La guía de escuelas en San Diego para padres en español

Voice of San Diego’s 2024 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.

The Guide is generously supported by The Girard Foundation, David and Annie Malcolm, Girl Scouts San Diego, Nordson Corporation, Brian Connelly & Associates, Carmel Valley Test Prep, and all of our members.

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Get a Hard Copy

Printed copies of the Guide are available through the following public libraries and agencies.

Distribution Partners
  • Barrio Logan College Institute
  • Child Development Associates
  • Children’s Discovery Museum
  • Chula Vista Library
  • Elementary Institute of Sciences
  • Foster Family Services/SDCOE
  • Hilltop Child Development Center
  • Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
  • Jeff and Deni Jacobs Child Development Center
  • Jewish Community Center
  • Jewish Family Service
  • MAAC
  • National City Library
  • Neighborhood House
  • Oceanside Public Library
  • San Diego City Library
  • San Diego County Library
  • SDSU Women’s Resource Center
  • San Ysidro Health Center
  • Say San Diego
  • Vista Innovation Early Education Center
  • Vista Unified School District

Workshops

Our journalists will host events throughout the year to explain the guide and answer community questions. RSVP here. We’ll continue to update this page with new events.

Upcoming workshops
  • Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. |hosted by Lawrence Family JCC
  • Monday, March 4, 2024 at 1 p.m. | Logan Heights Library
  • Wednesday March 6, 2024 at 4 p.m. | McGil Head Start
  • Wednesday March 13 at 5:30 p.m. | San Diego Girl Scouts
  • Thursday March 14 at 10:30 a.m. | Linda Vista Library

How to Pick A School for Your Child

Swipe through the images to learn about school choice.

How to Use The Guide

Swipe through the images to learn more about using this guide.

  • A static image showing a sample of the schools guide with the text: 1. Find your current school or likely neighborhood. Districts are listed alphabetically. Schools are grouped in their districts.
  • A static image showing a sample of the schools guide with the text: Are scores strong or weak? Look at orange circles (high scores) and black circles (low scores). Is the performance improving or going down? Look at the arrows to show the direction of school performance.
  • A static image showing a sample of the schools guide with the text: 3. Review “Special Distinctions” for your school
  • A static image showing a sample of the schools guide with the text: Look for schools with orange circles or half-circles. Look for schools with arrows pointing up or flat. Decide if the schools are conveniently located.

Stories from the Guide (and Beyond)

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The Data

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Search for a school, city or district. You can also sort columns to help organize the data.

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

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See all data from the guide

The Map

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Keep Up

The Learning Curve

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Jakob McWhinney’s biweekly education roundup.

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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 and 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.

DAVID AND ANNIE MALCOM