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Wangenheim Middle

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Wangenheim Middle ranks 965 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 65% of California middle schools

Summary

Wangenheim Middle is a public school serving about 700 students in grades 6-8 in San Diego's Mira Mesa neighborhood, operating as a 3-star school within the San Diego Unified district.

Academically, the school's performance is a mix; English and Science scores are near or slightly above the state average, but Math scores are a notable area for improvement, falling below both state and district averages. It's important to understand that Wangenheim serves a student population with greater economic needs than many nearby schools—about 68% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to schools with similar demographics, like Innovation Middle or Creative Performing and Media Arts, Wangenheim often achieves stronger academic results. However, there is a noticeable performance gap when compared to neighboring schools with fewer students in need, such as Marshall Middle or Pacific Trails Middle in the San Dieguito Union High district.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting students in special education and those experiencing homelessness. A key challenge is chronic absenteeism, which, while improving, remains higher than at many peer schools and is linked to lower academic achievement. The school's statewide ranking has dipped in recent years, highlighting the ongoing work to address core subjects like math and support all student groups consistently. With a per-student spending higher than some top-performing schools, the focus is on ensuring resources are effectively allocated to tackle these specific challenges.

703

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,820

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9230 Gold Coast Dr.
San Diego, CA 92126-3799

(619) 605-2250

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Wangenheim Middle usually attend:

High:

Mira Mesa High

Feeder schools for Wangenheim Middle:

Elementary:	Ericson Elementary
	Hage Elementary
	Mason Elementary
	Walker Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.3%

Hispanic:

35.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

California avg41%

965^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	57.5	965 of 2761	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	872 of 2783	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	714 of 2781	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	890 of 2740	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	620 of 2715	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	631 of 2480	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	653 of 2508	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	625 of 2497	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	536 of 2477	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	571 of 2379	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	513 of 2259	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	434 of 2236	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	443 of 2179	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.0	490 of 2063	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	440 of 2005	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	408 of 1999	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	454 of 1804	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	66.1	500 of 1777	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	54.4	701 of 1769	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	247 of 609	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	222 of 627	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	94 of 613	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	149 of 637	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	77 of 643	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	187 of 600	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	516 of 739	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	455 of 743	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	444 of 715	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	500 of 733	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	420 of 745	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	495 of 700	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.0	298 of 1531	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	441 of 1491	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	342 of 1369	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	1454 of 1478	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	886 of 1521	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1183 of 1540	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.4	166 of 1442	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	262 of 1364	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	967 of 2533	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	770 of 2551	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	627 of 2531	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	732 of 2509	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	640 of 2380	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	719 of 2262	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1470 of 2395	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1154 of 2388	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	1010 of 2374	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1251 of 2359	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	785 of 2213	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	709 of 2072	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	131 of 477	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	247 of 394	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	137 of 320	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	255 of 336	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	852 of 2542	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	621 of 2579	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	400 of 2531	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	515 of 2458	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	326 of 2369	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	435 of 2230	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	869 of 2534	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	891 of 2552	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	721 of 2538	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	905 of 2527	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	529 of 2407	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	498 of 2273	78.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	91 of 194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	61 of 197	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	107 of 193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	495 of 726	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	455 of 701	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	356 of 677	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	334 of 665	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	302 of 554	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	265 of 462	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	435 of 1566	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	279 of 1552	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	382 of 1531	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	608 of 1520	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	648 of 1537	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	574 of 1543	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	809 of 1555	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	634 of 1602	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	620 of 1496	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Great school...my son had this amazing science teacher. This teacher finally inspired my little Charlie to want to learn. He loved learning about how rocks are formed from his class mostly. I guess it just takes one teacher to make a difference. Fortunately this was the school where my son started to become a better student...Thanks Mr. Gaudi! 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
Wangenheim Middle	Public	6-8	9230 Gold Coast Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2250	703	29	24.5	67.6%	72 (10.2%)	46 (6.5%)	248 (35.3%)	255 (36.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	57.5	965^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%		60.6	872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	68.7%	93	34.5	34.5	51.9	55.9	49.0	52.5	32.6	38.7	31.0	34.4	$18,820	$2,507	$16,313
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Avenue of Nations	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-5400	1,390	54	25.9	21.7%	488 (35.1%)	24 (1.7%)	175 (12.6%)	519 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	182 (13.1%)	97.2	71^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	63^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	8	70.1	70.1	78.7	85.0	84.3	82.7	75.0	71.8	74.4	73.7	$16,759	$2,181	$14,578
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
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	8375 Entreken Way	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-5478	1,178	47	25.1	11.2%	350 (29.7%)	12 (1.0%)	124 (10.5%)	536 (45.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (12.8%)	97.1	80^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		98	51^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.2%	29	70.8	70.8	78.6	81.2	81.2	80.2	73.3	78.8	79.9	77.1	$14,857	$673	$14,184
Black Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	9353 Oviedo St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1300	1,077	47	22.6	20.7%	379 (35.2%)	33 (3.1%)	222 (20.6%)	299 (27.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (13.1%)	88.4	303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%		89.3	293^rd of 2783 public middle schools	89.5%	10	54.6	54.6	72.5	70.7	64.6	69.2	55.9	59.2	59.7	58.3	$15,540	$723	$14,817
Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	971	40	24.4	12.0%	306 (31.5%)	6 (0.6%)	121 (12.5%)	440 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.7%)	98.5	28^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%		98.6	25^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	3	77.4	77.4		89.2	82.0	85.7		82.8	78.6	80.8	$13,317	$467	$12,850
Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	12320 Meadowbrook Ln.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0802	972	46	21.2	24.6%	353 (36.3%)	22 (2.3%)	292 (30.0%)	192 (19.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (11.2%)	76.1	561^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%		80.9	461^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.4%	100	46.2	46.2	60.9	60.9	57.6	59.8	48.4	48.9	44.4	47.3	$15,515	$690	$14,825
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wangenheim Middle

What high school do graduates of Wangenheim Middle attend?

Students who attend Wangenheim Middle usually go on to attend Mira Mesa High

What is the racial makeup of Wangenheim Middle?

Students at Wangenheim Middle are 36% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% White, 7% African American.

How many students attend Wangenheim Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Wangenheim Middle.

Is Wangenheim Middle a good school?

Wangenheim Middle ranks 965^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Wangenheim Middle in?

San Diego Unified

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