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Henry High

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Henry High ranks 229 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Henry High is a large, consistently high-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,485 students within the San Diego Unified district, distinguished by its strong academic record and exceptional graduation rate of 98.2%.

The school stands out in the region for its academic excellence, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide and significantly outperforming nearby comprehensive high schools like Canyon Hills High and Hoover High in test scores and graduation rates. Impressively, Henry High achieves these top-tier results while spending less per student than most comparable schools and providing highly effective support for students with disabilities, those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and other vulnerable groups, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for these populations.

While Henry High's closest competitor is West Hills High, it maintains a slight edge in overall ranking. The school has shown remarkable consistency, holding a 4-star rating for nine of the past ten years. Areas for community attention include a persistent performance gap between female and male students and working to ensure all student subgroups reach their highest potential. Overall, Henry High demonstrates that a large, diverse public school can deliver exceptional and efficient educational outcomes for all its students.

2,485

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,484

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6702 Wandermere Dr.
San Diego, CA 92120-3250

(619) 286-7700

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Henry High:

Elementary:	Benchley/Weinberger Elementary
	Dailard Elementary
	Foster Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	More...
	Gage Elementary
	Green Elementary
	Hardy Elementary
	Hearst Elementary
	Marvin Elementary
Middle:	Lewis Middle
	Pershing Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓98% 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 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg49%

California avg41%

229^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 24High Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	229 of 2162	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	222 of 2159	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	274 of 2170	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	383 of 2123	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	331 of 2133	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	273 of 2017	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	91.5	161 of 2021	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	220 of 2039	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	288 of 1994	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	55.5	639 of 2426	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	54.9	672 of 2354	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	58.7	563 of 2367	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	53.4	663 of 2281	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	53.2	656 of 2238	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	52.6	609 of 2117	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	44.4	765 of 2063	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.6	700 of 1968	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.3	602 of 1901	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.8	537 of 1653	67.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	127 of 523	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	114 of 517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	47 of 521	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.2	139 of 522	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	156 of 592	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	128 of 582	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	262 of 585	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	201 of 573	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	231 of 591	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	318 of 581	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	324 of 582	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	201 of 581	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	89 of 1161	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	255 of 1117	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	263 of 1052	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	363 of 1044	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	519 of 938	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	173 of 1906	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	153 of 1915	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	258 of 1915	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	298 of 1858	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	280 of 1833	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	199 of 1760	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	333 of 1900	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	156 of 1902	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	309 of 1917	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	307 of 1861	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	366 of 1814	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	311 of 1742	82.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	15 of 410	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	60.7	111 of 328	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	176 of 2013	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	127 of 2026	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	247 of 2030	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	226 of 1943	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	332 of 1937	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	240 of 1862	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	271 of 1942	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	256 of 1948	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	272 of 1963	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	423 of 1916	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	401 of 1880	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	314 of 1834	82.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.4	4 of 190	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	47 of 168	72.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	145 of 577	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	254 of 574	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	370 of 541	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	279 of 515	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	198 of 422	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	160 of 366	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	77 of 1252	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	127 of 1216	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	218 of 1197	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	135 of 1155	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	114 of 1173	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	220 of 1193	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	375 of 1204	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	337 of 1222	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	278 of 1173	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)98th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)65th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 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 (2024)
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
Henry High	Public	9-12	6702 Wandermere Dr.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 286-7700	2,485	95	26.2	41.6%	975 (39.2%)	142 (5.7%)	783 (31.5%)	349 (14.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.2%)	88.5	229^th of 2162 public high schools	89.4%		90.1	222^nd of 2159 public high schools	89.7%	7		55.7	9.1	54.9				69.9	69.9				51.4	51.4	$16,484	$2,288	$14,196
Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	37	3	14.5	27.0%	27 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	98.7	23^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.9%		97.2	64^th of 2159 public high schools	97.0%	41		75.0		75.0				93.3	93.3				86.7	86.7	$18,256	$1,080	$17,176
Helix High	Public, Charter	9-12	7323 University Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Helix High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1940	2,554	110	23.2	65.5%	614 (24.0%)	271 (10.6%)	1,199 (46.9%)	165 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	280 (11.0%)	95.4	89^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		96	87^th of 2159 public high schools	96.0%	2		57.7		57.6				84.2	84.2				68.4	68.4	$16,266	$711	$15,555
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	$20,290	$4,186	$16,104
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	$19,023	$3,960	$15,063
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%)	67.1	655^th of 2162 public high schools	69.7%		57.3	826^th of 2159 public high schools	61.7%	171		36.5		36.0				55.2	55.2				35.1	35.1	$19,145	$3,567	$15,578
Grossmont High	Public	9-12	1100 Murray Dr.	La Mesa	91944	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-6000	2,172	89	24.3	64.0%	710 (32.7%)	171 (7.9%)	995 (45.8%)	111 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	163 (7.5%)	59.7	829^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		68.3	595^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	234		34.1	23.1	33.8				56.2	56.2				24.9	24.9	$19,695	$2,644	$17,051
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	$19,063	$3,630	$15,433
West Hills High	Public	9-12	8756 Mast Blvd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0400	1,624	69	23.3	42.7%	782 (48.2%)	16 (1.0%)	572 (35.2%)	99 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	146 (9.0%)	85.4	303^rd of 2162 public high schools	86.0%		71.1	550^th of 2159 public high schools	74.5%	247		46.1		45.6				70.9	70.9				49.4	49.4	$19,964	$2,619	$17,345
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4600	45	6	7.2	77.8%	14 (31.1%)	7 (15.6%)	22 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	8	2120^th of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		10.7	2022^nd of 2159 public high schools	6.3%	98		0.0		0.0				8.3	8.3				0.0	0.0	$53,089	$4,934	$48,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry High

How many students attend Henry High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,485 students attended Henry High.

What is the racial makeup of Henry High?

Students at Henry High are 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Henry High in?

San Diego Unified

Is Henry High a good school?

Henry High ranks 229^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Henry High?

Henry High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benchley/Weinberger Elementary
Elementary : Dailard Elementary
Elementary : Foster Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Gage Elementary
Elementary : Green Elementary
Elementary : Hardy Elementary
Elementary : Hearst Elementary
Elementary : Marvin Elementary
Middle : Lewis Middle
Middle : Pershing Middle

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