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San Diego County Court

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

San Diego County Court is a small, K-12 alternative school serving 219 students in San Diego, operated by the San Diego County Office of Education, with a specific focus on students who may be facing significant academic or personal challenges.

The school provides a highly supportive environment with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7 to 1 and significant per-student funding, yet its students show 0% proficiency in state tests for English, math, and science. This is a stark contrast to nearby alternative schools like Mt. Everest Academy (86.67% ELA proficiency) and Learning Choice Academy (49.04% ELA proficiency), even though those schools spend less per student. However, San Diego County Court has shown important progress, more than doubling its graduation rate to 62.5% and significantly reducing its dropout rate over the past five years.

An unusual and positive standout is the school's reported 0% chronic absenteeism rate, which is far lower than similar schools such as Monarch (64.9%) and San Diego County Community (37.2%). This suggests intensive support for student attendance. The school serves an exceptionally high-needs population, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the profound challenges it works to address with its specialized resources and staffing.

219

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,204

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Meadow Lark Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 298-6857

District: San Diego County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

African American:

14.6%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (62% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg7%

California avg41%

2,130^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Alternative Schools in the San Diego County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	2777 of 2783	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2761 of 2781	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2634 of 2715	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	2430 of 2497	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	2428 of 2477	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.3	2164 of 2213	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	5.7	2517 of 2531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2308 of 2369	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.2	2372 of 2407	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	2130 of 2162	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2039 of 2159	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1955 of 2170	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2102 of 2123	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1235 of 1290	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1822 of 2133	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1875 of 2017	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1846 of 2021	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1978 of 2039	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1842 of 1994	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.6	570 of 592	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	578 of 582	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	535 of 555	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	787 of 1117	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1032 of 1052	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.5	522 of 941	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	895 of 938	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	8.2	1776 of 1833	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1552 of 1760	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1863 of 1900	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1901 of 1902	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1860 of 1917	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1852 of 1861	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1680 of 1814	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1582 of 1742	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1981 of 2013	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1847 of 2026	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1791 of 2030	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1926 of 1943	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1094 of 1126	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1616 of 1937	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1799 of 1862	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1910 of 1942	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1829 of 1948	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1848 of 1963	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1899 of 1916	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1074 of 1122	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1655 of 1880	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1729 of 1834	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1210 of 1216	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	1153 of 1222	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1137 of 1173	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2019)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2019)45th percentile+30 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2019)4th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2019)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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 County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	219	33	6.7	98.6%	21 (9.6%)	32 (14.6%)	148 (67.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0	$39,204	$11,183	$28,021
Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	142	22	6.4	83.8%	25 (17.6%)	30 (21.1%)	68 (47.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								(n/a)				23.1	15.0		21.4			7.1		13.3	12.7		15.4		36.4	0.0		7.1	10.1	$43,701	$4,118	$39,583
San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5853	510	43	11.7	92.5%	38 (7.5%)	52 (10.2%)	394 (77.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)		3.2		6.7	4.9					0.0	5.7	16.4	12.1					5.9	0.0	11.8	8.4	$39,543	$5,878	$33,665
Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)								(n/a)		65.2	62.5		74.6				94.4	91.7	78.3	84.9	86.7				94.4	79.2	73.9	45.5	71.7	$23,429	$1,960	$21,469
Whittier K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3401 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 490-2770	77	9	8.5	64.9%	9 (11.7%)	13 (16.9%)	36 (46.8%)	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)								(n/a)																						$76,716	$9,966	$66,750
Home & Hosp/Transition Support	Public, Alternative	K-12	4100 Normal St. Annex 14	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6435	66	16	4.2	77.3%	8 (12.1%)	5 (7.6%)	31 (47.0%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	11 (16.7%)								(n/a)																						$61,332	$6,292	$55,040
Alba	Public, Alternative	1-12	4041 Oregon St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3900	20	8	2.4	85.0%	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	14 (70.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0						0.0		0.0						0.0		0.0	$216,955	$6,375	$210,580
Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	177	11	16.2	50.3%	53 (29.9%)	19 (10.7%)	60 (33.9%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)	46.2	30.8	42.9		40.0	66.7	37.5	46.2	29.2	58.3	38.5	85.7	49.0	50.0	31.3	23.1	20.8	50.0	23.1	21.4	29.8	$15,076	$2,824	$12,252
Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	330	18	18.8	63.6%	52 (15.8%)	47 (14.2%)	189 (57.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)	28.6	0.0			20.6	21.7	12.9	25.7	25.0	38.9	31.3	63.6	28.3	26.1	12.9	22.9	9.1	11.1	0.0		16.4	$22,969	$1,269	$21,700
Monarch	Public, Alternative	K-12	1625 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4100	225	16	14.4	100.0%	10 (4.4%)	17 (7.6%)	182 (80.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)	4.8	0.0		9.1	4.1	0.0	11.8	4.8	21.1	12.5	17.7	30.8	13.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	$35,553	$6,451	$29,102

Frequently Asked Questions about San Diego County Court

What is the racial makeup of San Diego County Court?

Students at San Diego County Court are 68% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is San Diego County Court in?

San Diego County Office of Education

Is San Diego County Court a good school?

San Diego County Court ranks in the bottom 1.5% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend San Diego County Court?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended San Diego County Court.

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