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Marston Middle

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Marston Middle ranks 550 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Marston Middle is a steadily improving public school serving 702 students in grades 6-8 within the diverse San Diego Unified district, having risen from a 3-star to a 4-star rating over the past decade.

The school stands out for its balanced support of all students, achieving solid academic results while serving a population with a moderate level of economic need. It manages chronic absenteeism exceptionally well at 12.2%, far better than the district average and many nearby schools like Montgomery Middle or Creative Performing and Media Arts. While not at the elite performance level of coastal schools like Muirlands Middle, Marston consistently outperforms other schools with similar demographics, such as Taft Middle, by significant margins in English and math proficiency.

Key strengths include remarkable support for Special Education students and a clear, steady pattern of year-over-year improvement. The school's efficient use of resources and success in improving student attendance appear to be major drivers of its academic gains, positioning it as a strong and reliable choice for families in the area.

702

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,930

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3799 Clairemont Dr.
San Diego, CA 92117-5915

(858) 810-7500

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Marston Middle usually attend:

High:

Clairemont High

Feeder schools for Marston Middle:

Elementary:	Alcott Elementary
	Bay Park Elementary
	Cadman Elementary
	Holmes Elementary
	More...
	Toler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

34.0%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

California avg41%

550^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	76.6	550 of 2761	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	542 of 2783	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	656 of 2781	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	602 of 2740	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	712 of 2715	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	701 of 2480	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	813 of 2508	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	1000 of 2497	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	959 of 2477	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.7	1027 of 2379	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	1046 of 2259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	1084 of 2236	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.6	997 of 2179	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.0	1130 of 2063	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	1217 of 2005	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1153 of 1999	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1090 of 1804	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	960 of 1777	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	933 of 1769	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	624 of 743	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	476 of 745	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	449 of 700	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	440 of 1531	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	393 of 1491	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	285 of 1369	79.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	405 of 1478	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.0	1218 of 1521	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.9	317 of 1540	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	23.4	1423 of 1442	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	360 of 1364	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	546 of 2533	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	528 of 2551	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	543 of 2531	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	630 of 2509	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	646 of 2380	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	714 of 2262	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	658 of 2395	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	818 of 2388	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	921 of 2374	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	781 of 2359	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1180 of 2213	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1210 of 2072	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	630 of 2542	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	609 of 2579	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	835 of 2531	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	556 of 2458	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	814 of 2369	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	860 of 2230	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	521 of 2534	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	506 of 2552	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	685 of 2538	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	510 of 2527	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	682 of 2407	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	603 of 2273	73.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	366 of 726	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	272 of 701	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	235 of 677	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	204 of 665	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	251 of 554	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	179 of 462	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	256 of 1566	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	229 of 1552	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	412 of 1531	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	357 of 1520	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	269 of 1537	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	417 of 1543	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	379 of 1555	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	420 of 1602	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	380 of 1496	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2024)16th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science42%+10 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 (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/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
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%)	76.6	550^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.1%		77.3	542^nd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	8	42.2	42.2	59.7	59.1	57.6	58.9	51.3	49.6	51.3	50.7	$23,930	$22,696	$1,234
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	$23,422	$22,522	$900
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	$33,714	$30,476	$3,238
Creative Performing and Media Arts	Public	6-8	5050 Conrad Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5550	614	35	17.3	77.4%	90 (14.7%)	76 (12.4%)	352 (57.3%)	51 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	28.4	1879^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.4	1979^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.9%	100	16.2	16.2	39.2	42.4	34.0	38.4	21.7	20.0	14.7	18.6	$34,014	$30,406	$3,608
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	$30,179	$28,368	$1,811
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%)	94	181^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		94.5	172^nd of 2783 public middle schools	93.8%	9	53.7	53.7	75.6	81.3	80.5	78.9	72.8	66.1	57.7	66.5	$23,784	$22,730	$1,054
Standley Middle	Public	6-8	6298 Radcliffe Dr.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 605-2100	813	37	21.9	43.3%	327 (40.2%)	20 (2.5%)	236 (29.0%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (11.7%)	90.9	256^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		90.1	277^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.0%	21	57.4	57.4	75.7	73.6	68.5	72.7	64.7	60.7	55.7	60.5	$22,968	$21,650	$1,318
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	$26,182	$24,278	$1,904
Muirlands Middle	Public	6-8	1056 Nautilus St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 459-4211	742	29	25.6	20.6%	425 (57.3%)	4 (0.5%)	151 (20.4%)	70 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	95.7	127^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.4%		96.1	119^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	8	64.4	64.4	76.4	78.8	82.4	79.2	70.3	70.0	67.8	69.4	$22,796	$21,750	$1,046
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%)	84.6	378^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.3%		83.8	403^rd of 2783 public middle schools	85.5%	25	52.7	52.7		68.5	62.4	65.5		54.5	51.8	53.2	$23,441	$21,782	$1,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Marston Middle

What high school do graduates of Marston Middle attend?

Students who attend Marston Middle usually go on to attend Clairemont High

What district is Marston Middle in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Marston Middle?

Students at Marston Middle are 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Marston Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Marston Middle.

Is Marston Middle a good school?

Marston Middle ranks 550^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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