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Magnolia Science Academy San Diego
· San Diego County · San Diego Unified · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Magnolia Science Academy San Diego compares for families
What families should know about Magnolia Science Academy San Diego.
- ▸ Locally🧮 Top 10% in California on Math proficiency — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Diego Global Vision Academy, Darnall Charter, Vista La Mesa Academy and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
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: total enrollment.
Absenteeism is up 7.8 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. 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
If this trend holds (+1.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~490 | +9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~507 | +26 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~525 | +44 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.2%/yr); projects to ~514 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Science Academy San Diego | Public | 481 | — | — |
| Peer-group median | — | -0% | ||
| San Diego Global Vision Academy | Public | 460 | — | — |
| Darnall Charter | Public | 473 | — | — |
| Vista La Mesa Academy | Public | 517 | — | — |
| San Diego Cooperative Charter | Public | 455 | — | — |
| Innovations Academy | Public | 437 | — | — |
| Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities | Public | 505 | — | — |
| Health Sciences High And Middle College | Public | 552 | — | -13% |
| Iftin Charter | Public | 593 | — | — |
| The Learning Choice Academy - East County | Public | 529 | — | +12% |
| Harriet Tubman Village Charter | Public | 393 | — | — |
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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
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.
23 of 472 students who enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy San Diego this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. 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.
District financial profile — San Diego Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 65.2%
Federal: 10.6%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the San Diego Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
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