Escondido, San Diego County High Schools Ranked In Niche List

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – San Diego County high schools received their latest report card this week, as Niche.com released its 2019 rankings of the best public high schools in California.

Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego ranked as the best high school in the county and the top high school in the state. A total of 919 schools were ranked across the state.

Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Troy High School in Fullerton, Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto and Miramonte High School in Orinda closed out the top five spots in the state.

Here are the rankings of public high schools in San Diego County, according to Niche. Statewide rankings are in parenthesis.

1. Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego (1)
2. Torrey Pines High School in San Diego (8)
3. Westview High School in San Diego (11)
4. Del Norte High School in San Diego (36)
5. Coronado High School in Coronado (48)
6. San Dieguito High Academy in Encinitas (53)
7. Grossmont Middle College High School in El Cajon (61)
8. Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad (65)
9. Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego (74)
10. Preuss School UCSD in San Diego (77)
11. Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego (79)
12. Mt. Everest Academy in in San Diego (82)
13. Mission Vista High School in Oceanside (102)
14. La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad (107)
15. Classical Academy High School in Escondido (112)
16. Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego (114)
17. Escondido Charter High School in Escondido (120)
18. Poway High School in Poway (132)
19. Helix High School in La Mesa (135)
20. University City High School in San Diego (171)
21. San Marcos High School in San Marcos (173)
22. La Jolla High School in La Jolla (174)
23. River Valley Charter School in Lakeside (181)
24. Eastlake High School in Chula Vista (186)
25. High Tech High International in San Diego (189)
26. Valhalla High School in El Cajon (192)
27. Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley (201)
28. Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad (204)
29. Literacy First Charter School in El Cajon (216)
30. Mira Mesa High School in San Diego (220)
31. Mission Hills High School in San Marcos (230)
32. High Tech High North County in San Marcos (248)
33. High Tech High School in San Diego (250)
34. San Diego High School of International Studies in San Diego (256)
35. Guajome Park Academy in Vista (277)
36. Henry High School in San Diego (280)
37. Point Loma High School in San Diego (285)
38. West Hills High School in Santee (292)
39. Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science in Escondido (301)
40. San Pasqual High School in Escondido (318)
41. Mountain Valley Academy in Ramona (330)
42. Granite Hills High School in El Cajon (336)
43. Otay Ranch Senior High School in Chula Vista (360)
44. Kearny SCT School in San Diego (367)
45. Bonita Vista Senior High School in Chula Vista (372)
46. High Tech High Chula Vista in Chula Vista (373)
47. High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego (375)
48. Santana High School in Santee (382)
49. Kearny Digital Media & Design School in San Diego (383)
50. Valley Center High School in Valley Center (394)
51. Greater San Diego Academy in Jamul (409)
52. Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista (424)
53. El Camino High School in Oceanside (425)
54. Grossmont High School in El Cajon (437)
55. Kearny International Business School in San Diego (442)
56. Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley (461)
57. The O'Farrell Charter School in San Diego (462)
58. The Learning Choice Academy in La Mesa (472)
59. Julian High School in Julian (476)
60. Health Sciences High School in San Diego (491)
61. San Diego Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical High School in San Diego (518)
62. Junipero Serra High School in San Diego (522)
63. San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts in San Diego (523)
64. Coleman Tech Charter High School in San Diego (525)
65. Clairemont High School in San Diego (599)
66. iHigh Virtual Academy in San Diego (604)
67. El Capitan High School in Lakeside (656)
68. Kearny High - Stanley E. Foster School of Engineering, Innovation and Design in San Diego (658)
69. John Muir School in San Diego (668)
70. Julian Charter School in Julian (669)
71. Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School in Chula Vista (679)
72. e3 Civic High School in San Diego (682)
73. Vista High School in Vista (690)
74. Oceanside High School in Oceanside (696)
75. San Diego Early/Middle College in San Diego (699)
76. Mission Bay High School in San Diego (706)
77. San Ysidro High School in San Diego (709)
78. Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego (713)
79. Hilltop Senior High School in Chula Vista (719)
80. Orange Glen High School in Escondido (724)
81. Bayshore Preparatory Charter School in San Marcos (725)
82. Twin Oaks High School in San Marcos (739)
83. Madison High School in San Diego (769)
84. Escondido High School in Escondido (781)
85. Sweetwater High School in National City (802)
86. El Cajon Valley High School in El Cajon (803)
87. Mar Vista Senior High School in Imperial Beach (814)
88. Morse High School in San Diego (833)
89. Arroyo Paseo Charter High School in San Diego (853)
90. North County Trade Tech High School in Vista (872)
91. Bonsall High School in Bonsall (884)
92. Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook (898)
93. Chula Vista Senior High School in Chula Vista (906)

See the full list of the best public high schools in California here.

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

To compile the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (Read more about the methodology here.)

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