📍 750 Nautilus St., La Jolla, San Diego County, 92037
La Jolla High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Jolla, San Diego County. The school has 1,227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chuck Podhorsky. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
La Jolla High enrolls 1,227 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 692 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 313 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 112 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 89 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 1,227 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Jolla High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
La Jolla High is one of 175 schools in San Diego Unified, based in San Diego, California. The district serves 95,175 students district-wide and employs 4,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,227 students, La Jolla High is larger than the district average of about 544 students per school.