Del Mar High

Summary:

Del Mar High is a public high school located in San Jose, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,293 students. It is part of the Campbell Union High School District, which is ranked 320 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Del Mar High has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 87.2% in 2018-2019 to 90.4% in 2022-2023. However, this is slightly lower than the nearby Branham High (95.3%) and Westmont High (95.9%). The school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.8% and 7.7% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the nearby high-performing schools. Additionally, Del Mar High has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2017-2018 to 22.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby schools.

Academically, Del Mar High's performance, as measured by standardized tests, is generally lower than the nearby high-performing schools and the district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 54.7% of Del Mar High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 74.21% at Branham High and 70.03% at Westmont High. In Mathematics, only 16.84% of Del Mar High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 52.48% at Branham High and 48.5% at Westmont High. These findings suggest that Del Mar High may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to support its students and improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1224 Del Mar Ave.
       San Jose, CA  95128-3529


(408) 626-3403

District: Campbell Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
846th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,148 Help


Feeder schools for Del Mar High:

Elementary:    Blackford Elementary
    Castlemont Elementary
    Luther Burbank Elementary
    Lynhaven Elementary
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Middle:    Monroe Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.3 Help
Number of students:  1,310

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.3%
White:
13.7%
Asian:
9.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.9% Help


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Compare Details Del Mar High ranks better than 63.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked high schools in the Campbell Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.55. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Del Mar 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 (68.3%), White (13.7%), Asian (9.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Del Mar High is 20.3, which is the 2nd best among 6 high schools in the Campbell Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Del Mar High is $8,148, which is the 2nd highest among 6 high schools in the Campbell Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Del Mar High:

SchoolDigger ranks Del Mar High 846th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Del Mar High in the ranking list.)

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Campbell Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Campbell Union High 320th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Del Mar High

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Rank History for all students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.95 828th 1653 49.9%
2005 44.59 702nd 1901 63.1%
2006 40.66 825th 1968 58.1%
2007 38.30 917th 2063 55.6%
2008 36.71 996th 2117 53.0%
2009 38.73 1071st 2238 52.1%
2010 37.19 1075th 2281 52.9%
2011 38.33 1099th 2367 53.6%
2012 32.82 1238th 2354 47.4%
2013 31.33 1283rd 2426 47.1%
2015 67.59 598th 1994 70.0%
2016 61.20 764th 2039 62.5%
2017 72.18 557th 2021 72.4%
2018 64.04 724th 2017 64.1%
2019 73.41 482nd 2133 77.4%
2021 50.99 591st 1290 54.2%
2022 70.86 516th 2123 75.7%
2023 61.90 620th 2348 73.6%
2024 50.55 846th 2323 63.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.38 84th 366 77.0%
2019 75.51 98th 422 76.8%
2023 47.65 352nd 786 55.2%
2024 54.02 305th 804 62.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.61 292nd 938 68.9%
2019 39.60 466th 941 50.5%
2021 59.09 122nd 467 73.9%
2022 49.54 336th 1044 67.8%
2023 42.97 386th 1323 70.8%
2024 49.57 266th 1350 80.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.49 518th 1547 66.5%
2024 55.96 398th 1534 74.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.99 837th 1862 55.0%
2019 70.26 458th 1937 76.4%
2021 37.00 739th 1126 34.4%
2022 70.95 425th 1943 78.1%
2023 60.51 622nd 2247 72.3%
2024 47.98 903rd 2235 59.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.51 634th 1760 64.0%
2019 73.68 411th 1833 77.6%
2021 53.33 474th 1054 55.0%
2022 65.69 525th 1858 71.7%
2023 61.72 581st 2118 72.6%
2024 48.61 856th 2098 59.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.24 766th 1052 27.2%
2019 38.38 585th 1117 47.6%
2021 57.11 158th 555 71.5%
2022 49.76 400th 1161 65.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.15 731st 1834 60.1%
2019 67.21 532nd 1880 71.7%
2021 41.12 637th 1122 43.2%
2022 71.30 469th 1916 75.5%
2023 59.58 614th 2207 72.2%
2024 48.96 837th 2172 61.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.24 341st 581 41.3%
2019 57.35 284th 582 51.2%
2022 62.01 249th 581 57.1%
2023 75.40 164th 731 77.6%
2024 50.64 385th 712 45.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.68 139th 582 76.1%
2019 75.50 103rd 592 82.6%
2022 80.73 72nd 522 86.2%
2023 69.79 163rd 720 77.4%
2024 90.55 45th 721 93.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.43 725th 1742 58.4%
2019 71.53 405th 1814 77.7%
2022 67.18 484th 1861 74.0%
2023 60.55 590th 2142 72.5%
2024 42.53 1041st 2125 51.0%
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Rank History for White students at Del Mar High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.79 408th 1173 65.2%
2019 85.20 125th 1222 89.8%
2022 73.77 284th 1204 76.4%
2023 57.99 479th 1434 66.6%
2024 65.29 375th 1406 73.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Del Mar High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 915 48 164 216 9 n/a n/a 0 1352
1989 882 61 155 218 10 n/a n/a 0 1326
1990 808 79 161 232 8 n/a n/a 0 1288
1991 633 73 155 248 6 n/a n/a 0 1115
1992 725 84 175 320 8 n/a n/a 0 1312
1993 733 120 197 352 9 n/a n/a 0 1411
1994 712 108 222 375 7 n/a n/a 0 1424
1995 742 131 199 347 11 n/a n/a 0 1430
1996 742 131 199 347 11 n/a n/a 0 1430
1997 776 133 179 375 5 n/a n/a 0 1468
1998 771 134 178 419 6 n/a n/a 0 1508
1999 805 108 188 436 14 n/a n/a 0 1551
2000 737 104 195 454 14 n/a n/a 1 1505
2001 666 97 196 440 7 n/a n/a 71 1477
2002 514 84 191 397 2 n/a n/a 90 1278
2003 514 84 191 397 2 n/a n/a 90 1278
2004 455 79 76 393 1 n/a n/a 230 1234
2005 403 76 93 422 1 n/a n/a 265 1260
2006 381 65 170 469 4 n/a n/a 151 1240
2007 357 61 134 464 2 n/a n/a 154 1172
2008 333 68 148 532 n/a n/a n/a 0 1081
2009 294 63 137 605 5 21 197 0 1322
2010 296 67 134 705 3 18 59 0 1282
2011 271 60 131 714 2 11 68 0 1257
2012 264 46 121 670 2 7 50 0 1160
2013 231 47 105 721 5 7 43 0 1159
2014 220 39 104 663 2 10 35 0 1073
2015 203 48 104 704 4 6 39 0 1108
2016 195 55 96 757 1 10 53 0 1167
2017 198 47 83 788 1 10 64 0 1191
2018 212 43 101 832 2 5 64 0 1259
2019 265 63 113 798 3 10 48 0 1300
2020 249 70 120 806 5 5 43 0 1298
2021 243 74 140 810 4 9 45 1 1326
2022 219 64 120 800 3 4 38 1 1249
2023 178 59 108 897 1 3 40 7 1293
2024 180 56 119 895 0 4 50 6 1310

