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Enrollment
2,187
High
DISTRICT 1,071 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005520
Mira Mesa High
10510 Marauder Way, San Diego, CA 92126 · (858) 566-2262 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,187 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- C-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
25.3:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
1,249 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 556 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 540 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 534 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 557 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%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
74.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp 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 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.1% | 32.9% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Math | 21.9% | 23.3% | 23.1% | 31.7% |
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 | 74.0% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 45.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.9% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 82.8% | 42.2% |
| 2018-19 | 81.4% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 74.2% | 48.4% |
| 2016-17 | 85.2% | 54.2% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 15 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 Mira Mesa High
Mira Mesa High's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Mesa High this school | 2,187 | 57.1% | 61.1% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) High San Francisco | 2,074 | 54.5% | 54.6% |
| Galileo High San Francisco | 1,750 | 62.9% | 53.0% |
| Washington (George) High San Francisco | 2,068 | 51.8% | 64.6% |
| James Logan High Union City | 3,096 | 52.8% | 48.3% |
| Cypress High Cypress | 2,685 | 60.8% | 60.4% |
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 Mira Mesa High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #164 of 1,052 | #15 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #213 of 1,056 ▼ 21 | #22 of 70 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #180 of 1,056 ▼ 78 | #17 of 70 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #213 of 1,044 | #15 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,187 | #193 of 2,093 | #17 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #1,238 of 1,352 | #82 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #129 of 1,351 | #8 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #1,088 of 1,575 | #68 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #602 of 802 | #46 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
2,187
-150 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 2,502
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 2,187 | 86.4 | 25.3:1 | 57% (1,249) |
| 2023-24 | 2,228 | 84.2 | 26.4:1 | 55% (1,236) |
| 2022-23 | 2,219 | 88.5 | 25.1:1 | 54% (1,207) |
| 2020-21 | 2,337 | 88 | 26.6:1 | 47% (1,090) |
| 2017-18 | 2,322 | 93 | 25.0:1 | 44% (1,015) |
| 2015-16 | 2,426 | 101 | 24.0:1 | 45% (1,095) |
| 2010-11 | 2,616 | N/A | N/A | 53% (1,379) |
| 2000-01 | 2,354 | 95 | 24.8:1 | 15% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 2,502 | 90 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mira Mesa High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,322 to 2,187); teachers down 7% (93 to 86.4).
About Mira Mesa High
This page covers Mira Mesa High, a large high school in San Diego, California. The school enrolls 2,187 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 161% bigger than that.
San Diego Unified runs Mira Mesa High along with 173 other schools, enrolling 94,828 students in total.
Enrollment at Mira Mesa High is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% White, and 5% Black. In San Diego County overall, about 12% of residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Mira Mesa High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 25.3:1, with 86.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Mira Mesa High is A. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mira Mesa High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 46.1%, so the school is 15.0 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In the county around the school, San Diego County, median household income is 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%. Mira Mesa High is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
Nearby, Mason Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Mira Mesa High is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mira Mesa High saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.6:1 to 25.3:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
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- Mason Elementary0.3 mi · 538
- Hickman Elementary0.7 mi · 457
- Jonas Salk Elementary0.9 mi · 732
- Walker Elementary0.9 mi · 398
- Challenger Middle0.9 mi · 960
- Wangenheim Middle1.0 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Mira Mesa HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mira Mesa High?
Mira Mesa High enrolls approximately 2,187 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mira Mesa High serve?
Mira Mesa High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mira Mesa High?
Approximately 25.3:1 students per teacher at Mira Mesa High.
What is the student diversity at Mira Mesa High?
Student demographics at Mira Mesa High are roughly 11% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 45% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Mira Mesa High public or private?
Mira Mesa High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.