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Pershing Middle

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Pershing Middle ranks 440 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

Pershing Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving about 980 students in grades 6-8 within the San Diego Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 16% of all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in English and Math, where it beats both district and state averages. It shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as those in special education and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and has made impressive strides in reducing chronic student absenteeism to under 10%. While it spends a moderate amount per student, it achieves better outcomes than some nearby schools like Mann Middle that spend more. However, it is slightly outperformed by the very high-achieving De Portola Middle and the selective charter school Magnolia Science Academy San Diego.

An interesting pattern at Pershing is that 8th-grade scores dip compared to 6th and 7th grades, and science is a relative area for improvement compared to its other strong subjects. The school has shown remarkable stability in its performance over the past decade and is notable for its success with military-connected students, which is significant for the San Diego area. Overall, Pershing Middle is a model of a traditional public school that delivers consistent, high-quality education to a diverse student population.

980

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,877

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8204 San Carlos Dr.
San Diego, CA 92119-2636

(619) 362-3550

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Pershing Middle usually attend:

High:

Henry High

Feeder schools for Pershing Middle:

Elementary:	Benchley/Weinberger Elementary
	Dailard Elementary
	Gage Elementary
	Green Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

California avg41%

440^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	82.1	440 of 2761	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	409 of 2783	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	455 of 2781	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	434 of 2740	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	560 of 2715	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	442 of 2480	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	382 of 2508	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	501 of 2497	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	470 of 2477	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	62.9	801 of 2379	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	659 of 2259	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	54.4	979 of 2236	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	864 of 2179	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	836 of 2063	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.0	948 of 2005	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	719 of 1999	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	763 of 1804	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.1	661 of 1777	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.7	803 of 1769	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	110 of 609	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	80 of 627	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	198 of 613	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	177 of 637	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	106 of 643	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	129 of 600	78.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	417 of 739	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	478 of 743	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	406 of 715	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	520 of 733	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	602 of 745	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	465 of 700	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	275 of 1531	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	336 of 1491	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	254 of 1369	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	474 of 2533	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	486 of 2551	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	578 of 2531	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	412 of 2509	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	539 of 2380	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	436 of 2262	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	270 of 2395	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	257 of 2388	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	246 of 2374	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	248 of 2359	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	450 of 2213	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	215 of 2072	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	334 of 2542	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	429 of 2579	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	556 of 2531	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	415 of 2458	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	579 of 2369	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	471 of 2230	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	396 of 2534	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	327 of 2552	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	325 of 2538	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	422 of 2527	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	493 of 2407	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	408 of 2273	82.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	95.3	6 of 197	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	301 of 726	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	252 of 701	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	295 of 677	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	253 of 665	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	373 of 554	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	251 of 462	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	169 of 1566	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	110 of 1552	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	169 of 1531	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	424 of 1520	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	359 of 1537	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	378 of 1543	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	344 of 1555	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	383 of 1602	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	464 of 1496	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)97th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

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Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	8204 San Carlos Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3550	980	39	24.8	35.8%	459 (46.8%)	46 (4.7%)	294 (30.0%)	60 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	117 (11.9%)	82.1	440^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		83.5	409^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	31		43.3	43.3		69.6	68.0	54.5	64.7		55.7	56.1	50.2	54.3			$17,877	$2,413	$15,464
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	Public	6-8	9009 Park Plaza Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5810	897	50	18.0	48.8%	332 (37.0%)	60 (6.7%)	349 (38.9%)	49 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	89 (9.9%)	54.7	1045^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.2%		56.6	975^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.0%	70		31.5	31.5		58.9	52.5	39.1	49.9		37.0	37.2	30.3	34.7			$17,388	$1,581	$15,807
EJE Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	851 South Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	254	15	16.8	67.7%	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	237 (93.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	28.7	1870^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		28.2	1896^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	26		15.6	15.6		29.3	46.7	39.0	38.6		17.1	22.2	15.8	18.6			$17,637	$1,745	$15,892
La Mesa Arts Academy	Public	5-8	4200 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5730	1,059	51	20.7	46.4%	410 (38.7%)	60 (5.7%)	407 (38.4%)	65 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (10.6%)	79.2	490^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		88.3	313^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	177	60.9	48.2	51.0	78.2	63.8	63.1	63.1	64.7	40.2	55.1	43.3	46.9	47.6			$18,556	$1,513	$17,043
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Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3092	942	47	20.2	94.4%	342 (36.3%)	93 (9.9%)	327 (34.7%)	131 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	37 (3.9%)	12.5	2537^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.1%		17	2398^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	139		10.3	10.3		16.3	17.7	17.9	17.5		9.8	11.6	15.6	12.9			$20,561	$2,939	$17,622
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
Spring Valley Academy	Public	6-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	597	35	16.8	77.4%	92 (15.4%)	57 (9.5%)	371 (62.1%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.5%)	25.5	1977^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.4%		31.1	1766^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.5%	211		15.8	15.8		30.4	33.3	37.1	33.5		19.4	22.0	18.3	19.9			$23,584	$2,522	$21,062
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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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Middle

What high school do graduates of Pershing Middle attend?

Students who attend Pershing Middle usually go on to attend Henry High

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Middle?

Students at Pershing Middle are 47% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

What district is Pershing Middle in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Pershing Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 980 students attended Pershing Middle.

Is Pershing Middle a good school?

Pershing Middle ranks 440^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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