San Diego High School is an urban public educational complex comprising six small schools located on the southern edge of Balboa Park, in San Diego, California. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. It is the oldest high school in the San Diego Unified School District and one of the oldest public schools in all of California; the oldest still on its original site. Its flagship school is the School of International Studies, ranked the 44th best high school in the nation by US News with an IB exam pass rate of 98% and an API score of over 800. Other schools include the School of The Arts; School of Science & Technology; School of LEADS; School of Business; and School of Communications.
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