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De Portola Middle

Public Grades 6-8

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

De Portola Middle is a highly-regarded public school in San Diego serving about 680 students in grades 6-8, and it stands out for achieving top-tier academic results while serving a diverse community where nearly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school excels in several key areas that set it apart from other local schools. Academically, it ranks in the top 10% of all California middle schools, with student test scores in English, math, and science significantly beating both San Diego Unified and state averages. What's especially impressive is how well it supports all students; for example, its special education students rank in the 96th percentile statewide. The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2%, which is less than half the rate of nearby schools with similar student populations like Innovation Middle or Mann Middle. Perhaps the most telling comparison is with its closest neighbor, Farb Middle, located less than a mile away, which has a lower ranking and double the chronic absenteeism, showing that De Portola's success is driven by its specific practices and culture.

De Portola Middle represents a model of efficiency and consistent improvement, achieving these outstanding results with per-student spending that is lower than several comparable schools. It has shown remarkable post-pandemic recovery, climbing from the 79th to the 90th percentile in state rankings in just a few years. The school also holds its own against local charter schools, performing on par with Magnolia Science Academy San Diego while serving a student body with greater economic need. For parents, this school demonstrates that a traditional public school can provide an excellent, equitable, and engaging education for every child who walks through its doors.

680

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,792

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92124-1507

(858) 496-8080

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend De Portola Middle usually attend:

High:

Canyon Hills High

Feeder schools for De Portola Middle:

Elementary:	Hancock Elementary
	Kumeyaay Elementary
	Miller Elementary
	Tierrasanta Elementary
	More...
	Vista Grande Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.0%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

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 school65%

District avg49%

California avg41%

264^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	90.5	264 of 2761	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	303 of 2783	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	384 of 2781	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	564 of 2740	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	396 of 2715	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	418 of 2480	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.9	359 of 2508	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	308 of 2497	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	90.2	212 of 2477	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	75.9	428 of 2379	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	521 of 2259	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	601 of 2236	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	503 of 2179	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	464 of 2063	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.5	533 of 2005	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.3	537 of 1999	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	527 of 1804	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	67.2	488 of 1777	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	69.9	433 of 1769	75.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	26 of 627	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	70 of 613	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	154 of 637	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	81 of 643	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	173 of 600	71.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	114 of 739	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	354 of 743	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	398 of 715	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	523 of 733	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	274 of 745	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	283 of 700	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.4	474 of 1531	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	111 of 1491	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	120 of 1369	91.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.2	231 of 1540	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	322 of 2533	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	311 of 2551	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	407 of 2531	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	483 of 2509	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	387 of 2380	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	391 of 2262	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	147 of 2395	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	160 of 2388	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	326 of 2374	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	455 of 2359	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	405 of 2213	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	330 of 2072	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	224 of 2542	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	172 of 2579	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	398 of 2531	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	315 of 2458	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	351 of 2369	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	255 of 2230	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	216 of 2534	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	301 of 2552	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	353 of 2538	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	574 of 2527	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	366 of 2407	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	387 of 2273	83.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	32 of 194	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	32 of 197	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	86 of 193	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	239 of 726	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	155 of 701	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	260 of 677	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	294 of 665	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	238 of 554	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	208 of 462	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	67 of 1566	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	152 of 1552	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	201 of 1531	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	151 of 1520	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	313 of 1537	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	300 of 1543	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	384 of 1555	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	304 of 1602	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	297 of 1496	80.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)96th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)85th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science54%+22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about De Portola Middle

What high school do graduates of De Portola Middle attend?

Students who attend De Portola Middle usually go on to attend Canyon Hills High

How many students attend De Portola Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended De Portola Middle.

What is the racial makeup of De Portola Middle?

Students at De Portola Middle are 36% Hispanic, 35% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 4% African American.

Is De Portola Middle a good school?

Yes. De Portola Middle ranks in the top 9.6% of California middle schools.

What district is De Portola Middle in?

San Diego Unified

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