 1197	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	152 of 1155	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	509 of 1173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.3	160 of 1193	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	368 of 1204	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	222 of 1222	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)59th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

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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 (2024)
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 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	$14,854	$1,236	$13,618
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	$15,309	$779	$14,530
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	$14,404	$922	$13,482
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	$17,562	$2,635	$14,927
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)								$16,029	$2,691	$13,338
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	$16,595	$00	$16,595
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	$25,216	$6,264	$18,952
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	$33,223	$5,163	$28,060
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical High International

How many students attend High Technical High International?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended High Technical High International.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical High International?

Students at High Technical High International are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is High Technical High International in?

High Technical High International District

Is High Technical High International a good school?

High Technical High International ranks 290^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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