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James E. Potter Intermediate

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James E. Potter Intermediate ranks 1146 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

James E. Potter Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 830 students in grades 7 and 8 in Fallbrook, part of the well-regarded Fallbrook Union Elementary district, and it serves a community with significant economic need, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs close to the state average in English and is a relative strength in science, but it faces a notable challenge in mathematics, where student proficiency lags behind both the state average and many nearby schools like Vail Ranch Middle and Erle Stanley Gardner Middle. The school invests considerable resources, spending more per student than most comparison schools, and has shown impressive success in supporting specific groups, such as migrant and homeless students. However, it also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, though this has improved significantly from previous years.

When looking at the broader landscape, Norman L. Sullivan Middle, a school with a similar economic profile located just a few miles away in the Bonsall Unified district, achieves much lower absenteeism and higher academic performance with lower per-student spending, suggesting different approaches may be at play. Despite its challenges, James E. Potter Intermediate is on an upward trajectory, showing improvement in its statewide ranking and demonstrating clear strengths in supporting its most vulnerable students.

828

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,777

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1743 Reche Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028-2108

(760) 731-4150

District: Fallbrook Union Elementary

Students who attend James E. Potter Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Fallbrook High

Feeder schools for James E. Potter Intermediate:

Elementary:	Fallbrook STEM Academy
	La Paloma Elementary
	Live Oak Elementary
	William H. Frazier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

White:

16.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,146^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 1,543Fallbrook Union Elementary 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	51.5	1146 of 2761	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	1335 of 2783	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1443 of 2781	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	1119 of 2740	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	1371 of 2715	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	1105 of 2480	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	1076 of 2508	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.2	1311 of 2497	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	907 of 2477	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	866 of 2379	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	803 of 2259	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	1027 of 2236	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	946 of 2179	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.9	970 of 2063	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	904 of 2005	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.1	904 of 1999	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.1	776 of 1804	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.5	791 of 1777	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.2	766 of 1769	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	808 of 1531	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	595 of 1491	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	600 of 1369	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	679 of 1478	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	482 of 1521	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	388 of 1540	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	979 of 1442	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	919 of 1364	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1184 of 2533	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	1131 of 2551	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1108 of 2531	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	883 of 2509	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	1285 of 2380	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1079 of 2262	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	914 of 2395	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1158 of 2388	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	1319 of 2374	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	828 of 2359	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	1261 of 2213	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	985 of 2072	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	127 of 477	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	38.4	228 of 394	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	890 of 2542	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1222 of 2579	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1316 of 2531	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	702 of 2458	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	1334 of 2369	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	927 of 2230	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	999 of 2534	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1346 of 2552	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1526 of 2538	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1145 of 2527	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	1262 of 2407	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	989 of 2273	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	28 of 94	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	92 of 192	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	77 of 197	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	417 of 726	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	267 of 701	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.3	472 of 554	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	687 of 1566	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	767 of 1552	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	911 of 1531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	306 of 1520	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	615 of 1537	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	558 of 1543	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	474 of 1555	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	672 of 1602	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	510 of 1496	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science36%+4 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

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Schools Near James E. Potter Intermediate

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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
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
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
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Public	6-8	45125 Via Del Coronado	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 699-0080	1,008	42	23.9	36.4%	328 (32.5%)	23 (2.3%)	364 (36.1%)	184 (18.3%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.6%)	78.3	512^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.5%		89	300^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.2%	212	45.1	45.1	59.1	71.0	60.5	63.6	46.4	53.4	44.2	48.0	$14,269	$1,078	$13,191
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
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
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
Vail Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	33340 Camino Piedra Rojo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5188	765	36	21.1	26.8%	312 (40.8%)	21 (2.7%)	234 (30.6%)	98 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.6%)	81.8	446^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.8%		80.3	471^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.1%	25	51.7	51.7	65.5	66.0	55.9	62.3	57.7	54.4	47.1	52.8	$16,013	$1,151	$14,862
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
Margarita Middle	Public	6-8	30600 Margarita Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7370	731	33	21.9	54.7%	223 (30.5%)	30 (4.1%)	346 (47.3%)	61 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.0%)	50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		58.1	931^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.5%	236	36.6	36.6	48.3	50.5	42.6	46.9	24.9	35.7	30.2	30.1	$16,038	$1,758	$14,280

Frequently Asked Questions about James E. Potter Intermediate

What high school do graduates of James E. Potter Intermediate attend?

Students who attend James E. Potter Intermediate usually go on to attend Fallbrook High

Is James E. Potter Intermediate a good school?

James E. Potter Intermediate ranks 1146^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is James E. Potter Intermediate in?

Fallbrook Union Elementary

How many students attend James E. Potter Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended James E. Potter Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of James E. Potter Intermediate?

Students at James E. Potter Intermediate are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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