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San Diego Mission Academy

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San Diego Mission Academy ranks 791 st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 6-12

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

San Diego Mission Academy serves 289 students in grades 6–12 in San Marcos, California. Its most urgent challenge is keeping students on track to graduate and attend school regularly: in 2025–2026, 42% graduated, compared with 88% statewide, while 54% were chronically absent, compared with 18% statewide. Nearby schools reported graduation rates from 93% to 100%. The central concern is that graduation remains far below the state rate and chronic absenteeism far above it.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while ELA and science are clear weaknesses. In 2025–2026, 38% of students were proficient in math, about level with California’s 38% and above the nearby-school average of 35%. ELA proficiency was 36%, versus 49% statewide and a 64% nearby-school average; science was 24%, versus 36% statewide and a 45% nearby-school average. The school’s ELA and science results were also below those of nearby district San Diego Unified, at 54% and 42%, respectively; that is not the school’s own district. The school serves grades 6–12, while nearby schools generally serve grades 9–12, so all-grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.

Math has improved considerably, rising from 12% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 38% in 2025–2026; science rose from 17% to 24%, while ELA moved from 39% to 36%. Graduation increased from 24% in 2021–2022 to 42% in 2025–2026, and chronic absenteeism fell from 60% in 2024–2025 to 54%. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 63rd statewide percentile and awards it 3 stars, compared with its district’s 49th percentile and 2 stars. The student-teacher ratio was 22.8 in 2024–2025, slightly above the nearby average of 21.8; 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves groups, Special Education Students rank at the 92nd percentile, while Multi-racial Students rank at the 24th percentile, down 17 points from the prior year.

289

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,810

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

737 Windy Point Dr.
San Marcos, CA 92069-1935

(833) 772-5106

District: San Diego Mission Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

25.6%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2021 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (42% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (21% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

California avg42%

Middle school

1,776^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 31 pts since 2024

From bottom 3% (2024) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

791^st of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 47 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to top 37% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

491^st of 968San Diego Mission Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1776 of 2703	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	2179 of 2761	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2693 of 2783	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1790 of 2483	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	2110 of 2533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	2516 of 2551	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	917 of 2325	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.3	1966 of 2395	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2342 of 2388	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	1467 of 2493	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1730 of 2542	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2479 of 2579	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	1639 of 2478	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	1758 of 2534	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	791 of 2137	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	611 of 2162	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	40.8	1224 of 2159	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1247 of 2170	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1612 of 2123	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1084 of 1290	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	777 of 1865	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	800 of 1906	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1025 of 1915	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1416 of 1915	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1493 of 1858	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	971 of 1054	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	546 of 1880	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	406 of 1900	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	859 of 1902	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	885 of 1917	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	1387 of 1861	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	585 of 1999	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	433 of 2013	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	626 of 2026	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	1264 of 2030	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1462 of 1943	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1023 of 1126	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	773 of 1932	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	394 of 1942	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	32.5	1273 of 1948	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	989 of 1963	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1548 of 1916	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	445 of 588	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	342 of 577	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.0	486 of 541	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	99 of 1235	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	569 of 1132	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	535 of 1155	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	11.3	1066 of 1193	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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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	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 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 Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	737 Windy Point Dr.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Diego Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 772-5106	289	13	22.8	67.5%	74 (25.6%)	20 (6.9%)	141 (48.8%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.2%)	61.3	791^st of 2137 public high schools	63.0%		69.5	611^th of 2162 public high schools	71.7%	180	23.8		23.8	23.8	27.3	16.2	31.7	44.6	36.2	36.4	21.6	41.5	42.2	38.1	$34,810	$34,748	$62
Canyon Hills High	Public	9-12	5156 Santo Rd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8100	1,183	53	22.1	58.5%	344 (29.1%)	92 (7.8%)	441 (37.3%)	130 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	159 (13.4%)	57.7	866^th of 2137 public high schools	59.5%		67.1	655^th of 2162 public high schools	69.7%	211		34.7	33.3	34.6				50.2	50.2				32.3	32.3	$23,629	$21,454	$2,175
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology	Public, Charter	9-12	3540 Aero Ct.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 874-4338	247	12	19.8	22.7%	144 (58.3%)	31 (12.6%)	42 (17.0%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Madison High	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	1431^st of 2137 public high schools	33.0%		52.7	976^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%	455		21.3		21.3				36.7	36.7				18.6	18.6	$28,686	$26,130	$2,556
Kearny Digital Media & Design	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8370	349	14	25.4	73.6%	40 (11.5%)	29 (8.3%)	208 (59.6%)	39 (11.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.3%)	87.5	253^rd of 2137 public high schools	88.2%		69.9	602^nd of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	349		58.3		57.5				76.7	76.7				45.3	45.3	$23,576	$21,568	$2,008
Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	313	14	23.1	81.5%	31 (9.9%)	26 (8.3%)	169 (54.0%)	55 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.3%)	79.1	426^th of 2137 public high schools	80.1%		74	511^th of 2162 public high schools	76.4%	85		57.6		55.1				72.7	72.7				31.8	31.8	$21,726	$20,966	$760
Kearny College Connections	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	339	13	26.1	76.4%	36 (10.6%)	37 (10.9%)	187 (55.2%)	56 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.3%)	79	429^th of 2137 public high schools	79.9%		68.9	621^st of 2162 public high schools	71.3%	192		52.9		53.6				76.5	76.5				32.4	32.4	$25,481	$22,914	$2,567
Kearny Eng Innov & Design	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	297	12	24.6	76.8%	38 (12.8%)	27 (9.1%)	165 (55.6%)	47 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	83.1	340^th of 2137 public high schools	84.1%		78.9	431^st of 2162 public high schools	80.1%	91		45.9		45.5				73.8	73.8				49.2	49.2	$24,917	$22,188	$2,729
San Diego Metro Career and Technical	Public	9-12	7250 Mesa College Dr. Rm. K-20	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 388-2299	119	10	12.0	49.6%	49 (41.2%)	6 (5.0%)	44 (37.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.3%)	71.2	596^th of 2137 public high schools	72.1%		68.5	625^th of 2162 public high schools	71.1%	29		52.3		51.1				68.2	68.2				25.0	25.0	$48,405	$47,020	$1,385
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Frequently Asked Questions about San Diego Mission Academy

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San Diego Mission Academy ranks 791^st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is San Diego Mission Academy in?

San Diego Mission Academy District

What is the racial makeup of San Diego Mission Academy?

Students at San Diego Mission Academy are 49% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend San Diego Mission Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended San Diego Mission Academy.

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