Enrollment
297
High
DISTRICT 1,071 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432011148
Kearny Eng Innov & Design
1954 Komet Way, San Diego, CA 92111 · (858) 221-5300 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- B+Three-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
24.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
228 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 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 23% |
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
73.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.2% | 35.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Math | 22.5% | 18.3% | 21.1% | 38.0% |
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 | 73.5% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 83.9% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 66.2% | 35.2% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 42.9% |
| 2017-18 | 74.6% | 51.6% |
| 2016-17 | 74.2% | 39.4% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 22 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 Eng Innov & Design
Kearny Eng Innov & Design's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design this school | 297 | 76.8% | 56.7% |
| Kearny College Connections San Diego | 339 | 76.4% | 54.4% |
| 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 Eng Innov & Design ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #228 of 1,052 | #21 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #258 of 1,056 ▲ 88 | #24 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #188 of 1,056 ▼ 96 | #19 of 70 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #283 of 1,044 | #19 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,205 of 2,093 | #88 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #1,172 of 1,352 | #75 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #297 of 1,351 | #31 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #696 of 1,575 | #34 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #407 of 802 | #28 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
297
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 297 | 12.1 | 24.6:1 | 77% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 13.4 | 23.2:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 13 | 24.6:1 | 64% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 14.5 | 23.2:1 | 76% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 12 | 26.7:1 | 75% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 80% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearny Eng Innov & Design.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (336 to 297); teachers down 17% (14.5 to 12.1).
About Kearny Eng Innov & Design
Kearny Eng Innov & Design is a very small high school that serves part of San Diego, California. There are 297 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
The district for Kearny Eng Innov & Design is San Diego Unified, with 174 schools and 94,828 students.
Of every 100 students at Kearny Eng Innov & Design, about 56 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 13% White, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. The school has 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 6.4 students per teacher. In all, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 23 points.
Among California public high schools, Kearny Eng Innov & Design outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Kearny Eng Innov & Design ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.7%, against a prediction of 34.6%.
The school is in San Diego County, where median household income comes to about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. San Diego County counts 766 public schools with about 467,437 students.
Of the public schools around it, Kearny Eng Innov & Design is closest to Kearny Digital Media & Design, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.8%; Kearny Eng Innov & Design's is 56.7%, ranking 2nd of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Kearny Eng Innov & Design as City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 297, from 320 in 2020-21.
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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 Eng Innov & DesignHow many students attend Kearny Eng Innov & Design?
Kearny Eng Innov & Design enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kearny Eng Innov & Design an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kearny Eng Innov & Design is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kearny Eng Innov & Design have?
Kearny Eng Innov & Design employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kearny Eng Innov & Design?
Student demographics at Kearny Eng Innov & Design are roughly 13% White, 56% Hispanic, 9% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kearny Eng Innov & Design in?
Kearny Eng Innov & Design is part of San Diego Unified.
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