Summary:
ZIP code 92111 has 20 schools, including nine elementary, one middle, six high and four alternative schools, with grade spans ranging from K–5 to K–12. Seventeen schools have 2025–26 All Grades results; the other three have 2024–25 results. The 17-school averages are below state results in all three subjects: 42% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 29% in math versus 38%, and 31% in science versus 36%. The most important finding is how widely results differ from school to school: the top-to-bottom spread is 71 percentage points in ELA, 86 in math and 69 in science.
Holmes Elementary is the clearest all-subject standout, with 78% ELA, 86% math and 69% science—28, 47 and 33 points above state results, respectively. At the other end, San Diego County Court has 7% ELA and 0% in math and science, below state results by 42, 38 and 36 points. Among high schools, 11th-grade ELA is strong at Kearny Digital Media & Design (77%, compared with 57% statewide); Kearny Eng Innov & Design leads the reported 11th-grade math results at 49%, versus 32% statewide. SchoolDigger ranks Holmes 198th of 5,804 California schools, with five stars.
Group averages improved in math and science from 2024–25 to 2025–26, rising 2 and 4 percentage points, while ELA fell 2 points; the group moved closer to state results in math and science but farther behind in ELA. Individual trends differ: Kearny Digital Media & Design gained 22 points in math and 18 in science, while Clairemont Canyons Academy fell 11 points in math. Ratios and income measures also offer context, not a simple guide to results: Holmes has a 26.3 student-teacher ratio, while Twain High has a 9.6 ratio but lower proficiency. For 2024–25, Chesterton Elementary reports 60% free/reduced lunch eligible and Linda Vista Elementary reports 92%; these figures are observations, not explanations for test results. All Grades results combine different grade spans, so same-grade comparisons can be more useful for families.
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