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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in San Diego, California

28 public high schools in San Diego, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Canyon Crest Academy leads the list at 92.9%, against a median of 70.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Diego, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

70.1%

BEST IN READING · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	92.9%
2	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,116	85.4%
3	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,890	84.6%
4	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,557	84.4%
5	Kearny College Connections	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	339	81.8%
6	Mission Bay High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,240	80.5%
7	Torrey Pines High	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,536	79.9%
8	University City High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,465	78.5%
9	Kearny Digital Media & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	349	75.0%
10	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	313	75.0%
11	Mira Mesa High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,187	74.0%
12	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	297	73.5%
13	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	1,800	70.6%
14	Point Loma High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,724	70.2%
15	Henry High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,485	69.9%
16	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,210	69.6%
17	Clairemont High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	823	60.6%
18	San Diego High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,602	60.2%
19	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,297	59.4%
20	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,591	58.4%
21	Montgomery Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,568	57.5%
22	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,183	55.2%
23	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,941	54.6%
24	Hoover High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,011	46.6%
25	Madison High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	780	45.1%
26	Southwest Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,563	42.0%
27	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,318	38.2%
28	Lincoln High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,487	35.3%

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