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Montgomery Middle

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Montgomery Middle ranks 1591 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Montgomery Middle is a public middle school in San Diego, California, serving 342 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 588 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Montgomery Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, with academic performance significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were around 10-20 percentage points lower than the averages. The school also has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with around 82-84% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Montgomery Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 26.1% in recent years, which are much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Montgomery Middle to other nearby schools within the San Diego Unified School District, it generally performs worse academically. For instance, Pacific Beach Middle and Marston Middle have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, Montgomery Middle outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Wilson Middle. The charter schools in the area, High Technical Middle and High Technical Middle Mesa, also tend to have stronger academic performance compared to Montgomery Middle.

337

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,340

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2470 Ulric St.
San Diego, CA 92111-6099

(858) 397-6600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually attend:

High:	Kearny College Connections
	Kearny Digital Media & Design
	Kearny Eng Innov & Design
	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Feeder schools for Montgomery Middle:

Elementary:	Carson Elementary
	Chesterton Elementary
	Fletcher Elementary
	Linda Vista Elementary
	More...
	Ross Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

Asian:

18.7%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,591^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	36.8	1591 of 2761	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1912 of 2783	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1842 of 2781	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1913 of 2740	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1773 of 2715	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1766 of 2480	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1803 of 2508	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1710 of 2497	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	1478 of 2477	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1701 of 2379	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	1607 of 2259	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	1511 of 2236	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1675 of 2179	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	1396 of 2063	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1712 of 2005	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1647 of 1999	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	1537 of 1804	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	1500 of 1777	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	1448 of 1769	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	125 of 627	80.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	564 of 739	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	677 of 743	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	660 of 715	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	665 of 733	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	608 of 745	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	622 of 700	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	799 of 1531	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	839 of 1491	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	799 of 1369	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	701 of 1478	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	994 of 1521	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	789 of 1540	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1010 of 1442	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	454 of 1364	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1652 of 2533	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1889 of 2551	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1769 of 2531	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1876 of 2509	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1409 of 2380	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1586 of 2262	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1539 of 2395	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1954 of 2388	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1749 of 2374	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1950 of 2359	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1883 of 2213	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1916 of 2072	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	279 of 477	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	135 of 394	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	162 of 320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	265 of 336	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1261 of 2542	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	1591 of 2579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1544 of 2531	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1629 of 2458	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1554 of 2369	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1412 of 2230	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1311 of 2534	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1691 of 2552	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1628 of 2538	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1648 of 2527	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1742 of 2407	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1641 of 2273	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.5	38 of 193	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	654 of 1566	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	1002 of 1552	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	549 of 1531	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.6	453 of 1555	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	1032 of 1602	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	789 of 1496	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)80th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2024)80th percentile+49 vs school

White (2022)71st percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science21%-12 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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
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
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
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
Creative Performing and Media Arts	Public	6-8	5050 Conrad Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5550	614	35	17.3	77.4%	90 (14.7%)	76 (12.4%)	352 (57.3%)	51 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	28.4	1879^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.4	1979^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.9%	100	16.2	16.2	39.2	42.4	34.0	38.4	21.7	20.0	14.7	18.6	$23,460	$4,929	$18,531
Innovation Middle	Public	6-8	5095 Arvinels Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 278-5948	350	21	16.5	80.0%	56 (16.0%)	15 (4.3%)	204 (58.3%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.4%)	54.5	1056^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%		55.3	1008^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.8%	48	46.7	46.7	42.7	38.8	60.0	49.1	29.3	15.2	36.7	28.5	$23,326	$3,154	$20,172
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Middle

What district is Montgomery Middle in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Montgomery Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Montgomery Middle.

Is Montgomery Middle a good school?

Montgomery Middle ranks 1591^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Montgomery Middle attend?

Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually go on to attend Kearny College Connections

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Middle?

Students at Montgomery Middle are 63% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 9% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

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