Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) is a public high school in San Diego, California.

Founded in 2004, the school is part of San Dieguito Union High School District and is located in Pacific Highlands Ranch (often considered part of Carmel Valley), a residential suburb neighborhood of San Diego.

All facilities were open and construction of the original buildings was completed by the end of the second school year (2005–06).

The first group of students chose the raven as the school's mascot, after the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

In 2007, the College Board announced that CCA's class of 2008 led the nation in AP World History scores for schools of its size.

[8] In 2012, Newsweek ranked CCA as the 97th best high school in the United States,[9] 20th best west of the Mississippi River,[10] and 10th best in California.

[16] On February 25, 2015; Canyon Crest Academy broke the world record for the biggest group hug in a school library.

[17] CCA's demographic is dominated by White and Asian students from the surrounding neighborhoods of North San Diego County such as Carmell Valley, Torrey Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Solana Beach, and Encinitas.