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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in San Diego County, California

57 public high schools in San Diego County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Vista High leads the list at -30.6%, against a median of -11.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Diego County, California

Best Enrollment change

-30.6%

Median Enrollment change

-11.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Vista High	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	2,515	1,746	-30.6%
2	Escondido High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	2,379	1,656	-30.4%
3	Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,649	1,216	-26.3%
4	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,579	1,183	-25.1%
5	Madison High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,023	780	-23.8%
6	Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter	San Diego, CA	Mono County Office of Education	260	198	-23.8%
7	Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,420	1,864	-23.0%
8	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,498	1,941	-22.3%
9	La Jolla High	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	1,505	1,174	-22.0%
10	University City High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,868	1,465	-21.6%
11	Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,424	1,960	-19.1%
12	Valhalla High	El Cajon, CA	Grossmont Union High	2,125	1,728	-18.7%
13	Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,671	1,363	-18.4%
14	Southwest Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,898	1,563	-17.7%
15	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	379	313	-17.4%
16	San Pasqual High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	2,232	1,846	-17.3%
17	Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,141	1,771	-17.3%
18	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	2,576	2,147	-16.7%
19	Sweetwater High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,739	2,290	-16.4%
20	Eastlake High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	3,051	2,557	-16.2%
21	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,234	1,890	-15.4%
22	El Camino High	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	2,900	2,463	-15.1%
23	Kearny College Connections	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	397	339	-14.6%
24	Kearny Digital Media & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	406	349	-14.0%
25	Coronado High	Coronado, CA	Coronado Unified	1,160	999	-13.9%
26	Montgomery Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,812	1,568	-13.5%
27	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,811	1,591	-12.1%
28	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	336	297	-11.6%
29	Oceanside High	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	2,189	1,948	-11.0%
30	Clairemont High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	922	823	-10.7%
31	Point Loma High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,930	1,724	-10.7%
32	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,450	1,297	-10.6%
33	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	2,358	2,116	-10.3%
34	Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	2,168	1,949	-10.1%
35	TRACE	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	478	437	-8.6%
36	La Costa Canyon High	Carlsbad, CA	San Dieguito Union High	1,935	1,774	-8.3%
37	Olympian High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	2,495	2,289	-8.3%
38	Garfield High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	246	226	-8.1%
39	San Marcos High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	3,338	3,067	-8.1%
40	Hoover High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,187	2,011	-8.0%
41	El Cajon Valley High	El Cajon, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,838	1,701	-7.5%
42	Poway High	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	2,262	2,101	-7.1%
43	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	2,359	2,210	-6.3%
44	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,915	1,800	-6.0%
45	Monte Vista High	Spring Valley, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,640	1,543	-5.9%
46	Mira Mesa High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	2,322	2,187	-5.8%
47	Valley Center High	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	1,140	1,075	-5.7%
48	West Hills High	Santee, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,723	1,624	-5.7%
49	Fallbrook High	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union High	1,962	1,853	-5.6%
50	Ramona High	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	1,487	1,404	-5.6%

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