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Del Mar High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1352 54.5 24.8 n/a
1989 1326 54.2 24.4 n/a
1990 1288 57.0 22.5 n/a
1991 1115 52.2 21.3 n/a
1992 1312 53.0 24.7 11.1
1993 1411 58.7 24.0 17.7
1994 1424 58.8 24.2 28.4
1995 1430 61.4 23.3 16.9
1996 1430 61.4 23.3 16.9
1997 1468 62.2 23.6 19.3
1998 1508 62.8 24.0 18.8
1999 1551 65.4 23.7 14.8
2000 1505 65.2 23.1 20.2
2001 1477 64.2 23.0 17.6
2002 1278 55.6 23.0 12.3
2003 1278 55.6 23.0 12.3
2004 1234 51.2 24.1 25.6
2005 1260 53.0 23.8 41.4
2006 1240 59.0 21.0 37.6
2007 1172 55.6 21.1 45.4
2008 1081 62.9 17.2 39
2009 1322 58.1 19.8 8
2010 1282 60.8 21.0 39
2011 1257 n/a n/a 46.1
2012 1160 49.4 23.4 n/a
2013 1159 49.8 23.2 11.2
2014 1073 49.6 21.6 40.7
2015 1108 50.0 22.1 34.2
2016 1167 53.0 22.0 40.5
2017 1191 54.5 21.8 42.2
2018 1259 58.5 21.4 47.2
2019 1300 59.0 22.0 49.5
2020 1298 n/a n/a 50.9
2021 1326 65.4 20.2 43.7
2022 1249 62.8 19.8 65.3
2023 1293 62.1 20.7 69
2024 1310 64.3 20.3 63.9

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 Del Mar High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1352 54.5 24.8 n/a
1989 1326 54.2 24.4 n/a
1990 1288 57.0 22.5 n/a
1991 1115 52.2 21.3 n/a
1992 1312 53.0 24.7 11.1
1993 1411 58.7 24.0 17.7
1994 1424 58.8 24.2 28.4
1995 1430 61.4 23.3 16.9
1996 1430 61.4 23.3 16.9
1997 1468 62.2 23.6 19.3
1998 1508 62.8 24.0 18.8
1999 1551 65.4 23.7 14.8
2000 1505 65.2 23.1 20.2
2001 1477 64.2 23.0 17.6
2002 1278 55.6 23.0 12.3
2003 1278 55.6 23.0 12.3
2004 1234 51.2 24.1 25.6
2005 1260 53.0 23.8 41.4
2006 1240 59.0 21.0 37.6
2007 1172 55.6 21.1 45.4
2008 1081 62.9 17.2 39
2009 1322 58.1 19.8 8
2010 1282 60.8 21.0 39
2011 1257 n/a n/a 46.1
2012 1160 49.4 23.4 n/a
2013 1159 49.8 23.2 11.2
2014 1073 49.6 21.6 40.7
2015 1108 50.0 22.1 34.2
2016 1167 53.0 22.0 40.5
2017 1191 54.5 21.8 42.2
2018 1259 58.5 21.4 47.2
2019 1300 59.0 22.0 49.5
2020 1298 n/a n/a 50.9
2021 1326 65.4 20.2 43.7
2022 1249 62.8 19.8 65.3
2023 1293 62.1 20.7 69
2024 1310 64.3 20.3 63.9

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 Del Mar High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,148

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Del Mar High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 482nd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 620th of 2348 High schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Del Mar High)63.356.1
 7.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Campbell Union High)67.268.2
 1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Del Mar High)27.321.4
 5.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Campbell Union High)47.448.6
 1.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Del Mar High)41.139.4
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (Campbell Union High)45.552.5
 7%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Del Mar High)29.131.2
 2%
   12th Grade Science (Campbell Union High)40.844.9
 4.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13001293
 0.5%
African American6359
 6.3%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian113108
 4.4%
Hispanic798897
 12.4%
Pacific Islander103
 70%
White265178
 32.8%
Two or More Races4840
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.5%69%
 19.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Del Mar High

Del Mar High ranks 846th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Del Mar High are 68% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,310 students attended Del Mar High.

Del Mar High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blackford Elementary
Elementary : Castlemont Elementary
Elementary : Luther Burbank Elementary
Elementary : Lynhaven Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Oaks Elementary
Middle : Monroe Middle


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