Torrey Pines High

Set in San Diego, California, Torrey Pines High is a roomy secondary school, run under San Dieguito Union High. It teaches 2,536 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 203% larger than typical.

San Dieguito Union High comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 12,026 students; Torrey Pines High is among them.

Demographically, Torrey Pines High shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Torrey Pines High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Torrey Pines High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.0%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +1.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 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), Torrey Pines High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carmel Creek Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Torrey Pines High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Torrey Pines High has grew 5%, going from 2,418 students in 2018 to 2,536 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 53% over that span.

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