Trace

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Diego, California

Trace in San Diego, California enrolled 437 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10% or less (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

403 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 437 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.7 to 34.7.

Students enrolled at Trace by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234032023-244432024-25437
Students enrolled at Trace by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234032023-244432024-25437
Students enrolled at Trace by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234032023-244432024-25437
Students enrolled at Trace by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234032023-244432024-25437
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340334.711.6
2023-2444334.712.8
2024-2543734.712.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Trace 12.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTrace 12.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Trace 12.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTrace 12.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Trace 12.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTrace 12.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Trace 12.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTrace 12.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 445 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Trace enrolled 445 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 445 of the 445 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.6% of students were Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 11.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.6%
  2. Black13.5%
  3. White11.7%
  4. Asian8.9%
  5. Two or more races4.8%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

10% or less of the 33 students in Trace's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate10% or less90%86.2%
Students in the class336,797495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Diego

50 public high schools in San Diego report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Del Norte High2,55723.89.3%
Torrey Pines High2,53625.113.6%
Henry High2,48526.330.8%
Rancho Bernardo High2,21024.514.2%
Mira Mesa High2,18725.339.5%
Canyon Crest Academy2,14725.88.8%
Westview High2,11624.411.6%
Hoover High2,01122.979.0%

All public schools in San Diego →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Trace

  1. Urban Corps of San Diego County CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 198 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Twain HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 293 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Trace with Urban Corps of San Diego County CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Diego Unified spends per student$20,783 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,783
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaTrace is the number 1,080 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,080 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Trace

  1. How many students attend Trace?
    437 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 403 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Diego, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Trace?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Trace a Title I school?
    Trace has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Trace?
    10% or less of the 33 students in Trace's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Trace in?
    San Diego Unified, NCES district ID 0634320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063432011235 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22