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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Scripps Ranch HighKumeyaay ElementaryNye ElementaryLanguage AcademyDingeman ElementaryAdams ElementaryAlcott ElementaryAngier ElementaryBaker ElementaryBalboa ElementaryBarnard ElementaryBay Park ElementaryBell MiddleBird Rock ElementaryBirney ElementaryBoone ElementaryBurbank ElementaryCabrillo ElementaryCadman ElementaryCarson ElementaryCarver ElementaryCentral ElementaryChesterton ElementaryChollasmead ElementaryClairemont HighClay ElementaryCorreia MiddleCrown Point ElementaryCubberley ElementaryCurie ElementaryDailard ElementaryDewey ElementaryDoyle ElementaryEdison ElementaryRalph Waldo Emerson ElementaryEncanto ElementaryEricson ElementaryEuclid ElementaryFarb MiddleField ElementaryFletcher ElementaryFlorence ElementaryFoster ElementaryFranklin ElementaryFreese ElementaryGage ElementaryGarfield HighGreen ElementaryHamilton ElementaryHancock ElementaryHardy ElementaryHawthorne ElementaryHearst ElementaryHenry HighHickman ElementaryHolmes ElementaryHoover HighHorton ElementaryFay ElementaryJefferson ElementaryJerabek ElementaryJohn Muir Language AcademyJohnson ElementaryJones ElementaryJuarez ElementaryLa Jolla ElementaryLa Jolla HighLafayette ElementaryPacific View Leadership ElementaryLewis MiddleLinda Vista ElementaryClairemont Canyons AcademyLoma Portal ElementaryMadison HighMann MiddleMarshall ElementaryMarston MiddleMarvin ElementaryMason ElementaryMckinley ElementaryMiller ElementaryMira Mesa HighMiramar Ranch ElementaryMission Bay HighMontgomery MiddleMorse HighMuirlands MiddleOak Park ElementaryOcean Beach ElementaryPacific Beach ElementaryPacific Beach MiddleParadise Hills ElementaryPenn ElementaryPerry ElementaryPershing MiddlePoint Loma HighRolando Park ElementaryRoosevelt International MiddleRoss ElementaryRowan ElementarySandburg ElementarySequoia ElementaryCanyon Hills HighSessions ElementarySherman ElementarySilver Gate ElementarySpreckels ElementaryStandley MiddleSunset View ElementaryTaft MiddleTierrasanta ElementaryToler ElementaryTorrey Pines ElementaryTwain HighValencia Park ElementaryVista Grande ElementaryWalker ElementaryWangenheim MiddleWashington ElementaryWebster ElementaryWegeforth ElementaryBenchleyweinberger ElementaryWhitman ElementaryWilson MiddleClark MiddleKimbrough ElementaryChavez ElementaryRosa Parks ElementaryMarshall MiddleUniversity City HighGarfield ElementaryDe Portola MiddleZamorano ElementaryChallenger MiddleMt Everest AcademyHage ElementaryScripps ElementaryKearny School Of Biomedical Science And TechnologyKearny College ConnectionsCrawford HighSan Diego HighPorter ElementaryCherokee Point ElementaryIbarra ElementaryNormal Heights ElementaryLincoln HighRodriguez ElementaryJoyner ElementaryEast Village Middle College HighInnovation MiddleMillennial Tech MiddleIhigh Virtual AcademyKnox MiddleJonas Salk ElementaryLogan Memorial Educational CampusTraceAudubon K 8Fulton K 8Grant K 8Longfellow K 8Perkins K 8Rileynew DawnAlbaDanaWhittier K 12San Diego ScpaBethune K 8Creative Performing And Media ArtsKearny Digital Media And DesignKearny Eng Innov And DesignSan Diego Metro Career And TechGolden Hill K 8Home And Hosptransition SupportMountain View
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for San Diego Unified

Average SchoolGrade
C-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
50%
Exceeding
21%
Avg actual scores
32.1%
Avg projected
36.8%

24 of 174 schools in San Diego Unified carry a SchoolGrade (150 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 3B: 2C: 1D: 16F: 2

Best schools in San Diego Unified

Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Scripps Ranch High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A Point Loma High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A University City High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  4. B Kearny School Of Biomedical Science And Technology (High school, exceeds expectations)
  5. B Miramar Ranch Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  6. C- Logan Memorial Educational Campus (K-12 school, meets expectations)
  7. D+ Audubon K 8 (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
  8. D+ Challenger Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
  9. D+ Chollasmead Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  10. D+ Clairemont Canyons Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)

Every school in San Diego Unified

High schools (17)

Middle and junior high schools (23)

Elementary and primary schools (107)

Other schools and academies (27)

Where San Diego Unified schools are

Cities and towns served (2)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in California
  • County: San Diego County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 95,492 students with 4,288 full-time-equivalent teachers and 11,195 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 0634320
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about San Diego Unified

How many schools are in San Diego Unified?

SchoolGrade grades 174 public schools in San Diego Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does San Diego Unified serve?

The largest by graded schools: San Diego, La Jolla.

How good are the schools in San Diego Unified?

Across the 24 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 32.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend San Diego Unified?

95,492 students were enrolled in San Diego Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is San Diego Unified?

San Diego Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in San Diego. Its boundary covers about 204 sq mi.