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La Jolla High

Public Grades 9-12

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

La Jolla High is a large, comprehensive public high school (grades 9-12) serving about 1,174 students in the affluent coastal community of La Jolla, operating within the San Diego Unified school district.

The school is a consistent top performer, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher among California high schools for over a decade, with a graduation rate above 97.5% and very low chronic absenteeism. It significantly outperforms district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, and this strong performance extends effectively across all student subgroups, including those in Special Education and from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Notably, the school achieves these excellent results with per-student spending and class sizes that are moderate compared to the area, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

La Jolla High is part of a cluster of high-performing schools, including nearby Mission Bay High and University City High. An interesting comparison is Preuss School UCSD, a specialized charter that achieves similar rankings while serving a very different student population. While La Jolla High excels, mathematics proficiency is a relative area for focus compared to its stellar English scores, a trend also seen at Mission Bay High. The school's long-term consistency and balanced excellence make it a standout option in the region.

1,174

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,857

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

799 Westbourne St.
La Jolla, CA 92037-6103

(858) 634-8000

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for La Jolla High:

Elementary:	Bird Rock Elementary
	La Jolla Elementary
	Torrey Pines Elementary
Middle:	Muirlands Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg49%

California avg41%

214^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	89.2	214 of 2162	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	229 of 2159	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	188 of 2170	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	133 of 2123	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	141 of 2133	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	131 of 2017	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	311 of 2021	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	91.0	172 of 2039	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	83 of 1994	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	73.3	248 of 2426	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	321 of 2354	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	341 of 2367	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	63.9	423 of 2281	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	277 of 2238	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	297 of 2117	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	294 of 2063	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	62.6	414 of 1968	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	66.5	306 of 1901	83.9%	★★★★☆
2004	62.1	311 of 1653	81.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	85 of 585	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	30 of 573	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	55.0	314 of 591	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.2	145 of 581	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	215 of 582	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	265 of 581	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	90.5	72 of 1161	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	143 of 1117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	99.9	10 of 1052	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	293 of 1906	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	202 of 1915	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	203 of 1915	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	125 of 1858	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	171 of 1833	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	163 of 1760	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	220 of 1900	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	408 of 1902	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	233 of 1917	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	135 of 1861	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	320 of 1814	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	478 of 1742	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	212 of 2013	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	293 of 2026	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	348 of 2030	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	148 of 1943	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	409 of 1937	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	378 of 1862	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	136 of 1942	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	224 of 1948	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	148 of 1963	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	133 of 1916	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	118 of 1880	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	100 of 1834	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	192 of 577	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	168 of 574	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	97.7	2 of 541	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	32 of 515	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	15 of 422	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	16 of 366	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	98 of 1252	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	95 of 1216	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	156 of 1197	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	204 of 1155	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	175 of 1173	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	210 of 1193	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	146 of 1204	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	97 of 1222	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	65 of 1173	94.5%	★★★★★

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)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science53%+21 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 (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 (2025)	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
La Jolla High	Public	9-12	799 Westbourne St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-8000	1,174	48	24.4	30.2%	645 (54.9%)	9 (0.8%)	297 (25.3%)	92 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	125 (10.6%)	89.2	214^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%		89.9	229^th of 2159 public high schools	89.4%	15		56.7	13.0	53.3				72.6	72.6				54.5	54.5	$21,857	$20,840	$1,017
Mission Bay High	Public	9-12	2475 Grand Ave.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0136	1,240	61	20.3	44.4%	545 (44.0%)	35 (2.8%)	456 (36.8%)	58 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	140 (11.3%)	92.6	154^th of 2162 public high schools	92.9%		86.2	302^nd of 2159 public high schools	86.0%	148		57.7		57.1				80.5	80.5				52.0	52.0	$25,088	$23,468	$1,620
Preuss School UCSD	Public, Charter	6-12	9500 Gilman Dr.	La Jolla	92093	San Diego County	Preuss School UCSD District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 822-3000	825	43	19.1	90.8%	24 (2.9%)	195 (23.6%)	454 (55.0%)	136 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	92.8	151^st of 2162 public high schools	93.0%		90.8	203^rd of 2159 public high schools	90.6%	52	34.2		49.0	41.0	58.8	52.5	58.2	82.3	62.7	42.0	44.9	35.5	49.1	42.8
Clairemont High	Public	9-12	4150 Ute Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2600	823	36	22.5	57.4%	302 (36.7%)	15 (1.8%)	398 (48.4%)	36 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.1%)	61.6	780^th of 2162 public high schools	63.9%		53.7	914^th of 2159 public high schools	57.7%	134		35.2		34.5				60.6	60.6				23.4	23.4	$28,415	$26,566	$1,849
University City High	Public	9-12	6949 Genesee Ave.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 605-2800	1,465	59	24.8	48.9%	500 (34.1%)	45 (3.1%)	583 (39.8%)	159 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (11.6%)	89.4	210^th of 2162 public high schools	90.3%		91.3	194^th of 2159 public high schools	91.0%	16		53.9	36.4	53.3				78.5	78.5				46.0	46.0	$21,200	$19,808	$1,392
High Technical High Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	5331 Mt. Alifan	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical High Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1810	435	20	21.7	40.5%	165 (37.9%)	16 (3.7%)	169 (38.9%)	64 (14.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	93.4	135^th of 2162 public high schools	93.8%		82.8	361^st of 2159 public high schools	83.3%	226			45.4	45.4				89.8	89.8				49.0	49.0	$30,146	$29,096	$1,050
Madison High	Public	9-12	4833 Doliva Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0336	780	38	20.3	80.8%	97 (12.4%)	71 (9.1%)	494 (63.3%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	67 (8.6%)	52.7	976^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		39.4	1255^th of 2159 public high schools	41.9%	279		33.2		33.2				45.2	45.2				24.4	24.4	$28,686	$26,130	$2,556
San Diego Metro Career and Technical	Public	9-12	7250 Mesa College Dr. Rm. K-20	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 388-2299	119	10	12.0	49.6%	49 (41.2%)	6 (5.0%)	44 (37.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.3%)	68.5	625^th of 2162 public high schools	71.1%		47.5	1067^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	442		46.2		44.4				69.2	69.2				19.2	19.2	$48,405	$47,020	$1,385
Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3127 Jefferson St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Mono County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 235-6884	198	11	18.7	100.0%	37 (18.7%)	19 (9.6%)	117 (59.1%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$3,085	$00	$3,085
Twain High	Public	7-12	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5300	293	30	9.6	88.1%	26 (8.9%)	24 (8.2%)	204 (69.6%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.5%)	15.3	1799^th of 2162 public high schools	16.8%		16.9	1762^nd of 2159 public high schools	18.4%	37		8.2	4.8	7.5				21.3	21.3				3.9	3.9	$61,500	$59,040	$2,460

Frequently Asked Questions about La Jolla High

How many students attend La Jolla High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,174 students attended La Jolla High.

What is the racial makeup of La Jolla High?

Students at La Jolla High are 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools feed into La Jolla High?

La Jolla High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bird Rock Elementary
Elementary : La Jolla Elementary
Elementary : Torrey Pines Elementary
Middle : Muirlands Middle

Is La Jolla High a good school?

Yes. La Jolla High ranks in the top 9.9% of California high schools.

What district is La Jolla High in?

San Diego Unified

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