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Diego Hills Central Public Charter

San Diego · San Diego County · Dehesa Elementary · Public

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California College-Going Rate

37.1% of the 2022-23 graduating class enrolled in college within a year.

The share of 2022-23 graduates who enrolled at a college anywhere in the U.S. within 12 months, per the National Student Clearinghouse match the California Department of Education publishes.

Within 12 months

37.1%

of 62 graduates

Give the same class four more months and 40.3% had enrolled — CDE publishes a 16-month window alongside the 12-month one, 25 students.

Up 4.4 points from the 2021-22 class (32.7%).

Where the 2022-23 class enrolled

In California — 23 students (37.1%)

University of California 0.0% 0

California State University 1.6% 1

California Community College 35.5% 22

California private college 0.0% 0

Out of state — 0 students (0.0%)

Out-of-state 4-year 0.0% 0

Out-of-state 2-year 0.0% 0

CDE puts each graduate in one bucket only — whichever kind of college they were enrolled in longest — so these add up to the rate above. That is a different count from the UC Reach Score on this page, which counts a student at every UC campus that admitted them.

Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (DataQuest) ↗, cohort 2022-23, posted 17-Sep-2025. Data file: cgr12mo23.txt ↗ (and the 16-month file ↗). CDE builds the rate by matching California high school completers to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment records; we publish CDE’s aggregates and hold no student-level data.

College readiness

Getting ready for college

These come from the state and federal files, not from UC — so they are here whether or not Diego Hills Central Public Charter has a UC admissions record.

A-G Completion ⓘ

Only 1 in 5 graduates finish the courses UC and CSU require — below the state norm. Worth asking how course access and planning work here.

19%

3 of 16 graduates · 2023-24 cohort

In context: CA median 54.5% · -35.7 pp vs. median · San Diego Co. 62.0%.

SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2024

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

About 1 in 4 students read and write at grade level — below the state norm — worth asking what extra support looks like.

Fewer than 1 in 10 students do math at grade level — below the state norm — worth asking what extra support looks like.

ELA — met or exceeded

n = 68

26.5%

incl. 5.9% exceeded

-32.7 pts vs. San Diego County median (59.2%) · CA median 53.2% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 78.5%

Math — met or exceeded

n = 68

2.9%

incl. 0.0% exceeded

-22.7 pts vs. San Diego County median (25.6%) · CA median 19.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 52.1%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2023-24

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 66%

Black / African Am. 16%

Two or more 6%

Asian 5%

White 4%

Not reported 2%

Pacific Islander 1%

Program subgroups

Socioeconomically disadv. 89%

Students w/ disabilities 19%

English learners 19%

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2023-24 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

Chronic absenteeism — 2023-24

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

61% of students miss 10%+ of school days — above the state's ~24%. Ask what the school is doing about engagement.

Chronic absent

60.9%

263 of 432 students

Absenteeism is up 28.8 pp since 2017-18. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Diego County median

21.8% · school is worse than 88% of 124 HS

Statewide median

23.7%

Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2023-24. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

620 (2018) → 301 (2024)

-51.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

69 (2018) → 32 (2024)

-53.6%

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2023-24

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

44% of students who start the year finish it here — more churn than most CA schools. Ask what's behind the turnover.

Critical

Compounding decline on both vectors.

Enrollment -53.6% vs. county +6.6% AND stability (43.9%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem. Chronic absenteeism is also at 60.9% (up +28.8 pts from 2017-18) — engagement and demand are both signaling decline.

-53.6% senior class, grade 12 (2018–2024)

+6.6% San Diego County baseline

-60.2pp gap vs. county

43.9% retention (county median 87.8%)

Senior class (grade 12) — indexed to 100 at 2018

Stability rate by year (raw %)

Stability rate

43.9%

205 of 467 students

262 of 467 students who enrolled at Diego Hills Central Public Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (56.1% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median

87.8% · school is in the 13th percentile of 127 HS

Statewide median

86.6% · in the 14th percentile of 1,750 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (399) 46.4%

Hispanic / Latino (314) 44.9%

English learners (109) 41.3%

Students w/ disabilities (99) 48.5%

Black / African Am. (80) 38.8%

Two or more races (26) 34.6%

Nearest peer high schools

America's Finest Charter 69.4% Urban Discovery Academy Charter 63.2% Kearny College Connections 76.6% Kearny Eng Innov & Design 72.6% Kearny School Biomed Science Tech 70.4%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2023-24. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

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Diego Hills Central Public Charter is a public high school in San Diego, San Diego County, California.

19% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 54%).

37% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).

Enrollment was 301 students in 2024, down 51% since 2018.

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What percentage of Diego Hills Central Public Charter graduates complete the A-G requirements? 19% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 54%).

What percentage of Diego Hills Central Public Charter graduates go to college? 37% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).

How many students attend Diego Hills Central Public Charter? Enrollment was 301 students in 2024, down 51% since 2018.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.