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Pacific Beach Middle

Public Grades 6-8

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Pacific Beach Middle is a San Diego Unified school in San Diego’s Pacific Beach area, serving grades 6–8 with 715 students. Its 2025–26 results show consistently strong achievement: 78% were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 62% in math and 56% in science. The most important takeaway is that Pacific Beach ranks among the strongest nearby schools academically, placing second in ELA and math and third in science among schools with current results.

Pacific Beach performs well above both the state and nearby-school averages, though Muirlands Middle is a useful local benchmark. Pacific Beach exceeds the state by 28 points in ELA, 24 in math and 20 in science; it also leads the nearby-school averages by 24, 20 and 17 points, respectively. Muirlands is just ahead in ELA (77.9% versus Pacific Beach’s 77.5%) and has larger leads in math (70% versus 62%) and science (63% versus 56%). Standley Middle records 67% in ELA, 59% in math and 59% in science. Within Pacific Beach, seventh-grade math is stronger than sixth-grade math (66% versus 58%); the school’s eighth-grade math is less competitive locally than its ELA.

Science has made the clearest long-term progress, rising 19 points from 37% in 2022–23 to 56% in 2025–26, while ELA gained 5 points. Math was nearly flat over that period, and its latest result fell 4 points from 2024–25; it remains above state results. SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Beach 214th of 2,703 California schools, at the 92nd percentile with five stars, although its percentile has eased 2 points since 2023–24. In 2024–25, 41% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 20.3. SchoolDigger’s historical ranking for how well the school served English Language Learner Students fell from the 38th percentile in 2017–18 to the 8th in 2018–19, when the school’s overall percentile was 77; those old results do not establish current performance for this group.

715

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,892

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 77th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg48%

California avg42%

218^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	91.8	218 of 2740	92.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.5	40 of 777	94.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	91.7	193 of 2516	92.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.8	193 of 2357	91.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.4	209 of 2529	91.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	89.9	241 of 2514	90.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	84.9	19 of 181	89.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.1	146 of 735	80.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	97.6	35 of 1605	97.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.5	170 of 1490	88.6%	★★★★☆
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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+28 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science56%+20 vs state

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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
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
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
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%)	94.9	144^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.7%		95.7	127^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.4%	17		62.8	62.8		77.7	77.7	78.2	77.9		72.3	69.4	68.0	69.9	$18,394	$1,046	$17,348
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
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
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%)	86.9	314^th of 2740 public middle schools	88.5%		90.9	256^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%	58		58.5	58.5		65.2	68.9	67.7	67.3		54.0	57.7	63.9	58.6	$18,616	$1,318	$17,298
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
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%)	22.4	2111^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.0%		28.4	1879^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%	232		18.8	18.8		30.2	45.9	29.0	35.1		13.8	17.1	13.5	14.8	$25,284	$3,608	$21,676
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%)	37.2	1592^nd of 2740 public middle schools	41.9%		54.5	1056^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%	536		28.0	28.0		36.8	53.3	37.6	42.2		27.1	31.5	17.2	25.3	$22,468	$1,811	$20,657
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

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

Is Pacific Beach Middle a good school?

Yes. Pacific Beach Middle ranks in the top 8.0% of California middle schools.

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.

What district is Pacific Beach Middle in?

San Diego Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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