Garfield High

Grades 9–12 Public Alternative District: San Diego Unified

1255 16th St., San Diego, CA 92101 Map

Math (met standard)
0%
−32 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
4%
−53 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
8%
−30 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
95%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
226
2024-25
Students per teacher
10.4
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 0% state 32% · 2025-26 4% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 0% state 32% · 2025-26 4% state 57% · 2025-26 8% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 0% state 32% 4% state 57% 8% state 39%
2024-25 2% state 31% 12% state 57% 11% state 32%
2023-24 0% state 28% 19% state 56% 0% state 32%
2022-23 — — 0%
2021-22 — — 9% state 28%
2018-19 3% state 32% 3% state 57% 3% state 27%
2017-18 0% state 31% 9% state 56% —
2016-17 1% state 32% 14% state 60% —
2015-16 2% state 32% 17% state 59% —
2014-15 0% state 30% 14% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
48%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
18%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
33%
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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24%
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−26 vs state
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−30 vs state
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−20 vs state
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−32 vs state
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4%
−34 vs state
12%
−37 vs state
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62%
+30 vs state
72%
+15 vs state
61%
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12%
−25 vs state
20%
−30 vs state
11%
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7%
7%
0%
−32 vs state · 2024-25
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62%
+30 vs state
80%
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