Is Ingenuity Charter a good school?

Ingenuity Charter ranks 1732 nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ingenuity Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 195 students attended Ingenuity Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Ingenuity Charter?

Students at Ingenuity Charter are 70% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Ingenuity Charter

Summary:

Ingenuity Charter is a public charter high school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 154 students. The school is part of the Ingenuity Charter District, which is ranked 1440 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ingenuity Charter consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 24.62% and 5.97% of 11th-grade students meeting or exceeding standards, respectively, in 2023-2024. Proficiency rates in CAST Science assessments are also low, with only 15.52% of 11th-grade students and 10.53% of 12th-grade students meeting or exceeding standards in 2023-2024. Ingenuity Charter has a relatively low four-year graduation rate, with 63.3% in 2022-2023 and 52.9% in 2021-2022, and a high dropout rate of 20.0% in 2022-2023.

Ingenuity Charter serves a student population that is predominantly from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. The school has a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with disabilities, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Ingenuity Charter has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 87.9% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. Comparing Ingenuity Charter to the nearby public schools, such as Crawford High, Gompers Preparatory Academy, and Morse High, which are all part of the San Diego Unified School District, highlights the stark disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes for students in the same geographic area.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual 6-12

6130 Skyline Dr.
San Diego, CA 92114-5620

(619) 262-2046

District: Ingenuity Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1732^nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 27.0

Number of students: 195

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

9.7%

White:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Compare Details Ingenuity Charter ranks worse than 96.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.48. (See more...)

Compare Details Ingenuity Charter ranks worse than 74.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.15. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ingenuity Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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SchoolDigger ranks Ingenuity Charter 2675^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ingenuity Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ingenuity Charter 1732^nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Ingenuity Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ingenuity Charter District 1440^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	12.80	2464^th	2715	9.2%
2022	25.09	1988^th	2740	27.4%
2023	18.21	2364^th	2802	15.6%
2024	9.48	2675^th	2777	3.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	13.34	2193^rd	2369	7.4%
2023	21.64	2107^th	2549	17.3%
2024	8.67	2519^th	2575	2.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	6.08	2532^nd	2546	0.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	9.07	2321^st	2407	3.6%
2023	19.12	2144^th	2558	16.2%
2024	9.98	2469^th	2547	3.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	20.58	1868^th	2213	15.6%
2023	21.16	1991^st	2391	16.7%
2024	6.82	2357^th	2383	1.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.56	1515^th	2133	29.0%
2022	19.18	1679^th	2123	20.9%
2023	17.43	1763^rd	2348	24.9%
2024	18.15	1732^nd	2323	25.4%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	5.88	755^th	804	6.1%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	39.98	525^th	1044	49.7%
2023	23.32	1186^th	1323	10.4%
2024	21.53	1250^th	1350	7.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.39	740^th	1547	52.2%
2024	21.33	1313^th	1534	14.4%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.48	1284^th	1937	33.7%
2022	17.06	1621^st	1943	16.6%
2023	17.74	1723^rd	2247	23.3%
2024	17.89	1704^th	2235	23.8%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	17.77	252^nd	290	13.1%
2023	13.41	394^th	417	5.5%
2024	19.74	373^rd	451	17.3%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	14.49	1541^st	1833	15.9%
2022	24.49	1403^rd	1858	24.5%
2023	14.75	1736^th	2118	18.0%
2024	20.93	1569^th	2098	25.2%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	32.11	767^th	1161	33.9%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	28.91	1298^th	1880	31.0%
2022	13.99	1670^th	1916	12.8%
2023	18.82	1639^th	2207	25.7%
2024	13.92	1748^th	2172	19.5%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.79	531^st	720	26.3%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Ingenuity Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	21.83	1377^th	1814	24.1%
2022	17.78	1535^th	1861	17.5%
2023	15.16	1709^th	2142	20.2%
2024	16.76	1659^th	2125	21.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	15	44	3	139	0	1	9	211
2020	24	37	6	126	0	0	7	200
2021	18	33	5	144	1	2	15	218
2022	16	29	8	134	1	3	16	207
2023	10	21	9	99	1	0	14	154
2024	12	19	12	137	4	1	10	195

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ingenuity Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	211	8.0	26.3	71.1
2020	200	n/a	n/a	80.5
2021	218	7.6	28.6	87.2
2022	207	7.9	26.0	87
2023	154	10.4	14.7	90.3
2024	195	7.2	27.0	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ingenuity Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	211	8.0	26.3	71.1
2020	200	n/a	n/a	80.5
2021	218	7.6	28.6	87.2
2022	207	7.9	26.0	87
2023	154	10.4	14.7	90.3
2024	195	7.2	27.0	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ingenuity Charter

