Kearny Eng Innov & Design

Located at 1954 Komet Way, in San Diego, California, Kearny Eng Innov & Design is a micro-enrollment four-year high school that serves 297 students (grades 9 through 12), run under San Diego Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

San Diego Unified runs 174 schools in total, collectively educating 94,828 students. Kearny Eng Innov & Design is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Kearny Eng Innov & Design records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% Asian, 13% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Kearny Eng Innov & Design is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 56.1%, a residual of +22.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Kearny Eng Innov & Design is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kearny College Connections, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kearny Eng Innov & Design ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.0%.

Kearny Eng Innov & Design operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.