Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Math Academy At La Presa

· San Diego County · La Mesa-Spring Valley
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No UC admissions data on file for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Math Academy At La Presa.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
952 (2018)742 (2026)
-22.1%

If this trend holds (-3.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~719 -23 $0
3 yr (2029) ~676 -66 $0
5 yr (2031) ~635 -107 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
81.3%
724 of 890 students

166 of 890 students who enrolled at Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Math Academy At La Presa this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (18.7% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median
88.7% · school is in the 25th percentile of 207 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 25th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (761) 81.1%
Hispanic / Latino (615) 82.4%
English learners (266) 81.2%
Students w/ disabilities (210) 79.5%
Black / African Am. (88) 72.7%
White (83) 77.1%

Nearest peer high schools

Keiller Leadership Academy 91.3% Granger Junior High 88.3% Spring Valley Academy 81.4% Parkway Sports And Health Science Academy 86.7% La Mesa Arts Academy 94.9%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
34.6%
298 of 861 students

Absenteeism is up 20.4 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Diego County median
18.9% · school is worse than 87% of 205 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Math Academy At La Presa — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-3.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~676 by 2029 — about 66 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

742 students (2026)
~676 projected (2029)
at -3.1%/yr

That's about 66 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Math Academy At La Presa Public 742
Peer-group median +12%
Keiller Leadership Academy Public 652
Granger Junior High Public 685
Spring Valley Academy Public 595
Parkway Sports And Health Science Academy Public 879
La Mesa Arts Academy Public 997
Discovery Charter Public 940
Iftin Charter Public 593
Eje Elementary Academy Charter Public 593
Arroyo Vista Charter Public 905
The Learning Choice Academy - East County Public 529 +12%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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