High Tech High Mesa
San Diego · CA · High Tech High Mesa District · Public charter
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San Diego County Community → TRACE → Kearny Digital Media & Design → Preuss School UCSD → Kearny College Connections → High Tech High → Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology → Kearny Eng Innov & Design →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 13% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How High Tech High Mesa compares for families
What families should know about High Tech High Mesa.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Diego County Community, TRACE, Kearny Digital Media & Design and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 13% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 435 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,368 per student in district revenue, the 19 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $234,992/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County Community San Diego |
Public | 3.2 | 470 | +18.7% |
| TRACE San Diego |
Public | 6.2 | 437 | -2.5% |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego |
Public | 1.6 | 349 | -1.7% |
| Preuss School UCSD La Jolla |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 461 | -3.4% |
| Kearny College Connections San Diego |
Public | 1.6 | 339 | -3.7% |
| High Tech High San Diego |
Public · charter | 6.0 | 412 | -17.8% |
| Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology San Diego |
Public | 1.6 | 313 | -11.8% |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design San Diego |
Public | 1.6 | 297 | -5.7% |
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