Coronado High

Coronado High is a senior high of average-sized scale in Coronado, California, operated by Coronado Unified, hosting 999 students in grades 9 through 12.

Coronado Unified runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,757 students. Coronado High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Coronado High shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 30% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Coronado High records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coronado High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.8%, the actual is 59.7%, a residual of -11.1 points.

Around the school, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Coronado High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coronado Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Coronado High comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Coronado High's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,160 (now 999). White enrollment moved from 64% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Coronado High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.