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Health Sciences High and Middle College

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1645^th

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of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Health Sciences High and Middle College (HSHMC) is a public high school serving 535 students in grades 9-12 in San Diego, with a specialized focus on health sciences and a student body where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a notable paradox: it graduates nearly all of its students (98.5%, far above the state average) with an extremely low dropout rate, yet its students' proficiency on state standardized tests in English, math, and science is significantly below state averages. This "graduation-success vs. proficiency-gap" is a key differentiator when compared to nearby schools. For instance, East Village Middle College High excels in both graduation and test scores, while Hoover High has similar test scores but a lower graduation rate. HSHMC also contends with a high rate of chronic absenteeism (33.6%), which makes its stellar graduation rates even more unusual.

Financially, the school operates efficiently within its own independent district, spending less per student than several comparable schools while achieving its high completion rates. However, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, and its effectiveness with specific student subgroups, like English Learners and students in special education, has shown significant volatility from year to year. This suggests that while HSHMC's model is powerfully effective at keeping students on track to graduate, there may be inconsistencies in academic preparation or support systems that warrant further attention from school leadership.

535

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3910 University Ave. Ste. 100
San Diego, CA 92105-7302

(619) 528-9070

District: Health Sciences High and Middle College District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

African American:

12.7%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

1,645^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 31 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1296^th of 1,543Health Sciences High and Middle College 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	22.3	1645 of 2162	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1270 of 2159	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1250 of 2170	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1320 of 2123	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	677 of 1290	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	965 of 2133	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	355 of 523	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	396 of 517	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	243 of 521	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	244 of 522	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	263 of 592	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	1053 of 1161	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	488 of 555	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	221 of 1117	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	802 of 1085	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	629 of 1064	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.7	70 of 1044	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	50.4	173 of 467	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1542 of 1906	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1211 of 1915	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1084 of 1915	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1195 of 1858	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	721 of 1054	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	881 of 1833	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1447 of 1900	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1089 of 1902	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	991 of 1917	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1214 of 1861	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	688 of 1814	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1580 of 2013	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1360 of 2026	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1121 of 2030	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1252 of 1943	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	677 of 1126	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	967 of 1937	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1470 of 1942	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1158 of 1948	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1302 of 1963	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1319 of 1916	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	510 of 1122	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	994 of 1880	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	833 of 1252	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	273 of 1216	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	29.2	863 of 1197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 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 (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/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 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
Health Sciences High and Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	3910 University Ave. Ste. 100	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	Health Sciences High and Middle College District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 528-9070	535	26	20.5	72.0%	13 (2.4%)	68 (12.7%)	409 (76.4%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	22.3	1645^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		38.9	1270^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	375		14.6		13.3				31.5	31.5				6.3	6.3
Trace	Public	9-12	4063 Polk Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6120	437	35	12.6	87.2%	51 (11.7%)	59 (13.5%)	264 (60.4%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$83,352	$79,914	$3,438
Hoover High	Public	9-12	4474 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4500	2,011	88	22.9	89.2%	43 (2.1%)	172 (8.6%)	1,493 (74.2%)	252 (12.5%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	39 (1.9%)	42.1	1211^th of 2162 public high schools	44.0%		33.9	1395^th of 2159 public high schools	35.4%	184		23.2	15.8	22.9				46.6	46.6				17.6	17.6	$24,309	$22,346	$1,963
City Heights Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4260 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	City Heights Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3137	160	10	16.7	100.0%	31 (19.4%)	44 (27.5%)	68 (42.5%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								(n/a)	6.9		12.5	8.9	5.0	21.7	14.3		13.6	5.0	8.0	0.0		6.0
Crawford High	Public	9-12	4191 Colts Way	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3700	1,318	53	25.0	92.9%	28 (2.1%)	445 (33.8%)	586 (44.5%)	212 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	38 (2.9%)	41.3	1229^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		37.2	1310^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	81		24.3	13.8	23.4				38.2	38.2				22.2	22.2	$23,736	$21,210	$2,526
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
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	$63,492	$61,060	$2,432
San Diego High	Public	9-12	1405 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4610	1,602	61	26.2	71.0%	276 (17.2%)	124 (7.7%)	1,059 (66.1%)	38 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (6.2%)	61	796^th of 2162 public high schools	63.2%		47.1	1077^th of 2159 public high schools	50.1%	281		34.4	25.3	32.6				60.2	60.2				23.3	23.3	$24,589	$22,520	$2,069
East Village Middle College High	Public	9-12	1313 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4769	138	8	17.4	65.2%	31 (22.5%)	9 (6.5%)	78 (56.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.7%)	81.7	386^th of 2162 public high schools	82.1%		84.2	343^rd of 2159 public high schools	84.1%	43			30.0	30.0				82.1	82.1				36.8	36.8	$31,728	$30,108	$1,620
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	$29,695	$27,096	$2,599

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In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Health Sciences High and Middle College.

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Health Sciences High and Middle College District

What is the racial makeup of Health Sciences High and Middle College?

Students at Health Sciences High and Middle College are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

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Health Sciences High and Middle College ranks in the bottom 23.9% of California high schools.

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