Best National City Public High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 5,736 students in National City, CA.

The top-ranked public high schools in National City, CA are Granger Junior High School, Sweetwater High School and San Diego Workforce Innovation High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

National City, CA public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the California public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 51% statewide average). High schools in National City have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of California public high schools.

National City, CA public high school have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the California average of 86%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Sweetwater High School, with 88% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in California or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public high school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).