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Mira Mesa High

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Mira Mesa High ranks 371 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

Mira Mesa High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving approximately 2,187 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse San Diego Unified district, consistently ranking in the top tier of California schools.

The school excels at supporting all students, achieving an exceptional 96.5% graduation rate and very low chronic absenteeism. It stands out for its remarkable effectiveness with specific groups, such as students in special education and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often outperforming nearby schools like Madison High which serves a similar population. While its English Language Arts scores are very strong, mathematics proficiency is a noted area for improvement compared to some higher-performing schools in the region like Scripps Ranch High.

Historically a top performer, Mira Mesa's statewide ranking has slightly declined recently, suggesting some pandemic-related recovery challenges. Despite this, it remains a model of efficient and equitable education, delivering strong results for its diverse community and comparing favorably to both open-enrollment and selective schools in the area, such as the high-achieving Preuss School UCSD.

2,187

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,168

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10510 Marauder Way
San Diego, CA 92126-3275

(858) 566-2262

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Mira Mesa High:

Elementary:	Ericson Elementary
	Hage Elementary
	Hickman Elementary
	Jonas Salk Elementary
	More...
	Mason Elementary
	Sandburg Elementary
	Walker Elementary
Middle:	Challenger Middle
	Wangenheim Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.4%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

California avg41%

371^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	82.4	371 of 2162	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	202 of 2159	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	198 of 2170	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	175 of 2123	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	222 of 2133	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	251 of 2017	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	92.4	142 of 2021	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	191 of 2039	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	186 of 1994	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	75.7	202 of 2426	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	76.2	201 of 2354	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	75.8	194 of 2367	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	68.3	326 of 2281	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	65.4	330 of 2238	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.0	419 of 2117	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	51.4	632 of 2063	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	651 of 1968	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.5	641 of 1901	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	562 of 1653	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	223 of 523	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	86 of 517	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	84 of 521	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	141 of 522	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	54 of 592	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.0	152 of 582	73.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	285 of 585	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	158 of 573	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	263 of 591	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	210 of 581	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	249 of 582	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	262 of 581	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.6	118 of 1161	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	116 of 1117	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	190 of 1052	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	131 of 1085	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	408 of 1064	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.2	60 of 1044	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	48 of 941	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	113 of 938	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	375 of 1906	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	194 of 1915	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	181 of 1915	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	210 of 1858	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	253 of 1833	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	230 of 1760	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	613 of 1900	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	367 of 1902	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	221 of 1917	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	258 of 1861	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	130 of 1814	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	252 of 1742	85.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	224 of 410	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	90.0	17 of 328	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	4 of 299	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	3 of 290	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	315 of 2013	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	122 of 2026	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	112 of 2030	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	103 of 1943	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	145 of 1937	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	152 of 1862	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	324 of 1942	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	192 of 1948	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	197 of 1963	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	139 of 1916	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	221 of 1880	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	244 of 1834	86.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	53 of 175	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	42 of 190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	25 of 168	85.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	180 of 577	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	113 of 574	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	165 of 541	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	137 of 515	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	194 of 422	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	65 of 1252	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	67 of 1216	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	100 of 1197	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	314 of 1155	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	101 of 1173	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	179 of 1193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	72 of 1204	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	224 of 1222	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	230 of 1173	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science40%+8 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 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
Mira Mesa High	Public	9-12	10510 Marauder Way	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-2262	2,187	86	25.3	57.1%	232 (10.6%)	100 (4.6%)	569 (26.0%)	992 (45.4%)	8 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	274 (12.5%)	82.4	371^st of 2162 public high schools	82.8%		90.8	202^nd of 2159 public high schools	90.6%	169			41.3	23.1	40.4				74.1	74.1				45.2	45.2	$17,168	$2,530	$14,638
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	53^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.5%		97.5	52^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.6%	1			70.4		70.4				84.6	84.6				69.4	69.4	$16,515	$2,523	$13,992
Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego	Public, Charter	6-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	1,375	40	34.6	72.9%	303 (22.0%)	107 (7.8%)	810 (58.9%)	39 (2.8%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.9%)	46.1	1115^th of 2162 public high schools	48.4%		52.2	947^th of 2159 public high schools	56.1%	168	17.2	22.0	25.4	17.0	19.7	26.5	30.9	34.5	55.9	39.9	16.3	13.5	15.8	15.4	15.2	$18,083	$1,102	$16,981
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%)	97.5	43^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.0%		98.9	22^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.0%	21				66.3	66.3				85.4	85.4				69.9	69.9	$15,127	$664	$14,463
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%)	92.4	158^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%		94.5	119^th of 2159 public high schools	94.5%	39				59.3	59.3				70.6	70.6				59.0	59.0	$15,556	$652	$14,904
Canyon Crest Academy	Public	9-12	5951 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	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%)	98.8	20^th of 2162 public high schools	99.1%		98.9	21^st of 2159 public high schools	99.0%	1			78.2		78.2				92.9	92.9				86.4	86.4	$13,735	$380	$13,355
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	$17,483	$2,898	$14,585
San Diego Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	9512 Chesapeake Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 772-5106	289	13	22.8	67.5%	74 (25.6%)	20 (6.9%)	141 (48.8%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.2%)	69.5	611^th of 2162 public high schools	71.7%		40.8	1224^th of 2159 public high schools	43.3%	613	13.3				20.0	7.1	19.2	11.4	62.3	35.3	21.4	42.3	18.2	31.9	28.8	$89,554	$80	$89,474
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	$22,057	$4,605	$17,452
Torrey Pines High	Public	9-12	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-0125	2,536	101	25.1	17.7%	1,333 (52.6%)	32 (1.3%)	426 (16.8%)	459 (18.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	278 (11.0%)	90.4	190^th of 2162 public high schools	91.2%		95	109^th of 2159 public high schools	95.0%	81			49.0	30.0	48.4				79.9	79.9				55.7	55.7	$14,220	$313	$13,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Mira Mesa High

Is Mira Mesa High a good school?

Mira Mesa High ranks 371^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mira Mesa High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,187 students attended Mira Mesa High.

What district is Mira Mesa High in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mira Mesa High?

Students at Mira Mesa High are 45% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% White, 5% African American.

What schools feed into Mira Mesa High?

Mira Mesa High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ericson Elementary
Elementary : Hage Elementary
Elementary : Hickman Elementary
Elementary : Jonas Salk Elementary
Elementary : Mason Elementary
Elementary : Sandburg Elementary
Elementary : Walker Elementary
Middle : Challenger Middle
Middle : Wangenheim Middle

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