Morse High

Summary:

Morse High is a public high school in San Diego, California, serving 1,675 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Morse High has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, its student performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 56% of Morse High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.92% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The performance gap is even more pronounced in mathematics, with only 19.66% of Morse High's 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 32.15% for the district and 27.9% for the state. Additionally, Morse High's science proficiency rates are lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Morse High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's ranking for female students is generally higher than for male students, and the ranking for Asian and African American students is higher than for Hispanic and multi-racial students. However, the school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Disabled students. In contrast, Morse High's ranking for Homeless students and Low Socio-Economic Status students is relatively strong, suggesting the school may be effectively supporting these vulnerable populations. Another concerning trend is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism at Morse High, from 11.1% in 2018-2019 to 26.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6905 Skyline Dr.
       San Diego, CA  92114-5928


(619) 262-0763

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
756th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,156 Help


Feeder schools for Morse High:

Elementary:    Audubon K-8
    Bethune K-8
    Boone Elementary
    Freese Elementary
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Middle:    Bell Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.6 Help
Number of students:  1,675

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.5%
Asian:
30.9%
African American:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Morse High ranks better than 67.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 14th among 24 ranked high schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.83. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Morse High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.5%), Asian (30.9%), African American (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morse High is 21.6, which is the 9th best among 24 high schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morse High is $8,156. 15 high schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morse High:

SchoolDigger ranks Morse High 756th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Morse High in the ranking list.)

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San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 604th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Morse High

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Rank History for all students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.13 787th 1653 52.4%
2005 31.78 1002nd 1901 47.3%
2006 28.88 1125th 1968 42.8%
2007 30.90 1110th 2063 46.2%
2008 34.95 1044th 2117 50.7%
2009 34.97 1193rd 2238 46.7%
2010 34.61 1148th 2281 49.7%
2011 31.04 1284th 2367 45.8%
2012 33.29 1224th 2354 48.0%
2013 38.73 1086th 2426 55.2%
2015 58.95 765th 1994 61.6%
2016 64.00 694th 2039 66.0%
2017 57.30 853rd 2021 57.8%
2018 61.71 766th 2017 62.0%
2019 52.43 917th 2133 57.0%
2022 49.86 936th 2123 55.9%
2023 58.23 688th 2348 70.7%
2024 54.83 756th 2323 67.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.63 300th 366 18.0%
2019 22.27 336th 422 20.4%
2022 26.31 398th 515 22.7%
2023 51.29 323rd 786 58.9%
2024 41.33 415th 804 48.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.99 595th 938 36.6%
2019 30.46 749th 941 20.4%
2022 32.31 755th 1044 27.7%
2023 34.50 627th 1323 52.6%
2024 28.27 912th 1350 32.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.09 601st 1547 61.2%
2024 26.07 1130th 1534 26.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.20 566th 1862 69.6%
2019 59.00 704th 1937 63.7%
2022 57.00 701st 1943 63.9%
2023 66.41 490th 2247 78.2%
2024 65.46 493rd 2235 77.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.07 85th 290 70.7%
2023 69.31 88th 417 78.9%
2024 82.79 43rd 451 90.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.20 596th 1760 66.1%
2019 52.83 780th 1833 57.4%
2022 51.50 783rd 1858 57.9%
2023 55.34 704th 2118 66.8%
2024 58.82 628th 2098 70.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.07 703rd 1052 33.2%
2019 29.35 785th 1117 29.7%
2022 37.50 620th 1161 46.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 36.12 109th 168 35.1%
2023 65.03 72nd 233 69.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.84 874th 1834 52.3%
2019 46.33 949th 1880 49.5%
2022 45.09 933rd 1916 51.3%
2023 58.43 634th 2207 71.3%
2024 48.36 854th 2172 60.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 5.18 553rd 581 4.8%
2023 39.69 475th 731 35.0%
2024 57.09 342nd 712 52.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.65 207th 582 64.4%
2019 45.67 295th 592 50.2%
2022 33.61 332nd 522 36.4%
2023 59.96 220th 720 69.4%
2024 42.65 356th 721 50.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morse High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.74 992nd 1742 43.1%
2019 49.61 883rd 1814 51.3%
2022 42.99 1010th 1861 45.7%
2023 52.86 775th 2142 63.8%
2024 42.81 1035th 2125 51.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Morse High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 415 701 800 333 2 n/a n/a 0 2251
1989 391 691 914 354 6 n/a n/a 0 2356
1990 359 654 1011 385 3 n/a n/a 0 2412
1991 310 689 1033 439 5 n/a n/a 0 2476
1992 300 721 1072 448 5 n/a n/a 0 2546
1993 278 647 1213 439 6 n/a n/a 0 2583
1994 235 660 1182 434 10 n/a n/a 0 2521
1995 206 659 1251 437 5 n/a n/a 0 2558
1996 206 659 1251 437 5 n/a n/a 0 2558
1997 216 664 1284 453 2 n/a n/a 0 2619
1998 204 714 1360 469 7 n/a n/a 0 2754
1999 212 670 1399 482 10 n/a n/a 0 2773
2000 232 643 1514 565 15 n/a n/a 0 2969
2001 217 619 1598 697 11 n/a n/a 0 3142
2002 177 575 1552 784 2 n/a n/a 0 3090
2003 177 575 1552 784 2 n/a n/a 0 3090
2004 149 551 1493 787 6 n/a n/a 0 2986
2005 145 595 1356 818 6 n/a n/a 0 2920
2006 131 548 1226 882 8 n/a n/a 0 2795
2007 102 537 1071 889 5 n/a n/a 5 2609
2008 115 475 1187 914 8 n/a n/a 0 2699
2009 96 450 1045 801 6 58 0 0 2456
2010 87 437 1027 720 7 53 8 0 2339
2011 73 416 976 587 5 49 40 0 2146
2012 52 364 918 603 5 51 56 0 2049
2013 53 346 856 575 3 51 75 0 1959
2014 43 333 785 592 4 44 103 0 1904
2015 38 320 735 577 3 31 104 0 1808
2016 39 312 691 581 6 34 110 0 1773
2017 31 272 654 621 5 28 144 0 1755
2018 28 261 669 655 8 33 157 0 1811
2019 34 213 653 617 4 32 165 0 1718
2020 30 210 642 670 4 33 155 0 1744
2021 32 211 631 727 5 31 151 0 1788
2022 36 195 547 757 3 21 141 2 1702
2023 42 187 518 779 2 21 124 2 1675

