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Rancho Bernardo High

Public Grades 9-12

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Bernardo High serves 2,210 students in grades 9–12 in San Diego and is part of Poway Unified. Its SchoolDigger rating is 5 stars, placing it in the 93rd statewide percentile for 2025–2026. The clearest takeaway is that students score well above California proficiency levels in all three tested subjects: the school’s results exceed state rates by 23 points in English language arts (ELA), 25 points in math and 30 points in science.

Rancho Bernardo is strongest in science and weakest in ELA compared with nearby schools and its district. Its all-grade science proficiency was 66%, 2 points above Poway Unified; in the 12th-grade nearby comparison, it ranked 3rd of 9, with 66% versus a nearby average of 44%. In 11th-grade math, it ranked 4th of 9, at 64% compared with a nearby average of 56%, though it was 3 points below the district’s all-grade result. ELA is a weaker local comparison: the school’s 11th-grade result was 73%, below the nearby average of 77%, and its all-grade rate was 1 point below the district. Its SchoolDigger rank of 142 is behind nearby Scripps Ranch High (39), Westview High (42) and Del Norte High (65).

ELA and math have declined since 2022–2023, while science has improved: ELA fell 12 points to 73% and math fell 7 points to 64%, but science rose 9 points to 66%. Even so, the school remains well above state results, and science is now above the district. SchoolDigger ranks it 142nd of 2,137 schools statewide (93rd percentile); its 24.4 students per teacher is middle-of-the-pack nearby, matching Westview. In 2024–2025, 15% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the third-lowest rate among nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Asian Students was at the 66th percentile in 2025–2026, versus the school’s 93rd percentile overall. Its ranking for African American Students improved from the 63rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 79th in 2024–2025.

2,210

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,270

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

13010 Paseo Lucido
San Diego, CA 92128-4499

(858) 485-4800

District: Poway Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Bernardo High:

Elementary:	Chaparral Elementary
	Highland Ranch Elementary
	Pomerado Elementary
	Shoal Creek Elementary
	More...
	Turtleback Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	Bernardo Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Asian:

24.3%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

California avg42%

142^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Poway Unified

100^th of 1,530Poway Unified 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	142 of 2135	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	184 of 2162	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	93 of 2159	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	64 of 2170	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	34 of 2123	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	106 of 2133	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	275 of 2017	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	143 of 2021	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	103 of 2039	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	159 of 1994	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	155 of 2426	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	69.8	307 of 2354	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	205 of 2367	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	128 of 2281	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	100 of 2238	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	75.7	182 of 2117	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.2	157 of 2063	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	74.6	210 of 1968	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.9	269 of 1901	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	194 of 1653	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	109 of 523	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	189 of 517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.8	25 of 592	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	88 of 582	84.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	194 of 575	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.0	203 of 585	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.9	101 of 573	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	49 of 591	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	33 of 581	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	134 of 582	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	224 of 581	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.2	41 of 1161	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	86 of 1117	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	164 of 1052	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	167 of 1085	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	100.0	3 of 1044	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	9 of 941	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	40 of 938	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	147 of 1864	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	157 of 1906	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	93 of 1915	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	53 of 1915	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	32 of 1858	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	108 of 1833	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	223 of 1760	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	184 of 1880	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	179 of 1900	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	66 of 1902	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	42 of 1917	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	42 of 1861	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	91 of 1814	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	314 of 1742	82.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.4	2 of 290	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	241 of 1997	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	376 of 2013	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	183 of 2026	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	72 of 2030	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	30 of 1943	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	127 of 1937	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	315 of 1862	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	139 of 1930	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	218 of 1942	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	103 of 1948	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	71 of 1963	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	44 of 1916	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	103 of 1880	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	302 of 1834	83.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.0	10 of 190	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	15 of 168	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	118 of 588	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	185 of 577	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.6	80 of 574	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	79 of 541	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	28 of 515	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	109 of 422	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	27.6	276 of 366	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	129 of 1235	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	110 of 1252	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	31 of 1216	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	63 of 1197	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	165 of 1130	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	277 of 1155	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	203 of 1173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	91 of 1193	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	32 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	124 of 1222	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	368 of 1173	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)66th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+23 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

