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Farb Middle

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Farb Middle ranks 863 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Farb Middle is a public middle school serving about 440 students in grades 6-8 within the San Diego Unified district, notable for its consistent improvement and strong support for specific student groups despite serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Farb Middle performs well above other local schools with similar student populations, particularly excelling in English Language Arts. The school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness, ranking in the top 15% statewide for supporting African American students, special education students, and students from low-income families. It also maintains a lower rate of chronic student absences compared to nearby schools like Mann Middle and Wilson Middle. However, mathematics proficiency, especially in 7th grade, remains a relative weakness and an area for growth.

The school's environment is unique, as it sits in a neighborhood with extreme educational disparities. Just a mile away, De Portola Middle is a top-performing school, while others like Montgomery Middle perform lower. Farb also operates alongside high-achieving charter schools such as Magnolia Science Academy San Diego. With a low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student funding than some peers, Farb Middle represents a solid, improving choice that has shown a remarkable decade-long trajectory of getting stronger.

443

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,258

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4880 La Cuenta Dr.
San Diego, CA 92124-3015

(858) 397-6750

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Farb Middle usually attend:

High:

Canyon Hills High

Feeder schools for Farb Middle:

Elementary:	Hancock Elementary
	Kumeyaay Elementary
	Miller Elementary
	Tierrasanta Elementary
	More...
	Vista Grande Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

30.2%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

California avg41%

863^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

577^th of 1,543San 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
2025	61.6	863 of 2761	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1062 of 2783	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	785 of 2781	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	1308 of 2740	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	965 of 2715	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	867 of 2480	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	897 of 2508	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	744 of 2497	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.4	754 of 2477	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.5	1694 of 2379	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.0	1414 of 2259	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	1466 of 2236	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	1377 of 2179	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	1275 of 2063	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	1126 of 2005	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1229 of 1999	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.4	1134 of 1804	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.8	1129 of 1777	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.3	1051 of 1769	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	80 of 609	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	176 of 627	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	86 of 613	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	210 of 637	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	129 of 643	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	80 of 600	86.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	377 of 1531	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	490 of 1491	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	514 of 1369	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	822 of 2533	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	906 of 2551	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	672 of 2531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	1079 of 2509	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	883 of 2380	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	806 of 2262	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	855 of 2395	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	935 of 2388	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	736 of 2374	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1119 of 2359	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	868 of 2213	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	550 of 2072	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	543 of 2542	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	820 of 2579	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	455 of 2531	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	940 of 2458	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	560 of 2369	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	403 of 2230	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	838 of 2534	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1124 of 2552	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	862 of 2538	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1377 of 2527	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	899 of 2407	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	812 of 2273	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	75 of 194	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	117 of 193	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	336 of 726	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	419 of 701	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	331 of 677	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	406 of 665	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	331 of 554	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	327 of 462	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	228 of 1566	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	311 of 1552	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	218 of 1531	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	861 of 1520	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	935 of 1537	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	701 of 1543	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	1072 of 1555	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	896 of 1602	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	869 of 1496	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+9 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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 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
Farb Middle	Public	6-8	4880 La Cuenta Dr.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6750	443	29	15.4	67.7%	134 (30.2%)	52 (11.7%)	165 (37.2%)	27 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	56 (12.6%)	61.6	863^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		53.2	1062^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.8%	199	32.0	32.0	52.0	56.6	64.3	57.4	40.5	26.2	39.5	35.8	$22,258	$3,279	$18,979
De Portola Middle	Public	6-8	11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8080	680	29	23.7	45.0%	239 (35.1%)	29 (4.3%)	245 (36.0%)	65 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (14.3%)	90.5	264^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.4%		88.7	303^rd of 2783 public middle schools	89.1%	39	54.3	54.3	72.7	77.5	66.7	72.3	62.3	63.4	56.5	60.8	$19,792	$2,696	$17,096
Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		87.6	332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	77	53.7	53.7	57.2	59.2	70.6	62.5	52.8	54.5	60.1	55.9	$18,399	$2,377	$16,022
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	Public, Charter	6-8	6525 Estrella Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1300	464	17	26.9	34.1%	171 (36.9%)	17 (3.7%)	157 (33.8%)	53 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.4%)	91	251^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.9%		91.9	230^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	21	64.9	64.9	69.2	73.7	74.6	72.4	54.5	65.4	60.5	60.1	$14,808	$470	$14,338
Taft Middle	Public	6-8	9191 Gramercy Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2650	410	20	20.6	65.6%	63 (15.4%)	63 (15.4%)	171 (41.7%)	47 (11.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (14.6%)	34.8	1654^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		46.8	1256^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	398	17.8	17.8	35.0	44.2	41.7	40.3	22.5	25.7	26.4	24.8	$21,248	$3,361	$17,887
Innovation Middle	Public	6-8	5095 Arvinels Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 278-5948	350	21	16.5	80.0%	56 (16.0%)	15 (4.3%)	204 (58.3%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.4%)	54.5	1056^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%		55.3	1008^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.8%	48	46.7	46.7	42.7	38.8	60.0	49.1	29.3	15.2	36.7	28.5	$23,326	$3,154	$20,172
Mann Middle	Public	6-8	4345 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4460	680	30	22.4	94.1%	18 (2.6%)	164 (24.1%)	332 (48.8%)	126 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	20.9	2188^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.8%		17.5	2368^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	180	18.2	18.2	28.2	25.2	31.7	28.4	19.2	12.5	17.9	16.5	$20,891	$4,042	$16,849
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	712	36	19.6	95.6%	18 (2.5%)	62 (8.7%)	532 (74.7%)	85 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	20.3	2213^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		23.3	2113^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	100	13.1	13.1	29.4	35.7	32.3	32.6	12.4	15.4	12.3	13.4	$19,535	$3,334	$16,201
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%)	36.8	1591^st of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		27.7	1912^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.3%	321	20.6	20.6	31.0	45.0	44.2	39.6	24.2	32.0	24.5	26.8	$25,340	$4,868	$20,472
High Technical Middle Mesa	Public, Charter	6-8	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	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%)	60	906^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		66.3	760^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.7%	146	26.4	26.4	52.1	57.1	46.9	52.1	45.3	42.0	35.1	40.9	$12,683	$1,013	$11,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Farb Middle

What is the racial makeup of Farb Middle?

Students at Farb Middle are 37% Hispanic, 30% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Farb Middle a good school?

Farb Middle ranks 863^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Farb Middle attend?

Students who attend Farb Middle usually go on to attend Canyon Hills High

How many students attend Farb Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Farb Middle.

What district is Farb Middle in?

San Diego Unified

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