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Ingrid B. Lacy Middle

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Ingrid B. Lacy Middle ranks 630 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Ingrid B. Lacy Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 484 students in grades 6 through 8 in the coastal community of Pacifica, part of the Pacifica School District.

The school consistently earns strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math notably above the California state average, and it does so while spending significantly less per student than many neighboring middle schools like Lipman Middle and Denman (James) Middle. However, its performance in Science, while above average, is an area for growth compared to top local schools such as Taylor Middle. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state average but higher than some of its highest-achieving peers, suggesting room for improvement in student attendance.

While the school's overall performance is stable, recent data shows concerning declines in academic results for specific student groups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students in special education. Compared to nearby schools, Ingrid B. Lacy serves a student population with a lower level of economic disadvantage, which is an important context when comparing it to schools like Parkway Heights Middle. Parents should note that the school is effectively using its resources but may need to focus on supporting all student subgroups equitably and strengthening its science program to match its success in other core subjects.

484

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,254

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1427 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044-2284

(650) 738-6665

District: Pacifica

Students who attend Ingrid B. Lacy Middle usually attend:

High:

Terra Nova High

Feeder schools for Ingrid B. Lacy Middle:

Elementary:	Cabrillo Elementary
	Ocean Shore Elementary
	Ortega Elementary
	Sunset Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Vallemar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Asian:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

California avg41%

630^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

351^st of 1,543Pacifica 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	72.5	630 of 2761	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	508 of 2783	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	527 of 2781	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	491 of 2740	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	119 of 894	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	683 of 2715	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	607 of 2480	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	704 of 2508	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	56.8	938 of 2497	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.4	657 of 2477	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	54.9	1020 of 2379	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	985 of 2259	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	1004 of 2236	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	733 of 2179	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	730 of 2063	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	616 of 2005	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	686 of 1999	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.3	611 of 1804	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.4	571 of 1777	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	680 of 1769	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	224 of 739	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	337 of 743	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	347 of 715	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	436 of 733	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	366 of 745	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	292 of 1531	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	515 of 1491	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	761 of 1369	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.7	451 of 1442	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	423 of 1364	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	557 of 2533	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	460 of 2551	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	511 of 2531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	519 of 2509	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	121 of 738	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	619 of 2380	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	513 of 2262	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	858 of 2395	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	529 of 2388	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	751 of 2374	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	469 of 2359	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	574 of 2213	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	859 of 2072	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1250 of 2542	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.4	288 of 2579	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	428 of 2531	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	528 of 2458	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	227 of 721	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	870 of 2369	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	1082 of 2230	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	707 of 2534	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	524 of 2552	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	484 of 2538	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	427 of 2527	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	100 of 763	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	637 of 2407	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	628 of 2273	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	313 of 726	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	269 of 701	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	325 of 677	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	369 of 665	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	382 of 554	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	301 of 462	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	676 of 1566	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	413 of 1552	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	312 of 1531	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	647 of 1520	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	462 of 1537	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	393 of 1543	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	392 of 1555	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	453 of 1602	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	403 of 1496	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)69th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

Science36%+4 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 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
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%		78.8	508^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.7%	122	36.5	36.5	56.9	56.9	55.0	56.2	55.4	47.2	46.5	49.8	$9,254	$1,669	$7,585
Westborough Middle	Public	6-8	2570 Westborough Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8848	498	31	16.1	27.3%	27 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	108 (21.7%)	299 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%		77.3	545^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.4%	19	53.4	53.4	56.8	63.8	59.6	60.3	43.2	48.6	53.4	48.3	$20,277	$1,926	$18,351
Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Public	6-8	1255 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1225	588	27	21.6	36.9%	23 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	142 (24.1%)	380 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.6%)	61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		63.9	801^st of 2783 public middle schools	71.2%	57	31.0	31.0	54.2	57.0	54.4	55.1	39.0	41.9	33.7	38.2	$15,771	$1,479	$14,292
Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		55.7	997^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	115	24.2	24.2	50.3	53.2	46.2	49.8	33.2	41.2	31.0	35.0	$20,038	$1,782	$18,256
Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		28.2	1891^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	132	19.7	19.7	28.0	21.9	32.8	27.9	18.4	19.5	26.4	21.6	$21,531	$2,313	$19,218
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$17,860	$1,982	$15,878
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380	28.7	28.7	39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1	31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$17,586	$2,059	$15,527
Parkside Intermediate	Public	6-8	1801 Niles Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3180	491	30	16.3	68.2%	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	267 (54.4%)	127 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	58 (11.8%)	44.5	1345^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.3%		39.5	1485^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.6%	140	28.2	28.2	47.9	38.7	39.9	42.1	40.4	26.6	27.6	31.4
Lipman Middle	Public	6-8	1 Solano St.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-9541	161	9	17.1	18.6%	29 (18.0%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (26.7%)	65 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%		78.8	511^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	4	28.9	28.9	51.0	69.5	67.3	63.1	63.3	57.6	53.9	58.1	$21,916	$98	$21,818
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	850 Taylor Blvd.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 697-4096	756	34	22.3	18.5%	89 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (20.1%)	428 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	73 (9.7%)	88.5	302^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		90	278^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.0%	24	55.0	55.0	65.8	74.1	63.3	67.5	63.6	60.9	57.1	60.5	$15,460	$1,586	$13,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Ingrid B. Lacy Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ingrid B. Lacy Middle?

Students at Ingrid B. Lacy Middle are 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Ingrid B. Lacy Middle in?

Pacifica

How many students attend Ingrid B. Lacy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Ingrid B. Lacy Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ingrid B. Lacy Middle attend?

Students who attend Ingrid B. Lacy Middle usually go on to attend Terra Nova High

Is Ingrid B. Lacy Middle a good school?

Ingrid B. Lacy Middle ranks 630^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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