Mt. Carmel High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Poway Unified

9550 Carmel Mountain Rd., San Diego, CA 92129 Map

Math (met standard)
57%
+25 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
73%
+15 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
61%
+29 state 33% · 2025-26
Low income
17%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,800
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.2
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 57% state 32% · 2025-26 73% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 57% state 32% · 2025-26 73% state 57% · 2025-26 61% state 33% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 57% state 32% 73% state 57% 61% state 33%
2024-25 59% state 31% 71% state 57% 59% state 28%
2023-24 58% state 28% 74% state 56% 55% state 27%
2022-23 53% state 27% 80% state 55% 52% state 27%
2021-22 52% state 27% 73% state 55% 53% state 27%
2018-19 65% state 32% 79% state 57% 47% state 26%
2017-18 56% state 31% 76% state 56% —
2016-17 57% state 32% 80% state 60% —
2015-16 57% state 32% 81% state 59% —
2014-15 56% state 30% 82% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
100%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
79%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
89%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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73%
+41 vs state
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3.3 mi
74%
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79%
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0%
−28 vs state · 2023-24
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−38 vs state · 2023-24
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−22 vs state · 2018-19
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64%
+32 vs state
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+15 vs state
66%
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86%
+54 vs state
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49%
+18 vs state
82%
+24 vs state
54%
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4.1 mi
74%
+42 vs state
87%
+30 vs state
74%
+36 vs state
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46%
+14 vs state
82%
+25 vs state
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