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San Diego Unified School District

CASan Diego, California•SanDiego County

Contact & Location

4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 725-8000
www.sandi.net
GreatSchools Profile

Enrollment & Schools

181
Total Schools
97,514
Total Enrollment
K-12
Grade Range

School Breakdown

Elementary Schools
110
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
33
Middle Schools
High Schools
38
High Schools

Rating Distribution

8146%
Below Average
2615%
Average
7040%
Above Average

School Types

By Type

Public
173
Charter
8
Private
0

By Level

Elementary
110
Middle
33
High
38

Demographics (Aggregated)

Ethnicity Breakdown

Hispanic / Latino
46%
White
24%
Asian
9%
Two or More Races
9%
Black / African American
7%

Gender Distribution

51%Male
49%Female

Free / Reduced Lunch

68%Students Eligible
vs. State Average
58%

Academic Performance (Aggregated)

Average Academic Performance

5.3
out of 10
Average ACT Score
22.1
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
1433
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
81%
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
14%
Students

School Performance Summary

Below Average
46% (81)
Average
15% (26)
Above Average
40% (70)

San Diego Unified School District is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.

Schools in San Diego Unified School District

181 schools

Elementary Schools

(110)
3.7
Adams Elementary School
Elementarypublic•290 students
5.2
Alcott Elementary School
Elementarypublic•234 students
6.2
Angier Elementary School
Elementarypublic•398 students
0.7
Baker Elementary School
Elementarypublic•361 students
2.0
Balboa Elementary School
Elementarypublic•457 students
8.9
Barnard Elementary School
Elementarypublic•473 students
8.0
Bay Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic•504 students
8.8
Benchley/Weinberger Elementary School
Elementarypublic•560 students
9.6
Bird Rock Elementary School
Elementarypublic•383 students
9.1
Birney Elementary School
Elementarypublic•535 students
1.9
Boone Elementary School
Elementarypublic•342 students
1.1
Burbank Elementary School
Elementarypublic•317 students
3.6
Cabrillo Elementary School
Elementarypublic•157 students
6.2
Cadman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•184 students
1.5
Carson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•336 students
0.9
Carver Elementary School
Elementarypublic•187 students
0.9
Central Elementary School
Elementarypublic•497 students
1.3
Chavez Elementary School
Elementarypublic•361 students
1.7
Cherokee Point Elementary School
Elementarypublic•298 students
7.7
Chesterton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•365 students
1.9
Chollas/Mead Elementary School
Elementarypublic•534 students
3.5
Clairemont Canyons Academy
Elementarypublic•318 students
5.8
Crown Point Jr Music Academy
Elementarypublic•313 students
5.6
Cubberley Elementary School
Elementarypublic•199 students
9.6
Curie Elementary School
Elementarypublic•536 students
9.1
Dailard Elementary School
Elementarypublic•567 students
7.4
Dana Middle School
Elementarypublic•646 students
5.9
Dewey Elementary School
Elementarypublic•267 students
9.8
Dingeman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•689 students
8.3
Doyle Elementary School
Elementarypublic•603 students
5.9
Edison Elementary School
Elementarypublic•375 students
1.5
Emerson/Bandini Elementary School
Elementarypublic•456 students
1.9
Encanto Elementary School
Elementarypublic•386 students
8.8
Ericson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•650 students
2.3
Euclid Elementary School
Elementarypublic•509 students
4.2
Explorer Elementary School
Elementarycharter•386 students
1.0
Fay Elementary School
Elementarypublic•514 students
6.1
Field Elementary School
Elementarypublic•238 students
3.6
Fletcher Elementary School
Elementarypublic•163 students
4.5
Florence Elementary School
Elementarypublic•213 students
3.2
Foster Elementary School
Elementarypublic•518 students
3.2
Franklin Elementary School
Elementarypublic•380 students
2.1
Freese Elementary School
Elementarypublic•280 students
6.6
Gage Elementary School
Elementarypublic•698 students
7.7
Garfield Elementary School
Elementarypublic•308 students
9.2
Green Elementary School
Elementarypublic•493 students
5.2
Hage Elementary School
Elementarypublic•505 students
3.0
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•406 students
3.7
Hancock Elementary School
Elementarypublic•644 students
8.0
Hardy Elementary School
Elementarypublic•353 students
6.5
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementarypublic•248 students
9.2
Hearst Elementary School
Elementarypublic•527 students
8.9
Hickman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•457 students
3.6
High Tech Elementary
Elementarycharter•444 students
9.8
Holmes Elementary School
Elementarypublic•495 students
0.7
Horton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•386 students
1.4
Ibarra Elementary School
Elementarypublic•390 students
7.9
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•400 students
9.7
Jerabek Elementary School
Elementarypublic•718 students
2.1
Johnson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•283 students
8.6
Jonas Salk Elementary School
Elementarypublic•732 students
4.0
Jones Elementary School
Elementarypublic•257 students
1.0
Joyner Elementary School
Elementarypublic•410 students
2.0
Juarez Elementary School
Elementarypublic•264 students
1.3
Kimbrough Elementary School
Elementarypublic•316 students
8.5
Kumeyaay Elementary School
Elementarypublic•398 students
9.8
La Jolla Elementary School
Elementarypublic•566 students
2.0
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementarypublic•208 students
0.4
Linda Vista Elementary School
Elementarypublic•362 students
7.2
Loma Portal Elementary School
Elementarypublic•392 students
2.1
Marshall Elementary School
Elementarypublic•367 students
9.2
Marvin Elementary School
Elementarypublic•543 students
4.2
Mason Elementary School
Elementarypublic•538 students
9.5
McKinley Elementary School
Elementarypublic•588 students
5.5
Miller Elementary School
Elementarypublic•611 students
9.2
Miramar Ranch Elementary School
Elementarypublic•637 students
3.9
Nipaquay Elementary
Elementarypublic•378 students
5.5
Normal Heights Elementary School
Elementarypublic•275 students
8.4
Nye Elementary School
Elementarypublic•385 students
5.0
Oak Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic•545 students
8.9
Ocean Beach Elementary School
Elementarypublic•432 students
7.9
Pacific Beach Elementary School
Elementarypublic•312 students
1.5
Paradise Hills Elementary School
Elementarypublic•213 students
4.7
Penn Elementary School
Elementarypublic•366 students
3.0
Perry Elementary School
Elementarypublic•341 students
0.5
Porter Elementary School
Elementarypublic•590 students
0.3
Rodriguez Elementary School
Elementarypublic•280 students
5.9
Rolando Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic•270 students
0.8
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Elementarypublic•705 students
3.7
Ross Elementary School
Elementarypublic•187 students
4.8
Rowan Elementary School
Elementarypublic•205 students
7.9
Sandburg Elementary School
Elementarypublic•570 students
9.8
Scripps Elementary School
Elementarypublic•733 students
7.1
Sequoia Elementary School
Elementarypublic•180 students
8.1
Sessions Elementary School
Elementarypublic•424 students
2.6
Sherman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•535 students
9.6
Silver Gate Elementary School
Elementarypublic•399 students
8.1
Spreckels Elementary School
Elementarypublic•680 students
9.1
Sunset View Elementary School
Elementarypublic•408 students
8.3
Tierrasanta Elementary School
Elementarypublic•500 students
5.7
Toler Elementary School
Elementarypublic•235 students
9.6
Torrey Pines Elementary School
Elementarypublic•465 students
2.8
Valencia Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic•393 students
7.0
Vista Grande Elementary School
Elementarypublic•364 students
3.6
Walker Elementary School
Elementarypublic•398 students
1.0
Washington Elementary School
Elementarypublic•245 students
4.6
Webster Elementary School
Elementarypublic•208 students
5.0
Wegeforth Elementary School
Elementarypublic•200 students
4.3
Whitman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•102 students
5.4
Zamorano Elementary School
Elementarypublic•823 students

