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Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy

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Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy ranks 1045 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy is a public middle school serving about 900 students in grades 6-8 in La Mesa, part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley district, and it currently earns a 3-star rating that places it in the middle tier of California schools.

Academically, Parkway's performance is mixed: students perform near the state average in English but slightly below average in Math and Science. A notable concern is that student scores, especially in English, tend to drop significantly from 6th to 8th grade. The school also faces a challenge with chronic absenteeism, with more students missing school than at the average California school. However, Parkway has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools like Pershing Middle or Lewis Middle in the San Diego Unified district.

Compared to other local schools, Parkway sits in the middle. It performs better than some schools in the Cajon Valley Union district, such as Cajon Valley Middle, but lags behind higher-performing options like the district's own La Mesa Arts Academy or the charter school College Preparatory Middle. Over the past ten years, Parkway's statewide ranking has declined, which contrasts with the stability of some neighboring schools.

897

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,388

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9009 Park Plaza Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91942-3400

(619) 668-5810

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Students who attend Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy usually attend:

High:

Grossmont High

Feeder schools for Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy:

Elementary:	Fletcher Hills Elementary
	Maryland Avenue Elementary
	Murray Manor Elementary
	Northmont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

White:

37.0%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,045^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley

723^rd of 1,543La Mesa-Spring Valley 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	54.7	1045 of 2761	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	975 of 2783	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	1101 of 2781	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	866 of 2740	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	591 of 2715	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	554 of 2480	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	637 of 2508	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	473 of 2497	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	429 of 2477	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	482 of 2379	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	259 of 2259	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	459 of 2236	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	438 of 2179	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	424 of 2063	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	415 of 2005	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	534 of 1999	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	427 of 1804	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	306 of 1777	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	295 of 1769	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	263 of 609	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	137 of 627	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	147 of 613	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	251 of 637	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	237 of 643	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	220 of 600	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	623 of 739	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	652 of 715	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	494 of 745	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	347 of 700	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.6	537 of 1531	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	756 of 1491	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	588 of 1369	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	386 of 1478	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	408 of 1521	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	279 of 1540	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	171 of 1442	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	251 of 1364	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1060 of 2533	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	964 of 2551	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1192 of 2531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	858 of 2509	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	499 of 2380	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	593 of 2262	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1055 of 2395	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	843 of 2388	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	1056 of 2374	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	592 of 2359	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	496 of 2213	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	343 of 2072	83.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	247 of 477	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	42 of 336	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1391 of 2542	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	911 of 2579	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	906 of 2531	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	806 of 2458	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	635 of 2369	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	534 of 2230	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	957 of 2534	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	880 of 2552	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	902 of 2538	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	765 of 2527	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	557 of 2407	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	464 of 2273	79.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	136 of 194	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	114 of 192	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	449 of 726	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	479 of 701	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	479 of 677	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	421 of 665	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	318 of 554	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	323 of 462	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	912 of 1566	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	517 of 1552	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	536 of 1531	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	767 of 1520	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	713 of 1537	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	667 of 1543	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	660 of 1555	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	300 of 1602	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	367 of 1496	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)30th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	Public	6-8	9009 Park Plaza Dr.	La Mesa	91942	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%)	54.7	1045^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.2%		56.6	975^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.0%	70		31.5	31.5		58.9	52.5	39.1	49.9		37.0	37.2	30.3	34.7			$17,388	$1,581	$15,807
Pershing Middle	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%)	82.1	440^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		83.5	409^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	31		43.3	43.3		69.6	68.0	54.5	64.7		55.7	56.1	50.2	54.3			$17,877	$2,413	$15,464
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
La Mesa Arts Academy	Public	5-8	4200 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91941	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%)	79.2	490^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		88.3	313^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	177	60.9	48.2	51.0	78.2	63.8	63.1	63.1	64.7	40.2	55.1	43.3	46.9	47.6			$18,556	$1,513	$17,043
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
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
Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	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%)	31.4	1784^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.4%		32	1732^nd of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	52		21.7	21.7			37.1	38.0	37.6			22.2	21.0	21.6	97.5	97.5	$20,711	$2,902	$17,809
Lewis Middle	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%)	83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		87.6	332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	77		53.7	53.7		57.2	59.2	70.6	62.5		52.8	54.5	60.1	55.9			$18,399	$2,377	$16,022
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy

What is the racial makeup of Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy?

Students at Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy are 39% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy attend?

Students who attend Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy usually go on to attend Grossmont High

Is Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy a good school?

Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy ranks 1045^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

How many students attend Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy.

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