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High Technical Middle Media Arts

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High Technical Middle Media Arts ranks 1328 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

High Technical Middle Media Arts is a public middle school serving 331 students in grades 6-8 in San Diego, operating within its own High Technical Middle Media Arts District and earning a 3-star, slightly above-average state ranking.

The school has a mixed academic profile, with science scores that beat the state average but English and math scores that currently lag behind; however, students show strong improvement by 8th grade. A significant strength is its exceptional, consistently high-rated support for Special Education students. Compared to nearby schools, it sits in an area of stark contrasts: it is very close to the similarly named but lower-performing High Technical Middle and the higher-performing High Technical Middle Mesa, while top-rated schools like Correia Middle are just over a mile away.

Notable challenges include a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average and many nearby schools, and a student-teacher ratio of 22:1, which is higher than some local options. The school spends significantly less per student than many schools in the larger San Diego Unified district, such as Montgomery Middle, while achieving comparable outcomes in some areas. Its performance has not yet fully recovered to its stronger pre-pandemic ranking.

331

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,123

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.
San Diego, CA 92106-6125

(619) 398-8640

District: High Technical Middle Media Arts District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

24.5%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!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 school36%

California avg41%

1,328^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

720^th of 1,543High Technical Middle Media Arts District 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	45.0	1328 of 2761	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1292 of 2783	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1292 of 2781	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	1485 of 2740	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	918 of 2715	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	471 of 609	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	460 of 1531	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	216 of 1491	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1193 of 2533	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	1107 of 2551	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1200 of 2531	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1292 of 2509	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	704 of 2380	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1093 of 2395	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1102 of 2388	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1125 of 2374	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1165 of 2359	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	1005 of 2213	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1460 of 2542	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1203 of 2579	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	1468 of 2531	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	1316 of 2458	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1149 of 2369	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1286 of 2534	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1300 of 2552	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1185 of 2538	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1427 of 2527	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	992 of 2407	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	515 of 701	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	536 of 677	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	311 of 1566	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	224 of 1552	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	328 of 1531	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	791 of 1520	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	798 of 1537	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	795 of 1543	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1138 of 1555	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.6	458 of 1602	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)27th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 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
High Technical Middle Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8640	331	15	22.0	46.8%	81 (24.5%)	32 (9.7%)	174 (52.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	45	1328^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		45.5	1292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.6%	36		33.9	33.9		34.3	36.5	50.5	40.6		25.8	27.1	39.5	31.0	$13,123	$361	$12,762
High Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2359 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 814-5060	324	19	16.8	43.8%	75 (23.1%)	21 (6.5%)	180 (55.6%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	42.3	1418^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%		33.4	1695^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.1%	277		29.7	29.7		39.0	42.9	38.8	40.3		28.4	36.8	24.5	30.0	$12,785	$771	$12,014
Dana	Public	5-6	1775 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2900	646	28	23.0	38.2%	335 (51.9%)	26 (4.0%)	192 (29.7%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.1%)								(n/a)	47.5		47.5	77.0	64.9			70.8	50.5	57.3			53.9	$19,200	$2,735	$16,465
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
Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	660	34	19.4	15.3%	370 (56.1%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (13.3%)	89.3	291^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		92.1	227^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.8%	64		55.5	55.5		71.8	67.8	70.6	70.1		58.2	59.6	58.6	58.8
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
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
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
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
King-Chavez Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	500 30th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 744-3828	201	11	17.7	92.5%	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	192 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	9.9	2617^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.2%		11.5	2612^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.1%	5		6.6	6.6		21.0	17.5	19.7	19.4		9.7	9.5	3.3	7.5	$19,955	$5,069	$14,886

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical Middle Media Arts

How many students attend High Technical Middle Media Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended High Technical Middle Media Arts.

Is High Technical Middle Media Arts a good school?

High Technical Middle Media Arts ranks 1328^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical Middle Media Arts?

Students at High Technical Middle Media Arts are 53% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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