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Pacific Beach Middle

Public Grades 6-8

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Pacific Beach Middle is a public middle school serving about 715 students in grades 6-8 in the vibrant Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego, part of the San Diego Unified school district, and it consistently ranks among the top 10% of all California middle schools.

The school is distinguished by its strong and equitable academic results, with test scores well above district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. Impressively, it achieves these top-tier outcomes while effectively serving a diverse student body, with performance for students from low-income families and those in special education ranking in the state's 95th and 96th percentiles, respectively. The school also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many peers, despite serving a population where 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, Pacific Beach Middle delivers exceptional value, achieving its high rankings with per-student spending near the district average. It outperforms schools like Montgomery Middle and Creative Performing and Media Arts, which spend significantly more. While schools such as Muirlands Middle and Standley Middle also perform very well, Pacific Beach's combination of high achievement across all student groups and effective resource use makes it a standout model of equitable excellence in the area.

715

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,127

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4676 Ingraham St.
San Diego, CA 92109-3192

(858) 221-5600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Pacific Beach Middle usually attend:

High:

Mission Bay High

Feeder schools for Pacific Beach Middle:

Elementary:	Crown Point Elementary
	Pacific Beach Elementary
	Sessions Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 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 school71%

District avg49%

California avg41%

181^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	94.0	181 of 2761	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	172 of 2783	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	288 of 2781	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	243 of 2740	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	618 of 2715	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	433 of 2480	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	464 of 2508	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	618 of 2497	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	565 of 2477	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	56.7	974 of 2379	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	935 of 2259	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.6	1317 of 2236	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	1054 of 2179	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.1	834 of 2063	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.7	982 of 2005	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.6	1124 of 1999	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1091 of 1804	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.6	1071 of 1777	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.2	1311 of 1769	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	129 of 739	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	69 of 743	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	282 of 715	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	141 of 733	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.8	39 of 1531	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	321 of 1491	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	154 of 1369	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	1324 of 1442	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	845 of 1364	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	154 of 2533	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	169 of 2551	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	260 of 2531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	170 of 2509	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	506 of 2380	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	442 of 2262	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	116 of 2395	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	255 of 2388	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	187 of 2374	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	255 of 2359	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	1001 of 2213	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	676 of 2072	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	129 of 2542	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	179 of 2579	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	341 of 2531	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	146 of 2458	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	57.4	810 of 2369	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	712 of 2230	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	197 of 2534	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	167 of 2552	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	307 of 2538	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	314 of 2527	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	627 of 2407	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	382 of 2273	83.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	41 of 194	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	18 of 197	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	29 of 193	85.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	123 of 726	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	42 of 701	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	102 of 677	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	98 of 665	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	256 of 554	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	212 of 462	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	60 of 1566	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	99 of 1552	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	66 of 1531	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	99 of 1520	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	57 of 1537	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	294 of 1543	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	113 of 1555	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	386 of 1602	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	221 of 1496	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)8th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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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 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
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	$19,127	$2,189	$16,938
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	$19,283	$2,638	$16,645
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	$18,815	$2,376	$16,439
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
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	$18,190	$2,677	$15,513
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	$18,167	$2,308	$15,859
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
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	$23,460	$4,929	$18,531
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
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)	47.5		47.5	77.0	64.9			70.8	50.5	57.3			53.9	$19,200	$2,735	$16,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Beach Middle

What high school do graduates of Pacific Beach Middle attend?

Students who attend Pacific Beach Middle usually go on to attend Mission Bay High

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Beach Middle?

Students at Pacific Beach Middle are 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pacific Beach Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Pacific Beach Middle.

Is Pacific Beach Middle a good school?

Yes. Pacific Beach Middle ranks in the top 6.6% of California middle schools.

What district is Pacific Beach Middle in?

San Diego Unified

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