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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in San Diego, California

28 public high schools in San Diego, California appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Mission Bay High leads the list at +21.4pp, against a median of +4.9pp across the ranked schools.

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San Diego, California

Top 3-yr change

+21.4pp

Median 3-yr change

+4.9pp

MOST IMPROVED · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

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

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