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Hoover High

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Hoover High ranks 1250 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Hoover High is a 2,011-student public school serving grades 9–12 in San Diego and part of San Diego Unified. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were below both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. ELA was closest to those benchmarks, while math was farthest behind: Hoover’s math proficiency was 19%, compared with 38% statewide and 46% districtwide. The clearest academic concern is therefore math, though all three subjects trail broader benchmarks.

Compared with five nearby district high schools with same-year results, Hoover was near the peer average: ELA was 42.9% versus 42.8%, science was 27.9% versus 27.7%, and math was 19.3% versus 20.9%. Its ELA rate was 6 points below the state and 11 below the district; the math gaps were 19 and 27 points, and the science gaps were 8 and 14 points. Graduation offers a more positive picture: the 2025–2026 rate was 91%, above the state’s 88% and just below the district’s 92%.

Results have improved over the longer term: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Hoover gained 5 percentage points in ELA, 5 in math, and 9 in science. However, ELA fell in the latest year, from 47% to 43%, while its gap with the state widened. SchoolDigger ranked Hoover 1,251st of 2,137 schools, at the 41st percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026; it tied a nearby peer’s percentile. The school reports 89% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Its student-teacher ratio was 22.9 in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Asian students was at the 18th percentile, compared with 41st overall; its measure for homeless students fell from the 64th percentile to the 27th in one year.

2,011

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,609

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4474 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115-4312

(619) 344-4500

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Hoover High:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Cherokee Point Elementary
	Edison Elementary
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	Euclid Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Hamilton Elementary
	Joyner Elementary
	Normal Heights Elementary
	Rosa Parks Elementary
	Rowan Elementary
Middle:	Clark Middle
	Wilson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

Asian:

12.5%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

California avg42%

1,250^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

600^th of 1,530San 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
2026	40.9	1250 of 2135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	1211 of 2162	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1395 of 2159	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1296 of 2170	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1341 of 2123	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1362 of 2133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1105 of 2017	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	1129 of 2021	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	1273 of 2039	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	1162 of 1994	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1395 of 2426	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1389 of 2354	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.6	1265 of 2367	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1382 of 2281	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1516 of 2238	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1316 of 2117	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1422 of 2063	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.3	1323 of 1968	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1174 of 1901	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.2	1306 of 1653	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	332 of 492	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	386 of 523	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	384 of 517	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	234 of 521	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.1	435 of 522	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	372 of 592	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	226 of 582	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	474 of 575	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	383 of 585	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.0	493 of 573	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	417 of 591	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	518 of 581	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	519 of 582	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	433 of 581	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	355 of 1161	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	644 of 1117	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	553 of 1052	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	672 of 1085	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	831 of 1064	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	379 of 1044	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	418 of 941	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	449 of 938	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	1195 of 1864	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	1157 of 1906	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1337 of 1915	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1267 of 1915	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1264 of 1858	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1242 of 1833	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1117 of 1760	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1059 of 1880	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	1072 of 1900	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1302 of 1902	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1228 of 1917	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1155 of 1861	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1092 of 1814	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	981 of 1742	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.6	148 of 410	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	216 of 328	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	119 of 299	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	137 of 290	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1023 of 1997	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	1002 of 2013	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1179 of 2026	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1032 of 2030	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1103 of 1943	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1154 of 1937	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	820 of 1862	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	1134 of 1930	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1102 of 1942	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1236 of 1948	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1112 of 1963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1218 of 1916	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1252 of 1880	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	989 of 1834	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	767 of 1235	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	699 of 1252	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	740 of 1216	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	855 of 1197	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	901 of 1130	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1102 of 1193	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2026)27th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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
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%)	40.9	1250^th of 2135 public high schools	41.5%		42.1	1211^th of 2162 public high schools	44.0%	39			28.9	5.9	27.9				42.9	42.9				19.3	19.3	$19,609	$1,963	$17,646
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)																$49,868	$3,438	$46,430
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%)	33.2	1421^st of 2135 public high schools	33.4%		22.3	1645^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%	224			25.0		25.0				43.1	43.1				9.5	9.5	$21,503	$3,644	$17,859
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	—	31 (19.4%)	44 (27.5%)	68 (42.5%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	35.3	1366^th of 2135 public high schools	36.0%					(n/a)	26.9				22.9	31.8	34.6	28.0	42.9	34.7	0.0	7.7	11.5	14.3	8.8	$21,704	$2,544	$19,160
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%)	40.8	1253^rd of 2135 public high schools	41.3%		41.3	1229^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%	24			24.1	10.5	23.2				49.0	49.0				18.9	18.9	$19,604	$2,526	$17,078
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%)	64.5	725^th of 2135 public high schools	66.0%		63.5	729^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%	4	17.3		43.0		29.3	45.2	43.6	37.0	71.8	48.5	32.5	18.0	15.4	19.7	21.8	$18,618	$880	$17,738
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%)	90.5	192^nd of 2135 public high schools	91.0%		95.4	89^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%	103			54.0		54.0				75.9	75.9				67.2	67.2
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%)	22.5	1613^th of 2135 public high schools	24.4%		28.5	1514^th of 2162 public high schools	30.0%	99			12.2	5.9	11.9				30.3	30.3				13.6	13.6	$22,620	$2,599	$20,021
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%)	85.8	280^th of 2135 public high schools	86.9%		88.5	229^th of 2162 public high schools	89.4%	51			55.3		55.0				70.6	70.6				48.4	48.4	$16,669	$1,117	$15,552
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%)	7.9	2062^nd of 2135 public high schools	3.4%		16.9	1742^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.4%	320			5.9		8.2				4.0	4.0				0.0	0.0	$39,435	$2,432	$37,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover High

Is Hoover High a good school?

Hoover High ranks 1250^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hoover High?

Students at Hoover High are 74% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hoover High?

Hoover High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Cherokee Point Elementary
Elementary : Edison Elementary
Elementary : Euclid Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Hamilton Elementary
Elementary : Joyner Elementary
Elementary : Normal Heights Elementary
Elementary : Rosa Parks Elementary
Elementary : Rowan Elementary
Middle : Clark Middle
Middle : Wilson Middle

What district is Hoover High in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Hoover High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,011 students attended Hoover High.

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