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Southwest Senior High
B

Southwest Senior High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1685 Hollister St., San Diego, CA 92154 · (619) 628-3023 · Part of Sweetwater Union High School District

San Diego’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of California school districts

Photo: Issac I Navarro · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,563
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Senior High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher

On the path

Where San Diego kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–841 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southwest Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1685 Hollister St., San Diego

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9387
Grade 10391
Grade 11381
Grade 12404
Enrollment over time
1,590’20
1,625’21
1,645’22
1,586’23
1,563’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%White 7%Asian 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Senior High from San Diego families.

Other schools in Sweetwater Union High School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; San Diego’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.