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Enrollment
446
High
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO ISD·NCES 483882004430
SAN DIEGO H S
235 S HWY 359, SAN DIEGO, TX 78384 · (361) 279-3382 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
374 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAN DIEGO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
+67 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.0:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SAN DIEGO H S
Located at 235 S HWY 359, in SAN DIEGO, Texas, SAN DIEGO H S is a small high school that instructs 446 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by SAN DIEGO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 796.
Within SAN DIEGO ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,453 students, SAN DIEGO H S is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, SAN DIEGO H S shows that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, SAN DIEGO H S has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 84% of students at SAN DIEGO H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAN DIEGO H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 46.5%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Duval County) reports that median household income runs about $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Duval County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students), of which SAN DIEGO H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: BERNARDA JAIME J H, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SAN DIEGO H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.7%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for SAN DIEGO H S typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,742
Census ACS
Median income
$49,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN DIEGO ISD
- COLLINS-PARR ELElementary · 688 students
- BERNARDA JAIME J HMiddle · 319 students
Other schools in SAN DIEGO
- COLLINS-PARR ELElementary · 688 students
- BERNARDA JAIME J HMiddle · 319 students
Nearby schools
- BERNARDA JAIME J H0.6 mi · 319
- COLLINS-PARR EL0.7 mi · 688
- NOONAN EL10.1 mi · 523
- SAENZ EL10.3 mi · 471
- DUBOSE EL11.1 mi · 483
- ADAMS MIDDLE11.1 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About SAN DIEGO H SHow large is SAN DIEGO H S?
SAN DIEGO H S enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SAN DIEGO H S serve?
SAN DIEGO H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAN DIEGO H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAN DIEGO H S is approximately 14.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SAN DIEGO H S?
SAN DIEGO H S reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is SAN DIEGO H S in?
SAN DIEGO H S is part of SAN DIEGO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.