Middle Schools

(33)
4.5
Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle
Middlecharter•1,448 students
2.0
Audubon K-8
Middlepublic•495 students
2.1
Bell Middle School
Middlepublic•700 students
7.1
Bethune K-8
Middlepublic•520 students
8.9
Challenger Middle School
Middlepublic•960 students
1.5
Clark Middle School
Middlepublic•696 students
8.0
Correia Middle School
Middlepublic•602 students
2.5
Creative, Performing, and Media Arts School
Middlepublic•614 students
8.8
De Portola Middle School
Middlepublic•680 students
6.1
Farb Middle School
Middlepublic•443 students
1.7
Fulton K-8
Middlepublic•310 students
3.1
Golden Hill K-8
Middlepublic•464 students
8.8
Grant K-8
Middlepublic•743 students
3.8
High Tech Middle School
Middlecharter•324 students
4.5
Innovation Middle School
Middlepublic•350 students
1.5
Knox Middle
Middlepublic•488 students
7.3
Language Academy
Middlepublic•1,015 students
8.0
Lewis Middle School
Middlepublic•1,013 students
8.7
Longfellow K-8
Middlepublic•726 students
1.6
Mann Middle School
Middlepublic•680 students
9.7
Marshall Middle School
Middlepublic•1,390 students
7.4
Marston Middle School
Middlepublic•702 students
1.4
Millennial Tech Middle School
Middlepublic•378 students
3.0
Mountain View School
Middlepublic•195 students
9.4
Muirlands Middle School
Middlepublic•742 students
9.3
Pacific Beach Middle School
Middlepublic•715 students
1.2
Perkins Elementary School
Middlepublic•381 students
8.0
Pershing Middle School
Middlepublic•980 students
4.8
Roosevelt International Middle School
Middlepublic•760 students
8.8
Standley Middle School
Middlepublic•813 students
3.3
Taft Middle School
Middlepublic•410 students
5.5
Wangenheim Middle School
Middlepublic•703 students
1.8
Wilson Middle School
Middlepublic•712 students

