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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 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
La Mesa Arts Academy	0.0mi	Public	6-8	4200 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5730	1,059	51	20.7	46.4%	410 (38.7%)	60 (5.7%)	407 (38.4%)	65 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (10.6%)	83	414^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.9%		79.2	490^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%	76		55.3	55.3		61.8	74.6	63.7	66.7		46.8	60.3	51.9	53.0	$17,322	$15,840	$1,482
Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	1.1mi	Public	6-8	7866 Lincoln St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5628	516	26	20.2	80.4%	45 (8.7%)	59 (11.4%)	340 (65.9%)	30 (5.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.6%)	45.6	1317^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.9%		31.4	1784^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.4%	467		30.6	30.6			55.4	45.2	50.1			33.0	21.9	27.3	$2,615	$836	$1,779
Spring Valley Academy	2.5mi	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%)	25.2	2004^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.9%		25.5	1977^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.4%	27		16.4	16.4		35.7	38.3	32.4	35.5		11.3	27.9	19.6	19.8	$20,270	$18,716	$1,554
Mann Middle	2.8mi	Public	6-8	4345 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4460	680	30	22.4	94.1%	18 (2.6%)	164 (24.1%)	332 (48.8%)	126 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	18.4	2287^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.5%		20.9	2188^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.8%	99		16.2	16.2		21.2	29.9	31.3	27.7		11.5	26.1	12.7	16.7	$25,951	$23,648	$2,303
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	2.9mi	Public	6-8	9009 Park Plaza Dr.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5810	897	50	18.0	48.8%	332 (37.0%)	60 (6.7%)	349 (38.9%)	49 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	89 (9.9%)	62.8	860^th of 2740 public middle schools	68.6%		54.7	1045^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.2%	185		37.7	37.7		57.4	61.9	49.6	56.4		43.2	40.1	33.7	39.1	$17,185	$15,684	$1,501
Pershing Middle	3.3mi	Public	6-8	8204 San Carlos Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3550	980	39	24.8	35.8%	459 (46.8%)	46 (4.7%)	294 (30.0%)	60 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	117 (11.9%)	83.2	408^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.1%		82.1	440^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%	32		45.9	45.9		70.1	64.4	58.5	64.6		57.8	60.5	59.5	59.2	$22,121	$21,098	$1,023
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	3.3mi	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%)	39.4	1521^st of 2740 public middle schools	44.5%		36.3	1605^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%	84		28.4	28.4		43.2	31.0	40.3	38.2		29.0	28.5	38.9	32.0	$19,202	$17,904	$1,298
College Preparatory Middle	3.5mi	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%)	96.5	90^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.7%		98.6	25^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%	65	70.7	71.9	71.3	73.7	69.4	94.9	84.4	80.6	67.7	71.4	85.7	72.9	74.4	$21,885	$20,480	$1,405
Lewis Middle	4.0mi	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	80.2	464^th of 2740 public middle schools	83.1%		83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%	55		53.5	53.5		64.1	59.5	60.1	61.3		55.8	50.9	53.8	53.5	$22,519	$21,462	$1,057
EJE Middle Academy	4.1mi	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%)	34.2	1680^th of 2740 public middle schools	38.7%		28.7	1870^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%	190		34.1	34.1		38.4	36.3	48.9	41.3		20.5	11.5	23.9	18.9

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