Schools in San Diego, CA

291 public schools in San Diego serve roughly 163,000 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities — academics, school size, teacher pay, demographics, and more.

Schools291

Students162,531

Districts12

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Common questions

How many public schools are in San Diego?

San Diego has 291 public schools serving roughly 163,000 students.

What's the largest school district in San Diego?

San Diego Unified is the largest, with 225 schools.

What grade levels are covered?

Schools in San Diego span elementary, middle, and high school. SweetSpot's data covers every public school registered with the California Department of Education.

How does SweetSpot score schools?

SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and student demographics. Each school's score is based on its actual data, not peer-relative ranking.

How is fit calculated for my family?

You pick which metrics matter to you and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom fit score (0–10) for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.

All schools in San Diego, CA

Sage Canyon · K-6
Ocean Air · K-6
Mt. Everest Academy · K-12
Scripps Elementary · K-5
Carmel Del Mar Elementary · K-6
Dingeman Elementary · K-5
Hearst Elementary · K-5
Solana Ranch Elementary · K-6
Pacific Sky · K-6
Deer Canyon Elementary · K-5
Holmes Elementary · K-5
Kumeyaay Elementary · K-5
Green Elementary · K-5
Jonas Salk Elementary · K-5
Marvin Elementary · K-5
McKinley Elementary · K-5
Ashley Falls Elementary · K-6
Benchley/Weinberger Elementary · K-5
Canyon Crest Academy · 9-12
Sycamore Ridge · K-6
Torrey Hills · K-6
Solana Highlands Elementary · K-6
Sandburg Elementary · K-5
Silver Gate Elementary · K-4
Vista Grande Elementary · K-5
Barnard Elementary · K-5
Solana Pacific Elementary · 4-6
Dailard Elementary · K-5
Sunset View Elementary · K-4
Ericson Elementary · P-5
Miramar Ranch Elementary · K-5
Carmel Creek Elementary · K-3
Bay Park Elementary · K-5
Curie Elementary · K-5
Birney Elementary · K-5
Jerabek Elementary · K-5
Hawthorne Elementary · P-5
Rolling Hills Elementary · K-5
Sessions Elementary · K-5
Del Sur Elementary · K-5
Pacific Trails Middle · 7-8
Westwood Elementary · K-5
Mesa Verde Middle · 6-8
Grant K-8 · K-8
Park Village Elementary · K-5
Hickman Elementary · K-5
Spreckels Elementary · K-5
Tierrasanta Elementary · K-5
Scripps Ranch High · 9-12
Elevate · K-8
Del Norte High · 9-12
East Village Middle College High · 9-12
Stone Ranch Elementary · K-5
Gage Elementary · K-5
Los Penasquitos Elementary · K-5
Nye Elementary · K-5
Willow Grove Elementary · K-5
Innovations Academy · K-8
Pacific Beach Elementary · P-5
Monterey Ridge Elementary · K-5
Marshall Middle · 6-8
Doyle Elementary · K-5
Chesterton Elementary · K-5
Kavod Charter · K-8
Adobe Bluffs Elementary · K-5
Westview High · 9-12
Cabrillo Elementary · P-4
Design 39 Campus · K-8
Carmel Valley Middle · 7-8
San Diego Global Vision Academy · K-8
Torrey Pines High · 9-12
Creekside Elementary · K-5
Alcott Elementary · P-5
iHigh Virtual Academy · K-6
Loma Portal Elementary · K-4
Ocean Beach Elementary · P-4
Highland Ranch Elementary · K-5
Shoal Creek Elementary · K-5
Jones Elementary · K-5
Oak Valley Middle · 6-8
Sunset Hills Elementary · K-5
Field Elementary · P-5
Sundance Elementary · K-5
Jefferson Elementary · P-5
Penn Elementary · K-5
Challenger Middle · 6-8
Angier Elementary · K-5
Hage Elementary · K-5
Miller Elementary · P-5
Garfield Elementary · P-5
Rolando Park Elementary · P-5
Mt. Carmel High · 9-12
Morning Creek Elementary · K-5
Whitman Elementary · K-5
Walker Elementary · P-5
University City High · 9-12
Rancho Bernardo High · 9-12
Toler Elementary · P-5
Standley Middle · 6-8
Hardy Elementary · K-5
Normal Heights Elementary · P-5
Cadman Elementary · K-5
Mira Mesa High · 9-12
Canyon View Elementary · K-5
Edison Elementary · P-5
Oak Park Elementary · P-5
Rowan Elementary · P-5
Crown Point Elementary · P-5
Cubberley Elementary · K-5
Lewis Middle · 6-8
Henry High · 9-12
The O'Farrell Charter · K-12
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology · 9-12
Webster Elementary · P-5
Clairemont Canyons Academy · P-5
Longfellow UTK-8 · K-8
Perry Elementary · K-5
Ross Elementary · K-5
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego · 6-8
Dewey Elementary · K-4
Mason Elementary · P-5
Hancock Elementary · K-5
Museum · K-8
Florence Elementary · P-5
Pershing Middle · 6-8
Wegeforth Elementary · K-5
Point Loma High · 9-12
Bethune K-8 · K-8
De Portola Middle · 6-8
John Muir Language Academy · K-8
Turtleback Elementary · K-5
Pacific Beach Middle · 6-8
Lafayette Elementary · K-5
Black Mountain Middle · 6-8
Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology · 9-12
Zamorano Elementary · K-5
Juarez Elementary · K-5
San Diego SCPA · 6-12
Silver Wing Elementary · K-6
Bernardo Heights Middle · 6-8
