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Oak Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Oak Valley Middle is a large, highly-regarded public school serving grades 6-8 with 1,503 students in the high-performing Poway Unified district in San Diego, consistently ranking among the top 4% of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional and sustained academic achievement, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science significantly above both district and state averages. It is particularly strong in science education. Compared to other middle schools in Poway Unified, like Twin Peaks Middle and Meadowbrook Middle, Oak Valley maintains a distinct advantage. It also performs comparably to other top-tier local schools such as Mesa Verde Middle and the highly-ranked Pacific Trails Middle from the San Dieguito Union High district.

Key factors in Oak Valley's success include a remarkably low rate of chronic student absenteeism—less than half the district average—and strong, equitable support for all student subgroups. Interestingly, the school achieves these top results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than several district peers and operating with a higher student-teacher ratio, suggesting that the quality of instruction and a positive school culture are significant drivers of its long-term excellence.

1,503

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16055 Winecreek Rd.
San Diego, CA 92127-3719

(858) 487-2939

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Oak Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Del Norte High

Feeder schools for Oak Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Del Sur Elementary
	Monterey Ridge Elementary
	Stone Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.5%

White:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg68%

California avg41%

97^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.7	97 of 2761	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	120 of 2783	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	97 of 2781	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	68 of 2740	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	78 of 2715	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	86 of 2480	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	74 of 2508	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.4	59 of 2497	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	91 of 2477	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	80.8	301 of 2379	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	311 of 2259	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	354 of 2236	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	179 of 2179	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	242 of 2063	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	90.7	95 of 2005	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	91.3	93 of 1999	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	82 of 739	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	93 of 743	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	63 of 715	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	47 of 733	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	79 of 745	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	94 of 700	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	35 of 1531	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	52 of 1491	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	114 of 1369	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.7	129 of 1478	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	48 of 1521	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	74 of 1540	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	56 of 1442	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	58 of 1364	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	101 of 2533	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	72 of 2551	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	71 of 2531	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	62 of 2509	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	88 of 2380	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	100 of 2262	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	124 of 2395	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	72 of 2388	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	60 of 2374	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	48 of 2359	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	44 of 2213	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	160 of 2072	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	185 of 2542	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	346 of 2579	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	194 of 2531	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	108 of 2458	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	245 of 2369	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	422 of 2230	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	97 of 2534	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	159 of 2552	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	104 of 2538	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	72 of 2527	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	68 of 2407	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	75 of 2273	96.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	79 of 194	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	108 of 726	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	192 of 701	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	158 of 677	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	96 of 665	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	103 of 554	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	68 of 462	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	34 of 1566	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	85 of 1552	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	63 of 1531	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	317 of 1520	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	393 of 1537	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	369 of 1543	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	271 of 1555	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	242 of 1602	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	215 of 1496	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)59th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science74%+42 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 16, 2024

I was happy when my child joined the school this year.
A month later, very disappointed.
Some teachers talk about politics to 11-year old students and push their political views on them. A boy tried to argue and was shunned by the teacher. This must stop as a school is not a place for pushing political views and propaganda on children as young as 11 years old. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
R. Roger Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	189	17	11.0	6.3%	127 (67.2%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.2%)	16 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	98	47^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.3%		97	89^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	42	64.4	64.4	88.5	85.5	81.4	85.2	82.0	88.7	77.6	83.2	$16,318	$00	$16,318
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
Bear Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-4060	923	51	17.9	68.4%	228 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	585 (63.4%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	49	1208^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.2%		42.5	1383^rd of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	175	21.4	21.4	47.8	51.0	45.5	48.1	34.2	32.2	33.3	33.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Valley Middle

What district is Oak Valley Middle in?

Poway Unified

How many students attend Oak Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,503 students attended Oak Valley Middle.

Is Oak Valley Middle a good school?

Yes! Oak Valley Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 97^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Oak Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Oak Valley Middle usually go on to attend Del Norte High

What is the racial makeup of Oak Valley Middle?

Students at Oak Valley Middle are 49% Asian, 31% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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