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

70 public high schools in San Diego County, 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 61.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Diego County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

61.2%

BEST IN READING · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, 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	Eastlake High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	2,557	82.3%
6	Coronado High	Coronado, CA	Coronado Unified	High	999	82.0%
7	Kearny College Connections	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	339	81.8%
8	Mission Bay High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,240	80.5%
9	Torrey Pines High	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,536	79.9%
10	Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	2,440	79.3%
11	University City High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,465	78.5%
12	Carlsbad High	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	High	2,336	76.9%
13	Sage Creek High	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	High	1,289	76.8%
14	Olympian High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	2,289	75.5%
15	Kearny Digital Media & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	349	75.0%
16	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	313	75.0%
17	Mira Mesa High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,187	74.0%
18	La Costa Canyon High	Carlsbad, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	1,774	73.7%
19	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	297	73.5%
20	Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	High	765	73.2%
21	San Dieguito HS Academy	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	1,843	72.8%
22	Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,960	72.7%
23	La Jolla High	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,174	72.6%
24	West Hills High	Santee, CA	Grossmont Union High	High	1,624	70.9%
25	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	1,800	70.6%
26	Point Loma High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,724	70.2%
27	Henry High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,485	69.9%
28	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,210	69.6%
29	Poway High	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,101	69.0%
30	Valhalla High	El Cajon, CA	Grossmont Union High	High	1,728	66.1%
31	San Pasqual High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	High	1,846	65.5%
32	Santana High	Santee, CA	Grossmont Union High	High	1,621	65.1%
33	Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	High	1,949	62.3%
34	Fallbrook High	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union High	High	1,853	61.8%
35	Ramona High	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	High	1,404	61.4%
36	Escondido High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	High	1,656	61.0%
37	Clairemont High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	823	60.6%
38	Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,771	60.5%
39	San Diego High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,602	60.2%
40	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,297	59.4%
41	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,591	58.4%
42	Mission Hills High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	High	2,751	58.0%
43	Montgomery Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,568	57.5%
44	Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,216	56.8%
45	Grossmont High	La Mesa, CA	Grossmont Union High	High	2,172	56.2%
46	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,183	55.2%
47	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,941	54.6%
48	El Camino High	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	High	2,463	53.6%
49	Bonsall High	Bonsall, CA	Bonsall Unified	High	342	53.0%
50	Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,363	50.5%

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