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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in San Diego, California

28 public high schools in San Diego, California appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Rancho Bernardo High leads the list at -17.9pp, against a median of +4.9pp across the ranked schools.

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San Diego, California

Best 3-yr change

-17.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+4.9pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	2,210	80.5%	62.6%	-17.9pp
2	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	2,116	81.5%	77.7%	-3.9pp
3	Mira Mesa High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,187	62.5%	59.6%	-2.9pp
4	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,297	49.2%	47.1%	-2.1pp
5	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	2,557	80.2%	79.4%	-0.9pp
6	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,890	75.2%	77.0%	+1.8pp
7	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,800	62.5%	64.8%	+2.3pp
8	University City High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,465	59.8%	62.2%	+2.4pp
9	Southwest Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,563	30.3%	32.8%	+2.4pp
10	Montgomery Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,568	34.9%	37.6%	+2.7pp
11	Kearny Digital Media & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	349	45.6%	49.0%	+3.4pp
12	Torrey Pines High	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	2,536	64.1%	67.8%	+3.7pp
13	Hoover High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,011	27.3%	32.1%	+4.7pp
14	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,318	25.4%	30.2%	+4.8pp
15	Henry High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,485	55.6%	60.6%	+5.0pp
16	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	2,147	84.2%	89.6%	+5.4pp
17	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,941	28.4%	34.3%	+5.9pp
18	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	297	50.7%	57.2%	+6.5pp
19	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	313	41.3%	49.4%	+8.0pp
20	San Diego High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,602	33.8%	41.8%	+8.0pp
21	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,591	33.2%	43.1%	+9.8pp
22	Clairemont High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	823	31.9%	42.0%	+10.1pp
23	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,183	35.0%	45.2%	+10.1pp
24	Point Loma High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,724	48.7%	60.3%	+11.6pp
25	Lincoln High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,487	11.1%	23.6%	+12.5pp
26	Kearny College Connections	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	339	43.6%	56.5%	+12.8pp
27	Madison High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	780	17.0%	34.8%	+17.7pp
28	Mission Bay High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,240	44.9%	66.2%	+21.4pp

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