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Standley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

Standley Middle is a high-performing public school serving 813 students in grades 6-8 in San Diego's University City area, part of the San Diego Unified district, and has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science significantly higher than both district and state averages. It stands out from many nearby schools, such as Creative Performing and Media Arts and Innovation Middle, not just in test scores but also in maintaining exceptionally low rates of chronic student absenteeism, which is a key factor in its success. While schools like Muirlands Middle and Challenger Middle show similar high performance, Standley achieves its results while serving a student population with a moderate level of economic need.

Notably, Standley Middle delivers these excellent outcomes cost-effectively, spending less per student than several lower-performing neighboring schools. It also demonstrates strong support for all students, with particularly high rankings for subgroups including students in special education and those experiencing economic disadvantage, proving that high achievement is possible for a diverse student body.

813

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,167

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6298 Radcliffe Dr.
San Diego, CA 92122-3330

(858) 605-2100

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Standley Middle usually attend:

High:

University City High

Feeder schools for Standley Middle:

Elementary:	Curie Elementary
	Doyle Elementary
	Spreckels Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Asian:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school65%

District avg49%

California avg41%

256^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	90.9	256 of 2761	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	277 of 2783	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	292 of 2781	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	504 of 2740	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	216 of 2715	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	244 of 2480	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.6	320 of 2508	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	296 of 2497	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	89.0	248 of 2477	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.0	344 of 2379	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	228 of 2259	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	344 of 2236	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	445 of 2179	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	502 of 2063	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	564 of 2005	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	66.6	553 of 1999	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	453 of 1804	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	329 of 1777	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	372 of 1769	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	292 of 739	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	211 of 743	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	198 of 715	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	235 of 733	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	327 of 745	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	267 of 700	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	210 of 1531	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	55 of 1491	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	185 of 1369	86.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	227 of 1478	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	283 of 1521	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	452 of 1540	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	107 of 1442	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	121 of 1364	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	265 of 2533	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	279 of 2551	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	319 of 2531	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	515 of 2509	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	167 of 2380	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	231 of 2262	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	297 of 2395	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	475 of 2388	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	645 of 2374	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	784 of 2359	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	299 of 2213	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	346 of 2072	83.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	13 of 477	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	17 of 394	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	243 of 2542	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	327 of 2579	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	345 of 2531	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	575 of 2458	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	235 of 2369	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	182 of 2230	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	248 of 2534	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	256 of 2552	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	249 of 2538	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	439 of 2527	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	237 of 2407	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	253 of 2273	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	114 of 726	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	100 of 701	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	53 of 677	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	107 of 665	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	60 of 554	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	134 of 462	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	148 of 1566	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	113 of 1552	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	87 of 1531	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	183 of 1520	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	164 of 1537	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	178 of 1543	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	388 of 1555	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	50 of 1602	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	47 of 1496	96.9%	★★★★★

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science57%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Best school ever Close Quote

by a student
Friday, November 8, 2019

Faculty and teachers are fair and strict while enforcing school rules. And it does add to the fact that they take bullying and harassment seriously which shows that they can be a trustworthy and safe environment for students like myself to grow and progress as learners. Though, It may be a second choice considering the amount of stress and anxiety that I and other students deal with within the day to day life of a Standley Middle School student. These things include... Homework, drama, and outside school activities. Standley isn't necessarily a bad or an amazing school, but it's an "eh" one if that makes sense. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

This is a great school and it has gotten better over the last couple of year because of the Principal Mr. Pearson and the admin staff he has put together. The population of the school is diverse, the neighborhood really is not. The teachers are mostly good, the campus is clean and safe. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Challenger Middle	Public	6-8	10810 Parkdale Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3000	960	39	24.5	48.8%	148 (15.4%)	26 (2.7%)	189 (19.7%)	455 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	138 (14.4%)	91	249^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.0%		90.9	260^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.7%	11	51.2	51.2	72.4	75.4	70.3	72.8	60.3	63.1	66.3	63.1	$17,848	$2,625	$15,223
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Standley Middle

Is Standley Middle a good school?

Yes. Standley Middle ranks in the top 9.3% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Standley Middle attend?

Students who attend Standley Middle usually go on to attend University City High

How many students attend Standley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Standley Middle.

What district is Standley Middle in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Standley Middle?

Students at Standley Middle are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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