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Tierra del Sol Middle

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Tierra del Sol Middle ranks 1394 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Tierra del Sol Middle is a public school serving about 713 students in grades 6-8 within the Lakeside Union Elementary district, presenting a mixed academic profile with some areas of concern and relative strength.

Academically, the school performs near the middle of all California schools but has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking. A significant challenge is in mathematics, where student proficiency (28%) lags behind both the district and state averages, and this is a pattern across all grade levels. Performance in English Language Arts is also below average. However, science is a relative strength, with proficiency rates on par with the state average and higher than some nearby schools like Joan MacQueen Middle and EJE Middle Academy. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from last year, remains slightly above the state average.

Interesting comparisons within its own district reveal that Lakeside Middle outperforms Tierra del Sol in key areas despite having larger classes and higher per-student spending. Furthermore, a nearby school like Pershing Middle achieves much higher academic results with a similar student population, indicating that factors beyond demographics influence outcomes. The school's effectiveness varies for different student groups, suggesting a need for targeted support strategies to help all students succeed.

713

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,720

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9611 Petite Ln.
Lakeside, CA 92040-4317

(619) 390-2670

District: Lakeside Union Elementary

Students who attend Tierra del Sol Middle usually attend:

High:

El Capitan High

Feeder schools for Tierra del Sol Middle:

Elementary:	Lakeside Farms Elementary
	Lakeview Elementary
	Lindo Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,394^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	42.8	1394 of 2761	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1356 of 2783	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	1304 of 2781	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	1440 of 2740	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1423 of 2715	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1175 of 2480	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	1264 of 2508	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.9	1163 of 2497	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.9	1368 of 2477	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1824 of 2379	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.8	1171 of 2259	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	1376 of 2236	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	1173 of 2179	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	945 of 2063	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.5	805 of 2005	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	647 of 1999	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	726 of 1804	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	698 of 1777	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.3	954 of 1769	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	810 of 1531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	590 of 1491	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	635 of 1369	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	829 of 1478	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	883 of 1521	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	805 of 1540	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	809 of 1442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	484 of 1364	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1296 of 2533	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1432 of 2551	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1216 of 2531	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1258 of 2509	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1588 of 2380	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1385 of 2262	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1346 of 2395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1523 of 2388	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1176 of 2374	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1271 of 2359	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1487 of 2213	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1392 of 2072	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1616 of 2542	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1668 of 2579	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1917 of 2531	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1702 of 2458	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1827 of 2369	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1397 of 2230	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1329 of 2534	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	1117 of 2552	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1183 of 2538	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1374 of 2527	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1056 of 2407	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	888 of 2273	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	544 of 726	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	572 of 701	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	335 of 462	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	900 of 1566	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	844 of 1552	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	600 of 1531	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1103 of 1520	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1051 of 1537	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1114 of 1543	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1198 of 1555	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1195 of 1602	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1018 of 1496	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Tierra del Sol Middle

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Tierra del Sol Middle

How many students attend Tierra del Sol Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Tierra del Sol Middle.

Is Tierra del Sol Middle a good school?

Tierra del Sol Middle ranks 1394^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tierra del Sol Middle in?

Lakeside Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tierra del Sol Middle?

Students at Tierra del Sol Middle are 46% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Tierra del Sol Middle attend?

Students who attend Tierra del Sol Middle usually go on to attend El Capitan High

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