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Posted January 11, 2006

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This is one of the few schools in SD County that require students to use uniforms. I know some students don't like the idea, but as a parent I feel it gives the more control on students that don't belong in the campus. Staff, including counselors, nurses and teachers are always intentive to calls and concerns
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Posted September 20, 2005

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Academically there is not enough variety in the ap courses offered. How ever the school offers a great deal of oppertunity for all students to exceed with morning, advisory and after scool tutoring. Just about every sports team offered excludin club sports such as hockey.
—Submitted by kylie, a student

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Posted July 30, 2005

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A friendly atmosphere with a dedicated principal who clearly cares for his students and staff.
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Posted April 6, 2005

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San Ysidro High has worked hard to create an enviornment where students learn and are provided activities before, after and during school to motivate them to do well acedemically and become well rounded adults. There should be more parent involvement. Students and parents need to take attendance seriously. This school is full of new teachers. They are learning daily what works for them in classroom management. Some of the students in attendance are not serious about education and teachers spend a lot of time working in behavior and not subject matter. There are good teachers working to give our students a good education. My children enjoy this school and are very active in their classes and activities. Teachers and coaches need our support.
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Posted February 25, 2005

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Great afterschool program: dance, tutoring, electronic music class, etc. Campus only 3 years old. Energetic staff. Needs more parent involvement. Safe school. Many electives offered: French, Mariachi, AP art, Academic Decathlon, Drama, NJROTC, Ballet Folklorico, ASB, Newspaper.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	91%	49%
Filipino	4%	3%
African American	2%	7%
Asian	1%	8%
Pacific Islander	1%	1%
White	1%	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	46%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	73%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	99%	85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	1%	1%
Farsi (Persian)	0%	0%
Hmong	0%	1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)	0%	1%
Vietnamese	0%	2%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	25	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	6	N/A	11
Average years teaching	8	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	99%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	2%	N/A	2%

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5353 Airway Road
San Diego, CA 92154
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Phone: (619) 710-2300

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All Students	34%
Females	38%
Males	30%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	32%
Non-economically disadvantaged	48%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	34%
English learner	24%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	44%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	27%
Parent education - high school graduate	28%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	51%
Parent education - college graduate	42%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	35%
Females	36%
Males	34%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	31%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	30%
Non-economically disadvantaged	60%
Students with disability	10%
Students with no reported disability	36%
English learner	8%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	48%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	74%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	19%
Parent education - high school graduate	32%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	45%
Parent education - college graduate	53%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	56%
Parent education - declined to state	12%

All Students	14%
Females	23%
Males	5%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	16%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	17%
English learner	4%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	31%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	13%
Parent education - high school graduate	15%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	45%
Females	47%
Males	43%
African American	67%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	67%
Economically disadvantaged	42%
Non-economically disadvantaged	60%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	45%
English learner	9%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	66%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	88%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	27%
Parent education - high school graduate	42%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	62%
Parent education - college graduate	59%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	66%
Parent education - declined to state	27%

All Students	39%
Females	39%
Males	39%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	35%
Non-economically disadvantaged	55%
Students with disability	13%
Students with no reported disability	43%
English learner	13%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	60%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	32%
Parent education - high school graduate	27%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	57%
Parent education - college graduate	56%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	54%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	22%
Females	n/a
Males	18%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	16%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	27%
English learner	20%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	0%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	29%
Females	18%
Males	39%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	31%
Non-economically disadvantaged	22%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	28%
English learner	19%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	33%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	29%
Parent education - high school graduate	25%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	33%
Parent education - college graduate	36%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	41%
Females	44%
Males	39%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	92%
Hispanic or Latino	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	39%
Non-economically disadvantaged	51%
Students with disability	25%
Students with no reported disability	42%
English learner	8%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	60%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	79%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	34%
Parent education - high school graduate	40%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	42%
Parent education - college graduate	63%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	30%
Parent education - declined to state	40%

All Students	21%
Females	22%
Males	22%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	23%
Non-economically disadvantaged	12%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	22%
English learner	23%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	20%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	26%
Parent education - high school graduate	23%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	20%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	18%

All Students	52%
Females	48%
Males	56%
African American	64%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	100%
Hispanic or Latino	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	50%
Non-economically disadvantaged	64%
Students with disability	23%
Students with no reported disability	55%
English learner	21%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	73%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	95%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	45%
Parent education - high school graduate	51%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	62%
Parent education - college graduate	69%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	43%
Parent education - declined to state	46%

All Students	90%
Females	92%
Males	89%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	91%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	85%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Non-economically disadvantaged	93%
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	68%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	80%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

School Leader's name	Hector Espinoza
Special schedule	Year-round
Fax number	(619) 710-2318

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