High Tech Elementary

High Tech Elementary is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in San Diego, California, one of the schools within High Tech Elementary District, with 444 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

High Tech Elementary District is the operating authority for High Tech Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, High Tech Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% White, 9% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at High Tech Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which High Tech Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: High Tech High International, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, High Tech Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.