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High Technical Elementary

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High Technical Elementary ranks 2911 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2911^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

High Technical Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 444 students in San Diego, operating within the High Technical Elementary District and earning an average statewide ranking.

The school performs in the middle range compared to all California elementary schools, with its mathematics and science scores near the state average, but its English Language Arts scores are notably lower. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate higher than the state average and most nearby schools like Silver Gate Elementary and Sunset View Elementary. Performance trends show recent declines for some student groups, including female students and those in special education, even as per-student spending has increased.

Compared to its neighbors, High Technical Elementary's academic results are generally lower, and it spends less per student than many schools in the San Diego Unified district. It shares a very similar profile with the nearby High Technical Elementary Explorer, suggesting a local pattern. While the school faces clear challenges in attendance and supporting all student groups, its math scores remain a relative strength slightly above the state average.

444

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 Cushing Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106-6189

(619) 564-6700

District: High Technical Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

26.6%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 41st-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

2,911^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 44% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

752^nd of 1,543High Technical Elementary 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	44.6	2911 of 5857	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	2424 of 5869	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2468 of 5859	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	3471 of 5883	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	2546 of 5789	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	958 of 2227	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3428 of 5597	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	2525 of 5612	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2217 of 5609	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	3802 of 5635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2661 of 5492	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2542 of 5107	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2305 of 5107	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1713 of 5087	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	4173 of 5084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2306 of 4963	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3131 of 5460	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2735 of 5517	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2063 of 5363	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	4088 of 5264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	1998 of 5173	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2319 of 5628	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2167 of 5643	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2597 of 5638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2955 of 5663	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2280 of 5510	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1843 of 2847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	919 of 2635	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	838 of 2420	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2172 of 2598	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1775 of 2651	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2084 of 2661	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1771 of 2726	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1823 of 2834	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science35%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	44.6	2911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.6	2424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	487	34.7		34.7	41.8	33.3	43.1				39.4	40.3	44.9	30.6				38.5
High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	386	16	24.1	44.6%	98 (25.4%)	32 (8.3%)	183 (47.4%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	47.7	2723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.5	3096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	373	25.7		25.7	60.3	53.7	45.7				53.2	34.3	41.2	19.1				31.5	97.0
Loma Portal Elementary	Public	K-4	3341 Browning St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1683	392	15	26.1	30.4%	225 (57.4%)	7 (1.8%)	110 (28.1%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.7%)	78.6	1213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.9	1040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	173				54.6	68.4					61.0	62.7	56.9					60.0					$23,929	$23,014	$915
Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	64.5	1863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.2	1971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	108				44.7	52.5					48.7	69.2	42.9					55.6					$40,319	$37,902	$2,417
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	157	8	19.6	68.8%	40 (25.5%)	10 (6.4%)	78 (49.7%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.4%)	42.3	3053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.2	2184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	869				36.8	36.8					36.8	47.4	36.8					42.1					$44,576	$43,070	$1,506
Silver Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	1499 Venice St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-1139	399	16	24.3	23.6%	259 (64.9%)	2 (0.5%)	81 (20.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.0%)	96.5	189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.6	199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	10				82.7	81.0					81.8	85.9	77.2					81.5					$29,593	$28,530	$1,063
iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 430-1720	148	7	21.1	82.4%	12 (8.1%)	12 (8.1%)	83 (56.1%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	60.4	2044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		51.2	2497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	453	27.6		27.6	55.6	65.0	44.8	61.5			55.9	55.6	50.0	31.0	38.5			43.1					$27,233	$25,334	$1,899
Ocean Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	4741 Santa Monica Ave.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1631	432	18	23.9	49.5%	232 (53.7%)	17 (3.9%)	124 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	91.4	587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		95.4	315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	272				81.1	88.9					84.9	62.2	71.2					66.7					$26,061	$24,738	$1,323
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	62.1	1956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.4	2218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	262	25.9	54.6	38.8	47.4	57.1	40.7	54.6	85.7	81.8	60.6	63.2	55.0	40.7	59.1	52.4	68.2	55.7
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-4	4365 Hill St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-7156	408	17	24.0	14.5%	288 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (18.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	93.6	434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.9	274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	160				69.9	78.6					73.6	76.7	80.4					78.3	94.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	$25,038	$23,714	$1,324

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical Elementary

Is High Technical Elementary a good school?

High Technical Elementary ranks 2911^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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High Technical Elementary District

How many students attend High Technical Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended High Technical Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical Elementary?

Students at High Technical Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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