The brief
A Grossmont Union High high school serving grades 9th – 12th.
Reach Academy is listed in Grossmont Union High, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201625%
- 201525%
About this school's data3 sources, 2016–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 25% (multi-year average, 2015-2016) · reading/ELA 25% (multi-year average, 2015-2016).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2016 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2016 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2016 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2016 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2015-2016; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the San Diego school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 75
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 39
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 53
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,752/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for La Mesa. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (La Mesa), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Reach Academy serve?
Reach Academy serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Reach Academy?
Reach Academy has an enrollment of approximately 22 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reach Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Reach Academy is 11:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Reach Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Reach Academy has 25% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2015-2016) and 25% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2015-2016).
Is Reach Academy a charter school?
No, Reach Academy is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Reach Academy a Title I school?
No, Reach Academy is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Reach Academy?
77.3% of students at Reach Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 22
- Student-teacher ratio
- 11:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2
- Free or reduced lunch
- 77.3%
- Type
- Special_ed
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- San Diego County
- Phone
- (619) 588-3580
- 4-year graduation
- 50%+
- Class of 2023
- Schools in district
- 15
- District spending per student
- $18,399
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 13.3%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.