How are the schools in San Diego, CA?

San Diego has 263 public schools in federal filings, 249 with enough reported data to grade. 52% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 144 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in San Diego, CA?

EPA monitoring for San Diego County recorded a median AQI of 47 with 58% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 33% of monitored CA counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in San Diego, CA?

41 facilities in San Diego report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 111,999 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Is San Diego, CA safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in San Diego.

City data / CA / San Diego

San Diego, CA: The Full Public Record

111,999 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 249 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for San Diego, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 263 schools in San Diego, including 62 high schools. 249 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 52% rate A or B.

A 73

B 56

C 70

D 31

F 19

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 433 bullying allegations, 468 weapon incidents, and 152 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

28 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 40 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 105 run gifted & talented programs, and 2 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

41 facilities in San Diego report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 111,999 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Xylene (mixed isomers) (49,890 lbs), Methyl isobutyl ketone (34,031 lbs), n-Butyl alcohol (33,600 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for San Diego County recorded a median AQI of 47 in 2025, with good air on 58% of monitored days. 33% of monitored CA counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 38 fatal police shooting incidents in San Diego over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for San Diego are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Every address in San Diego has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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