Summary:
ZIP code 92283 has two public high schools, both serving grades 9–12 in San Pasqual Valley Unified: San Pasqual Valley High and Bill M. Manes High. Their reported graduation and attendance outcomes differ sharply: in 2025–26, graduation was 96% at San Pasqual Valley High and 25% at Bill M. Manes High, a 71-point gap; Bill M. Manes also had dropout 42 points higher and chronic absenteeism 56 points higher. The clearest area-wide finding is that these two schools report very different completion and attendance outcomes.
San Pasqual Valley High stands out for graduation and English achievement, while Bill M. Manes High has the most concerning reported dropout and absenteeism figures. San Pasqual Valley High’s graduation rate was 96%, above the state’s 88%; its English proficiency was 48%, close to the state’s 49% and 20 points above the district. But its math and science proficiency were each about 30 points below state results. Bill M. Manes High reported 44% dropout and 91% chronic absenteeism, compared with 2% and 36% at San Pasqual Valley High; its graduation rate was 25%. Bill M. Manes High’s test-score figures are suppressed, so the available results do not support ranking the schools academically.
San Pasqual Valley High’s reported proficiency improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three subjects: English rose 11 points, math 3 points, and science 1 point. Its gap to the state narrowed in English and math but widened in science; SchoolDigger’s rank history also improved from the 23rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 28th in 2025–26, a relative ranking change rather than a test-score measure. Context figures differ too: San Pasqual Valley High enrolls 177 students versus 14 at Bill M. Manes, with student–teacher ratios of 11.8 and 9.3, respectively. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25: 92% at San Pasqual Valley High and 79% at Bill M. Manes, a 14-point difference. These are observations about the reported figures, not explanations for the outcomes.
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