Empower Language Academy · K-6
Marston Middle · 6-8
San Diego Cooperative Charter · K-8
McGill School of Success · K-5
Freese Elementary · K-5
Cherokee Point Elementary · P-5
High Tech High International · 9-12
Ocean View Hills · P-5
San Diego Center for Children Academy · K-12
Poway to Palomar Middle College High · 11-12
Hamilton Elementary · P-5
Language Academy · K-8
Kearny Eng Innov & Design · 9-12
San Diego Metro Career and Tech · 9-12
Sequoia Elementary · K-5
e3 Civic High · 9-12
Johnson Elementary · P-5
Dana · 5-6
ACES 2020 LLC, DBA: Aces Academy · 2-12
Mission Bay High · 9-12
Adams Elementary · K-5
Pendleton Elementary · K-5
Learning Choice Academy · K-12
Chollas/Mead Elementary · P-5
Nipaquay Elementary · K-5
High Tech High · 9-12
Central Elementary · K-5
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter · K-8
Kearny Digital Media & Design · 9-12
Marshall Elementary · P-5
Correia Middle · 7-8
Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary · P-6
Foster Elementary · K-5
Audubon K-8 · K-8
Wangenheim Middle · 6-8
Kearny College Connections · 9-12
Aseltine School · K-12
Canyon Hills High · 9-12
Euclid Elementary · P-5
High Tech Elementary · K-5
Sherman Elementary · P-5
Mountain View · K-8
High Tech High Mesa · 9-12
Albert Einstein Academies · K-8
Pacific View Leadership Elementary · K-5
Altus Schools Audeo · K-12
Gompers Preparatory Academy · 6-12
Franklin Elementary · K-5
Valencia Park Elementary · P-5
Ibarra Elementary · K-5
Holly Drive Leadership Academy · K-8
Paradise Hills Elementary · P-5
Mission Valley Academy · 2-8
Urban Skills Center · 12
Cook Education Center · 8-12
High Tech Elementary Mesa · K-5
Juarez-Lincoln Elementary · P-6
Innovation Middle · 6-8
Nestor Language Academy Charter · K-8
Joyner Elementary · P-5
Carson Elementary · P-5
High Tech Elementary Explorer · K-5
Carver Elementary · K-5
Sierra School Of San Diego · 1-12
High Tech High Media Arts · 9-12
Options Secondary · 7-12
Health Sciences High and Middle College · 9-12
Iftin Charter · K-8
Roosevelt International Middle · 6-8
San Diego Virtual · 9-12
Farb Middle · 6-8
Taft Middle · 6-8
Los Altos Elementary · K-6
Fletcher Elementary · P-5
Rosa Parks Elementary · P-5
Balboa Elementary · K-5
Knox Middle · 6-8
Baker Elementary · K-5
Fulton K-8 · P-8
Boone Elementary · K-5
Clairemont High · 9-12
Chavez Elementary · P-5
Community School of San Diego · K-12
Community School of San Diego High School · 9-12
Sam and Rose Stein Education Center · K-12
Morse High · 9-12
Southwest Senior High · 9-12
Darnall Charter · P-8
Encanto Elementary · P-5
Keiller Leadership Academy · K-8
Montgomery Senior High · 9-12
Golden Hill K-8 · P-8
High Tech Middle Mesa · 6-8
Vista Del Mar · 6-8
Launch Virtual Academy · 7-12
Washington Elementary · P-5
Madison High · 9-12
City Heights Preparatory Charter · 6-12
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary · P-5
Montgomery Middle · 6-8
Linda Vista Elementary · P-5
King-Chavez Community Academy · K-8
San Diego High · 9-12
Creative Performing and Media Arts · 6-8
Kimbrough Elementary · P-5
Wilson Middle · 6-8
High Tech Middle Media Arts · 6-8
Fay Elementary · P-5
Crawford High · 9-12
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence · K-8
TRACE · 9-12
Emory Elementary · K-6
Whittier K-12 · P-12
Sunnyslope Elementary · K-6
Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego · 6-12
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy · 5-8
Hoover High · 9-12
San Ysidro High · 9-12
Children's Workshop · K-8
Home & Hosp/Transition Support · K-12
Perkins K-8 · P-8
King-Chavez Community High · 9-12
Mann Middle · 6-8
Rodriguez Elementary · P-5
High Tech Middle · 6-8
Horton Elementary · P-5
Howard Pence Elementary · K-6
Godfrey G. Berry Elementary · K-6
Porter Elementary · P-6
Burbank Elementary · P-5
Bell Middle · 6-8
Clark Middle · 6-8
Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter · 9-12
Mar Vista Academy · 7-8
Millennial Tech Middle · 6-8
Montgomery Middle · 7-8
Urban Discovery Academy Charter · K-12
Lincoln High · 9-12
America's Finest Charter · K-12
Ingenuity Charter · 6-12
ALBA · 1-12
Harriet Tubman Village Charter · K-8
Garfield High · 9-12
Logan Memorial Educational Campus · P-12
Southwest Middle · 7-8
San Diego County Court · K-12
Teofilo Mendoza · K-6
Twain High · 7-12
Riley/New Dawn · K-12
Monarch · K-12
San Diego County Community · K-12

Top schools

Sage Canyon

Ocean Air

Mt. Everest Academy

Scripps Elementary

Carmel Del Mar Elementary

Dingeman Elementary

Hearst Elementary

Solana Ranch Elementary

Pacific Sky

Deer Canyon Elementary

Holmes Elementary

Kumeyaay Elementary

Green Elementary

Jonas Salk Elementary

Marvin Elementary

McKinley Elementary

Ashley Falls Elementary

Benchley/Weinberger Elementary

Canyon Crest Academy

Sycamore Ridge

Torrey Hills

Solana Highlands Elementary

Sandburg Elementary

Silver Gate Elementary

Vista Grande Elementary