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Lewis Middle

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Lewis Middle ranks 409 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 85% of California middle schools

Summary

Lewis Middle is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 to about 1,013 students within the San Diego Unified School District, maintaining a strong 4-star rating and ranking in the top 15% of all California middle schools.

The school truly stands out in two key areas: academic results and student attendance. It significantly outperforms most nearby middle schools like Clark Middle, Mann Middle, and Wilson Middle in state rankings. Furthermore, its chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6% is less than half the district and state average, showing students are regularly present and engaged. The school achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools with lower performance.

Lewis Middle has a notable record of supporting diverse student groups effectively, with particularly high rankings for Hispanic, White, special education, and military-connected students. While it performs well overall, areas for growth include supporting its Asian and African American student subgroups to reach similar high achievement levels. Compared to other top local schools, De Portola Middle and the charter school Magnolia Science Academy San Diego post slightly higher test scores, but Lewis Middle maintains its excellence even as the economic need among its students has increased.

1,013

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,399

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5170 Greenbrier Ave.
San Diego, CA 92120-1220

(619) 510-4300

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Lewis Middle usually attend:

High:

Henry High

Feeder schools for Lewis Middle:

Elementary:	Foster Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Hardy Elementary
	Hearst Elementary
	More...
	Marvin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

31.2%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

California avg41%

409^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	83.3	409 of 2761	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	332 of 2783	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	337 of 2781	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	437 of 2740	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	342 of 2715	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	447 of 2480	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	436 of 2508	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	336 of 2497	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	373 of 2477	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	310 of 2379	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	249 of 2259	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	272 of 2236	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	230 of 2179	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	455 of 2063	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	557 of 2005	72.2%	★★★★☆
2007	63.4	616 of 1999	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.4	437 of 1804	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	66.1	501 of 1777	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	458 of 1769	74.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	269 of 609	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	199 of 627	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	279 of 613	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	173 of 637	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	98 of 643	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	66 of 600	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	471 of 739	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	403 of 743	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	405 of 715	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	475 of 733	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	397 of 745	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	433 of 700	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	604 of 1531	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	219 of 1491	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	271 of 1369	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.4	254 of 1521	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	595 of 1540	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	230 of 1364	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	351 of 2533	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	293 of 2551	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	314 of 2531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	474 of 2509	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	363 of 2380	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	471 of 2262	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	367 of 2395	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	244 of 2388	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	166 of 2374	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	426 of 2359	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	196 of 2213	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	434 of 2072	79.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	214 of 477	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	469 of 2542	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	292 of 2579	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	297 of 2531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	253 of 2458	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	218 of 2369	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	415 of 2230	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	433 of 2534	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	332 of 2552	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	339 of 2538	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	371 of 2527	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	301 of 2407	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	385 of 2273	83.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	19 of 194	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	51 of 197	74.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	252 of 726	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	190 of 701	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	206 of 677	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	230 of 665	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	241 of 554	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	244 of 462	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	188 of 1566	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	178 of 1552	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	265 of 1531	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	217 of 1520	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	182 of 1537	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	183 of 1543	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	259 of 1555	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	222 of 1602	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	353 of 1496	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-29 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science54%+21 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 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
Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		87.6	332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	77		53.7	53.7		57.2	59.2	70.6	62.5		52.8	54.5	60.1	55.9	$18,399	$2,377	$16,022
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	Public, Charter	6-8	6525 Estrella Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1300	464	17	26.9	34.1%	171 (36.9%)	17 (3.7%)	157 (33.8%)	53 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.4%)	91	251^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.9%		91.9	230^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	21		64.9	64.9		69.2	73.7	74.6	72.4		54.5	65.4	60.5	60.1	$14,808	$470	$14,338
Farb Middle	Public	6-8	4880 La Cuenta Dr.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6750	443	29	15.4	67.7%	134 (30.2%)	52 (11.7%)	165 (37.2%)	27 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	56 (12.6%)	61.6	863^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		53.2	1062^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.8%	199		32.0	32.0		52.0	56.6	64.3	57.4		40.5	26.2	39.5	35.8	$22,258	$3,279	$18,979
De Portola Middle	Public	6-8	11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8080	680	29	23.7	45.0%	239 (35.1%)	29 (4.3%)	245 (36.0%)	65 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (14.3%)	90.5	264^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.4%		88.7	303^rd of 2783 public middle schools	89.1%	39		54.3	54.3		72.7	77.5	66.7	72.3		62.3	63.4	56.5	60.8	$19,792	$2,696	$17,096
Mann Middle	Public	6-8	4345 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4460	680	30	22.4	94.1%	18 (2.6%)	164 (24.1%)	332 (48.8%)	126 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	20.9	2188^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.8%		17.5	2368^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	180		18.2	18.2		28.2	25.2	31.7	28.4		19.2	12.5	17.9	16.5	$20,891	$4,042	$16,849
Taft Middle	Public	6-8	9191 Gramercy Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2650	410	20	20.6	65.6%	63 (15.4%)	63 (15.4%)	171 (41.7%)	47 (11.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (14.6%)	34.8	1654^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		46.8	1256^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	398		17.8	17.8		35.0	44.2	41.7	40.3		22.5	25.7	26.4	24.8	$21,248	$3,361	$17,887
Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	8204 San Carlos Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3550	980	39	24.8	35.8%	459 (46.8%)	46 (4.7%)	294 (30.0%)	60 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	117 (11.9%)	82.1	440^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		83.5	409^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	31		43.3	43.3		69.6	68.0	54.5	64.7		55.7	56.1	50.2	54.3	$17,877	$2,413	$15,464
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	712	36	19.6	95.6%	18 (2.5%)	62 (8.7%)	532 (74.7%)	85 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	20.3	2213^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		23.3	2113^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	100		13.1	13.1		29.4	35.7	32.3	32.6		12.4	15.4	12.3	13.4	$19,535	$3,334	$16,201
La Mesa Arts Academy	Public	5-8	4200 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5730	1,059	51	20.7	46.4%	410 (38.7%)	60 (5.7%)	407 (38.4%)	65 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (10.6%)	79.2	490^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		88.3	313^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	177	60.9	48.2	51.0	78.2	63.8	63.1	63.1	64.7	40.2	55.1	43.3	46.9	47.6	$18,556	$1,513	$17,043
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4388 Thorn St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4200	696	31	22.4	92.2%	16 (2.3%)	62 (8.9%)	521 (74.9%)	74 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	18.6	2282^nd of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%		21.8	2180^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.7%	102		10.7	10.7		25.7	31.0	27.9	28.2		15.3	21.9	9.6	15.7	$21,363	$4,020	$17,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis Middle

Is Lewis Middle a good school?

Lewis Middle ranks 409^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lewis Middle in?

San Diego Unified

What high school do graduates of Lewis Middle attend?

Students who attend Lewis Middle usually go on to attend Henry High

What is the racial makeup of Lewis Middle?

Students at Lewis Middle are 34% White, 31% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Lewis Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Lewis Middle.

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