High Schools

(38)
0.2
Alba School
Highpublic•20 students
4.7
Audeo Charter School
Highcharter•450 students
7.0
Canyon Hills High
Highpublic•1,183 students
2.1
Charter School of San Diego
Highcharter•1,375 students
7.1
Clairemont High School
Highpublic•823 students
3.2
Crawford High School
Highpublic•1,318 students
8.9
East Village High
Highpublic•138 students
0.5
Garfield High School
Highpublic•226 students
2.9
Health Sciences High School
Highcharter•535 students
8.0
High Tech High
Highcharter•412 students
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Home & Hosp/Transition Support
Highpublic•66 students
3.4
Hoover High School
Highpublic•2,011 students
5.2
iHigh Virtual Academy
Highpublic•148 students
7.2
John Muir School
Highpublic•336 students
8.3
Kearny College Connections
Highpublic•339 students
7.4
Kearny Digital Media & Design School
Highpublic•349 students
8.2
Kearny Engineering Innovation & Design
Highpublic•297 students
7.4
Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology
Highpublic•313 students
9.3
La Jolla High School
Highpublic•1,174 students
2.7
Lincoln High School
Highpublic•1,487 students
0.6
Logan Memorial Educational Campus
Highpublic•1,467 students
5.2
Madison High School
Highpublic•780 students
8.8
Mira Mesa High School
Highpublic•2,187 students
9.1
Mission Bay High School
Highpublic•1,240 students
6.8
Morse High School
Highpublic•1,591 students
8.9
Mt. Everest Academy
Highpublic•232 students
8.8
Point Loma High School
Highpublic•1,724 students
0.5
Riley/New Dawn School
Highpublic•142 students
—
San Diego Adult
Highpublic
5.3
San Diego High School
Highpublic•1,602 students
1.1
San Diego High School of Business and Leadership
Highpublic•550 students
5.6
San Diego Metro Career and Tech School
Highpublic•119 students
6.5
San Diego Scpa School
Highpublic•1,297 students
9.8
Scripps Ranch High School
Highpublic•1,890 students
—
Trace School
Highpublic•437 students
0.7
Twain High School
Highpublic•293 students
9.3
University City High School
Highpublic•1,465 students
—
Whittier K-12
Highpublic•77 students

Reported Incidents

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Community-reported and third-party-sourced concerns. All incidents are allegations, not established facts.

Inappropriate TeachingCRT / RaceHighAdded 1mo ago

Complaint Filed Over Racial Training

Alleged incident in San Diego Unified School District · California

A school district faced a formal complaint alleging unlawful racial discrimination in its mandatory teacher and staff training process. The complaint specifically cited classes on topics such as white privilege and anti-racist pedagogy. Several organizations joined the complaint, protesting the nature of the required training.

Occurred on August 26, 2020Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingGender IdentityModerateAdded 1mo ago

SDUSD Transgender Policy Hides Transition

Alleged incident in San Diego Unified School District · California

San Diego Unified School District implemented a policy concerning transgender students. This policy instructs school personnel not to disclose a student's gender identity or expression to parents unless there is a specific need. Teachers are also advised to maintain confidentiality when contacting guardians.

Occurred on March 28, 2023Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalModerateAdded 1mo ago

District Guides Immigration Resistance

Alleged incident in San Diego Unified School District · California

The San Diego Unified School District published a statement opposing federal policies. The district also provided students with a "Know Your Legal Rights" document. This guidance aims to help students and families resist immigration enforcement.

Occurred on January 24, 2025Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingCRT / RaceHighAdded 1mo ago

District Teaches Critical Race Theory

Alleged incident in San Diego Unified School District · California

A school district's ethnic studies courses incorporate critical race theory, white fragility, and white privilege as core texts and concepts. These courses are mandatory for graduation and aim to develop students' critical consciousness regarding power, oppression, and social justice. The curriculum includes examining white supremacy and coloniality.

Occurred on September 3, 2025Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalHighAdded 1mo ago

San Diego equity policy

Alleged incident in San Diego Unified School District · California

The district is implementing a new restorative justice policy for the upcoming school year. This policy incorporates culturally responsive practices, equity initiatives, and identity-based student groups. It also links to resources on ethnic studies and an equity website discussing systemic oppression.

Occurred on June 1, 2025Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
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Data aggregated from 181 schools in San Diego Unified School District.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 1, 2026