Summary:
ZIP code 92101 has 7 schools serving 3,304 students: 5 high schools, Washington Elementary for grades K–5, and Urban Discovery Academy Charter, which serves K–12. The clearest picture is among the high schools, where 2025–2026 results varied widely: the gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools was 83 points in ELA and 61 points in math.
East Village Middle College High led high schools in 2025–2026 ELA, at 87%, and math, at 61%—38 and 22 points above state results, respectively. San Diego High led in science at 40%, compared with 36% statewide. At the other end, Garfield High scored 4% in ELA, 0% in math and 8% in science; its graduation rate was 48%, versus 88% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 59%, versus 18%. Washington Elementary also trailed state results in every listed grade and subject; for example, its grade 5 ELA was 14% versus 49% statewide. Urban Discovery Academy Charter had 64% proficiency in 11th-grade ELA, above the state’s 57%, but its K–12 all-grades ELA result was 28% versus 49% statewide.
Where results are available for both years, the trends are mixed: San Diego High’s science score rose 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Garfield fell 8 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science; Washington fell 5 points in ELA and 14 in science. SchoolDigger rankings also diverged: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, San Diego High rose from the 50th to the 62nd percentile and East Village from the 84th to the 88th, while Garfield moved from the 9th to the 3rd and Washington from the 10th to the 8th. All seven schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 64% at Urban Discovery to 95% at Garfield; these are context, not an explanation for results. Garfield’s student–teacher ratio was 10.3, compared with 17.4 at East Village, so a lower ratio alone does not identify the stronger-scoring school. Urban Discovery’s K–12 all-grades results are not directly comparable with schools serving a narrower grade span.
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