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Correia Middle

Q: Is Correia Middle a good school?

Correia Middle ranks 699 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Correia Middle enrolls 602 students in grades 7–8 in San Diego, within San Diego Unified. Its latest results remain above state proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but math is a relative weakness and attendance has worsened. The clearest immediate concern is chronic absenteeism: it reached 22% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%, and was the highest rate among nearby schools with reported results.

ELA is Correia’s strongest subject compared with the district and state: 60% of students were proficient, 6 percentage points above the district and 10 above the state. Math was 43%, 2 points below the district, though 5 above the state; science was 43%, about 1 point above the district and 7 above the state. Compared with seven nearby grade 6–8 schools, Correia’s all-grades results were below the peer averages in ELA (60% versus 61%), math (43% versus 50%) and science (43% versus 46%). Grade 8 math stands out: its 40% proficiency was 9 points below the nearby grade 8 average. These local all-grades comparisons are useful context, but the nearby schools include grade 6 while Correia serves grades 7–8.

Results have slipped, especially in the latest year: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, proficiency fell by 6 points in ELA, 10 in math and 10 in science. Since 2022–2023, Correia’s state advantage narrowed by 4 points in ELA, 9 in math and 11 in science, although it remains above state results in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Correia 690th of 2,703 California schools, at the 74th percentile with 4 stars, down 12 percentile points from the prior year. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.1:1, and 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well it serves Hispanic students was at the 49th percentile, down from the 84th the year before.

602

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,023

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4302 Valeta St.
San Diego, CA 92107-1510

(619) 560-4809

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Correia Middle usually attend:

High:

Point Loma High

Feeder schools for Correia Middle:

Elementary:	Cabrillo Elementary
	Dewey Elementary
	Grant K-8
	Loma Portal Elementary
	More...
	Ocean Beach Elementary
	Silver Gate Elementary
	Sunset View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

California avg42%

699^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 23Middle Schools in the San Diego Unified

600^th of 1,530San Diego 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
2026	69.7	699 of 2740	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	378 of 2761	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	403 of 2783	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	429 of 2781	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	433 of 2740	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	470 of 2715	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	461 of 2480	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	392 of 2508	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	395 of 2497	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	367 of 2477	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	415 of 2379	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	382 of 2259	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	415 of 2236	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	59.3	808 of 2179	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	657 of 2063	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	833 of 2005	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.4	1085 of 1999	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	932 of 1804	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	844 of 1777	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.4	808 of 1769	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	117 of 637	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.3	217 of 1531	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	282 of 1491	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	91 of 1369	93.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.1	685 of 1442	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	542 of 1364	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	646 of 2516	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	360 of 2533	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	299 of 2551	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	454 of 2531	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	534 of 2509	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	396 of 2380	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	382 of 2262	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	1203 of 2357	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	76.4	395 of 2395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	366 of 2388	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	473 of 2374	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	383 of 2359	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	613 of 2213	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	673 of 2072	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	934 of 2529	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.2	399 of 2542	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	556 of 2579	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	617 of 2531	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	370 of 2458	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	789 of 2369	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	605 of 2230	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	682 of 2514	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	403 of 2534	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	481 of 2552	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	368 of 2538	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	337 of 2527	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	486 of 2407	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	465 of 2273	79.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	57 of 181	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.4	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	37 of 197	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	18 of 193	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	399 of 735	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.2	206 of 726	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	232 of 701	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	208 of 677	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	167 of 665	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	183 of 554	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	124 of 462	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	654 of 1605	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.8	195 of 1566	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	189 of 1552	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	297 of 1531	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	429 of 1490	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	289 of 1520	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	295 of 1537	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	261 of 1543	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	334 of 1555	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	259 of 1602	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	225 of 1496	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

