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Del Norte High

Public Grades 9-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Del Norte High is a grades 9–12 school in the San Diego area’s Poway Unified, serving 2,557 students. Its latest reported results are well above California averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Most important, math is its clearest academic advantage: Del Norte ranks second among nearby schools with reported math results and leads the state by 36 percentage points.

Del Norte is strong in all three subjects, but its standing differs by subject. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 79%, 29 points above the state and 5 above the district; it ranked fourth among nearby schools with reported results, behind Canyon Crest Academy, Westview High and Poway to Palomar Middle College High. Math proficiency was 74%, 36 points above California and 8 above the district, just behind Canyon Crest’s 86%. Science was 68%, 32 points above the state and 5 above the district; Del Norte ranked third on nearby all-grades results, behind Canyon Crest and Poway to Palomar. These comparisons use nearby schools with reported scores.

ELA and math have slipped since 2022–2023, while science has improved: ELA fell 7 percentage points to 79%, math fell 3 points to 74%, and science rose 3 points to 68%. Even so, the state gaps narrowed by 9 points in ELA, 7 in math and 3 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Del Norte 65th of 2,137 California schools, in the 97th percentile with five stars; it ranks Poway Unified 63rd of 968 districts, in the 93rd percentile with five stars. Del Norte’s student–teacher ratio was 23.8 in 2024–2025, and 10% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year—the lowest reported nearby rate. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for serving Multi-racial Students was at the 76th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 89th percentile in 2023–2024; its ranking for serving White Students was at the 80th percentile.

2,557

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,440

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

16601 Nighthawk Ln.
San Diego, CA 92127-4457

(858) 487-0877

District: Poway Unified

Feeder schools for Del Norte High:

Elementary:	Del Sur Elementary
	Monterey Ridge Elementary
	Stone Ranch Elementary
	Willow Grove Elementary
Middle:	Oak Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.5%

White:

35.5%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% 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 school74%

District avg69%

California avg42%

65^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.0	65 of 2135	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	44 of 2162	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	51 of 2159	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	49 of 2170	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	62 of 2123	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	51 of 2133	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	158 of 2017	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	40 of 2021	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	113 of 2039	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	55 of 1994	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	73.3	246 of 2426	89.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	311 of 2354	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	148 of 2367	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	112 of 2281	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.2	11 of 522	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	71 of 575	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.4	15 of 585	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	48 of 573	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	25 of 591	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	50 of 581	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	39 of 582	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	115 of 581	80.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.2	27 of 1161	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	30 of 1117	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	30 of 1052	97.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.0	23 of 938	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	48 of 1864	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	48 of 1906	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	56 of 1915	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	35 of 1915	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	54 of 1858	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	50 of 1833	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	155 of 1760	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	204 of 1880	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	97.0	43 of 1900	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	36 of 1902	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	56 of 1917	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	142 of 1861	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	65 of 1814	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	174 of 1742	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	237 of 1997	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	95.7	66 of 2013	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	172 of 2026	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	212 of 2030	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	137 of 1943	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	50 of 1937	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	256 of 1862	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	96 of 1930	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	50 of 1942	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	53 of 1948	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	50 of 1963	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	80 of 1916	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	63 of 1880	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	146 of 1834	92.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	144 of 588	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	130 of 577	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	65 of 574	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	63 of 541	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	48 of 515	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	42 of 422	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	52 of 366	85.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	107 of 1235	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	45 of 1252	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	19 of 1216	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	18 of 1197	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	229 of 1130	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	162 of 1155	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	171 of 1173	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	120 of 1193	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	176 of 1204	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	133 of 1222	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	326 of 1173	72.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2022)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science68%+32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Canyon Crest Academy	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Norte High

How many students attend Del Norte High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,557 students attended Del Norte High.

What district is Del Norte High in?

Poway Unified

What schools feed into Del Norte High?

Del Norte High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Del Sur Elementary
Elementary : Monterey Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Stone Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Willow Grove Elementary
Middle : Oak Valley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Del Norte High?

Students at Del Norte High are 44% Asian, 36% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Del Norte High a good school?

Yes! Del Norte High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 2135 California high schools.

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