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San Diego High

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San Diego High ranks 796 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

San Diego High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 1,600 students in grades 9-12 in downtown San Diego, operating within the San Diego Unified school district and showing a clear trend of improvement in its statewide ranking over recent years.

The school presents a mixed academic profile: it excels in English Language Arts, outperforming both district and state averages, but faces a significant and persistent challenge in mathematics, where proficiency lags far behind. It maintains a solid graduation rate, though chronic absenteeism is notably high. The school's effectiveness varies across different student groups; for instance, it shows exceptional results for its Special Education students but has considerable room for growth in supporting its English Language Learners. With moderate per-student spending, it occupies a unique middle ground in its immediate area, situated between the exceptional performance of East Village Middle College High and the profound struggles of nearby Garfield High.

Key takeaways for parents include the school's role as a large, comprehensive option that is improving overall but has a pronounced need to address its math gap and attendance issues. Its resource efficiency is noteworthy, as it achieves its current results with significantly lower spending than some neighboring schools like Trace, yet it does not perform as well academically as Coronado High, which spends less per pupil. The concentration of such vastly different school models and outcomes within a small geographic area highlights the diverse educational landscape families in downtown San Diego can consider.

1,602

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,722

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1405 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101-4722

(619) 560-4610

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for San Diego High:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Burbank Elementary
	Florence Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	More...
	Golden Hill K-8
	Grant K-8
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kimbrough Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Perkins K-8
	Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary
	Rodriguez Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Roosevelt International Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

White:

17.2%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

California avg41%

796^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	61.0	796 of 2162	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1077 of 2159	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	961 of 2170	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	1036 of 2123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	1435 of 2133	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1074 of 2017	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	1078 of 2021	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.9	858 of 2039	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.8	494 of 1994	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	41.0	1039 of 2426	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.0	1004 of 2354	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.6	899 of 2367	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.7	1042 of 2281	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.8	1129 of 2238	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	919 of 2117	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.7	883 of 2063	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	436 of 1968	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.6	341 of 1901	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	145 of 523	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	193 of 517	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	103 of 521	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	95 of 522	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	17.5	499 of 592	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.0	163 of 582	72.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	407 of 1161	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	550 of 1117	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1008 of 1085	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	662 of 1064	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	393 of 1044	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	738 of 941	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.0	180 of 938	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	796 of 1906	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1054 of 1915	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	959 of 1915	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	1254 of 1858	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1366 of 1833	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	948 of 1760	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	923 of 1900	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	1226 of 1902	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1111 of 1917	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	919 of 1861	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	1172 of 1814	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	869 of 1742	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	234 of 410	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	211 of 328	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	149 of 299	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	56 of 290	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1029 of 2013	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1290 of 2026	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1083 of 2030	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	901 of 1943	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1353 of 1937	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	996 of 1862	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	717 of 1942	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	969 of 1948	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	859 of 1963	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	789 of 1916	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1276 of 1880	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1038 of 1834	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	255 of 577	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.3	475 of 574	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	382 of 541	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	385 of 422	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	252 of 1252	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	221 of 1216	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	33.3	742 of 1197	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	112 of 1155	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	310 of 1173	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	136 of 1193	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)90th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-14 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 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
San Diego High	Public	9-12	1405 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4610	1,602	61	26.2	71.0%	276 (17.2%)	124 (7.7%)	1,059 (66.1%)	38 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (6.2%)	61	796^th of 2162 public high schools	63.2%		47.1	1077^th of 2159 public high schools	50.1%	281		34.4	25.3	32.6				60.2	60.2				23.3	23.3	$18,722	$3,725	$14,997
East Village Middle College High	Public	9-12	1313 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4769	138	8	17.4	65.2%	31 (22.5%)	9 (6.5%)	78 (56.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.7%)	81.7	386^th of 2162 public high schools	82.1%		84.2	343^rd of 2159 public high schools	84.1%	43			30.0	30.0				82.1	82.1				36.8	36.8	$22,326	$2,859	$19,467
Garfield High	Public	9-12	1255 16th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4500	226	22	10.3	95.1%	10 (4.4%)	13 (5.8%)	193 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	16.9	1742^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.4%		11.6	1971^st of 2159 public high schools	8.7%	229		7.1	18.2	10.9				11.9	11.9				2.4	2.4	$39,402	$5,349	$34,053
King-Chavez Community High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 A St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	King-Chavez Community High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 704-1020	226	18	12.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	221 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.7	1577^th of 2162 public high schools	27.1%		41.2	1216^th of 2159 public high schools	43.7%	361		15.6		14.9				40.0	40.0				2.2	2.2	$25,216	$6,264	$18,952
e3 Civic High	Public, Charter	9-12	395 11th Ave. 6th Fl.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	e3 Civic High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 546-0000	360	20	17.6	76.1%	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.7%)	331 (91.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	34.1	1398^th of 2162 public high schools	35.3%		56.9	838^th of 2159 public high schools	61.2%	560		14.6	23.0	18.1				35.7	35.7				12.4	12.4	$21,108	$842	$20,266
San Diego Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	600 West Broadway Ste. 230	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Virtual District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 713-7271	403	18	22.4	67.2%	131 (32.5%)	21 (5.2%)	190 (47.1%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	65.1	689^th of 2162 public high schools	68.1%		68.9	583^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.0%	106		32.1		32.1				57.0	57.0				34.9	34.9	$16,595	$00	$16,595
Coronado High	Public	9-12	650 D Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8907	999	55	18.0	14.6%	537 (53.8%)	16 (1.6%)	301 (30.1%)	30 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (10.7%)	94.4	110^th of 2162 public high schools	94.9%		89.1	248^th of 2159 public high schools	88.5%	138		63.7		63.0				82.0	82.0				54.6	54.6
Health Sciences High and Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	3910 University Ave. Ste. 100	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	Health Sciences High and Middle College District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 528-9070	535	26	20.5	72.0%	13 (2.4%)	68 (12.7%)	409 (76.4%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	22.3	1645^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		38.9	1270^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	375		14.6		13.3				31.5	31.5				6.3	6.3	$19,947	$2,197	$17,750
Trace	Public	9-12	4063 Polk Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6120	437	35	12.6	87.2%	51 (11.7%)	59 (13.5%)	264 (60.4%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$50,822	$5,331	$45,491
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	63.5	729^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		51.4	973^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	244	19.3	39.2		29.1	36.0	36.9	41.4	68.2	45.6	21.9	13.6	13.8	17.7	16.8	$16,827	$1,947	$14,880

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What is the racial makeup of San Diego High?

Students at San Diego High are 66% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is San Diego High a good school?

San Diego High ranks 796^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Diego High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,602 students attended San Diego High.

What district is San Diego High in?

San Diego Unified

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