Is San Diego County Court a good school?

San Diego County Court ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend San Diego County Court?

In the 2022-23 school year, 176 students attended San Diego County Court.

What is the racial makeup of San Diego County Court?

Students at San Diego County Court are 64% Hispanic, 26% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

San Diego County Court

Summary:

San Diego County Court is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 with 176 students, part of the San Diego County Office of Education district. Despite having very low chronic absenteeism rates, the school faces significant challenges, with extremely low four-year graduation rates ranging from just 18.2% to 29.6% over the past 5 years, far below the state average of around 85%. Correspondingly, the school has had alarmingly high dropout rates, ranging from 21.0% to 77.1% over the same period.

Across all grade levels and subject areas, San Diego County Court has had 0% proficiency rates on standardized tests, compared to state averages around 30-55%. Over 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-need student population. However, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 5-9 students per teacher. While the low chronic absenteeism rates suggest the school may be providing important non-academic support, its academic performance lags significantly behind other alternative schools in the San Diego area, such as San Diego County Community and Diego Hills Central Public Charter, which have somewhat higher graduation rates and proficiency levels.

The combination of a high-need student population and the alternative school setting may contribute to San Diego County Court's struggles. Targeted interventions and support services may be needed to help these students succeed academically, and a more holistic evaluation of the school's impact on student outcomes may be warranted to fully understand its role in supporting the community.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

2801 Meadow Lark Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 298-6857

District: San Diego County Office of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
2771^st of 2,777 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,751

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 176

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

African American:

25.6%

White:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Diego County Court ranks worse than 99.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.21. (See more...)

Compare Details San Diego County Court ranks worse than 96.2% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.28. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at San Diego County Court 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.6%), African American (25.6%), White (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Diego County Court is 8.6. 2 alternative schools in the San Diego County Office of Education School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare San Diego County Court employs 20.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Diego County Court is $14,751, which is the lowest among 5 alternative schools in the San Diego County Office of Education School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Diego County Court:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego County Court 2771^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See San Diego County Court in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego County Court 2235^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See San Diego County Court in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for all middle school students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	5.64	2428^th	2477	2.0%
2016	6.09	2430^th	2497	2.7%
2019	6.58	2634^th	2715	3.0%
2023	5.57	2781^st	2802	0.7%
2024	5.21	2771^st	2777	0.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	7.33	2308^th	2369	2.6%
2023	5.68	2534^th	2549	0.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	6.19	2372^nd	2407	1.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	7.26	2164^th	2213	2.2%

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Rank History for all high school students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	10.09	1842^nd	1994	7.6%
2016	8.70	1978^th	2039	3.0%
2017	9.93	1846^th	2021	8.7%
2018	9.95	1875^th	2017	7.0%
2019	13.68	1822^nd	2133	14.6%
2021	8.15	1235^th	1290	4.3%
2022	8.92	2102^nd	2123	1.0%
2023	8.59	2157^th	2348	8.1%
2024	7.28	2235^th	2323	3.8%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.34	895^th	938	4.6%
2019	37.55	522^nd	941	44.5%
2023	15.59	1302^nd	1323	1.6%
2024	15.04	1326^th	1350	1.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.78	1493^rd	1547	3.5%
2024	15.33	1495^th	1534	2.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.47	1799^th	1862	3.4%
2019	15.35	1616^th	1937	16.6%
2021	7.09	1094^th	1126	2.8%
2022	9.10	1926^th	1943	0.9%
2023	9.12	2047^th	2247	8.9%
2024	8.04	2099^th	2235	6.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.38	1552^nd	1760	11.8%
2019	8.19	1776^th	1833	3.1%
2023	8.60	1973^rd	2118	6.8%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.57	1032^nd	1052	1.9%
2019	29.30	787^th	1117	29.5%
2021	16.51	535^th	555	3.6%
2022	18.89	1131^st	1161	2.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.68	1729^th	1834	5.7%
2019	12.26	1655^th	1880	12.0%
2021	8.33	1074^th	1122	4.3%
2022	8.67	1899^th	1916	0.9%
2023	7.44	2102^nd	2207	4.8%
2024	7.24	2077^th	2172	4.4%

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Rank History for high school African American students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.86	578^th	582	0.7%
2019	11.60	570^th	592	3.7%
2024	7.63	718^th	721	0.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.01	1582^nd	1742	9.2%
2019	10.89	1680^th	1814	7.4%
2022	8.52	1852^nd	1861	0.5%
2023	6.50	2086^th	2142	2.6%
2024	5.28	2095^th	2125	1.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at San Diego County Court

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	3.44	1137^th	1173	3.1%
2019	5.37	1153^rd	1222	5.6%

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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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Enrollment information for San Diego County Court

