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Enrollment
1,289
High
DISTRICT 1,221 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLSBAD UNIFIED·NCES 060750013058
Sage Creek High
3900 Bobcat Blvd., Carlsbad, CA 92010 · (760) 331-6600 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,289 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
384 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 318 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 319 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 27% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
76.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.2pp since 2015
Math
59.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.5pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.6% | 33.2% | 16.8% | 6.4% |
| Math | 32.1% | 27.4% | 21.6% | 18.9% |
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 | 76.8% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 87.9% | 56.4% |
| 2018-19 | 82.1% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 77.8% | 62.2% |
| 2016-17 | 84.5% | 61.6% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Sage Creek High
Sage Creek High's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Creek High this school | 1,289 | 29.8% | 69.3% |
| La Jolla High La Jolla | 1,174 | 30.2% | 62.7% |
| Maria Carrillo High Santa Rosa | 1,584 | 35.0% | 57.9% |
| San Marin High Novato | 1,250 | 35.7% | 52.4% |
| Ripon High Ripon | 1,051 | 26.2% | 52.4% |
| Davis Senior High Davis | 1,755 | 31.1% | 74.1% |
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 Sage Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #83 of 1,052 | #5 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #92 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #5 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #138 of 1,056 ▼ 79 | #13 of 70 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #164 of 1,044 | #11 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,289 | #642 of 2,093 | #59 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,178 of 1,352 | #76 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #203 of 1,351 | #15 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,408 of 1,575 | #96 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #256 of 327 | #14 of 17 |
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
1,289
-90 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 1,289 | 52.2 | 24.7:1 | 30% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 1,358 | 56.6 | 24.0:1 | 18% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 1,392 | 57.3 | 24.3:1 | 20% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | 52 | 26.5:1 | 19% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 1,257 | 47.6 | 26.4:1 | 21% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 1,000 | 38 | 26.3:1 | 14% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sage Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,257 to 1,289); teachers up 10% (47.6 to 52.2).
About Sage Creek High
Families in Carlsbad, California, are served by Sage Creek High, a large high school. The school counts 1,289 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
A total of 16 schools make up Carlsbad Unified, with 10,678 students enrolled.
Sage Creek High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 48% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Sage Creek High comes in at 67%.
At Sage Creek High, 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.7:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Roughly 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Measured against California public high schools, Sage Creek High 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sage Creek High would score about 62.1%. It scores 69.3%, 7.3 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that 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.
Of nearby public schools, Calavera Hills Middle is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Sage Creek High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Sage Creek High in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Sage Creek High saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 24.7 students per teacher, compared with 26.5 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlsbad Unified
- Carlsbad HighHigh · 2,336 students
- Aviara Oaks MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Valley MiddleMiddle · 807 students
- Hope ElementaryElementary · 659 students
- Calavera Hills MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Pacific Rim ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Other schools in Carlsbad
- Carlsbad HighHigh · 2,336 students
- La Costa Canyon HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Aviara Oaks MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Valley MiddleMiddle · 807 students
- Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 725 students
- La Costa Meadows ElementaryElementary · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Calavera Hills Middle1.0 mi · 655
- Calavera Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 441
- Hope Elementary1.4 mi · 659
- Audeo Charter II1.6 mi · 239
- Kelly Elementary1.8 mi · 449
- Madison Middle1.9 mi · 1,158
Frequently asked questions
About Sage Creek HighHow large is Sage Creek High?
Sage Creek High enrolls approximately 1,289 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sage Creek High serve?
Sage Creek High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sage Creek High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sage Creek High is approximately 24.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sage Creek High?
Sage Creek High reports a student body of 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Sage Creek High?
Sage Creek High is overseen by Carlsbad Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.