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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Valley Center Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	28102 North Lake Wohlford Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-4295	766	35	22.1	65.8%	147 (19.2%)	3 (0.4%)	496 (64.8%)	9 (1.2%)	58 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	13	2498^th of 2740 public middle schools	8.8%		14.8	2450^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.3%	48	8.6	8.6	28.5	25.3	24.4	26.1	13.0	12.8	7.4	11.1	$16,943	$1,267	$15,676
Hidden Valley Middle	7.1mi	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	17.7	2317^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.4%		22.9	2104^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%	213	19.0	19.0	27.8	20.2	29.3	26.1	17.8	14.6	16.3	16.3	$18,871	$1,607	$17,264
Rincon Middle	7.6mi	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	772	41	18.8	83.0%	85 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	605 (78.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	34.6	1668^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.1%		38.2	1540^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.2%	128	30.3	30.3	42.5	35.5	37.8	38.5	29.9	23.3	23.4	25.5	$19,301	$1,485	$17,816
Mission Middle	8.5mi	Public	6-8	939 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2452	855	43	19.9	95.9%	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	808 (94.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	20.6	2192^nd of 2740 public middle schools	20.0%		22.9	2106^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%	86	19.8	19.8	23.6	28.5	39.6	30.6	15.5	17.6	16.2	16.4	$18,389	$1,627	$16,762
Woodland Park Middle	10.3mi	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2455	1,184	52	22.8	42.3%	358 (30.2%)	12 (1.0%)	618 (52.2%)	79 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.3%)	65.5	804^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.7%		60.6	889^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%	85	38.9	38.9	54.5	58.2	59.5	57.4	40.8	40.2	41.3	40.8	$16,561	$917	$15,644
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	10.7mi	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	19.1	2254^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.7%		25.3	1987^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%	267	15.4	15.4	21.7	27.9	33.8	28.2	17.7	20.0	17.3	18.3	$19,008	$1,518	$17,490
Bear Valley Middle	10.8mi	Public	6-8	3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-4060	923	51	17.9	68.4%	228 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	585 (63.4%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	52.1	1126^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.9%		49	1208^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.2%	82	29.7	29.7	50.2	51.7	45.0	48.9	39.2	36.2	34.2	36.5	$19,254	$1,239	$18,015
Norman L. Sullivan Middle	12.5mi	Public	6-8	7350 West Lilac Rd.	Bonsall	92003	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-5209	529	24	22.3	54.6%	219 (41.4%)	8 (1.5%)	209 (39.5%)	22 (4.2%)	24 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.3%)	63.8	835^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.5%		62.2	847^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.3%	12	44.1	44.1	47.5	56.1	53.1	52.2	44.1	47.0	36.4	42.0	$16,056	$741	$15,315
San Marcos Middle	12.6mi	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	42.7	1411^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.5%		46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%	119	21.6	21.6	42.7	47.3	44.7	44.9	34.3	32.9	28.9	32.0	$17,177	$922	$16,255
High Technical Middle North County	14.5mi	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	78.8	497^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.9%		75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%	71	53.2	53.2	53.6	70.2	80.7	68.1	39.3	52.6	50.5	47.5	$13,258	$896	$12,362

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