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Mission Bay High

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Mission Bay High ranks 282 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Mission Bay High serves 1,240 students in grades 9–12 in San Diego and is part of San Diego Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show strong English language arts and science proficiency, alongside high graduation and relatively low chronic absenteeism. The clearest takeaway is that ELA and science stand out, while all-grades math is the school’s main academic weakness compared with its district.

Mission Bay is above state results in all three subjects, and above district results in ELA and science. ELA proficiency is 74%, compared with 54% in the district and 49% statewide; science is 59%, versus 42% and 36%. Math is 42%: 4 percentage points above the state, but 4 points below the district. Among nearby schools with reported scores, Mission Bay ranks second in ELA and science and fourth in math. Its 99% graduation rate also exceeds the district’s 92% and the state’s 88%; chronic absenteeism is 11%, compared with 17% in the district and 18% statewide.

Science proficiency has climbed steadily, from 48% in 2022–2023 to 59% in 2025–2026. ELA and math are higher than four years ago, but both fell from their 2024–2025 peaks: ELA from 80% to 74%, and math from 52% to 42%. SchoolDigger places Mission Bay in the 87th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, with four stars; that is up from the 73rd percentile in 2021–2022 but below its 93rd-percentile peak. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is 20.3, and 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner students rose from the 4th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 72nd in 2023–2024, a notable improvement in its ranking of how well the school serves that group. Its ranking for Military Connected Students rose from the 54th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 94th in 2025–2026, while the overall school percentile fell from 93 to 87.

1,240

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,827

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2475 Grand Ave.
San Diego, CA 92109-4825

(858) 536-0136

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Mission Bay High:

Elementary:	Crown Point Elementary
	Pacific Beach Elementary
	Sessions Elementary
Middle:	Pacific Beach Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% 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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg48%

California avg42%

282^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	85.8	282 of 2135	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.6	154 of 2162	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	302 of 2159	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	345 of 2170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	565 of 2123	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	567 of 2133	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	693 of 2017	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	933 of 2021	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	870 of 2039	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	875 of 1994	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	27.9	1388 of 2426	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.2	1272 of 2354	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	1167 of 2367	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.9	1167 of 2281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1245 of 2238	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1210 of 2117	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.2	1129 of 2063	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.6	1134 of 1968	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.5	1036 of 1901	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.1	983 of 1653	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	62 of 575	89.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	354 of 1161	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	99 of 1117	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	73 of 1052	93.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	307 of 1085	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	32.6	759 of 1064	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	609 of 941	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	318 of 1864	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	92.4	130 of 1906	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	366 of 1915	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	263 of 1915	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	475 of 1858	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	541 of 1833	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	661 of 1760	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	283 of 1880	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	214 of 1900	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	301 of 1902	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	325 of 1917	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.9	838 of 1861	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	706 of 1814	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	711 of 1742	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	176 of 290	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	342 of 1997	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	255 of 2013	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	351 of 2026	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	421 of 2030	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	621 of 1943	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	682 of 1937	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	761 of 1862	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	263 of 1930	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	90.2	181 of 1942	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	234 of 1948	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	388 of 1963	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	595 of 1916	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	562 of 1880	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	684 of 1834	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	9 of 156	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	53.9	81 of 175	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.0	24 of 190	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.7	102 of 168	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	52 of 588	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	81.4	107 of 577	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	138 of 574	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	267 of 541	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	364 of 515	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.7	167 of 422	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	210 of 366	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	294 of 1235	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	93.6	67 of 1252	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	85 of 1216	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	180 of 1197	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	284 of 1130	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	66 of 1155	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	135 of 1173	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	214 of 1193	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	289 of 1204	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	377 of 1222	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	444 of 1173	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2022)39th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science59%+23 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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%)	85.8	282^nd of 2135 public high schools	86.8%		92.6	154^th of 2162 public high schools	92.9%	128	59.2		58.6	74.1	74.1	42.3	42.3	$19,827	$1,620	$18,207
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%)	57.8	864^th of 2135 public high schools	59.5%		61.6	780^th of 2162 public high schools	63.9%	84	37.7		37.1	51.2	51.2	28.9	28.9	$21,605	$1,849	$19,756
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%)	89.8	206^th of 2135 public high schools	90.4%		93.4	135^th of 2162 public high schools	93.8%	71	55.9	50.6	53.4	73.3	73.3	54.9	54.9	$16,215	$1,050	$15,165
San Diego Metro Career and Technical	Public	9-12	7250 Mesa College Dr. Rm. K-203	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%)	71.2	596^th of 2135 public high schools	72.1%		68.5	625^th of 2162 public high schools	71.1%	29	52.3		51.1	68.2	68.2	25.0	25.0	$31,368	$1,385	$29,983
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%)	12.1	1838^th of 2135 public high schools	13.9%		15.3	1799^th of 2162 public high schools	16.8%	39	7.1	3.6	6.6	14.8	14.8	5.6	5.6	$38,453	$2,460	$35,993
San Diego County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 292-3500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	—	37 (18.7%)	19 (9.6%)	117 (59.1%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)		5.0	5.0					$18,948	$3,085	$15,863
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%)	32.8	1430^th of 2135 public high schools	33.0%		52.7	976^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%	454	21.3		21.3	36.7	36.7	18.6	18.6	$22,094	$2,556	$19,538
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%)	90.3	203^rd of 2135 public high schools	90.5%		89.2	214^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%	11	67.9	18.8	65.1	70.7	70.7	59.0	59.0	$17,910	$1,017	$16,893
Kearny Digital Media & Design	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8370	349	14	25.4	73.6%	40 (11.5%)	29 (8.3%)	208 (59.6%)	39 (11.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.3%)	87.5	253^rd of 2135 public high schools	88.1%		69.9	602^nd of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	349	58.3		57.5	76.7	76.7	45.3	45.3	$19,265	$2,008	$17,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Bay High

What schools feed into Mission Bay High?

Mission Bay High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crown Point Elementary
Elementary : Pacific Beach Elementary
Elementary : Sessions Elementary
Middle : Pacific Beach Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mission Bay High?

Students at Mission Bay High are 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Mission Bay High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,240 students attended Mission Bay High.

Is Mission Bay High a good school?

Mission Bay High ranks 282^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mission Bay High in?

San Diego Unified

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