Schools by Reading Proficiency in San Diego Unified (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 100 schools in San Diego Unified, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	La Jolla Elementary La Jolla · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	97% · 95%	83.3 Top 10%	95% Math proficiency	566
2	Jerabek Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	89% · 91%	82.6 Top 10%	91% Math proficiency	718
3	Torrey Pines Elementary La Jolla · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	89% · 87%	82.5 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	465
4	Bird Rock Elementary La Jolla · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 87%	83.4 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	383
5	Silver Gate Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	87% · 87%	80.8 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	399
6	Scripps Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	85% · 88%	82.2 Top 10%	88% Math proficiency	733
7	Dingeman Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83% · 89%	81.5 Top 10%	89% Math proficiency	689
8	Curie Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83% · 82%	80.5 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	536
9	Holmes Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83% · 79%	78.5 Top 25%	79% Math proficiency	495
10	Sunset View Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	82% · 87%	82.0 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	408
11	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	82% · 32%	43.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	313
12	Miramar Ranch Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	81% · 80%	78.5 Top 25%	80% Math proficiency	637
13	Scripps Ranch High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	81% · 75%	75.5 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	1,890
14	Mira Mesa High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	81% · 53%	57.5 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	2,187
15	Hickman Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	80% · 73%	72.3 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	457
16	Muirlands Middle La Jolla · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80% · 72%	78.0 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	742
17	University City High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	80% · 46%	57.1 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,465
18	Hearst Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79% · 84%	78.3 Top 25%	84% Math proficiency	527
19	Sessions Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79% · 77%	75.4 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	424
20	Marvin Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	78% · 78%	76.4 Top 25%	78% Math proficiency	543
21	Doyle Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	78% · 77%	73.0 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	603
22	Barnard Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	78% · 76%	75.0 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	473
23	Marshall Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78% · 72%	77.3 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	1,390
24	Green Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 81%	75.6 Top 25%	81% Math proficiency	493
25	Kumeyaay Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 77%	76.7 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	398
26	Ocean Beach Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	77% · 77%	70.8 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	432
27	McKinley Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 73%	74.8 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	588
28	Pacific Beach Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 62%	69.1 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	312
29	Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77% · 47%	50.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	349
30	Kearny Eng Innov & Design San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77% · 42%	47.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	297
31	Kearny College Connections San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77% · 32%	42.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	339
32	Standley Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76% · 65%	70.0 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	813
33	Dailard Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	75% · 78%	76.5 Top 25%	78% Math proficiency	567
34	Jonas Salk Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	75% · 78%	70.0 Top 25%	78% Math proficiency	732
35	Benchley/Weinberger Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	75% · 76%	76.5 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	560
36	Sandburg Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	74% · 80%	72.2 Top 25%	80% Math proficiency	570
37	Ericson Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	73% · 76%	71.9 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	650
38	Challenger Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73% · 64%	66.2 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	960
39	Alcott Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 82%	74.8 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	234
40	Hardy Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 72%	65.7 Top 50%	72% Math proficiency	353
41	Grant K-8 San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	72% · 66%	71.2 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	743
42	Garfield Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 62%	56.9 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	308
43	La Jolla High La Jolla · High · Grades 9–12	Public	72% · 53%	64.3 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,174
44	Bay Park Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	71% · 73%	72.4 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	504
45	Nye Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	70% · 69%	59.7 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	385
46	Birney Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	69% · 69%	66.8 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	535
47	Tierrasanta Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	69% · 66%	68.6 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	500
48	Hancock Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	68% · 60%	56.6 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	644
49	Vista Grande Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 77%	69.0 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	364
50	Hawthorne Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 67%	62.2 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	248
51	Longfellow UTK-8 San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	67% · 63%	67.5 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	726
52	Loma Portal Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	67% · 62%	66.5 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	392
53	Jones Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 62%	61.9 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	257
54	Chesterton Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 62%	59.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	365
55	De Portola Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67% · 60%	63.9 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	680
56	Cadman Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 57%	61.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	184
57	Rolando Park Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 57%	56.7 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	270
58	Lewis Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66% · 64%	63.8 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	1,013
59	Dana San Diego · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	66% · 57%	64.8 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	646
60	Henry High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	66% · 46%	54.3 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	2,485
61	Language Academy San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	64% · 53%	58.4 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,015
62	Pershing Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63% · 53%	62.1 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	980
63	Toler Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 62%	61.3 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	235
64	Crown Point Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 57%	57.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	313
65	Florence Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 57%	56.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	213
66	Pacific Beach Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62% · 52%	61.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	715
67	Normal Heights Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 52%	46.2 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	275
68	Wangenheim Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62% · 47%	48.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	703
69	Juarez Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 42%	48.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	264
70	Point Loma High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	62% · 37%	48.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	1,724
71	Edison Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	61% · 56%	44.2 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	375
72	Correia Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	61% · 54%	61.8 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	602
73	Mission Bay High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	61% · 35%	48.1 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	1,240
74	Spreckels Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	60% · 62%	62.0 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	680
75	Mason Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	60% · 57%	50.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	538
76	San Diego SCPA San Diego · High · Grades 6–12	Public	60% · 30%	38.9 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	1,297
77	Jefferson Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 57%	54.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	400
78	Miller Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 56%	51.6 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	611
79	Bethune K-8 San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	57% · 52%	47.0 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	520
80	Angier Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 51%	48.2 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	398
81	Cubberley Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 47%	50.7 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	199
82	Farb Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57% · 33%	44.4 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	443
83	Marston Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56% · 48%	53.2 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	702
84	Hage Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	55% · 58%	54.2 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	505
85	Gage Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	55% · 50%	53.9 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	698
86	Zamorano Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	55% · 49%	44.1 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	823
87	Dewey Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	52% · 57%	49.5 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	267
88	Fletcher Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 57%	– Not rated	57% Math proficiency	–
89	Oak Park Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 54%	42.1 Lower 50%	54% Math proficiency	545
90	Foster Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 47%	44.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	518
91	Perry Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 47%	41.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	341
92	Penn Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 42%	36.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	366
93	Morse High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51% · 29%	30.2 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	1,591
94	Hoover High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51% · 18%	23.1 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	2,011
95	Canyon Hills High San Diego · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50% · 41%	39.9 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,183
96	Roosevelt International Middle San Diego · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	50% · 33%	37.4 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	760
97	Sherman Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	49% · 37%	30.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	535
98	Ross Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 42%	38.4 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	187
99	Franklin Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 42%	37.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	380
100	Paradise Hills Elementary San Diego · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 42%	37.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	213

La Jolla Elementary in La Jolla leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in San Diego Unified with Reading · math 97% · 95%. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider California schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the San Diego Unified page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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What is the best reading results school in San Diego Unified?

La Jolla Elementary in La Jolla, California ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in San Diego Unified with Reading · math 97% · 95% (Enrollment: 566).

How are schools by reading proficiency in San Diego Unified ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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