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Mesa Verde Middle

Public Grades 6-8

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Mesa Verde Middle is a high-performing public middle school in San Diego, California, serving 1,119 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Poway Unified School District, which is ranked 110 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mesa Verde Middle consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 80.23% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 77.11% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 73.68% and 66.43% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female, Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students. While Mesa Verde Middle has a higher student-teacher ratio of 26.5 compared to some nearby schools, it spends more per student than the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic results.

Among the nearby schools, Mesa Verde Middle outperforms Meadowbrook Middle, Bernardo Heights Middle, and Black Mountain Middle in academic performance. However, Carmel Valley Middle and Pacific Trails Middle, both part of the San Dieguito Union High School District, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings comparable to or higher than Mesa Verde Middle in certain areas.

1,178

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,857

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8375 Entreken Way
San Diego, CA 92129-4405

(858) 538-5478

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Mesa Verde Middle usually attend:

High:

Westview High

Feeder schools for Mesa Verde Middle:

Elementary:	Canyon View Elementary
	Deer Canyon Elementary
	Park Village Elementary
	Sundance Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.5%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poway Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg68%

California avg41%

80^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	80 of 2761	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	51 of 2783	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	58 of 2781	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	76 of 2740	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	122 of 2715	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	177 of 2480	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	125 of 2508	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	84 of 2497	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	69 of 2477	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	125 of 2379	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	138 of 2259	93.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	136 of 2236	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.1	101 of 2179	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	108 of 2063	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	52 of 2005	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.8	73 of 1999	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	94.4	55 of 1804	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	92.8	69 of 1777	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	113 of 1769	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.4	4 of 637	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	48 of 739	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	53 of 743	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	56 of 715	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	49 of 733	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	160 of 745	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	169 of 700	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.2	26 of 1531	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	58 of 1491	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	53 of 1369	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	28 of 1478	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	63 of 1521	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	54 of 1442	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	145 of 1364	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	65 of 2533	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	35 of 2551	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	51 of 2531	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	65 of 2509	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	121 of 2380	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	177 of 2262	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	78 of 2395	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	86 of 2388	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	97 of 2374	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	93 of 2359	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	135 of 2213	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	253 of 2072	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	142 of 2542	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	105 of 2579	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	62 of 2531	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	54 of 2458	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	202 of 2369	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	205 of 2230	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	88 of 2534	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	69 of 2552	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	72 of 2538	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	80 of 2527	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	119 of 2407	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	165 of 2273	92.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	21 of 194	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.1	5 of 197	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	26 of 193	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	153 of 726	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	132 of 701	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	85 of 677	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	82 of 665	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	152 of 554	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	176 of 462	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	44 of 1566	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	8 of 1552	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	39 of 1531	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	200 of 1520	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	103 of 1537	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	145 of 1543	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	149 of 1555	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	209 of 1602	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	345 of 1496	76.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2022)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

Science71%+38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	8375 Entreken Way	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-5478	1,178	47	25.1	11.2%	350 (29.7%)	12 (1.0%)	124 (10.5%)	536 (45.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (12.8%)	97.1	80^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		98	51^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.2%	29		70.8	70.8			78.6	81.2	81.2	80.2			73.3	78.8	79.9	77.1	$14,857	$673	$14,184
Black Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	9353 Oviedo St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1300	1,077	47	22.6	20.7%	379 (35.2%)	33 (3.1%)	222 (20.6%)	299 (27.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (13.1%)	88.4	303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%		89.3	293^rd of 2783 public middle schools	89.5%	10		54.6	54.6			72.5	70.7	64.6	69.2			55.9	59.2	59.7	58.3	$15,540	$723	$14,817
Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	971	40	24.4	12.0%	306 (31.5%)	6 (0.6%)	121 (12.5%)	440 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.7%)	98.5	28^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%		98.6	25^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	3		77.4	77.4				89.2	82.0	85.7				82.8	78.6	80.8	$13,317	$467	$12,850
Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,503	60	24.9	8.4%	468 (31.1%)	12 (0.8%)	141 (9.4%)	729 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (10.0%)	96.7	97^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		96.1	120^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	23		74.3	74.3			79.3	81.0	77.0	79.0			70.0	74.5	78.0	74.2	$14,119	$560	$13,559
Challenger Middle	Public	6-8	10810 Parkdale Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3000	960	39	24.5	48.8%	148 (15.4%)	26 (2.7%)	189 (19.7%)	455 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	138 (14.4%)	91	249^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.0%		90.9	260^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.7%	11		51.2	51.2			72.4	75.4	70.3	72.8			60.3	63.1	66.3	63.1	$17,848	$2,625	$15,223
Wangenheim Middle	Public	6-8	9230 Gold Coast Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2250	703	29	24.5	67.6%	72 (10.2%)	46 (6.5%)	248 (35.3%)	255 (36.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	57.5	965^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%		60.6	872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	68.7%	93		34.5	34.5			51.9	55.9	49.0	52.5			32.6	38.7	31.0	34.4	$18,820	$2,507	$16,313
Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	12320 Meadowbrook Ln.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0802	972	46	21.2	24.6%	353 (36.3%)	22 (2.3%)	292 (30.0%)	192 (19.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (11.2%)	76.1	561^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%		80.9	461^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.4%	100		46.2	46.2			60.9	60.9	57.6	59.8			48.4	48.9	44.4	47.3	$15,515	$690	$14,825
Solana Pacific Elementary	Public	4-6	3901 Townsgate Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4500	375	16	23.4	14.1%	134 (35.7%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.3%)	156 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.6%)								(n/a)	79.1		79.1	91.0	84.7	90.0			88.3	88.2	88.8	90.1			89.1	$22,498	$416	$22,082
Carmel Valley Middle	Public	7-8	3800 Mykonos Ln.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-8221	697	30	23.5	15.4%	275 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (14.2%)	241 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	97.8	56^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		98.3	36^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.7%	20		71.9	71.9				84.0	79.9	82.0				82.1	77.3	79.7	$16,472	$790	$15,682
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Avenue of Nations	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-5400	1,390	54	25.9	21.7%	488 (35.1%)	24 (1.7%)	175 (12.6%)	519 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	182 (13.1%)	97.2	71^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	63^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	8		70.1	70.1			78.7	85.0	84.3	82.7			75.0	71.8	74.4	73.7	$16,759	$2,181	$14,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde Middle

What district is Mesa Verde Middle in?

Poway Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde Middle?

Students at Mesa Verde Middle are 46% Asian, 30% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Mesa Verde Middle a good school?

Yes! Mesa Verde Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 80^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Mesa Verde Middle attend?

Students who attend Mesa Verde Middle usually go on to attend Westview High

How many students attend Mesa Verde Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,178 students attended Mesa Verde Middle.

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