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San Ysidro High

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San Ysidro High ranks 1242 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

San Ysidro High is a large public high school serving about 1,940 students in grades 9-12 within the Sweetwater Union High district in San Diego, known for a strong recent improvement in its graduation rate to over 90%.

While the school excels at helping students graduate, it faces significant challenges in mathematics, where only about 14% of students are proficient—a rate much lower than nearby schools like Olympian High (51%) and Castle Park Senior High (23%). The school also has a higher rate of chronic student absences compared to other traditional high schools in the area, which can impact learning.

Compared to district alternatives like Alta Vista Academy, San Ysidro High is a better option for most students, but it spends less per student than some peers. The school's leadership is likely focused on urgent improvements in math instruction and attendance to build on its graduation success.

1,941

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5353 Airway Rd.
San Diego, CA 92154-4806

(619) 710-2300

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for San Ysidro High:

Elementary:	La Mirada Elementary
	Ocean View Hills
	Smythe Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	More...
	Willow Elementary
Middle:	San Ysidro Middle
	Vista Del Mar

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

White:

3.3%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,242^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15High Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

729^th of 1,543Sweetwater Union High 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	40.8	1242 of 2162	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1503 of 2159	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1429 of 2170	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1240 of 2123	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	544 of 1290	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	1264 of 2133	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	966 of 2017	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	937 of 2021	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	890 of 2039	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	926 of 1994	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	597 of 2426	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	50.4	791 of 2354	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	807 of 2367	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.1	836 of 2281	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.2	1115 of 2238	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.8	1103 of 2117	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	1067 of 2063	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1248 of 1968	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.7	1142 of 1901	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.8	1046 of 1653	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	246 of 523	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	661 of 1161	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	215 of 555	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	784 of 1117	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	364 of 1052	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	722 of 1085	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	492 of 1064	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	265 of 1044	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	78 of 467	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	402 of 941	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	221 of 938	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1144 of 1906	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1422 of 1915	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1232 of 1915	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1182 of 1858	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	488 of 1054	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1222 of 1833	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	923 of 1760	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1094 of 1900	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1320 of 1902	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1255 of 1917	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1112 of 1861	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1034 of 1814	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	662 of 1742	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	248 of 410	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	168 of 299	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	237 of 290	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1195 of 2013	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1300 of 2026	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1135 of 2030	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1037 of 1943	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.5	381 of 1126	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1107 of 1937	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	714 of 1862	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1158 of 1942	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1350 of 1948	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1396 of 1963	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1119 of 1916	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	506 of 1122	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	1122 of 1880	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	934 of 1834	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	734 of 1252	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	738 of 1216	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	899 of 1197	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	929 of 1155	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1059 of 1193	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	678 of 1204	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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 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 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 Ysidro High	Public	9-12	5353 Airway Rd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 710-2300	1,941	84	23.2	78.3%	64 (3.3%)	42 (2.2%)	1,736 (89.4%)	57 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	40.8	1242^nd of 2162 public high schools	42.6%		29.5	1503^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.4%	261			18.7	10.2	17.9			54.7	54.7			13.9	13.9
Montgomery Senior High	Public	9-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3800	1,568	72	21.8	80.7%	119 (7.6%)	40 (2.6%)	1,259 (80.3%)	89 (5.7%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	51.4	1009^th of 2162 public high schools	53.3%		50	998^th of 2159 public high schools	53.8%	11			26.7	21.1	23.8			57.5	57.5			17.7	17.7
Options Secondary	Public	7-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 796-7320	69	10	6.9	59.4%	19 (27.5%)	2 (2.9%)	41 (59.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	63.5	730^th of 2162 public high schools	66.2%		47.7	1062^nd of 2159 public high schools	50.8%	332			29.4		22.7			64.7	50.0			29.4	23.3
Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	578	28	20.7	51.2%	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	443 (76.6%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	64.3	704^th of 2162 public high schools	67.4%		68.4	592^nd of 2159 public high schools	72.6%	112	17.9		29.7	30.0	26.9	47.4	40.4	58.3	51.9	37.5	19.1	31.9	29.0
Castle Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1395 Hilltop Dr.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 585-2000	1,363	62	22.1	82.3%	79 (5.8%)	21 (1.5%)	1,186 (87.0%)	58 (4.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	47.9	1075^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		41.9	1190^th of 2159 public high schools	44.9%	115			23.4	14.3	23.0			50.5	50.5			23.2	23.2
Alta Vista Academy	Public	7-12	730 Medical Center Ct.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5160	27	7	3.7	81.5%	5 (18.5%)	2 (7.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)									0.0				0.0
Southwest Senior High	Public	9-12	1685 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3023	1,563	72	21.7	84.4%	105 (6.7%)	23 (1.5%)	1,371 (87.7%)	37 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	39.7	1265^th of 2162 public high schools	41.5%		34.9	1375^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	110			16.9	21.1	17.1			42.0	42.0			23.6	23.6
MAAC Community Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1385 Third Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	MAAC Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-0749	171	12	14.3	57.3%	6 (3.5%)	18 (10.5%)	145 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	10.5	1994^th of 2162 public high schools	7.8%		10.9	2014^th of 2159 public high schools	6.7%	20				1.2	1.2			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$23,198	$3,274	$19,924
Olympian High	Public	9-12	1925 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2400	2,289	95	24.0	27.6%	288 (12.6%)	184 (8.0%)	1,080 (47.2%)	561 (24.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	165 (7.2%)	88.8	220^th of 2162 public high schools	89.8%		89.4	242^nd of 2159 public high schools	88.8%	22		50.2		19.4	46.9			75.5	75.5			50.9	50.9
East Hills Academy	Public	7-12	1791 Rock Mountain Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2490	71	13	5.6	35.2%	15 (21.1%)	2 (2.8%)	44 (62.0%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about San Ysidro High

What is the racial makeup of San Ysidro High?

Students at San Ysidro High are 89% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is San Ysidro High a good school?

San Ysidro High ranks 1242^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into San Ysidro High?

San Ysidro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La Mirada Elementary
Elementary : Ocean View Hills
Elementary : Smythe Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Elementary
Elementary : Willow Elementary
Middle : San Ysidro Middle
Middle : Vista Del Mar

How many students attend San Ysidro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,941 students attended San Ysidro High.

What district is San Ysidro High in?

Sweetwater Union High

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