| With over 133,000 students in attendance, San Diego | | | | child in one of the expensive private schools they |
| Schools have a lot to live up to. Parents expect | | | | should consider how impressive the Public School |
| excellence when they send their children off to school | | | | system is. |
| each day, and that's certainly the case in this California | | | | San Diego Schools achieved an impressive 45 out of |
| community. There are over 250 public schools in this | | | | 46 of federal Adequate Yearly Progress tests. In fact, |
| city. | | | | San Diego was the California city that placed highest |
| San Diego Schools are viewed as some of the best | | | | on the test. Schools in this city have met all of their |
| educational facilities in the nation. This school district | | | | academic achievement targets for 2007, but that |
| was recently the recipient of a grant in the amount of | | | | doesn't mean administrators are sitting on their laurels. |
| $17.5 million dollars. This grant was awarded by the | | | | Only 54 San Diego Schools achieved a score of 800 |
| federal government as part of the Shining Readers | | | | on the Academic Performance Index which is a state |
| program. In addition, the Government of California also | | | | based evaluation system. Although this number is up |
| recognized schools in San Diego in the form of a | | | | from last year's 53 area Schools that achieved |
| $2.24 million dollar grant that is directed towards the | | | | excellence, there is obvious room for improvement. It's |
| science program in the district's middle schools. | | | | worth noting that 12 of the San Diego schools |
| The community as a whole is supportive of all schools | | | | surpassed expectations by attaining a score of 900. |
| in San Diego. Many of the area's businesses have | | | | More attention needs to be directed towards students |
| joined together to form the Partners in Education | | | | with disabilities in San Diego Schools. Every other |
| organization. This group of individuals has contributed | | | | sub-group that was tested, including Caucasian, African |
| more than $8 million dollars to San Diego Schools in | | | | American, American Indian, and Hispanic students all |
| recent years. Combine that with the more than 20,000 | | | | met minimum requirements. Students living with a |
| volunteers who spend their time working within the | | | | disability enrolled in schools in San Diego failed to meet |
| schools and it's obvious that the children attending | | | | the necessary requirements in English Language Arts. |
| have an advantage. | | | | With the community working hand-in-hand with San |
| There are 247 Elementary San Diego Schools, 124 | | | | Diego Schools the level of excellence with the system |
| Middle Schools, and 87 High Schools. For parents who | | | | will continually increase. The state of California |
| choose not to send their child to one of the 263 Public | | | | recognizes the progress being made in the school |
| Schools, there are 78 Private San Diego Schools that | | | | system in San Diego which will translate to more |
| may be a better match. Before parents decide to | | | | funding in the future. |
| spend the extra money associated with enrolling their | | | | |