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R. Roger Rowe Middle

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

R. Roger Rowe Middle is a small, highly-ranked public school serving 189 students in grades 6-8 within the affluent community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, and is part of the elite Rancho Santa Fe Elementary district.

The school consistently delivers top-tier academic results, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide, with over 83% of students proficient in math and English, significantly outpacing state averages. A defining feature is its remarkably small class size, with a student-teacher ratio of 11:1—less than half that of nearby high-performing schools like Pacific Trails Middle or Carmel Valley Middle. This personalized environment is supported by high per-student spending and contributes to strong performance across all student groups.

Despite its many strengths, the school shows some interesting contrasts with its peers. For instance, its science scores have fluctuated more than at comparable schools, and it has a notably higher rate of chronic student absenteeism, a puzzle given its academic success and resources. When compared to a school like Pacific Trails Middle, which achieves similar excellence with larger classes and lower spending, it highlights different models for educational success.

189

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,318

Per pupil spending ?

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5927 La Granada
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-0809

(858) 756-1141

District: Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Middle usually attend:

High:

Torrey Pines High

Feeder schools for R. Roger Rowe Middle:

Elementary:

R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg83%

California avg41%

47^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 1,543Rancho Santa Fe 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	98.0	47 of 2761	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	89 of 2783	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	31 of 2781	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	19 of 2740	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	68 of 894	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	36 of 2715	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	51 of 2480	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	34 of 2508	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	6 of 2497	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	47 of 2477	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	92 of 2379	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	51 of 2259	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	99 of 2236	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	89 of 2179	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	172 of 2063	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.2	73 of 2005	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.1	80 of 1999	96.0%	★★★★★
2005	93.2	65 of 1777	96.3%	★★★★★
2004	97.8	18 of 1769	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	29 of 2533	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	119 of 2551	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	77 of 2531	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	30 of 2509	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	47 of 738	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	53 of 2380	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	113 of 2262	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	5 of 2395	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	30 of 2374	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	70 of 2534	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	57 of 2552	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	15 of 2538	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	20 of 2527	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	70 of 763	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	43 of 2407	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	37 of 2273	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	90.4	29 of 677	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	55 of 1520	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	88 of 1537	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	18 of 1543	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	10 of 1555	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	40 of 1602	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	50 of 1496	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science64%+32 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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
Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	94.4	173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		87.7	330^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	157		57.5	57.5				79.2	75.4	77.2				74.6	62.7	68.5	$15,425	$610	$14,815
Oak Crest Middle	Public	7-8	675 Balour Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-6241	758	34	22.2	22.4%	459 (60.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (24.5%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	88.3	308^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.8%		87	343^rd of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	35		47.9	47.9				71.7	72.5	72.1				61.7	53.7	57.8	$15,637	$658	$14,979
Earl Warren Middle	Public	7-8	155 Stevens St.	Solana Beach	92075	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1558	476	20	23.5	18.1%	324 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	96.1	113^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		96.3	114^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	1		63.6	63.6				81.2	75.5	78.5				75.5	70.5	73.1	$15,940	$519	$15,421
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
Solana Pacific Elementary	Public	4-6	3901 Townsgate Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4500	375	16	23.4	14.1%	134 (35.7%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.3%)	156 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.6%)								(n/a)	79.1		79.1	91.0	84.7	90.0			88.3	88.2	88.8	90.1			89.1	$22,498	$416	$22,082
Carmel Valley Middle	Public	7-8	3800 Mykonos Ln.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-8221	697	30	23.5	15.4%	275 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (14.2%)	241 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	97.8	56^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		98.3	36^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.7%	20		71.9	71.9				84.0	79.9	82.0				82.1	77.3	79.7	$16,472	$790	$15,682
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2800	1,395	60	23.2	19.1%	791 (56.7%)	16 (1.1%)	334 (23.9%)	112 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (9.7%)	80.9	461^st of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		81.4	451^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.8%	10		42.4	42.4			68.2	67.5	65.7	67.1			52.5	48.3	47.8	49.4	$14,962	$833	$14,129
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

Frequently Asked Questions about R. Roger Rowe Middle

What district is R. Roger Rowe Middle in?

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

Is R. Roger Rowe Middle a good school?

Yes! R. Roger Rowe Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend R. Roger Rowe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended R. Roger Rowe Middle.

What high school do graduates of R. Roger Rowe Middle attend?

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Middle usually go on to attend Torrey Pines High

What is the racial makeup of R. Roger Rowe Middle?

Students at R. Roger Rowe Middle are 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 1% African American.

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