Twain High

Twain High operates as a micro-enrollment senior high in San Diego, California, one of the schools within San Diego Unified. Current enrollment sits at 293 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

San Diego Unified runs 174 schools in total, collectively educating 94,828 students. Twain High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Twain High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 9% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Twain High is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Empower Language Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Twain High operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 70% across the same window.

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