Schools by Establishment Year
(not necessarily when the school became a CIF-San Diego section member)
All Schools
Year, School
1882 Our Lady of Peace (all-girls school since the 1890’s)
1882 San Diego
1892 Julian
1893 Fallbrook
1894 Escondido
1894 Ramona
1899 San Diego Academy (opened high school in 1930)
1902 Imperial
1903 Escondido Adventist
1904 Oceanside
1907 Sweetwater Union (opened as National City)
1908 Central Union
1908 Holtville
1909 Bishop’s (all-girls school until 1971)
1910 Army-Navy Academy
1912 Calexico
1912 Francis Parker
1913 Coronado
1920 Calipatria
1920 Grossmont
1922 La Jolla
1922 St. Augustine
1925 Mountain Empire
1925 Point Loma
1926 La Jolla Country Day (as Balmer School)
1928 Calexico Mission
1929 Hoover
1937 Vista
1941 Kearny
1946 Chula Vista
1949 Vincent Memorial (as Our Lady of Guadalupe)
1950 Mar Vista
1951 Helix Charter (charter in 1998)
1952 Lincoln
1953 Mission Bay
1955 El Cajon Valley
1957 Carlsbad
1957 Cathedral Catholic (USDHS until 2005)
1957 Crawford
1957 Mount Miguel
1958 Clairemont
1959 El Capitan
1959 Hilltop
1959 O’Farrell Community (charter in 1994)
1960 CIF-San Diego section established
1960 Granite Hills
1960 Mater Dei Catholic (Marian Catholic until 2007)
1960 Monte Vista
1961 Poway
1961 San Marcos
1962 Madison
1962 Orange Glen
1962 Morse
1963 Castle Park
1965 Santana
1966 Bonita Vista
1966 Borrego Springs
1968 Patrick Henry
1969 Christian (El Cajon)
1970 Montgomery
1971 El Camino (originally named Oceanside High East)
1971 Tri-City Christian
1972 San Pasqual
1974 Mt. Carmel
1974 Torrey Pines
1974 Valhalla
1975 Lutheran (of San Diego)
1975 Southwest (San Diego)
1976 Serra
1977 Mira Mesa
1977 Santa Fe Christian
1977 Ocean View Christian (Midway Baptist until 2010)
1977 South Bay Christian
1979 San Diego Jewish Academy
1980 Four schools joined the section (see below)
1980 Calvin Christian
1981 University City
1987 Calvary Christian (San Diego)
1987 Calvary Christian (Vista)
1987 Rancho Buena Vista
1987 West Hills
1990 Rancho Bernardo
1991 Horizon Christian
1992 Eastlake
1993 Scripps Ranch
1994 Guajome Park Academy
1995 Southwest (El Centro)
1995 St. Joseph (Sierra Madre until 2008)
1996 Escondido Charter
1996 La Costa Canyon
1996 River Valley Charter
1996 San Dieguito Academy
1997 Foothills Christian (Venture Christian until 2006)
1998 West Shores (Joined from the Southern section)
1998 Valley Center
1999 Preuss
2000 Six schools joined the section from Imperial County (see below)
2000 High Tech (San Diego)
2000 Steele Canyon Charter (charter in 2007)
2001 National University Academy
2002 San Pasqual Academy
2002 San Ysidro (9th grade)
2002 Westview (9th & 10th grade)
2003 Otay Ranch (9th & 10th grade)
2003 Southern California Yeshiva
2004 Canyon Crest Academy (9th grade)
2004 Mission Hills
2005 Gompers Academy
2006 Classical Academy
2006 Maranatha Christian
2006 Olympian (9th & 10th grade)
2007 Health Sciences & Middle College
2007 High Tech (Chula Vista)
2007 Pacific Ridge
2007 Rock Academy
2008 Liberty Charter
2009 Del Norte (9th & 10th grade)
2009 King-Chavez Community
2009 Mission Vista (9th grade)
2010 Coleman Tech
2012 Chula Vista Learning (9th grade)
2013 Del Lago Academy (9th & 10th grade)
2013 Sage Creek (9th grade)
Public Schools
Year, School
1882 San Diego
1892 Julian
1893 Fallbrook
1894 Escondido
1894 Ramona
1902 Imperial
1904 Oceanside
1907 Sweetwater Union
1908 Central Union
1908 Holtville
1912 Calexico
1913 Coronado
1920 Calipatria
1920 Grossmont
1922 La Jolla
1925 Mountain Empire
1925 Point Loma
1929 Hoover
1937 Vista
1941 Kearny
1946 Chula Vista
1950 Mar Vista
1951 Helix Charter (became a charter in 1998)
1952 Lincoln
1953 Mission Bay
1955 El Cajon Valley
1957 Carlsbad
1957 Crawford
1957 Mount Miguel
1958 Clairemont
1959 El Capitan
1959 Hilltop
1960 CIF-San Diego section established
1960 Granite Hills
1960 Monte Vista
1961 Poway
1961 San Marcos
1962 Madison
1962 Orange Glen
1962 Morse
1963 Castle Park
