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Correia Middle

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Correia Middle ranks 378 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Correia Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 600 students in grades 7 and 8 in San Diego's Point Loma area, consistently earning high marks for its academic performance within the San Diego Unified district.

The school stands out for its strong and steady academic results, outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. A key strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups; for example, its special education and military-connected students rank in the state's 87th-88th percentiles, demonstrating highly effective targeted programs. While the school serves a more economically diverse population than some neighbors, it achieves these outcomes with very efficient use of resources, spending less per student than several nearby schools like Montgomery Middle and Roosevelt International Middle while ranking significantly higher.

When compared to other schools in the area, Correia is a top performer, though it trails the very highest-ranked schools like Muirlands Middle and Pacific Beach Middle. An area for continued focus is student attendance, as chronic absenteeism, though improved, remains higher than at those top-tier schools. Overall, Correia Middle represents a model of consistent and equitable education, effectively supporting a diverse student body to achieve strong academic success.

602

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,190

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4302 Valeta St.
San Diego, CA 92107-1510

(619) 560-4809

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Correia Middle usually attend:

High:

Point Loma High

Feeder schools for Correia Middle:

Elementary:	Cabrillo Elementary
	Dewey Elementary
	Grant K-8
	Loma Portal Elementary
	More...
	Ocean Beach Elementary
	Silver Gate Elementary
	Sunset View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

California avg41%

378^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 23Middle Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	84.6	378 of 2761	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	403 of 2783	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	429 of 2781	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	433 of 2740	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	470 of 2715	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	461 of 2480	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	392 of 2508	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	395 of 2497	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	367 of 2477	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	415 of 2379	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	382 of 2259	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	415 of 2236	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	59.3	808 of 2179	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	657 of 2063	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	833 of 2005	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.4	1085 of 1999	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	932 of 1804	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	844 of 1777	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.4	808 of 1769	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	117 of 637	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.3	217 of 1531	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	282 of 1491	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	91 of 1369	93.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.1	685 of 1442	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	542 of 1364	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	360 of 2533	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	299 of 2551	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	454 of 2531	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	534 of 2509	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	396 of 2380	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	382 of 2262	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	395 of 2395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	366 of 2388	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	473 of 2374	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	383 of 2359	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	613 of 2213	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	673 of 2072	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	399 of 2542	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	556 of 2579	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	617 of 2531	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	370 of 2458	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	789 of 2369	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	605 of 2230	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	403 of 2534	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	481 of 2552	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	368 of 2538	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	337 of 2527	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	486 of 2407	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	465 of 2273	79.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	37 of 197	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	18 of 193	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	206 of 726	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	232 of 701	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	208 of 677	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	167 of 665	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	183 of 554	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	124 of 462	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	195 of 1566	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	189 of 1552	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	297 of 1531	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	289 of 1520	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	295 of 1537	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	261 of 1543	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	334 of 1555	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	259 of 1602	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	225 of 1496	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)52nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Horrible school!
If your child struggles with any academic subject, do not send them here as they will fall further behind. Students are given A's and B's on assignments when the completed work content is a 2nd or 3rd grade level. In math, all students are given an A if they complete their homework on time, even though all answers are wrong. Math teacher considers the A to represent credit for completing homework. Good luck getting any support from teachers, as their attitudes are "I have 170 students". Recently, my son's friend left at the beginning of January to go to a different school because his parents also share my same concerns of poor education offered at this school. Close Quote

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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 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 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
Correia Middle	Public	7-8	4302 Valeta St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4809	602	26	23.1	35.9%	321 (53.3%)	14 (2.3%)	187 (31.1%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.3%)	84.6	378^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.3%		83.8	403^rd of 2783 public middle schools	85.5%	25		52.7	52.7			68.5	62.4	65.5			54.5	51.8	53.2	$18,190	$2,677	$15,513
Dana	Public	5-6	1775 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2900	646	28	23.0	38.2%	335 (51.9%)	26 (4.0%)	192 (29.7%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.1%)								(n/a)	47.5		47.5	77.0	64.9			70.8	50.5	57.3			53.9	$19,200	$2,735	$16,465
High Technical Middle Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8640	331	15	22.0	46.8%	81 (24.5%)	32 (9.7%)	174 (52.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	45	1328^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		45.5	1292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.6%	36		33.9	33.9		34.3	36.5	50.5	40.6		25.8	27.1	39.5	31.0	$13,123	$361	$12,762
High Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2359 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 814-5060	324	19	16.8	43.8%	75 (23.1%)	21 (6.5%)	180 (55.6%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	42.3	1418^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%		33.4	1695^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.1%	277		29.7	29.7		39.0	42.9	38.8	40.3		28.4	36.8	24.5	30.0	$12,785	$771	$12,014
Pacific Beach Middle	Public	6-8	4676 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5600	715	35	20.3	41.1%	332 (46.4%)	16 (2.2%)	211 (29.5%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (14.0%)	94	181^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		94.5	172^nd of 2783 public middle schools	93.8%	9		53.7	53.7		75.6	81.3	80.5	78.9		72.8	66.1	57.7	66.5	$19,127	$2,189	$16,938
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	2470 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6600	337	17	19.3	86.1%	22 (6.5%)	30 (8.9%)	211 (62.6%)	63 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	36.8	1591^st of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		27.7	1912^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.3%	321		20.6	20.6		31.0	45.0	44.2	39.6		24.2	32.0	24.5	26.8	$25,340	$4,868	$20,472
Marston Middle	Public	6-8	3799 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 810-7500	702	32	21.7	47.6%	343 (48.9%)	14 (2.0%)	239 (34.0%)	29 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.8%)	76.6	550^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.1%		77.3	542^nd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	8		42.2	42.2		59.7	59.1	57.6	58.9		51.3	49.6	51.3	50.7	$19,283	$2,638	$16,645
Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	660	34	19.4	15.3%	370 (56.1%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (13.3%)	89.3	291^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		92.1	227^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.8%	64		55.5	55.5		71.8	67.8	70.6	70.1		58.2	59.6	58.6	58.8
Roosevelt International Middle	Public	6-8	3366 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3850	760	35	21.6	61.1%	188 (24.7%)	45 (5.9%)	403 (53.0%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.6%)	50.7	1164^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%		52.2	1099^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.5%	65		30.3	30.3		50.0	53.3	44.5	49.2		32.7	34.2	25.6	30.8	$21,099	$3,664	$17,435
High Technical Middle Mesa	Public, Charter	6-8	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4600	352	24	14.5	41.2%	121 (34.4%)	13 (3.7%)	123 (34.9%)	70 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.5%)	60	906^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		66.3	760^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.7%	146		26.4	26.4		52.1	57.1	46.9	52.1		45.3	42.0	35.1	40.9	$12,683	$1,013	$11,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Correia Middle

How many students attend Correia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Correia Middle.

Is Correia Middle a good school?

Correia Middle ranks 378^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Correia Middle?

Students at Correia Middle are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Correia Middle in?

San Diego Unified

What high school do graduates of Correia Middle attend?

Students who attend Correia Middle usually go on to attend Point Loma High

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