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Marshall Middle

Public Grades 6-8

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Marshall Middle serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 1,390 students in San Diego, as part of San Diego Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 79% in English language arts (ELA), 70% in math, and 72% in science—well above district and California results in all three subjects. The most important comparison is that Marshall leads nearby middle schools in its district, but Pacific Trails Middle and Mesa Verde Middle score higher in every subject.

Marshall’s strongest relative result is science: it is 30 percentage points above the district and 36 above the state, and 22 points above the nearby-school average. Its math result is 25 points above the district and 32 above the state; ELA is 25 points above the district and 30 above the state. Against nearby schools, Marshall is 17 points above the ELA average and 21 above the math average. Still, Pacific Trails and Mesa Verde are ahead in all three subjects—for example, their ELA results are 86% and 82%, compared with Marshall’s 79%. Within the district, Marshall’s closest competitor is Challenger Middle, which is behind Marshall in each subject. Science is Marshall’s strongest subject relative to the state, district, and nearby average; math is its weakest relative to the district, while ELA is weakest relative to the state and nearby average.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 3 percentage points and math fell 5, while science rose 3; Marshall’s lead over California narrowed in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Marshall 116th of 2,703 California schools, at the 96th percentile with 5 stars, down 2 percentile points from 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 25.9, the highest among nearby schools, whose ratios range from 15.4 to 25.1. In 2024–25, 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 46% (range: 11%–80%); these figures provide context, not an explanation for test results. One group’s statewide standing merits attention: SchoolDigger places Multi-racial Students at the 72nd percentile in 2025–26, 24 points below Marshall’s overall standing, after a 14-point decline since 2023–24.

1,390

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,821

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

9700 Avenue of Nations
San Diego, CA 92131-2135

(858) 549-5400

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Marshall Middle usually attend:

High:

Scripps Ranch High

Feeder schools for Marshall Middle:

Elementary:	Dingeman Elementary
	Jerabek Elementary
	Miramar Ranch Elementary
	Scripps Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.3%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Diego Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg48%

California avg42%

116^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 28Middle Schools in the San Diego Unified

407^th of 968San 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	116 of 2703	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	71 of 2761	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	63 of 2783	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	49 of 2781	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	77 of 2740	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	136 of 2715	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	105 of 2480	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	89 of 2508	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	102 of 2497	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	104 of 2477	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.1	289 of 2379	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	315 of 2259	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	275 of 2236	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	280 of 2179	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	247 of 2063	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	192 of 2005	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	248 of 1999	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	272 of 1804	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	85.1	196 of 1777	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	238 of 1769	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	103 of 769	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	122 of 739	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	75 of 743	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	81 of 715	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	97 of 733	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	90 of 745	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	70 of 700	90.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.4	41 of 1531	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	60 of 1491	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	56 of 1369	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	127 of 2483	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	90 of 2533	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	70 of 2551	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	55 of 2531	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	67 of 2509	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	97 of 2380	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	123 of 2262	94.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	87 of 2325	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	61 of 2395	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	39 of 2388	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	33 of 2374	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	42 of 2359	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	158 of 2213	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	75 of 2072	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	87 of 2493	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	77 of 2542	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	62 of 2579	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	27 of 2531	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	31 of 2458	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	127 of 2369	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	100 of 2230	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	107 of 2478	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	63 of 2534	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	49 of 2552	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	44 of 2538	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	82 of 2527	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	168 of 2407	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	90 of 2273	96.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	14 of 179	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	10 of 194	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	15 of 197	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	6 of 193	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	204 of 734	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	122 of 726	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	99 of 701	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	48 of 677	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	97 of 665	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	81 of 554	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	87 of 462	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	129 of 1586	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	77 of 1566	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	41 of 1552	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	27 of 1531	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	245 of 1482	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	74 of 1520	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	73 of 1537	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	75 of 1543	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	125 of 1555	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	262 of 1602	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	209 of 1496	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science72%+36 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 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 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
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%)	95.7	116^th of 2703 public middle schools	95.7%		97.2	71^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%	45	71.6	71.6	75.0	81.4	81.0	79.1	68.9	69.7	72.6	70.4	$19,821	$18,584	$1,237
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%)	56.8	991^st of 2703 public middle schools	63.3%		57.5	965^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.0%	26	39.2	39.2	43.5	54.9	51.8	50.6	36.3	37.7	36.3	36.8	$24,616	$23,316	$1,300
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%)	91.1	229^th of 2703 public middle schools	91.5%		91	249^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.0%	20	56.0	56.0	73.8	75.3	73.2	74.1	61.7	59.1	68.4	63.0	$21,799	$20,326	$1,473
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%)	87.9	295^th of 2703 public middle schools	89.1%		90.5	264^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.4%	31	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
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%)	77.8	509^th of 2703 public middle schools	81.2%		76.1	561^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%	52	50.5	50.5	64.5	66.8	64.5	65.2	44.5	51.8	43.4	46.4	$21,559	$21,180	$379
Farb Middle	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	1202^nd of 2703 public middle schools	55.5%		61.6	863^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%	339	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
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%)	85.3	350^th of 2703 public middle schools	87.1%		88.4	303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%	47	61.9	61.9	60.4	68.1	67.3	65.4	48.1	59.5	62.5	57.1	$22,223	$21,770	$453
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%)	97.3	65^th of 2703 public middle schools	97.6%		97.1	80^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%	15	74.1	74.1	78.4	84.2	82.4	81.6	74.9	77.4	81.2	77.6	$19,795	$19,426	$369
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	1570^th of 2703 public middle schools	41.9%		54.5	1056^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%	514	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	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	2082^nd of 2703 public middle schools	23.0%		28.4	1879^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%	203	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Middle

What high school do graduates of Marshall Middle attend?

Students who attend Marshall Middle usually go on to attend Scripps Ranch High

How many students attend Marshall Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,390 students attended Marshall Middle.

What district is Marshall Middle in?

San Diego Unified

Is Marshall Middle a good school?

Yes! Marshall Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 116^th of 2703 California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Middle?

Students at Marshall Middle are 37% Asian, 35% White, 13% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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