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Kearny College Connections

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Kearny College Connections ranks 429 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

Kearny College Connections is a 339-student high school in San Diego, serving grades 9–12 as part of San Diego Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear split by subject: the school is especially strong in English language arts (ELA) and science, while math is its main academic weakness.

Kearny’s ELA proficiency was 76%, 27 percentage points above California and 23 above the district; it ranked second among eight nearby schools with results, just behind Kearny Digital Media & Design. Science proficiency was 54%, 18 points above the state and 12 above the district, and 13 points above the nearby-school average. Math proficiency was 32%—6 points below the state and 14 below the district—and nearly matched the nearby-school average. Other outcomes were positive: graduation was 98%, chronic absenteeism 11%, and the reported dropout rate 0%. The overall picture is strongest in ELA and science, with math the clearest area for improvement.

Over time, math proficiency fell 5 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, moving from 2 points above the state to 6 below it. ELA was nearly flat, rising 1 point; science rose 26 points between the two years available. SchoolDigger ranked Kearny at the 80th statewide percentile, with 4 stars, in 2025–2026; nearby High Technical High Mesa ranked at the 90th percentile and Digital Media & Design at the 88th. Kearny’s student-teacher ratio was 26.1 in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios, compared with their 19.9 average; 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, versus a nearby-school average of 63%. One notable subgroup shift in SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students was a drop from the 87th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 43rd in 2023–2024, when Kearny’s overall percentile was 81.

339

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,481

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1954 Komet Way
San Diego, CA 92111-5731

(858) 221-5300

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Kearny College Connections:

Elementary:	Angier Elementary
	Carson Elementary
	Chesterton Elementary
	Cubberley Elementary
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	Fletcher Elementary
	Jones Elementary
	Juarez Elementary
	Linda Vista Elementary
	Ross Elementary
	Wegeforth Elementary
Middle:	Montgomery Middle
	Taft Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

Asian:

16.5%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg48%

California avg42%

429^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	79.0	429 of 2135	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	621 of 2162	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	412 of 2159	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	322 of 2170	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	667 of 2123	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	392 of 2133	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	271 of 2017	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.5	253 of 2021	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	91.7	149 of 2039	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	203 of 1994	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	153 of 2426	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	135 of 2354	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	69.5	310 of 2367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	240 of 2281	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	66.8	310 of 2238	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	45.5	781 of 2117	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.1	946 of 2063	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	82.9	86 of 1968	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	75.5	155 of 1901	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	94 of 521	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	105 of 522	79.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	327 of 573	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.5	77 of 591	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	121 of 582	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	216 of 581	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	347 of 1864	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	532 of 1906	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	417 of 1915	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	317 of 1915	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	884 of 1858	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	526 of 1833	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	257 of 1760	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	463 of 1880	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	296 of 1900	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	327 of 1902	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	391 of 1917	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	449 of 1861	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	629 of 1814	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	236 of 1742	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	319 of 1997	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	411 of 2013	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	208 of 2026	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	165 of 2030	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.4	492 of 1943	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	207 of 1937	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	122 of 1862	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	467 of 1930	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	533 of 1942	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	375 of 1948	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	319 of 1963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	405 of 1916	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	203 of 1880	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	298 of 1834	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	111 of 1235	91.0%	★★★★★

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 (2026)91st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)43rd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 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
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	$23,576	$21,568	$2,008
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	$21,726	$20,966	$760
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	$25,481	$22,914	$2,567
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	$24,917	$22,188	$2,729
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	$48,405	$47,020	$1,385
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
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	$30,146	$29,096	$1,050
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	$61,500	$59,040	$2,460
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	$28,686	$26,130	$2,556
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Kearny College Connections

Is Kearny College Connections a good school?

Kearny College Connections ranks 429^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kearny College Connections in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Kearny College Connections?

Students at Kearny College Connections are 55% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Kearny College Connections?

Kearny College Connections is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Angier Elementary
Elementary : Carson Elementary
Elementary : Chesterton Elementary
Elementary : Cubberley Elementary
Elementary : Fletcher Elementary
Elementary : Jones Elementary
Elementary : Juarez Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Elementary
Elementary : Ross Elementary
Elementary : Wegeforth Elementary
Middle : Montgomery Middle
Middle : Taft Middle

How many students attend Kearny College Connections?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Kearny College Connections.

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