Helix High

Helix High is a high-enrollment high school in La Mesa, California, (ZIP code 91941). The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,554 students. The school is 205% above the average for high schools in California.

Helix High District is responsible for Helix High.

Hispanic students account for 47% of enrollment at Helix High, more than any other group. Other students are 24% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 6% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Helix High scores 69%.

There are 109.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.2:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. Of all students at Helix High, 65% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.

In the wider San Diego County area, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across San Diego County, 766 public schools serve about 467,437 students.

Of the public schools around it, Helix High is closest to La Mesa Dale Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Helix High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. Helix High is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 2,469 to 2,554. The school's ratio dropped from 24.7:1 to 23.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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