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Lakeside Middle

Q: Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 1124 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 59% of California middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle is a public school serving 724 students in grades 6-8 in the Lakeside Union Elementary district, maintaining a solidly average 3-star rating over the past decade with a statewide ranking in the 59th percentile for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academically, the school shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, outperforming both state and district averages, but faces a significant and persistent challenge in mathematics, where student proficiency lags behind state and even district levels. The school demonstrates notable effectiveness with special education students, ranking in the 71st percentile, but has experienced a dramatic decline in support for English Language Learners. Compared to its sister school, Tierra del Sol Middle, Lakeside Middle is the stronger performer within the district, with better test scores and lower chronic absenteeism.

When compared to other nearby schools, Lakeside Middle generally outperforms those with much higher levels of economic need but is substantially outperformed by higher-achieving schools like College Preparatory Middle, which excels academically with similar demographics. Key areas for potential improvement include targeted mathematics intervention, addressing the support systems for English Language Learners, and reducing the chronic absenteeism rate, which, while moderate, is higher than some top-performing peers.

724

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,343

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11833 Woodside Ave.
Lakeside, CA 92040-0578

(619) 390-2636

District: Lakeside Union Elementary

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually attend:

High:

El Capitan High

Feeder schools for Lakeside Middle:

Elementary:

Lemon Crest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

34.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2013 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,124^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Lakeside Union Elementary

716^th of 1,543Lakeside 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	52.3	1124 of 2761	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	1082 of 2783	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1072 of 2781	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	1158 of 2740	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	974 of 2715	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	808 of 2480	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	815 of 2508	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.0	817 of 2497	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	773 of 2477	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	1073 of 2379	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	1032 of 2259	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	1107 of 2236	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	766 of 2179	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.5	1092 of 2063	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	927 of 2005	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	733 of 1999	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.7	636 of 1804	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.2	851 of 1777	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.4	1002 of 1769	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.5	95 of 643	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	56 of 600	90.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.4	355 of 1531	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	1014 of 1491	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	319 of 1369	76.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1294 of 1478	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1437 of 1521	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	428 of 1540	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1067 of 2533	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	973 of 2551	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1068 of 2531	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1124 of 2509	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	970 of 2380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	788 of 2262	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1268 of 2395	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	1001 of 2388	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	938 of 2374	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	1108 of 2359	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	634 of 2213	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	442 of 2072	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1034 of 2542	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1130 of 2579	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1121 of 2531	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1030 of 2458	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	1038 of 2369	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	741 of 2230	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	1063 of 2534	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	1114 of 2552	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	925 of 2538	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	985 of 2527	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	847 of 2407	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	778 of 2273	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	77 of 192	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	29 of 197	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	98 of 193	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	476 of 726	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	440 of 677	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	346 of 554	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	288 of 462	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	450 of 1566	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	657 of 1552	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	370 of 1531	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	893 of 1520	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	963 of 1537	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	991 of 1543	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1000 of 1555	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1004 of 1602	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	927 of 1496	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)85th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Military Connected (2024)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-9 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
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11833 Woodside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2636	724	30	23.9	38.7%	381 (52.6%)	23 (3.2%)	252 (34.8%)	25 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (4.7%)	52.3	1124^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		52.7	1082^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.1%	42	33.6	33.6	49.0	53.9	53.7	52.1	26.3	34.2	25.2	28.6	$16,343	$799	$15,544
Tierra del Sol Middle	Public	6-8	9611 Petite Ln.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2670	713	36	19.5	41.4%	326 (45.7%)	19 (2.7%)	283 (39.7%)	22 (3.1%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.2%)	42.8	1394^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%		43.5	1356^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.3%	38	32.4	32.4	41.7	46.5	36.7	41.9	25.7	33.2	25.0	28.2	$14,720	$840	$13,880
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
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
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
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
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
Los Coches Creek Middle	Public	6-8	9669 Dunbar Ln.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-5741	518	27	19.5	71.8%	267 (51.5%)	5 (1.0%)	186 (35.9%)	15 (2.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.8%)	37	1581^st of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%		53.4	1060^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	521	15.9	15.9	36.5	52.3	40.0	43.2	16.6	33.6	23.0	24.7	$20,871	$2,476	$18,395
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Middle

How many students attend Lakeside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Lakeside Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle?

Students at Lakeside Middle are 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Lakeside Middle attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually go on to attend El Capitan High

What district is Lakeside Middle in?

Lakeside Union Elementary

Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 1124^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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