Voice of San Diego’s 2023 Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools helps families make informed decisions for their child’s education.

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The Guide explains school choice opportunities and enrollment deadlines, UTK and TK, what’s available for after-school care, school performance data in an easy-to-use format and much more. See stories from the guide below.

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Free Info Sessions

Tuesday 8.29.23
When: 8:30am to 9:30am
Where: SDSU’s Basic Need Center, Conference Room on floor 3 of Calpulli Center
Who: open to the public!
RSVP Here.

Wednesday 8.30.23
When: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: Girl Scouts San Diego Balboa Campus, Leadership Center – 1231 Upas St.
Who: Girl Scout families & Voice members
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Tuesday 9.12.23
When: 6pm to 7pm
Where: Lawrence Family Jewish Center – 4126 Executive Dr.
Who: Families participating in any LFJCC programs
RSVP here.

Thank you to California Coast Credit Union for sponsoring our fall workshop series! Join us at a workshop or click here to learn more about our sponsor.

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Get a Hard Copy

Voice of San Diego has distributed 40,000 copies of the guide throughout the county.

Check your local library to obtain a hard copy. Copies are also available through our community partners. Find a location near you.


The Schools Guide is generously supported by:

The Girard Foundation

David and Annie Malcolm.
The Malcolms are committed to supporting local education and the opportunities it creates for all children.

Nordson Corporation


How to Use The Guide

Stories from the Guide (and Beyond)

The Data

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Search for a school, city or district. You can also sort all columns to help make sense of the data.

Scroll to the right to see test scores, graduation rates, average teaching years and more.

The Map

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Ask Us Anything

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If you have questions or comments about the guide, email info@voiceofsandiego.org.

You can also ask us questions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our contact page.

Thanks & Support

Voice of San Diego is a member supported nonprofit news organization. We thank the corporate and community partners, foundations and members who make our work possible.

A special thanks to the following for their sponsorship of this guide.