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Morse High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2251 94.6 23.7 n/a
1989 2356 101.6 23.1 n/a
1990 2412 102.4 23.5 n/a
1991 2476 104.8 23.6 n/a
1992 2546 106.5 23.9 30.8
1993 2583 102.6 25.2 22.9
1994 2521 104.0 24.2 46.6
1995 2558 98.2 26.0 55.2
1996 2558 98.2 26.0 55.2
1997 2619 106.3 24.6 56.3
1998 2754 112.1 24.6 55.2
1999 2773 116.6 23.8 56.1
2000 2969 122.5 24.2 56
2001 3142 126.4 24.9 40
2002 3090 124.8 24.8 50.1
2003 3090 124.8 24.8 50.1
2004 2986 119.2 25.1 44.1
2005 2920 113.2 25.8 51.2
2006 2795 116.8 23.9 60.3
2007 2609 106.1 24.6 63.1
2008 2699 134.7 20.0 65.6
2009 2456 110.1 19.6 68.7
2010 2339 101.8 22.9 67.8
2011 2146 n/a n/a 73.2
2012 2049 93.3 21.9 n/a
2013 1959 90.2 21.7 74
2014 1904 78.7 24.1 77.6
2015 1808 84.0 21.5 79.9
2016 1773 79.0 22.4 81.2
2017 1755 77.3 22.7 76.8
2018 1811 78.6 23.0 78.6
2019 1718 75.6 22.7 79.1
2020 1744 n/a n/a 77.3
2021 1788 72.9 24.5 78.2
2022 1702 78.5 21.6 74.1
2023 1675 77.1 21.6 72.5

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 Morse High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2251 94.6 23.7 n/a
1989 2356 101.6 23.1 n/a
1990 2412 102.4 23.5 n/a
1991 2476 104.8 23.6 n/a
1992 2546 106.5 23.9 30.8
1993 2583 102.6 25.2 22.9
1994 2521 104.0 24.2 46.6
1995 2558 98.2 26.0 55.2
1996 2558 98.2 26.0 55.2
1997 2619 106.3 24.6 56.3
1998 2754 112.1 24.6 55.2
1999 2773 116.6 23.8 56.1
2000 2969 122.5 24.2 56
2001 3142 126.4 24.9 40
2002 3090 124.8 24.8 50.1
2003 3090 124.8 24.8 50.1
2004 2986 119.2 25.1 44.1
2005 2920 113.2 25.8 51.2
2006 2795 116.8 23.9 60.3
2007 2609 106.1 24.6 63.1
2008 2699 134.7 20.0 65.6
2009 2456 110.1 19.6 68.7
2010 2339 101.8 22.9 67.8
2011 2146 n/a n/a 73.2
2012 2049 93.3 21.9 n/a
2013 1959 90.2 21.7 74
2014 1904 78.7 24.1 77.6
2015 1808 84.0 21.5 79.9
2016 1773 79.0 22.4 81.2
2017 1755 77.3 22.7 76.8
2018 1811 78.6 23.0 78.6
2019 1718 75.6 22.7 79.1
2020 1744 n/a n/a 77.3
2021 1788 72.9 24.5 78.2
2022 1702 78.5 21.6 74.1
2023 1675 77.1 21.6 72.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Morse High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,156

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Morse High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 917th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 688th of 2348 High schools
 13.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Morse High)51.863.1
 11.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)60.560.6
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Morse High)29.119.8
 9.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)35.732.2
 3.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Morse High)24.131.1
 7.1%
   11th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)35.940.7
 4.8%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Morse High)18.48.3
 10.1%
   12th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)27.728.7
 1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17181675
 2.5%
African American213187
 12.2%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian653518
 20.7%
Hispanic617779
 26.3%
Pacific Islander3221
 34.4%
White3442
 23.5%
Two or More Races165124
 24.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.1%72.5%
 6.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Morse High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,675 students attended Morse High.

Students at Morse High are 47% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Morse High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Audubon K-8
Elementary : Bethune K-8
Elementary : Boone Elementary
Elementary : Freese Elementary
Elementary : Fulton K-8
Elementary : Pacific View Leadership Elementary
Elementary : Paradise Hills Elementary
Elementary : Penn Elementary
Elementary : Perry Elementary
Elementary : Zamorano Elementary
Middle : Bell Middle

Morse High ranks 756th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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