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2464^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 2364^th of 2802 Middle schools	6.4%
Ranks 1515^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1763^rd of 2348 High schools	4.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ingenuity Charter)	13	27.3	14.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ingenuity Charter)	0	13.6	13.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Ingenuity Charter)	13.6	4.4	9.3%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ingenuity Charter)	21.4	31.3	9.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Ingenuity Charter)	5	1.3	3.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (Ingenuity Charter)	12.7	3.6	9.2%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.9	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	211	154	27%
African American	44	21	52.3%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	3	9	200%
Hispanic	139	99	28.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	15	10	33.3%
Two or More Races	9	14	55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	71.1%	90.3%	19.2%

Schools Near Ingenuity Charter

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	195	7	27.0	88.2%	12 (6.2%)	19 (9.7%)	137 (70.3%)	12 (6.2%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	18.2	1732^nd of 2323 public high schools	25.4%		17.4	1763^rd of 2348 public high schools	24.9%	31	3.9		15.5	10.5	11.5		30.8	11.5	24.6	22.5		0.0	0.0	6.0	4.4
Morse High	Public	9-12	6905 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 262-0763	1,614	76	21.2	75.5%	36 (2.2%)	195 (12.1%)	780 (48.3%)	465 (28.8%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (1.0%)	119 (7.4%)	54.8	756^th of 2323 public high schools	67.5%		58.2	688^th of 2348 public high schools	70.7%	68			31.7		31.7				56.0	56.0				19.7	19.7	$8,156
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	4777 Imperial Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-6500	1,480	64	23.0	80.3%	25 (1.7%)	298 (20.1%)	1,005 (67.9%)	72 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.1%)	59 (4.0%)	16	1785^th of 2323 public high schools	23.2%		15.1	1832^nd of 2348 public high schools	22.0%	47			6.5	5.1	6.4				26.2	26.2				4.8	4.8	$9,563
San Diego Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Euclid Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	San Diego Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 432-4690	2,492	101	24.7	76.6%	386 (15.5%)	137 (5.5%)	1,781 (71.5%)	26 (1.0%)	12 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	130 (5.2%)	21.6	1635^th of 2323 public high schools	29.6%		17.6	1762^nd of 2348 public high schools	25.0%	127				4.4	4.4				30.6	30.6				8.1	8.1
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,229	40	30.4	82.1%	12 (1.0%)	49 (4.0%)	1,119 (91.0%)	38 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	34.8	1287^th of 2323 public high schools	44.6%		21	1675^th of 2348 public high schools	28.7%	388	17.6		28.7		22.8	35.8	36.5	26.2	59.9	39.2	18.2	15.3	6.1	9.0	12.5
San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,275	57	22.2	57.3%	195 (15.3%)	90 (7.1%)	579 (45.4%)	255 (20.0%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	136 (10.7%)	65.1	547^th of 2323 public high schools	76.5%		70.8	466^th of 2348 public high schools	80.2%	81	22.6		54.0		38.1	41.6	52.1	46.2	81.0	55.5	26.9	36.7	25.2	29.4	29.9	$6,871
Mount Miguel High	Public	9-12	8585 Blossom Ln.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 664-8400	1,506	18	83.3	80.3%	110 (7.3%)	170 (11.3%)	1,017 (67.5%)	93 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	24 (1.6%)	89 (5.9%)	35.2	1274^th of 2323 public high schools	45.2%		35.7	1256^th of 2348 public high schools	46.5%	18			22.1	10.5	21.5				38.6	38.6				15.1	15.1	$14,492
Sweetwater High	Public	9-12	2900 Highland Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 474-9700	2,425	100	24.3	89.5%	181 (7.5%)	35 (1.4%)	1,855 (76.5%)	297 (12.2%)	11 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	36 (1.5%)	36.9	1215^th of 2323 public high schools	47.7%		23.7	1598^th of 2348 public high schools	31.9%	383		23.7		8.7	21.8				44.1	44.1				11.1	11.1	$6,020
Crawford High	Public	9-12	4191 Colts Way	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3700	1,276	51	24.8	88.2%	29 (2.3%)	386 (30.3%)	606 (47.5%)	210 (16.5%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	35 (2.7%)	34.4	1298^th of 2323 public high schools	44.1%		33.4	1321^st of 2348 public high schools	43.7%	23			15.9	10.3	15.4				47.9	47.9				10.8	10.8	$8,914
City Heights Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4260 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	City Heights Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3137	158	9	16.9	88.0%	38 (24.1%)	39 (24.7%)	63 (39.9%)	16 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	14.1	1837^th of 2323 public high schools	20.9%		13.9	1873^rd of 2348 public high schools	20.2%	36	8.3			9.1	8.7	18.2	6.7	20.8	29.2	18.0	9.1	6.7	8.3	4.2	7.0

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