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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	Distance	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 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
Preuss School UCSD	0.0mi	Public, Charter	6-12	9500 Gilman Dr.	La Jolla	92093	San Diego County	Preuss School UCSD District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 822-3000	825	43	19.1	90.8%	24 (2.9%)	195 (23.6%)	454 (55.0%)	136 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	91.1	182^nd of 2135 public high schools	91.5%		92.8	151^st of 2162 public high schools	93.0%	31	43.4			52.3	47.7	52.8	73.3	60.2	86.0	67.4	43.7	51.3	36.3	45.8	44.3	$15,851	$871	$14,980
University City High	1.8mi	Public	9-12	6949 Genesee Ave.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 605-2800	1,465	59	24.8	48.9%	500 (34.1%)	45 (3.1%)	583 (39.8%)	159 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (11.6%)	90.5	194^th of 2135 public high schools	90.9%		89.4	210^th of 2162 public high schools	90.3%	16			62.5		62.2				75.5	75.5				52.1	52.1	$17,769	$1,392	$16,377
Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego	2.6mi	Public, Charter	6-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	1,375	40	34.6	72.9%	303 (22.0%)	107 (7.8%)	810 (58.9%)	39 (2.8%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.9%)	44.6	1154^th of 2135 public high schools	45.9%		46.1	1115^th of 2162 public high schools	48.4%	39	13.3	21.6	26.6	27.6	21.4	25.8	29.2	30.7	57.7	38.0	9.7	15.5	11.3	16.9	13.7	$17,839	$731	$17,108
La Jolla High	4.5mi	Public	9-12	799 Westbourne St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-8000	1,174	48	24.4	30.2%	645 (54.9%)	9 (0.8%)	297 (25.3%)	92 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	125 (10.6%)	90.3	203^rd of 2135 public high schools	90.5%		89.2	214^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%	11			67.9	18.8	65.1				70.7	70.7				59.0	59.0	$17,910	$1,017	$16,893
Madison High	4.6mi	Public	9-12	4833 Doliva Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0336	780	38	20.3	80.8%	97 (12.4%)	71 (9.1%)	494 (63.3%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	67 (8.6%)	32.8	1430^th of 2135 public high schools	33.0%		52.7	976^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%	454			21.3		21.3				36.7	36.7				18.6	18.6	$22,094	$2,556	$19,538
Mira Mesa High	5.0mi	Public	9-12	10510 Marauder Way	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-2262	2,187	86	25.3	57.1%	232 (10.6%)	100 (4.6%)	569 (26.0%)	992 (45.4%)	8 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	274 (12.5%)	88.9	227^th of 2135 public high schools	89.4%		82.4	371^st of 2162 public high schools	82.8%	144			55.6	17.7	54.4				81.8	81.8				49.4	49.4	$17,640	$1,363	$16,277
Torrey Pines High	5.2mi	Public	9-12	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-0125	2,536	101	25.1	17.7%	1,333 (52.6%)	32 (1.3%)	426 (16.8%)	459 (18.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	278 (11.0%)	93.5	122^nd of 2135 public high schools	94.3%		90.4	190^th of 2162 public high schools	91.2%	68			61.9	41.2	61.3				79.1	79.1				66.6	66.6	$14,620	$304	$14,316
High Technical High Mesa	5.2mi	Public, Charter	9-12	5331 Mt. Alifan	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1810	435	20	21.7	40.5%	165 (37.9%)	16 (3.7%)	169 (38.9%)	64 (14.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	89.8	206^th of 2135 public high schools	90.4%		93.4	135^th of 2162 public high schools	93.8%	71			55.9	50.6	53.4				73.3	73.3				54.9	54.9	$16,215	$1,050	$15,165
Clairemont High	5.2mi	Public	9-12	4150 Ute Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2600	823	36	22.5	57.4%	302 (36.7%)	15 (1.8%)	398 (48.4%)	36 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.1%)	57.8	864^th of 2135 public high schools	59.5%		61.6	780^th of 2162 public high schools	63.9%	84			37.7		37.1				51.2	51.2				28.9	28.9	$21,605	$1,849	$19,756
Canyon Crest Academy	5.5mi	Public	9-12	5951 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	2,147	83	25.7	11.4%	738 (34.4%)	11 (0.5%)	183 (8.5%)	990 (46.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	217 (10.1%)	98.5	21^st of 2135 public high schools	99.0%		98.8	20^th of 2162 public high schools	99.1%	1			80.6		80.0				91.9	91.9				85.7	85.7	$16,740	$491	$16,249

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