Best School Districts in San Diego

When you are buying a home in San Diego County, the choice of city depends heavily on the quality of school district in the area. Most parents like to move to a city where schools are served by the best School District as they want to ensure great educational facilities for their kids. Even if they don’t have school going kids, many buyers know that the resale value of their property will be impacted by the quality of school district in the area.

 

The following is a list of top most school districts in San Diego based upon data provided by niche.com and greatschools.org. This list has been prepared to serve as a guide for the parents when short listing a place for buying a home in San Diego County.

 

1.      San Dieguito Union High School

SFUHSD gets highest ranking from both niche.com as well as greatschools.org. It is an award-winning district that serves communities in the coastal areas of San Diego such as Leucadia, Encinitas, and Cardiff by the Sea. Other cities served by this school district are Solana Beach and Del Mar. There are 5 Middle Schools and 4 High Schools under this district.

 

2.      Poway Unified School District

PUSD is a top-ranking school district in San Diego County. It serves schools in the northern part of the county and nearly 35000 students get education in schools under this district. PUSD is operating 25 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle Schools, and 5 High Schools. Most of these schools are in the city of San Diego while many are also in Poway.

 

3.      Coronado Unified School District

Ranked third overall, this school district in San Diego is serving 5 schools and nearly 3175 students. Experts believe this school district has services of some of the best school teachers in the whole of California.

 

4.      Spencer Valley Elementary School District

This is a small school district covering an area of nearly 10 sq. miles in the northeast part of San Diego. Spencer Valley district is considered the safest school district for students.

 

5.      San Marcos Unified School District

SMUSD is a large school district in San Diego serving nearly 20913 students. The schools in communities like Carlsbad, San Marcos, Escondido, and Vista are covered by this school district.

 

In addition to these, other highly respected school districts in San Diego County are Carlsbad Unified School District, Grossmont Union High School District, Chula Vista Elementary School District, San Diego Unified School District, and Lakeside Union Elementary School District.