San Diego Unified School District proudly offers two pathways, both of which form a coherent sequence of International Baccalaureate education programs. Becoming an authorized IB School is an intensive process that typically takes two or more years and includes ongoing visits from teams from the IB Organization. SDUSD IB schools have been authorized and continue to be under evaluation on a regular basis.
Primary Years Programme
(PYP)
grades prek - 5th Focus on the development of the whole child in the classroom and in the world outside.
Kate Sessions Elementary School
Alice Birney Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
McKinley Elementary
Middle Years Program
(MYP)
grades 6, 7, 8
Provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills, achieved through embracing and transcending traditional school subjects.
Pacific Beach Middle
Roosevelt Middle
Diploma Program
(DP)
grades 11 and 12
Demanding two-year curriculum leading to final examinations and a qualification that is welcomed by leading universities around the world.
Mission Bay High School
San Diego High School