Sweetwater High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Sweetwater Union High

2900 Highland Ave., National City, CA 91950 Map

Math (met standard)
13%
−18 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
47%
−11 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
26%
−7 state 33% · 2025-26
Low income
89%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,290
2024-25
Students per teacher
25.3
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 13% state 32% · 2025-26 47% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 13% state 32% · 2025-26 47% state 57% · 2025-26 26% state 33% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 13% state 32% 47% state 57% 26% state 33%
2024-25 18% state 31% 41% state 57% 15% state 29%
2023-24 11% state 28% 44% state 56% 22% state 25%
2022-23 8% state 27% 28% state 55% 13% state 27%
2021-22 13% state 27% 38% state 55% 12% state 25%
2020-21 26% state 34% 50% state 59% 7% state 28%
2018-19 24% state 32% 56% state 57% 15% state 28%
2017-18 18% state 31% 52% state 56% —
2016-17 19% state 32% 53% state 60% —
2015-16 23% state 32% 54% state 59% —
2014-15 21% state 30% 52% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
91%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
44%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
57%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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−26 vs state
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−22 vs state
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25%
−7 vs state
52%
−5 vs state
28%
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12%
−20 vs state
46%
−12 vs state
24%
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40%
+2 vs state
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28%
−8 vs state
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14%
−18 vs state
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