Enrollment
339
High
DISTRICT 1,071 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432011147
Kearny College Connections
1954 Komet Way, San Diego, CA 92111 · (858) 221-5300 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
259 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 28% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
31.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.4% | 32.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Math | 14.3% | 16.9% | 33.8% | 35.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 76.7% | 34.4% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 86.6% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kearny College Connections
Kearny College Connections's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny College Connections this school | 339 | 76.4% | 54.4% |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design San Diego | 297 | 76.8% | 56.7% |
| Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology San Diego | 313 | 81.5% | 51.1% |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego | 349 | 73.6% | 48.3% |
| Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High Carson | 474 | 77.8% | 38.4% |
| John Swett High Crockett | 351 | 74.1% | 39.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kearny College Connections ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #259 of 1,052 | #24 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #412 of 1,056 ▼ 103 | #34 of 70 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #82 of 1,056 ▲ 157 | #7 of 70 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.8pp | #70 of 1,044 | #5 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,165 of 2,093 | #86 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #1,283 of 1,352 | #87 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #283 of 1,351 | #29 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #712 of 1,575 | #37 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #309 of 802 | #23 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
339
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 29.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 339 | 13 | 26.1:1 | 76% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 14.5 | 23.3:1 | 74% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 13.3 | 26.9:1 | 65% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 12 | 29.4:1 | 62% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 13.9 | 28.7:1 | 76% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 68% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | N/A | N/A | 76% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearny College Connections.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (397 to 339); teachers down 6% (13.9 to 13).
About Kearny College Connections
Kearny College Connections is a high school in San Diego, California, reachable at (858) 221-5300. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 339 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 60% smaller than average.
In San Diego Unified, 174 schools enroll a combined 94,828 students.
A majority of students at Kearny College Connections, 55%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 11% Black, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. The chance that two students picked at random at Kearny College Connections belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Its teaching staff equals 13 full-time positions, a ratio of 26.1:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 76%. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Measured against California public high schools, Kearny College Connections receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kearny College Connections is +19.6 points, in the top 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.4%, and the predicted rate is 34.8%.
Kearny College Connections is located in San Diego County, where median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
The closest public school, Kearny Eng Innov & Design, is less than a tenth of a mile from Kearny College Connections. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Kearny College Connections places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kearny College Connections went from 353 students to 339. The ratio was 29.4:1 in 2020-21 and 26.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Kearny College ConnectionsHow many students attend Kearny College Connections?
Kearny College Connections enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kearny College Connections serve?
Kearny College Connections serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kearny College Connections?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at Kearny College Connections.
How diverse is Kearny College Connections?
Kearny College Connections reports a student body of 11% White, 55% Hispanic, 11% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kearny College Connections in?
Kearny College Connections is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.