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Twain High

Public Grades 7-12

1838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Twain High is a 293-student high school in San Diego, serving grades 7–12 in the San Diego Unified area. The most urgent concern for families is attendance: in 2025–26, 74% of students were chronically absent, compared with 17% districtwide and 18% statewide; nearby schools with reported rates ranged from 1.5% to 17.9%.

Twain’s strongest comparison is its low student-teacher ratio, but its test results are the weakest among the nearby schools in all three tested subjects. In 2025–26, proficiency was 15% in English language arts, 6% in math and 7% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide and 54%, 46% and 42% districtwide. Nearby-school averages were 70% in English, 38% in math and 45% in science. Graduation improved to 83% in 2025–26, but remained below the state’s 88% and district’s 92%; nearby schools with reported rates were between 92.6% and 100.0%.

Results over time are mixed: graduation rose from 51% in 2023–24 to 83% in 2025–26, while English proficiency fell from 29% to 15% and science from 11% to 7%; math was nearly flat, moving from 5% to 6%. SchoolDigger places Twain at the 14th statewide percentile and gives it 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 25th percentile in 2022–23; nearby ranked schools were at the 60th–90th percentiles. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 9.6, the lowest among nearby schools with reported ratios, and 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves homeless students fell from the 61st percentile in 2022–23 to the 6th in 2025–26; for special education students, it fell from the 17th percentile in 2024–25 to the 2nd in 2025–26.

293

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,453

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6402 Linda Vista Rd.
San Diego, CA 92111-7320

(858) 800-5300

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

8.9%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (83% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg48%

California avg42%

1,838^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	12.1	1838 of 2135	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1799 of 2162	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1762 of 2159	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1638 of 2170	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1837 of 2123	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1607 of 2133	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1551 of 2017	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1575 of 2021	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1719 of 2039	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1402 of 1994	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1790 of 2426	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	1705 of 2354	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	1657 of 2367	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1487 of 2281	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1778 of 2238	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1582 of 2117	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1531 of 2063	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	1382 of 1968	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	1511 of 1901	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	1331 of 1653	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	489 of 492	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	498 of 523	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	482 of 521	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	502 of 522	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	531 of 592	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	523 of 582	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	996 of 1161	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	557 of 1117	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	815 of 1085	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	878 of 1064	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	911 of 1044	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	368 of 941	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	903 of 938	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1660 of 1864	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1634 of 1906	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1669 of 1915	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1399 of 1915	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1621 of 1858	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1500 of 1833	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1367 of 1760	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1667 of 1880	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1609 of 1900	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1600 of 1902	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1403 of 1917	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1695 of 1861	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1417 of 1814	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1452 of 1742	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	336 of 410	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	116 of 299	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.7	261 of 290	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1768 of 1997	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	1707 of 2013	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1709 of 2026	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1503 of 2030	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1726 of 1943	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1463 of 1937	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1407 of 1862	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1693 of 1930	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1632 of 1942	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1563 of 1948	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1565 of 1963	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1734 of 1916	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1443 of 1880	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1478 of 1834	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	176 of 190	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	547 of 574	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1206 of 1235	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1036 of 1252	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1164 of 1216	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	629 of 1197	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1063 of 1130	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	950 of 1173	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1114 of 1193	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	916 of 1222	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	765 of 1173	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)7th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Science7%-29 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 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 10th Grade	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
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
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
Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	313	14	23.1	81.5%	31 (9.9%)	26 (8.3%)	169 (54.0%)	55 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.3%)	79.1	426^th of 2135 public high schools	80.0%		74	511^th of 2162 public high schools	76.4%	85		57.6		55.1	72.7	72.7	31.8	31.8	$17,716	$760	$16,956
Kearny College Connections	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	339	13	26.1	76.4%	36 (10.6%)	37 (10.9%)	187 (55.2%)	56 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.3%)	79	429^th of 2135 public high schools	79.9%		68.9	621^st of 2162 public high schools	71.3%	192		52.9		53.6	76.5	76.5	32.4	32.4	$20,497	$2,567	$17,930
Kearny Eng Innov & Design	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	297	12	24.6	76.8%	38 (12.8%)	27 (9.1%)	165 (55.6%)	47 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	83.1	340^th of 2135 public high schools	84.1%		78.9	431^st of 2162 public high schools	80.1%	91		45.9		45.5	73.8	73.8	49.2	49.2	$20,296	$2,729	$17,567
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
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
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology	Public, Charter	9-12	3540 Aero Ct.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 874-4338	247	12	19.8	22.7%	144 (58.3%)	31 (12.6%)	42 (17.0%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.5%)	84.6	301^st of 2135 public high schools	85.9%		94.9	96^th of 2162 public high schools	95.6%	205			74.5	74.5	75.4	75.4	36.1	36.1	$14,214	$300	$13,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Twain High

What is the racial makeup of Twain High?

Students at Twain High are 70% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Twain High a good school?

Twain High ranks in the bottom 13.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Twain High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Twain High.

What district is Twain High in?

San Diego Unified

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