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San Diego Workforce Innovation High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 23% of California high schools

Summary

San Diego Workforce Innovation High is a public charter high school located in National City, CA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,492 students. The school is part of the San Diego Workforce Innovation High District, which is ranked 1304 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Diego Workforce Innovation High consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 26.81% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%, and only 7.61% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 30.5%. The school's performance in science is also low, with only 17.39% of 12th-grade students proficient or better on the CAST exam, compared to the state average of 28.02%. Additionally, the school has struggled with low graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 22.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly lower than the state average of 86.4%, and a high dropout rate of 23.4%, more than double the state average of 8.9%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hilltop Senior High, San Diego Workforce Innovation High generally performs worse academically. For example, Hilltop Senior High had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy (60.55% vs. 26.81%) and Mathematics (18.43% vs. 7.61%) for 11th-grade students in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the school's poor performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student, with $16,893 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average of $13,428 for Hilltop Senior High. This suggests that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding.

2,722

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Euclid Ave.
National City, CA 91950-1967

(619) 432-4690

District: San Diego Workforce Innovation High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

16.5%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (23% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

California avg41%

1,659^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1304^th of 1,543San Diego Workforce Innovation 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	21.6	1659 of 2162	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1588 of 2159	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1665 of 2170	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1547 of 2123	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1004 of 1290	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1669 of 2133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	294 of 523	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	332 of 517	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	422 of 521	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	290 of 522	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	527 of 592	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	535 of 585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	939 of 1161	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	298 of 555	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	864 of 1117	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	485 of 1085	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	410 of 1064	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	499 of 1044	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	373 of 467	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	890 of 941	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1510 of 1906	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1458 of 1915	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1589 of 1915	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1472 of 1858	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	908 of 1054	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1537 of 1833	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1481 of 1900	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1414 of 1902	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1464 of 1917	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1355 of 1861	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1480 of 1814	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	211 of 410	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	275 of 328	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	279 of 299	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	259 of 290	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1535 of 2013	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1459 of 2026	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1536 of 2030	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1411 of 1943	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	878 of 1126	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1543 of 1937	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1543 of 1942	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1500 of 1948	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1487 of 1963	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1416 of 1916	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	898 of 1122	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1510 of 1880	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	546 of 577	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	512 of 574	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	527 of 541	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	496 of 515	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	405 of 422	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	696 of 1252	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	745 of 1216	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	578 of 1197	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1087 of 1155	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1053 of 1173	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1075 of 1193	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1082 of 1204	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1120 of 1222	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 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 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 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
San Diego Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Euclid Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	San Diego Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 432-4690	2,722	103	26.3	76.6%	449 (16.5%)	169 (6.2%)	1,859 (68.3%)	39 (1.4%)	16 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (6.1%)	21.6	1659^th of 2162 public high schools	23.3%		24.9	1588^th of 2159 public high schools	26.4%	71				17.4	17.4				26.8	26.8				7.6	7.6
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	4777 Imperial Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-6500	1,487	62	24.0	89.8%	21 (1.4%)	288 (19.4%)	1,019 (68.5%)	72 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	70 (4.7%)	28.5	1514^th of 2162 public high schools	30.0%		18.5	1729^th of 2159 public high schools	19.9%	215			16.6		16.1				35.3	35.3				11.9	11.9	$22,332	$4,796	$17,536
Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	188	9	21.9	86.7%	12 (6.4%)	26 (13.8%)	121 (64.4%)	11 (5.9%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.9%)	20.4	1684^th of 2162 public high schools	22.1%		24.4	1599^th of 2159 public high schools	25.9%	85	11.8		14.3		16.3		33.3	17.7	27.8	25.7		8.3	5.9	5.5	5.7	$11,368	$565	$10,803
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	63.5	729^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		51.4	973^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	244	19.3		39.2		29.1	36.0	36.9	41.4	68.2	45.6	21.9	13.6	13.8	17.7	16.8	$16,827	$1,947	$14,880
Sweetwater High	Public	9-12	2900 Highland Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 474-9700	2,290	90	25.3	89.2%	150 (6.6%)	34 (1.5%)	1,762 (76.9%)	297 (13.0%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	31 (1.4%)	39.4	1280^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%		40.4	1230^th of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	50			0.9	17.9	15.1				40.6	40.6				18.1	18.1
San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,297	53	24.5	58.4%	194 (15.0%)	81 (6.2%)	619 (47.7%)	249 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	138 (10.6%)	80.6	399^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.7	329^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	70	30.8		45.1		37.9	51.6	52.6	54.4	77.6	59.4	35.3	39.4	30.5	34.5	34.7	$18,565	$3,688	$14,877
Morse High	Public	9-12	6905 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4700	1,591	72	22.0	80.1%	32 (2.0%)	194 (12.2%)	795 (50.0%)	442 (27.8%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	106 (6.7%)	61.8	769^th of 2162 public high schools	64.4%		58.5	805^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	36			32.8		32.8				58.4	58.4				27.8	27.8	$19,296	$3,664	$15,632
Altus Schools South Bay	Public, Charter	7-12	3252 Bonita Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Altus Schools South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	372	11	33.9	76.1%	21 (5.6%)	29 (7.8%)	294 (79.0%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	48.3	1070^th of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		48.1	1055^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	15	14.6	18.9	48.0	17.1	22.1		33.3	24.4	56.6	40.7		12.5	4.9	13.2	10.2	$16,105	$1,604	$14,501
Hilltop Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Claire Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-4200	1,771	81	21.9	77.4%	237 (13.4%)	30 (1.7%)	1,396 (78.8%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.6%)	52.9	970^th of 2162 public high schools	55.1%		59.1	792^nd of 2159 public high schools	63.3%	178			27.8	9.1	27.3				60.6	60.6				18.4	18.4
Garfield High	Public	9-12	1255 16th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4500	226	22	10.3	95.1%	10 (4.4%)	13 (5.8%)	193 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	16.9	1742^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.4%		11.6	1971^st of 2159 public high schools	8.7%	229			7.1	18.2	10.9				11.9	11.9				2.4	2.4	$39,402	$5,349	$34,053

Frequently Asked Questions about San Diego Workforce Innovation High

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San Diego Workforce Innovation High ranks in the bottom 23.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of San Diego Workforce Innovation High?

Students at San Diego Workforce Innovation High are 68% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is San Diego Workforce Innovation High in?

San Diego Workforce Innovation High District

How many students attend San Diego Workforce Innovation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,722 students attended San Diego Workforce Innovation High.

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