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Magnolia Science Academy San Diego

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Public, Charter Grades 6-8

404

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6525 Estrella Ave.
San Diego, CA 92120-2707

(619) 644-1300

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2016) to 79th (2018)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

Magnolia Science Academy San Diego did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2018	75.5	528 of 2480	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.8	315 of 2508	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	255 of 2497	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	321 of 2477	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	58.2	931 of 2379	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	760 of 2259	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.6	1050 of 2236	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	965 of 2179	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	734 of 2063	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	567 of 2005	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	61.9	640 of 1999	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	85.6	118 of 1369	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	70.8	584 of 2262	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	68.2	487 of 2072	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	53.9	866 of 2230	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	76.5	473 of 2273	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	50.8	261 of 462	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	518 of 1496	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)91st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2018)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)76th percentile~ school

Female (2018)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)65th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)61st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)44th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy San Diego

What district is Magnolia Science Academy San Diego in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy San Diego?

In the 2017-18 school year, 404 students attended Magnolia Science Academy San Diego.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy San Diego?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy San Diego are 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian.

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