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Greater San Diego Academy

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Greater San Diego Academy ranks 3748 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

3748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 36% of California alternative schools

Summary

Greater San Diego Academy is a small, K-12 public charter school in Jamul, serving 209 students with a focus on providing an alternative educational model.

The school has significant strengths in supporting students through to graduation, with a 92.9% graduation rate that beats the state average, and it excels at keeping students in class, boasting a chronic absenteeism rate less than half the state's. It also shows a particular talent for science instruction, with proficiency rates well above average. Interestingly, the school achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than most similar Greater San Diego Academy District schools in the area, such as America's Finest Charter or Diego Valley East Public Charter, indicating efficient use of resources.

However, performance varies greatly by grade level. While high school students, especially 11th graders, perform very well in English and science, elementary grade scores in reading and math are notably low compared to state averages and some peers like The O'Farrell Charter. This suggests families should consider that the school's supportive model appears particularly effective for older students, making it a strong option for secondary education, though the early-grade curriculum may be an area for growth.

209

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,721

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14545 Lyons Valley Rd.
Jamul, CA 91935-3208

(619) 669-3050

District: Greater San Diego Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2022 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,748^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,033^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2022

From top 22% (2022) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

339^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 37 pts since 2024

From bottom 48% (2024) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3748 of 5857	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3780 of 5869	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	2260 of 5859	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	1406 of 5883	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	2153 of 5789	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	69.0	1238 of 5173	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	1914 of 5638	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	1033 of 2761	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	544 of 2783	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	583 of 2781	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	600 of 2740	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	455 of 2509	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	912 of 2534	64.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	339 of 2162	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	1129 of 2159	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)76th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)66th percentile+5 vs school

Middle school

Female (2022)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science42%+10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	209	9	23.1	61.7%	119 (56.9%)	7 (3.3%)	58 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.5%)								(n/a)	45.5	40.0	46.2		42.5	9.1	23.5	63.6	35.7	56.3	40.0	69.2	42.3	27.3	17.7	27.3	28.6	50.0	33.3	46.2	33.0							$12,721	$132	$12,589
Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	511 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Diego Valley East Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 870-0608	408	18	23.3	84.6%	177 (43.4%)	23 (5.6%)	170 (41.7%)	9 (2.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)				9.1	9.1							19.5	19.5							1.2	1.2							$151,637	$340	$151,297
Literacy First Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	799 East Washington Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Literacy First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 579-7232	2,160	96	22.5	52.3%	684 (31.7%)	33 (1.5%)	434 (20.1%)	908 (42.0%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.2%)								(n/a)	37.0	42.4	42.5		40.1	46.4	53.0	59.7	58.6	62.4	70.2	83.8	59.6	46.4	53.8	48.1	50.9	50.6	56.3	45.6	50.5	97.6	97.6	97.6		98.2	97.6	$14,649	$1,125	$13,524
Bostonia Global	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1390 Broadway	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Bostonia Global District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3121	1,266	54	23.4	83.8%	244 (19.3%)	49 (3.9%)	882 (69.7%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.2%)								(n/a)	24.7	15.4	7.8		17.3	35.0	33.0	28.4	26.0	30.4	24.4	25.5	29.6	32.7	25.3	12.9	12.2	10.8	11.5	2.0	16.4							$14,928	$529	$14,399
Pacific Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2371 Fenton St.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Pacific Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	489	18	27.3	54.0%	75 (15.3%)	16 (3.3%)	310 (63.4%)	39 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	45 (9.2%)								(n/a)	15.7	15.4			15.5	35.0	34.0	29.4	48.2	65.7	40.4		40.7	23.3	20.4	17.7	29.6	20.0	19.2		21.9	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	881 Kuhn Dr.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-6801	437	24	17.8	56.5%	27 (6.2%)	19 (4.3%)	340 (77.8%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)								(n/a)	44.0	31.3	28.6		32.7	37.9	41.7	44.0	32.1	56.7	42.6	83.3	49.3	31.0	29.2	20.0	25.0	46.7	22.9	34.3	29.7	66.7	70.0	73.3	70.0	73.3	70.0	$14,442	$1,354	$13,088
The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4215 Spring St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	The Learning Choice Academy - East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-8811	466	22	21.0	58.6%	116 (24.9%)	22 (4.7%)	288 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)								(n/a)	37.0	45.1	34.4		40.0	31.0	40.0	40.7	52.6	43.2	40.0	48.4	42.6	27.6	31.0	33.3	23.7	36.1	35.3	9.1	28.4	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	$15,811	$925	$14,886
JCS - Manzanita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5300 Jackson Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	JCS - Manzanita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-4344	224	15	14.8	47.3%	78 (34.8%)	6 (2.7%)	115 (51.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)								(n/a)	27.8	55.6			43.9	36.0	57.1	44.4	52.6	28.6	38.9		42.0	32.0	42.9	11.1	26.3	21.4	44.4		29.8	79.3	82.8		79.3	79.3	79.3	$16,181	$489	$15,692
The O'Farrell Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	The O'Farrell Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-3009	1,862	100	18.7	40.5%	27 (1.5%)	220 (11.8%)	1,087 (58.4%)	384 (20.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	131 (7.0%)								(n/a)	36.2	32.3	45.1		37.7	57.9	57.4	51.4	47.8	43.4	43.9	70.3	51.8	61.8	48.5	38.5	37.4	40.1	35.5	37.6	40.6							$14,699	$1,123	$13,576
America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	America's Finest Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 694-4809	396	27	14.9	95.5%	9 (2.3%)	57 (14.4%)	303 (76.5%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	5.0	7.7	23.8		10.0	17.1	11.9	25.0	12.0	23.1	12.8	40.9	19.2	2.9	7.1	2.5	8.0	3.9	10.3	4.8	5.7							$21,837	$3,923	$17,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Greater San Diego Academy

Is Greater San Diego Academy a good school?

Greater San Diego Academy ranks 3748^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Greater San Diego Academy in?

Greater San Diego Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Greater San Diego Academy?

Students at Greater San Diego Academy are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Greater San Diego Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Greater San Diego Academy.

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