Welcome to the School of International Business - 2011 API of 860!. The School of International Business was recently one of six schools nationwide to be awarded the 2011 Panasonic School Change Award! Read the press release here
SIB is featured on the US Department of Education's Doing What Works website for its innovate college going culture. Click here to read the press release. Click here for the Doing What Works link.
The School of International Business, an innovate neighborhood public high school in the San Diego Unified School District, was created in the fall of 2004 as part of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's small school movement. The Gates Foundation's generous grant to the district allowed the Kearny High Educational Complex to be divided into four autonomous schools. The School of International Business serves a diverse (over 15 different home languages) and low-income (76% qualify for free and reduced lunch) student population of 460. Since its beginning, the School of International Business has prided itself on providing a personalized academic environment for traditionally underserved students. In seven short years of existence, School of International Business has improved its academic reputation in the community and increased its Academic Performance Index (CA's testing measure) by nearly 250 points to 860. As testament to the staff's dedication to student achievement and closing the achievement gap, Kearny International Business has received five regional and national honors: CA Distinguished School (2009), CA Title 1 Academic Achievement Award (2008, 2009, 2010), US News and World Report Bronze Medal Award (2008, 2009, 2010), CA Business for Education Excellence Award (2008 and 2010), National Center for Urban Excellence Award Finalist (2009), and the Panasonic Award (2010).
