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Black Mountain Middle

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Black Mountain Middle ranks 303 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Black Mountain Middle is a public middle school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,132 students. It is part of the Poway Unified School District, which is ranked 110 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Black Mountain Middle consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of middle schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 198-303 out of over 2,700 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is significantly higher than the state averages, with 64-72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 55-60% in Mathematics. Compared to the Poway Unified School District, Black Mountain Middle's performance is slightly lower, but still well above the state averages.

Black Mountain Middle has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,540 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Poway Unified School District. However, the school's performance is still slightly lower than the top-performing schools in the nearby Rancho Santa Fe Elementary and San Dieguito Union High School Districts, such as R. Roger Rowe Middle and Pacific Trails Middle.

1,077

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,540

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9353 Oviedo St.
San Diego, CA 92129-2198

(858) 484-1300

District: Poway Unified

Feeder schools for Black Mountain Middle:

Elementary:	Adobe Bluffs Elementary
	Los Penasquitos Elementary
	Rolling Hills Elementary
	Sunset Hills Elementary
	More...
	Willow Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Asian:

27.8%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg68%

California avg41%

303^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway Unified 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	88.4	303 of 2761	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	293 of 2783	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	274 of 2781	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	198 of 2740	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	246 of 2715	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	229 of 2480	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	233 of 2508	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	140 of 2497	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	168 of 2477	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	79.2	341 of 2379	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	339 of 2259	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	320 of 2236	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	331 of 2179	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	248 of 2063	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	86.4	167 of 2005	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	193 of 1999	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.3	251 of 1804	86.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.0	236 of 1777	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	251 of 1769	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	63 of 609	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	69 of 627	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	205 of 643	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	67 of 600	88.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	248 of 739	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	204 of 743	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	179 of 715	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	171 of 733	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	166 of 745	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	110 of 700	84.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	72 of 1531	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	61 of 1491	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	60 of 1369	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	582 of 1478	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	138 of 1521	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	69.8	195 of 1540	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	152 of 1442	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	256 of 1364	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	326 of 2533	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	274 of 2551	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	228 of 2531	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	147 of 2509	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	199 of 2380	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	212 of 2262	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	266 of 2395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	269 of 2388	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	455 of 2374	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	230 of 2359	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	271 of 2213	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	358 of 2072	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	683 of 2542	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	856 of 2579	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	564 of 2531	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	355 of 2458	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	438 of 2369	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	504 of 2230	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	285 of 2534	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	303 of 2552	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	308 of 2538	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	232 of 2527	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	257 of 2407	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	239 of 2273	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	330 of 726	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	320 of 701	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	214 of 677	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	133 of 665	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	142 of 554	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	204 of 462	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	78 of 1566	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	204 of 1552	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	107 of 1531	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	360 of 1520	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	366 of 1537	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	327 of 1543	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	220 of 1555	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	330 of 1602	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	333 of 1496	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Drugs, sex, bullying by staff! All at this school and not enough supervision. Sadly in order to get your point across you have to hire a lawyer. They won't listen until you do. If your child is suspended take your case all the way with a lawyer. The administration at this school suspends based on their emotion and heresay and not at all on facts. If the administration feels you are trouble they will bully you. Close Quote

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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
Black Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	9353 Oviedo St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1300	1,077	47	22.6	20.7%	379 (35.2%)	33 (3.1%)	222 (20.6%)	299 (27.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (13.1%)	88.4	303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%		89.3	293^rd of 2783 public middle schools	89.5%	10	54.6	54.6	72.5	70.7	64.6	69.2	55.9	59.2	59.7	58.3	$15,540	$723	$14,817
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	8375 Entreken Way	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-5478	1,178	47	25.1	11.2%	350 (29.7%)	12 (1.0%)	124 (10.5%)	536 (45.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (12.8%)	97.1	80^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		98	51^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.2%	29	70.8	70.8	78.6	81.2	81.2	80.2	73.3	78.8	79.9	77.1	$14,857	$673	$14,184
Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,503	60	24.9	8.4%	468 (31.1%)	12 (0.8%)	141 (9.4%)	729 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (10.0%)	96.7	97^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		96.1	120^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	23	74.3	74.3	79.3	81.0	77.0	79.0	70.0	74.5	78.0	74.2	$14,119	$560	$13,559
Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	12320 Meadowbrook Ln.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0802	972	46	21.2	24.6%	353 (36.3%)	22 (2.3%)	292 (30.0%)	192 (19.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (11.2%)	76.1	561^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%		80.9	461^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.4%	100	46.2	46.2	60.9	60.9	57.6	59.8	48.4	48.9	44.4	47.3	$15,515	$690	$14,825
Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	971	40	24.4	12.0%	306 (31.5%)	6 (0.6%)	121 (12.5%)	440 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.7%)	98.5	28^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%		98.6	25^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	3	77.4	77.4		89.2	82.0	85.7		82.8	78.6	80.8	$13,317	$467	$12,850
Bernardo Heights Middle	Public	6-8	12990 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4850	1,487	66	22.6	13.8%	615 (41.4%)	29 (2.0%)	248 (16.7%)	400 (26.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (12.6%)	91	253^rd of 2761 public middle schools	90.8%		89.4	292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.5%	39	59.6	59.6	73.1	74.5	74.0	73.9	59.9	59.3	56.1	58.4	$14,811	$661	$14,150
Challenger Middle	Public	6-8	10810 Parkdale Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3000	960	39	24.5	48.8%	148 (15.4%)	26 (2.7%)	189 (19.7%)	455 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	138 (14.4%)	91	249^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.0%		90.9	260^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.7%	11	51.2	51.2	72.4	75.4	70.3	72.8	60.3	63.1	66.3	63.1	$17,848	$2,625	$15,223
Wangenheim Middle	Public	6-8	9230 Gold Coast Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2250	703	29	24.5	67.6%	72 (10.2%)	46 (6.5%)	248 (35.3%)	255 (36.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	57.5	965^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%		60.6	872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	68.7%	93	34.5	34.5	51.9	55.9	49.0	52.5	32.6	38.7	31.0	34.4	$18,820	$2,507	$16,313
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Avenue of Nations	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-5400	1,390	54	25.9	21.7%	488 (35.1%)	24 (1.7%)	175 (12.6%)	519 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	182 (13.1%)	97.2	71^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	63^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	8	70.1	70.1	78.7	85.0	84.3	82.7	75.0	71.8	74.4	73.7	$16,759	$2,181	$14,578
Twin Peaks Middle	Public	6-8	14640 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5131	1,164	54	21.4	18.4%	643 (55.2%)	12 (1.0%)	282 (24.2%)	89 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (11.3%)	71.2	649^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%		79.2	493^rd of 2783 public middle schools	82.3%	156	48.1	48.1	58.4	55.4	55.8	56.6	45.4	38.5	45.8	43.3	$15,619	$608	$15,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Mountain Middle

What district is Black Mountain Middle in?

Poway Unified

Is Black Mountain Middle a good school?

Black Mountain Middle ranks 303^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Black Mountain Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,077 students attended Black Mountain Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Black Mountain Middle?

Students at Black Mountain Middle are 35% White, 28% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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