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Norman L. Sullivan Middle

Q: Is Norman L. Sullivan Middle a good school?

Norman L. Sullivan Middle ranks 847 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Norman L. Sullivan Middle is a public school serving about 530 students in grades 6-8 within the Bonsall Unified School District, consistently earning a 3-star rating and performing above the state average in English and notably strong in Science.

The school's most remarkable feature is its near-perfect attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.3%, which is dramatically lower than the district average and all nearby schools like Woodland Park Middle or Roosevelt Middle. This focus on engagement provides a strong foundation for learning. Academically, the school shines in Science, where its proficiency rate far exceeds the state and outperforms comparison schools such as Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math. It also shows effective support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and other key subgroups.

While mathematics is an area for growth compared to some peers, the school achieves these solid outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than many surrounding schools. Compared to others in the area, such as those in Vista Unified or Oceanside Unified districts, Sullivan Middle stands out for its exceptional attendance culture, strength in science, and consistent, well-managed educational environment.

529

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,418

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7350 West Lilac Rd.
Bonsall, CA 92003-5112

(760) 631-5209

District: Bonsall Unified

Students who attend Norman L. Sullivan Middle usually attend:

High:

Bonsall High

Feeder schools for Norman L. Sullivan Middle:

Elementary:	Bonsall Elementary
	Bonsall West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2017 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2017

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

California avg41%

847^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2017

From top 18% (2017) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

709^th of 1,543Bonsall 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	62.2	847 of 2761	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	895 of 2783	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	804 of 2781	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	818 of 2740	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	398 of 2715	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	494 of 2480	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	441 of 2508	82.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.6	569 of 1531	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	161 of 1491	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	233 of 1369	83.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1157 of 1478	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1368 of 1521	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.9	250 of 1540	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	168 of 1442	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	236 of 1364	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	864 of 2533	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	810 of 2551	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	806 of 2531	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	823 of 2509	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	483 of 2380	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	533 of 2262	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	828 of 2395	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	1038 of 2388	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	771 of 2374	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	937 of 2359	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	267 of 2213	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	548 of 2072	73.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	146 of 477	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	733 of 2542	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	849 of 2579	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	762 of 2531	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	738 of 2458	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	448 of 2369	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	568 of 2230	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	774 of 2534	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	905 of 2552	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	742 of 2538	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	718 of 2527	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	305 of 2407	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	431 of 2273	81.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	59 of 194	69.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	400 of 726	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	417 of 701	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	458 of 677	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	339 of 665	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	471 of 1566	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	560 of 1552	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	528 of 1531	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	672 of 1520	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	644 of 1537	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	577 of 1543	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	707 of 1555	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	230 of 1602	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	337 of 1496	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2022)60th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, January 16, 2020

This is a very poor school. They do not tolerate individual differences. They do not address or help students with learning disabilities. They allow teachers to mistreat a student and the school will not do anything about it. Close Quote

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Norman L. Sullivan Middle	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%)	62.2	847^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.3%		59.7	895^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.8%	48									47.9	47.9	40.9	62.5	51.8	53.1	30.2	42.4	32.5	35.8	$15,418	$655	$14,763
James E. Potter Intermediate	Public	7-8	1743 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4150	828	38	21.7	81.5%	133 (16.1%)	5 (0.6%)	649 (78.4%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.1%)	51.5	1146^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.5%		44.2	1335^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.0%	189									36.5	36.5		48.4	48.0	48.2		30.5	28.4	29.4	$20,777	$1,921	$18,856
Santa Margarita Academy	Public	4-8	400 West Elder St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-5440	3	1	6.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$180,433	$1,054	$179,379
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		35.9	1594^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	488									19.4	19.4	36.9	27.4	22.6	28.9	20.0	18.7	18.7	19.1	$19,705	$2,780	$16,925
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	202 Oleander Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4900	557	29	19.3	80.4%	49 (8.8%)	18 (3.2%)	409 (73.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	39 (7.0%)	42.5	1404^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.1%		30.4	1793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	389									24.2	24.2	41.9	43.3	51.4	45.6	23.0	27.1	30.0	26.8	$10,355	$1,056	$9,299
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	880^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	311									26.9	26.9	45.0	43.4	42.9	43.8	34.4	36.1	38.1	36.2	$10,126	$1,001	$9,125
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
San Marcos Middle	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%)	46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43.2	1366^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	74									23.0	23.0	44.9	46.1	44.6	45.2	36.8	31.1	28.9	32.2	$16,790	$1,289	$15,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Norman L. Sullivan Middle

What is the racial makeup of Norman L. Sullivan Middle?

Students at Norman L. Sullivan Middle are 41% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Norman L. Sullivan Middle a good school?

Norman L. Sullivan Middle ranks 847^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Norman L. Sullivan Middle attend?

Students who attend Norman L. Sullivan Middle usually go on to attend Bonsall High

What district is Norman L. Sullivan Middle in?

Bonsall Unified

How many students attend Norman L. Sullivan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Norman L. Sullivan Middle.

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