1965 Santana
1966 Bonita Vista
1966 Borrego Springs
1968 Patrick Henry
1970 Montgomery
1971 El Camino
1972 San Pasqual
1974 Mt. Carmel
1974 Torrey Pines
1974 Valhalla
1975 Southwest (San Diego)
1976 Serra
1977 Mira Mesa
1980 Four schools joined the section (see below)
1981 University City
1987 Rancho Buena Vista
1987 West Hills
1990 Rancho Bernardo
1992 Eastlake
1993 Scripps Ranch
1995 Southwest (El Centro)
1996 La Costa Canyon
1998 West Shores (Joined from the Southern section)
1998 Valley Center
2000 Five schools joined the section from Imperial County (see below)
2000 Steele Canyon Charter (became a charter in 2007)
2002 San Ysidro (9th grade)
2002 Westview (9th & 10th grades)
2003 Otay Ranch (9th & 10th grades)
2004 Canyon Crest Academy (9th grade)
2004 Mission Hills (9th, 10th, 11th grades)
2006 Olympian (9th & 10th grades)
2009 Del Norte (9th & 10th grades)
2009 Mission Vista (9th grade)
2013 Del Lago Academy (9th & 10th grade)
2013 Sage Creek (9th grade)
Private/Non-Public Charter Schools
Year, School
1882 Our Lady of Peace (all-girls school since the 1890’s)
1899 San Diego Academy (became H.S. in 1930)
1903 Escondido Adventist
1909 Bishop’s (all-girls school until 1971)
1910 Army-Navy Academy
1912 Francis Parker
1922 St. Augustine
1926 La Jolla Country Day
1928 Calexico Mission
1949 Vincent Memorial (as Our Lady of Guadalupe)
1957 Cathedral Catholic (USDHS until 2005)
1959 O’Farrell Community (became a charter in 1994)
1960 CIF-San Diego section established
1960 Mater Dei Catholic (Marian Catholic until 2007)
1969 Christian (El Cajon)
1971 Tri-City Christian
1975 Lutheran (of San Diego)
1977 Santa Fe Christian
1977 Ocean View Christian (Midway Baptist until 2010)
1977 South Bay Christian
1979 San Diego Jewish Academy
1980 Four schools joined the section (see below)
1980 Calvin Christian
1987 Calvary Christian (San Diego)
1987 Calvary Christian (Vista)
1991 Horizon Christian
1994 Guajome Park Academy
1995 St. Joseph (Sierra Madre until 2008)
1996 Escondido Charter
1996 River Valley Charter
1996 San Dieguito Academy
1997 Foothills Christian (Venture until 2006)
1999 Preuss
2000 Six schools joined the section from Imperial County (see below)
2000 High Tech (San Diego)
2001 National University Academy
2003 Southern California Yeshiva
2005 Gompers Academy
2006 Classical Academy
2006 Maranatha Christian
2007 Health Sciences & Middle College
2007 High Tech (Chula Vista)
2007 Pacific Ridge
2007 Rock Academy
2008 Liberty Charter
2009 King-Chavez Community
2010 Coleman Tech
2012 Chula Vista Learning (9th grade)
Four schools joined the section in 1980: Holtville, Calipatria, Imperial and San Pasqual (Winterhaven)
Six schools joined the section in 2000: Brawley, Calexico, Central Union, Palo Verde, Southwest (El Centro) and Vincent Memorial
Establishment Year Not Known
All-Tribes American Indian Charter
Brawley Union
Kuyper Prep
Palo Verde Valley
Warner Springs
Schools No Longer Members of the CIF-San Diego Section
Christian Life Academy: opened in 1992, withdrew from the section in June 2011 after 6 athletic seasons because the home school model was not within the guidelines of CIF rules pertaining to potential recruiting and school boundaries. Christian Life had 0 CIF titles.
Chula Vista Christian: no information available
H-Town Christian Academy: opened in 2000, closed in 2007, athletics from 2004 to 2007. H-Town had 0 CIF titles.
San Diego Military: closed, 4 CIF titles.
San Dieguito High: closed in 1996 and students transferred to the new school, La Costa Canyon. San Dieguito Academy opened in 1996 as a new school on the old San Dieguito High campus. San Diegutio High had 18 CIF titles.
San Miguel Schools for Boys: merged with Bishop's (all-girls) in 1971.
San Pasqual (Winterhaven): moved back to the Southern section
Sun Valley Charter (Ramona): closed in 2008, 0 CIF titles.
Victory Christian: closed, 1 CIF title.
West Shores: moved back to the Southern Section