Twain High

Summary:

Twain High is a public high school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 328 students. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Twain High has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of California high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Twain High's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.92% of 11th-grade students at Twain High were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.92% in the San Diego Unified School District and 55.73% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students at Twain High was just 3.08%, compared to 32.15% in the district and 27.9% statewide. Additionally, Twain High has struggled with low graduation rates and high dropout rates, with a four-year graduation rate of 71.5% and a dropout rate of 10.8% in the 2022-2023 school year.

The nearby Clairemont High and the Kearny schools significantly outperform Twain High across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. These schools serve student populations with lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students, which may contribute to their stronger performance. The high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students at Twain High, coupled with the school's low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and poor graduation rates, suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 6402 Linda Vista Rd.
       San Diego, CA  92111-7320


(858) 800-5300

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1846th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,944 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  328

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.5%
African American:
8.8%
Asian:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.9% Help


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Compare Details Twain High ranks worse than 79.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 23rd 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 13.91. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Twain 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 (69.5%), African American (8.8%), Asian (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Twain High is 10.9, which is the 3rd 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 Twain High is $18,944, which is the 3rd highest among 24 high schools in the San Diego Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Twain High:

SchoolDigger ranks Twain High 1846th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Twain 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 Twain High

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Rank History for all students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.65 1331st 1653 19.5%
2005 16.77 1511th 1901 20.5%
2006 20.88 1382nd 1968 29.8%
2007 19.30 1531st 2063 25.8%
2008 18.91 1582nd 2117 25.3%
2009 20.97 1778th 2238 20.6%
2010 23.40 1487th 2281 34.8%
2011 19.33 1657th 2367 30.0%
2012 17.78 1705th 2354 27.6%
2013 16.99 1790th 2426 26.2%
2015 26.54 1402nd 1994 29.7%
2016 12.30 1719th 2039 15.7%
2017 15.76 1575th 2021 22.1%
2018 17.56 1551st 2017 23.1%
2019 20.70 1607th 2133 24.7%
2022 13.96 1837th 2123 13.5%
2023 20.48 1692nd 2348 27.9%
2024 13.91 1846th 2323 20.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 6.06 752nd 804 6.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.30 903rd 938 3.7%
2019 44.94 368th 941 60.9%
2022 27.90 911th 1044 12.7%
2023 24.40 1063rd 1323 19.7%
2024 27.50 944th 1350 30.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.57 838th 1547 45.8%
2024 16.32 1448th 1534 5.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.23 1407th 1862 24.4%
2019 22.23 1463rd 1937 24.5%
2022 13.52 1726th 1943 11.2%
2023 22.52 1611th 2247 28.3%
2024 12.90 1835th 2235 17.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 15.69 261st 290 10.0%
2023 49.72 167th 417 60.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.71 1367th 1760 22.3%
2019 16.47 1500th 1833 18.2%
2022 13.96 1621st 1858 12.8%
2023 24.65 1475th 2118 30.4%
2024 11.30 1809th 2098 13.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 970th 1052 7.8%
2019 40.00 557th 1117 50.1%
2022 24.44 996th 1161 14.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.58 216th 233 7.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.46 1478th 1834 19.4%
2019 20.15 1443rd 1880 23.2%
2022 12.49 1734th 1916 9.5%
2023 15.98 1706th 2207 22.7%
2024 15.58 1713th 2172 21.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.00 523rd 582 10.1%
2019 14.12 531st 592 10.3%
2022 12.06 502nd 522 3.8%
2023 12.26 671st 720 6.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.56 1452nd 1742 16.6%
2019 19.30 1417th 1814 21.9%
2022 12.17 1695th 1861 8.9%
2023 23.95 1514th 2142 29.3%
2024 12.89 1750th 2125 17.6%
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Rank History for White students at Twain High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.85 765th 1173 34.8%
2019 26.63 916th 1222 25.0%
2023 7.56 1284th 1434 10.5%
2024 20.12 1066th 1406 24.2%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Twain High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 257 85 22 97 5 n/a n/a 0 466
1989 245 79 28 93 3 n/a n/a 0 448
1990 221 77 31 110 4 n/a n/a 0 443
1991 181 62 43 119 4 n/a n/a 0 409
1992 163 102 50 143 5 n/a n/a 0 463
1993 156 100 48 169 7 n/a n/a 0 480
1994 163 123 61 184 11 n/a n/a 0 542
1995 229 128 104 215 10 n/a n/a 0 686
1996 229 128 104 215 10 n/a n/a 0 686
1997 196 128 117 226 8 n/a n/a 0 675
1998 191 140 121 226 8 n/a n/a 0 686
1999 226 135 108 251 5 n/a n/a 0 725
2000 192 118 106 274 6 n/a n/a 0 696
2001 150 100 82 275 6 n/a n/a 0 613
2002 113 78 47 183 3 n/a n/a 0 424
2003 113 78 47 183 3 n/a n/a 0 424
2004 92 46 35 147 3 n/a n/a 0 323
2005 90 49 32 176 3 n/a n/a 0 350
2006 91 68 40 206 5 n/a n/a 0 410
2007 72 72 59 232 4 n/a n/a 1 440
2008 54 61 40 233 4 n/a n/a 0 392
2009 46 41 32 229 6 4 0 0 358
2010 24 38 27 209 3 4 9 0 314
2011 35 40 18 231 1 5 3 0 333
2012 38 36 18 195 2 8 8 0 305
2013 35 21 25 171 0 3 6 0 261
2014 25 19 13 151 1 2 10 0 221
2015 26 29 18 131 1 4 5 0 214
2016 29 12 19 115 2 2 7 0 186
2017 37 31 17 119 2 4 20 0 230
2018 31 30 19 155 2 1 14 0 252
2019 37 27 23 207 3 0 18 0 315
2020 41 26 28 199 2 2 19 0 317
2021 25 19 20 163 0 2 21 1 251
2022 25 20 19 148 0 0 7 0 219
2023 18 29 27 228 0 5 21 0 328

