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Olive Peirce Middle

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Olive Peirce Middle ranks 1324 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Olive Peirce Middle is a public school serving about 680 students in grades 7 and 8 in Ramona, California, as part of the Ramona City Unified district, and it performs around the state average overall.

The school has notable strengths and challenges: its English and Science scores are close to state averages, and it manages student attendance better than many neighboring schools, with a chronic absenteeism rate matching the state's. However, math proficiency is a significant area for improvement, as scores are well below average. The school serves its students with a lower per-pupil spending level than most nearby schools, suggesting it uses its resources efficiently. Performance varies among different groups of students, with girls and military-connected students generally performing better, while the school is working to better support boys and other student groups.

Compared to other local middle schools, Olive Peirce sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms schools in the Escondido Union district, like Mission Middle and Hidden Valley Middle, particularly in attendance and English scores. However, it trails behind higher-performing schools in the Poway Unified district, such as Meadowbrook Middle and Twin Peaks Middle, which have higher test scores and lower absenteeism. Its performance is similar to schools in the Lakeside Union Elementary district, like Tierra del Sol Middle.

680

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,049

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1521 Hanson Ln.
Ramona, CA 92065-3306

(760) 787-2400

District: Ramona City Unified

Students who attend Olive Peirce Middle usually attend:

High:

Ramona High

Feeder schools for Olive Peirce Middle:

Elementary:	Barnett Elementary
	Hanson Elementary
	James Dukes Elementary
	Mt. Woodson Elementary
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	Ramona Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

43.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,324^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

701^st of 1,543Ramona City 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	45.1	1324 of 2761	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1367 of 2783	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1218 of 2781	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	896 of 2740	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1007 of 2715	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	827 of 2480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	751 of 2508	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	699 of 2497	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	58.7	887 of 2477	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.9	456 of 2379	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	328 of 2259	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	310 of 2236	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	318 of 2179	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	417 of 2063	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	364 of 2005	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	368 of 1999	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	56.6	687 of 1804	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.8	690 of 1777	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	356 of 1769	79.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	443 of 1531	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	440 of 1491	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	474 of 1369	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	574 of 1478	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	905 of 1521	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	766 of 1540	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	811 of 1442	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1195 of 1364	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	962 of 2533	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1048 of 2551	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1159 of 2531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	771 of 2509	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	1001 of 2380	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	737 of 2262	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1422 of 2395	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1410 of 2388	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1275 of 2374	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	881 of 2359	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1228 of 2213	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1102 of 2072	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1520 of 2542	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1538 of 2579	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	1019 of 2531	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	562 of 2458	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	1102 of 2369	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	935 of 2230	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1534 of 2534	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1488 of 2552	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	1094 of 2538	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	865 of 2527	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	894 of 2407	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	819 of 2273	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	66 of 194	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	65 of 192	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	79 of 197	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	32 of 193	83.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	549 of 726	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	488 of 701	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	385 of 677	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	450 of 665	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.1	503 of 554	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	423 of 462	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	838 of 1566	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	573 of 1552	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	543 of 1531	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	925 of 1520	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	979 of 1537	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	906 of 1543	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	662 of 1555	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	716 of 1602	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	636 of 1496	57.5%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)66th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

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Olive Peirce Middle	Public	7-8	1521 Hanson Ln.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2400	680	36	18.6	64.4%	297 (43.7%)	3 (0.4%)	328 (48.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	45.1	1324^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.0%		43.1	1367^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	43		32.0	32.0				52.2	41.4	46.3				24.3	25.5	24.9	$2,049	$816	$1,233
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	$22,380	$22,026	$354
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	$20,270	$19,942	$328
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	$24,985	$23,746	$1,239
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	$25,630	$24,474	$1,156
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	$21,559	$21,180	$379
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	22.9	2104^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		29.1	1852^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.5%	252		16.8	16.8			23.7	37.8	31.6	31.4			13.6	21.2	15.9	17.2	$23,851	$22,244	$1,607
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	$22,327	$21,334	$993
Quantum Academy	Public	4-8	420 North Falconer Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2220	289	13	22.0	54.3%	76 (26.3%)	9 (3.1%)	163 (56.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	57.7	961^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.2%		70	686^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	275	48.4	29.3	39.2	53.1	58.1	45.2	59.7	50.0	53.1	46.9	38.7	32.3	49.1	32.8	39.6	$17,270	$16,032	$1,238
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	$18,893	$18,200	$693

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Peirce Middle

Is Olive Peirce Middle a good school?

Olive Peirce Middle ranks 1324^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Olive Peirce Middle attend?

Students who attend Olive Peirce Middle usually go on to attend Ramona High

How many students attend Olive Peirce Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Olive Peirce Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Olive Peirce Middle?

Students at Olive Peirce Middle are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Olive Peirce Middle in?

Ramona City Unified

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