Riley/new Dawn, San Diego CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Riley/new Dawn

Riley/New Dawn is a special education school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in San Diego. It is a public school operated by San Diego Unified, located in the 92111 zip code area on Mount Ackerly Drive.

The school serves a small enrollment and has a student body that is roughly half Hispanic, with substantial representation from Black, White, and multiracial students. Most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic need in the population the school serves.

State assessment results for Riley/New Dawn are quite low across tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency rates by grade range from zero at seventh grade to moderate results in sixth grade, with lower performance in fourth grade. English language arts proficiency is similarly weak, with seventh grade showing very low results and fourth grade in the low range. Science testing data was mostly suppressed by the state, likely due to small tested cohort sizes in particular grades. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among schools in San Diego County. These numbers reflect the population this school is designed to serve: students with disabilities who may have academic gaps, behavioral or emotional needs, or other barriers to learning in mainstream settings.

No graduation rate was available in the data, a gap that may reflect either missing reporting or the nature of special education programs, where diploma pathways and exit outcomes vary by student IEP. Attendance and discipline data were also not reported. The school's program offerings and staffing details were not documented in the available data, so a parent would want to contact the school directly to understand what specific special education services, supports, and instructional approaches are available.

San Diego Unified has recently implemented a standards-based grading policy district-wide that removes non-academic factors from academic grades and provides reassessment opportunities. The district also approved Measure U, a major bond initiative for facility improvements and repairs, and has made ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement as of the Class of 2024.

The zip code area where Riley/New Dawn is located has a median home value somewhat above the state benchmark and median rents in the moderate-to-high range for the region. A parent choosing Riley/New Dawn would be doing so because the school's special education mission and programming match their child's documented needs, rather than for academic rank or competitive standing.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

21-39%Cohort of 17 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 50% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 44% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 43% · ▼ 43 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 54% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 57% · ▼ 50 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 57% · ▼ 52 pts below district

▼ 44 pts below state median · ▼ 48 pts below county median

This schoolSan Diego Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.