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 Twain High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 466 27.3 17.0 n/a
1989 448 28.2 15.8 n/a
1990 443 26.4 16.7 n/a
1991 409 30.5 13.4 n/a
1992 463 31.0 14.9 52.5
1993 480 31.1 15.4 42.7
1994 542 30.3 17.9 75.8
1995 686 37.0 18.5 75.2
1996 686 37.0 18.5 75.2
1997 675 36.6 18.4 55.3
1998 686 39.6 17.3 50.6
1999 725 34.2 21.2 54.6
2000 696 38.0 18.3 59.3
2001 613 36.0 17.0 46.2
2002 424 27.3 15.5 63.4
2003 424 27.3 15.5 63.4
2004 323 26.1 12.4 56.3
2005 350 23.6 14.8 71.7
2006 410 28.8 14.2 73.7
2007 440 33.3 13.2 71.3
2008 392 40.3 9.7 75.5
2009 358 27.8 10.1 80.2
2010 314 29.2 10.7 84.1
2011 333 n/a n/a 88.3
2012 305 26.2 11.6 n/a
2013 261 24.8 10.5 83.5
2014 221 27.0 8.1 83.7
2015 214 21.0 10.1 79.9
2016 186 29.0 6.4 86
2017 230 27.8 8.2 84.8
2018 252 27.4 9.1 82.5
2019 315 29.4 10.6 81
2020 317 n/a n/a 81.7
2021 251 28.5 8.8 74.9
2022 219 28.0 7.8 80.8
2023 328 30.0 10.9 86.9

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 Twain High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 466 27.3 17.0 n/a
1989 448 28.2 15.8 n/a
1990 443 26.4 16.7 n/a
1991 409 30.5 13.4 n/a
1992 463 31.0 14.9 52.5
1993 480 31.1 15.4 42.7
1994 542 30.3 17.9 75.8
1995 686 37.0 18.5 75.2
1996 686 37.0 18.5 75.2
1997 675 36.6 18.4 55.3
1998 686 39.6 17.3 50.6
1999 725 34.2 21.2 54.6
2000 696 38.0 18.3 59.3
2001 613 36.0 17.0 46.2
2002 424 27.3 15.5 63.4
2003 424 27.3 15.5 63.4
2004 323 26.1 12.4 56.3
2005 350 23.6 14.8 71.7
2006 410 28.8 14.2 73.7
2007 440 33.3 13.2 71.3
2008 392 40.3 9.7 75.5
2009 358 27.8 10.1 80.2
2010 314 29.2 10.7 84.1
2011 333 n/a n/a 88.3
2012 305 26.2 11.6 n/a
2013 261 24.8 10.5 83.5
2014 221 27.0 8.1 83.7
2015 214 21.0 10.1 79.9
2016 186 29.0 6.4 86
2017 230 27.8 8.2 84.8
2018 252 27.4 9.1 82.5
2019 315 29.4 10.6 81
2020 317 n/a n/a 81.7
2021 251 28.5 8.8 74.9
2022 219 28.0 7.8 80.8
2023 328 30.0 10.9 86.9

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 Twain High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $18,944

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Twain High

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 1607th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1692nd of 2348 High schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Twain High)14.929.3
 14.4%
   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 (Twain High)2.45.2
 2.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)35.732.2
 3.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Twain High)5.69.7
 4.1%
   11th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)35.940.7
 4.8%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Twain High)12.214.3
 2.1%
   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 Students315328
 4.1%
African American2729
 7.4%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian2327
 17.4%
Hispanic207228
 10.1%
Pacific Islander05
White3718
 51.4%
Two or More Races1821
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81%86.9%
 5.9%


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Twain High ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California high schools.

Students at Twain High are 70% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 328 students attended Twain High.


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