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Oak Grove Middle

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Oak Grove Middle ranks 1928 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 30% of California middle schools

Summary

Oak Grove Middle is a public middle school in Jamul, California, serving 217 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary District, which is ranked 1073 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Grove Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.15%) and Mathematics (20.28%) significantly lower than the state (48.81% and 37.3%) and district (40.25% and 23.34%) averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, Oak Grove Middle has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.7% to 50% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Oak Grove Middle generally underperforms on academic measures. For example, Eastlake Middle, which is 6.85 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (65.64%) and Mathematics (47.8%) for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with male and Hispanic students generally performing better than their female and White counterparts, respectively. However, the school's English Language Learner and low-socioeconomic status students struggle the most, with lower rankings compared to their peers in the state.

215

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,064

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14344 Olive Vista Dr.
Jamul, CA 91935-3223

(619) 669-2700

District: Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary

Students who attend Oak Grove Middle usually attend:

High:

Valhalla High

Feeder schools for Oak Grove Middle:

Elementary:

Jamul Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

20.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,928^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1060^th of 1,543Jamul-Dulzura 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	27.0	1928 of 2761	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1951 of 2783	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1847 of 2781	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2263 of 2740	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	522 of 894	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1229 of 2715	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1179 of 2480	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	926 of 2508	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	734 of 2497	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	599 of 2477	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	498 of 2379	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	61.6	785 of 2259	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	690 of 2236	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	601 of 2179	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	64.9	633 of 2063	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	707 of 2005	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	569 of 1999	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	473 of 1804	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	63.0	562 of 1777	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.5	556 of 1769	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	334 of 1478	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	1008 of 1521	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1107 of 1540	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1319 of 1442	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	874 of 1364	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1821 of 2533	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2101 of 2551	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1549 of 2531	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2031 of 2509	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	402 of 738	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1515 of 2380	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1213 of 2262	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1630 of 2395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1636 of 2388	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1702 of 2374	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2134 of 2359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1254 of 2213	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1046 of 2072	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	2071 of 2542	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1743 of 2579	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1670 of 2531	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	2006 of 2458	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	233 of 721	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1203 of 2369	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1068 of 2230	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1744 of 2534	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1536 of 2552	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1736 of 2538	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2087 of 2527	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	437 of 763	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	872 of 2407	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	995 of 2273	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1192 of 1520	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1139 of 1537	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1372 of 1555	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	797 of 1602	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	826 of 1496	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science12%-21 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
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	14344 Olive Vista Dr.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-2700	215	11	19.5	39.1%	44 (20.5%)	6 (2.8%)	150 (69.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	27	1928^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		27	1951^st of 2783 public middle schools	29.9%	23		11.9	11.9		30.4	31.9	43.5	36.2		21.4	19.4	20.2	20.3	$17,064	$1,952	$15,112
Hillsdale Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Brabham St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6156	1,481	67	22.0	73.3%	818 (55.2%)	51 (3.4%)	397 (26.8%)	59 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	142 (9.6%)	68.4	709^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		66.1	764^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.5%	55		38.6	38.6		57.2	58.8	56.1	57.4		42.2	43.0	39.2	41.4	$19,621	$2,210	$17,411
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Melody Ln.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3107	929	42	22.0	93.9%	437 (47.0%)	52 (5.6%)	289 (31.1%)	87 (9.4%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	54 (5.8%)	10.8	2590^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.2%		11.2	2620^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.9%	30		8.7	8.7		19.3	20.3	18.4	19.3		11.2	9.3	7.1	9.2	$18,643	$2,816	$15,827
College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10269 Madrid Way	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-2782	397	20	19.6	42.8%	227 (57.2%)	17 (4.3%)	106 (26.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	98.6	25^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		97.9	58^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.9%	33	75.8	80.4	78.0	80.8	87.9	84.0	91.5	86.0	75.8	81.8	79.0	79.8	79.1	$10,901	$00	$10,901
Eastlake Middle	Public	7-8	900 Duncan Ranch Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-4000	1,613	62	26.0	25.4%	198 (12.3%)	112 (6.9%)	880 (54.6%)	313 (19.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	80.2	469^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.0%		75	592^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	123		45.9	45.9			68.5	63.2	65.6			51.3	44.8	47.8
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1495 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3103	730	32	22.6	94.1%	256 (35.1%)	64 (8.8%)	317 (43.4%)	49 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	34 (4.7%)	16.7	2369^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.2%		15.3	2469^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.3%	100		15.8	15.8		24.5	25.8	26.3	25.6		13.9	12.3	12.5	12.8	$21,352	$2,797	$18,555
Spring Valley Academy	Public	6-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	597	35	16.8	77.4%	92 (15.4%)	57 (9.5%)	371 (62.1%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.5%)	25.5	1977^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.4%		31.1	1766^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.5%	211		15.8	15.8		30.4	33.3	37.1	33.5		19.4	22.0	18.3	19.9	$23,584	$2,522	$21,062
EJE Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	851 South Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	254	15	16.8	67.7%	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	237 (93.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	28.7	1870^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		28.2	1896^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	26		15.6	15.6		29.3	46.7	39.0	38.6		17.1	22.2	15.8	18.6	$17,637	$1,745	$15,892
Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3092	942	47	20.2	94.4%	342 (36.3%)	93 (9.9%)	327 (34.7%)	131 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	37 (3.9%)	12.5	2537^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.1%		17	2398^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	139		10.3	10.3		16.3	17.7	17.9	17.5		9.8	11.6	15.6	12.9	$20,561	$2,939	$17,622
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	Public	5-8	1001 Leland St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5720	800	45	17.8	79.8%	70 (8.8%)	74 (9.3%)	558 (69.8%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.8%)	36.3	1605^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		43.5	1358^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.2%	247		22.7	22.7		31.6	41.0	38.0	36.9		18.7	32.8	32.2	27.9	$19,929	$1,934	$17,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Middle

Is Oak Grove Middle a good school?

Oak Grove Middle ranks 1928^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Oak Grove Middle in?

Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary

How many students attend Oak Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Oak Grove Middle.

What high school do graduates of Oak Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Oak Grove Middle usually go on to attend Valhalla High

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Middle?

Students at Oak Grove Middle are 70% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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