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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	Distance	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 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
Taft Middle	0.0mi	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%)	42.7	1412^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.5%		34.8	1654^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%	242	26.4	26.4	38.8	50.0	49.6	46.7	30.5	27.2	28.5	28.6	$26,182	$24,278	$1,904
Farb Middle	2.1mi	Public	6-8	4880 La Cuenta Dr.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6750	443	29	15.4	67.7%	134 (30.2%)	52 (11.7%)	165 (37.2%)	27 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	56 (12.6%)	49	1216^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.6%		61.6	863^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%	353	33.9	33.9	49.2	50.0	46.4	48.7	29.7	31.5	33.0	31.4	$32,230	$30,246	$1,984
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	2.6mi	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%)	91.3	229^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.6%		91	251^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.9%	22	71.6	71.6	68.2	72.9	81.2	74.0	56.7	59.6	66.5	60.9
Montgomery Middle	2.6mi	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	$33,714	$30,476	$3,238
De Portola Middle	3.0mi	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%)	87.9	303^rd of 2740 public middle schools	88.9%		90.5	264^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.4%	39	52.7	52.7	66.0	77.5	63.7	69.3	57.5	67.3	59.8	61.7	$24,653	$23,416	$1,237
Lewis Middle	3.0mi	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	80.2	464^th of 2740 public middle schools	83.1%		83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%	55	53.5	53.5	64.1	59.5	60.1	61.3	55.8	50.9	53.8	53.5	$22,519	$21,462	$1,057
High Technical Middle Mesa	3.1mi	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	$23,422	$22,522	$900
Wilson Middle	3.5mi	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	712	36	19.6	95.6%	18 (2.5%)	62 (8.7%)	532 (74.7%)	85 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	20.7	2188^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.1%		20.3	2213^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%	25	20.5	20.5	29.5	25.1	37.1	30.7	12.8	13.6	20.8	15.9	$27,291	$25,022	$2,269
Innovation Middle	3.6mi	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	$30,179	$28,368	$1,811
Creative Performing and Media Arts	3.9mi	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	$34,014	$30,406	$3,608

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