Mt. Carmel High

High school·Grades 9-12 San Diego, California·92129
Score
90.1/100
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#171
Among 1,729 California high schools
#3
In Poway Unified
#9
In San Diego
Top 10%
In California

Score 90.1/100: better than 90% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
71%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 81% of them
442 students tested
Math
59%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 93% of them
446 students tested
Science
59%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 93% of them
388 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA70.6442
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA70.6442
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math59.0446
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math59.0446
ScienceGrade 12CAST59.3388
ScienceGrade 14CAST59.3388
ScienceAll gradesCAST59.3388
ScienceGrade 99CAST59.3388

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,831
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,831
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
17%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
San Diego County

Contact

Address
9550 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92129

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Location

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Mt. Carmel High at a glance

Mt. Carmel High is a public high school in San Diego, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Poway Unified school district. It has about 1,831 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 71% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 59% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 90.1 out of 100: better than 90% of them, ranking #171 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.