African American (2022)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+10 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science43%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Horrible school!
If your child struggles with any academic subject, do not send them here as they will fall further behind. Students are given A's and B's on assignments when the completed work content is a 2nd or 3rd grade level. In math, all students are given an A if they complete their homework on time, even though all answers are wrong. Math teacher considers the A to represent credit for completing homework. Good luck getting any support from teachers, as their attitudes are "I have 170 students". Recently, my son's friend left at the beginning of January to go to a different school because his parents also share my same concerns of poor education offered at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Correia Middle	Public	7-8	4302 Valeta St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4809	602	26	23.1	35.9%	321 (53.3%)	14 (2.3%)	187 (31.1%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.3%)	69.7	699^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.5%		84.6	378^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.3%	321		42.6	42.6			63.5	55.6	59.6			46.9	39.8	43.4	$19,023	$1,659	$17,364
Dana	Public	5-6	1775 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2900	646	28	23.0	38.2%	335 (51.9%)	26 (4.0%)	192 (29.7%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.1%)								(n/a)	53.2		53.2	65.8	66.2			66.0	54.0	51.8			52.9	$19,741	$1,430	$18,311
High Technical Middle Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8640	331	15	22.0	46.8%	81 (24.5%)	32 (9.7%)	174 (52.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	39.9	1508^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.0%		45	1328^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%	180		22.3	22.3		42.6	47.6	34.0	41.4		29.0	42.2	24.0	31.7	$15,354	$774	$14,580
High Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2359 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 814-5060	324	19	16.8	43.8%	75 (23.1%)	21 (6.5%)	180 (55.6%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	45.6	1318^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.9%		42.3	1418^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%	100		32.4	32.4		45.6	56.4	34.7	45.6		30.8	31.0	31.1	30.9	$13,347	$632	$12,715
Pacific Beach Middle	Public	6-8	4676 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5600	715	35	20.3	41.1%	332 (46.4%)	16 (2.2%)	211 (29.5%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (14.0%)	91.8	218^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.0%		94	181^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%	37		56.0	56.0		76.4	76.9	79.2	77.5		57.8	66.3	61.5	62.0	$18,892	$1,054	$17,838
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	2470 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6600	337	17	19.3	86.1%	22 (6.5%)	30 (8.9%)	211 (62.6%)	63 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	27.5	1933^rd of 2740 public middle schools	29.5%		36.8	1591^st of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%	342		23.2	23.2		25.4	35.8	42.7	34.5		22.4	18.6	23.9	21.6	$24,949	$3,238	$21,711
Marston Middle	Public	6-8	3799 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 810-7500	702	32	21.7	47.6%	343 (48.9%)	14 (2.0%)	239 (34.0%)	29 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.8%)	77	530^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.7%		76.6	550^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.1%	20		46.3	46.3		64.6	60.1	51.8	58.7		52.9	60.2	49.8	54.3	$19,055	$1,234	$17,821
Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	660	34	19.4	15.3%	370 (56.1%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (13.3%)	85.4	355^th of 2740 public middle schools	87.0%		89.3	291^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%	64		54.6	54.6		71.7	67.0	67.0	68.5		53.5	52.8	60.4	55.5	$16,853	$166	$16,687
Roosevelt International Middle	Public	6-8	3366 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3850	760	35	21.6	61.1%	188 (24.7%)	45 (5.9%)	403 (53.0%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.6%)	57.2	991^st of 2740 public middle schools	63.8%		50.7	1164^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%	173		39.6	39.6		55.7	52.1	48.7	52.4		37.8	35.8	32.1	35.5	$22,168	$2,369	$19,799
High Technical Middle Mesa	Public, Charter	6-8	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4600	352	24	14.5	41.2%	121 (34.4%)	13 (3.7%)	123 (34.9%)	70 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.5%)	73.5	599^th of 2740 public middle schools	78.1%		60	906^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%	307		38.9	38.9		59.8	59.1	62.5	60.5		51.3	46.4	48.3	48.7	$12,778	$900	$11,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Correia Middle

What is the racial makeup of Correia Middle?

Students at Correia Middle are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Correia Middle attend?

Students who attend Correia Middle usually go on to attend Point Loma High

What district is Correia Middle in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Correia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Correia Middle.

Is Correia Middle a good school?

Correia Middle ranks 699^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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