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2014	84	81	9	476	2	4	46	0	702
2015	72	79	3	404	2	0	20	0	580
2016	55	81	8	355	2	3	14	0	518
2017	51	73	8	238	1	3	9	0	383
2018	52	59	6	203	3	4	10	0	337
2019	34	56	13	203	3	3	4	0	316
2020	33	43	3	113	0	0	4	0	196
2021	17	41	2	83	5	1	7	0	156
2022	12	22	2	90	4	0	7	0	137
2023	12	45	0	112	1	0	5	1	176

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 San Diego County Court

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	702	n/a	n/a	99.3
2015	580	45.0	12.8	99.5
2016	518	38.0	13.6	99.4
2017	383	46.9	8.1	99.2
2018	337	43.0	7.8	99.1
2019	316	36.2	8.7	99.1
2020	196	n/a	n/a	98.5
2021	156	29.0	5.3	98.1
2022	137	25.0	5.4	97.8
2023	176	20.2	8.6	98.3

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 San Diego County Court

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	702	n/a	n/a	99.3
2015	580	45.0	12.8	99.5
2016	518	38.0	13.6	99.4
2017	383	46.9	8.1	99.2
2018	337	43.0	7.8	99.1
2019	316	36.2	8.7	99.1
2020	196	n/a	n/a	98.5
2021	156	29.0	5.3	98.1
2022	137	25.0	5.4	97.8
2023	176	20.2	8.6	98.3

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for San Diego County Court

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$14,751

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Diego County Court

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 2634^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 2781^st of 2802 Middle schools	2.2%
Ranks 1822^nd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 2157^th of 2348 High schools	6.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego County Court)	16.7	0	16.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego County Office of Education)	13.9	4.6	9.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego County Court)	4	0	4%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego County Office of Education)	5.7	2.4	3.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (San Diego County Court)	0	0
8th Grade Science (San Diego County Office of Education)	2.5	2.6	0.2%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego County Court)	11.7	2.4	9.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego County Office of Education)	13.7	12.5	1.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Diego County Court)	1.5	5	3.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Diego County Office of Education)	1.6	2.6	1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (San Diego County Court)	6.4	0	6.4%
12th Grade Science (San Diego County Office of Education)	3.4	4.8	1.4%
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	316	176	44.3%
African American	56	45	19.6%
American Indian	3	1	66.7%
Asian	13	0	100%
Hispanic	203	112	44.8%
Pacific Islander	3	0	100%
White	34	12	64.7%
Two or More Races	4	5	25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.1%	98.3%	0.8%

Schools Near San Diego County Court

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
San Diego County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	176	20	8.6	98.3%	12 (6.8%)	45 (25.6%)	112 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)		0.0		5.9	3.6						0.0	0.0	0.0						0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,751
Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	135	21	6.4	76.3%	29 (21.5%)	21 (15.6%)	64 (47.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.1%)								(n/a)	0.0	7.7			10.5			6.7	0.0	21.4	25.0	35.3	18.2			11.8	15.4	7.1	8.3	0.0	10.0	$33,646
San Diego County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Third St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-2213	33	5	6.6	9.1%	4 (12.1%)	1 (3.0%)	25 (75.8%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$48,255
San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5852	437	43	10.1	91.1%	32 (7.3%)	30 (6.9%)	350 (80.1%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)								(n/a)		0.0		4.0	1.7					0.0	0.0	10.8	6.0					0.0	0.0	2.8	1.5	$16,261
Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	213	12	17.9	22.5%	105 (49.3%)	5 (2.3%)	39 (18.3%)	38 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.7%)								(n/a)	63.6	84.4	60.9		70.8			72.7	78.6	70.0	100.0	83.9	84.2			45.5	78.6	75.0	90.6	79.3	78.6	$9,276
Whittier K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3401 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 490-2770	65	10	6.4	60.0%	8 (12.3%)	10 (15.4%)	30 (46.2%)	9 (13.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)								(n/a)																						$62,069
Home & Hosp/Transition Support	Public, Alternative	K-12	4100 Normal St. Annex 14	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6435	78	20	3.9	53.8%	12 (15.4%)	10 (12.8%)	32 (41.0%)	12 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	8 (10.3%)								(n/a)																						$50,158
John Muir Language Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 268-1954	213	12	17.7	58.2%	43 (20.2%)	25 (11.7%)	122 (57.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.3%)								(n/a)	25.8	30.8			27.3	55.0	50.0	29.0	40.0	30.8	53.9		42.2	65.0	45.8	25.8	20.0	30.8	46.2		38.8	$11,800
Alba	Public, Alternative	1-12	4041 Oregon St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3900	20	7	2.8	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	4 (20.0%)	13 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)								(n/a)													6.7								0.0	$51,194
Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	170	11	15.0	30.0%	68 (40.0%)	7 (4.1%)	62 (36.5%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	15 (8.8%)								(n/a)	17.7	28.6			38.0	47.4	64.3	29.4	35.7	63.6	42.9		49.5	42.1	57.1	17.7	50.0	50.0	23.8		37.7

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