Mathematics64%+25 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 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
Rancho Bernardo High	Public	9-12	13010 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4800	2,210	90	24.4	15.2%	897 (40.6%)	54 (2.4%)	440 (19.9%)	538 (24.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	270 (12.2%)	92.6	142^nd of 2135 public high schools	93.3%		90.9	184^th of 2162 public high schools	91.5%	42				65.8	65.8				72.5	72.5				63.6	63.6	$15,270	$468	$14,802
Abraxas Continuation High	Public	9-12	12450 Glenoak Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5900	216	22	9.7	39.4%	79 (36.6%)	8 (3.7%)	70 (32.4%)	33 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.1%)								(n/a)																$46,577	$5,998	$40,579
Poway to Palomar Middle College High	Public	11-12	11111 Rancho Bernardo Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 679-2531	88	2	36.5	19.3%	38 (43.2%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.5%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	92	159^th of 2135 public high schools	92.6%		90.5	189^th of 2162 public high schools	91.3%	30				76.5	76.5				82.1	82.1				46.0	46.0	$18,633	$230	$18,403
Poway High	Public	9-12	15500 Espola Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0245	2,101	97	21.5	21.8%	1,067 (50.8%)	23 (1.1%)	628 (29.9%)	150 (7.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	227 (10.8%)	82.4	352^nd of 2135 public high schools	83.5%		87.8	251^st of 2162 public high schools	88.4%	101				53.1	53.1				59.5	59.5				47.6	47.6	$15,518	$336	$15,182
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	16601 Nighthawk Ln.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-0877	2,557	107	23.8	9.5%	909 (35.5%)	29 (1.1%)	221 (8.6%)	1,137 (44.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	255 (10.0%)	96	65^th of 2135 public high schools	97.0%		97.5	44^th of 2162 public high schools	98.0%	21				68.2	68.2				78.7	78.7				74.0	74.0	$14,440	$336	$14,104
Mt. Carmel High	Public	9-12	9550 Carmel Mountain Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1180	1,800	77	23.2	17.4%	659 (36.6%)	55 (3.1%)	360 (20.0%)	470 (26.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	249 (13.8%)	92.3	153^rd of 2135 public high schools	92.8%		92.4	158^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%	5				61.3	61.3				72.7	72.7				57.0	57.0	$16,052	$521	$15,531
Westview High	Public	9-12	13500 Camino Del Sur	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 780-2000	2,116	87	24.4	11.9%	699 (33.0%)	22 (1.0%)	259 (12.2%)	893 (42.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	238 (11.2%)	97.3	42^nd of 2135 public high schools	98.0%		97.5	43^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.0%	1				63.2	63.2				86.7	86.7				73.3	73.3	$15,327	$357	$14,970
Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	17.3	1700^th of 2135 public high schools	20.4%		43.8	1173^rd of 2162 public high schools	45.7%	527	5.9	10.7		6.7	8.1		42.9	17.7		39.1		7.1	5.9		6.5	$15,314	$1,752	$13,562
San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,846	91	20.3	73.2%	410 (22.2%)	33 (1.8%)	1,288 (69.8%)	75 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (1.8%)	59	838^th of 2135 public high schools	60.7%		57.4	887^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%	49		28.7		7.1	28.1				68.3	68.3				26.6	26.6	$21,224	$1,283	$19,941
Scripps Ranch High	Public	9-12	10410 Falcon Way	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3400	1,890	70	27.0	19.8%	683 (36.1%)	30 (1.6%)	260 (13.8%)	670 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	242 (12.8%)	97.4	39^th of 2135 public high schools	98.2%		97	53^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.5%	14			75.2		74.3				87.4	87.4				74.3	74.3	$17,054	$1,134	$15,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Bernardo High

What district is Rancho Bernardo High in?

Poway Unified

Is Rancho Bernardo High a good school?

Yes. Rancho Bernardo High ranks in the top 6.7% of California high schools.

What schools feed into Rancho Bernardo High?

Rancho Bernardo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chaparral Elementary
Elementary : Highland Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Pomerado Elementary
Elementary : Shoal Creek Elementary
Elementary : Turtleback Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Middle : Bernardo Heights Middle

How many students attend Rancho Bernardo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,210 students attended Rancho Bernardo High.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Bernardo High?

Students at Rancho Bernardo High are 41% White, 24% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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