Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91944

Summary:

Zip code 91944 in La Mesa, California, contains one public high school, Grossmont High, serving grades 9-12 within the Grossmont Union High district.

Grossmont High shows clear academic strengths in English and Science, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics, with proficiency rates notably below these benchmarks. Recent performance trends are concerning, as the school's statewide ranking has declined from the 72nd to the 62nd percentile in the past year.

Key areas for improvement include student retention and attendance, as the school's dropout and chronic absenteeism rates are higher than average. Despite these challenges, the school serves a community with considerable economic need and manages to outperform comparable averages in several core subjects, indicating areas of effective instruction and resilience.

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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 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
Grossmont High	Public	9-12	1100 Murray Dr.	La Mesa	91944	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-6000	2,172	89	24.3	64.0%	710 (32.7%)	171 (7.9%)	995 (45.8%)	111 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	163 (7.5%)	59.7	829^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		68.3	595^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	234	34.1	23.1	33.8	56.2	56.2	24.9	24.9	$19,695	$2,644	$17,051

Cities Near Zip Code 91944

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Mesa	0.63 mi	21	321^st
San Diego	1.65 mi	333	347^th
Lemon Grove	1.93 mi	7	536^th
Spring Valley	2.35 mi	16	551^st
El Cajon	2.69 mi	54	634^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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