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San Ysidro Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 16% of California middle schools

Summary

San Ysidro Middle is a public school serving about 500 students in grades 7 and 8 in the San Ysidro Elementary school district, which faces significant academic challenges as indicated by its 1-star rating and ranking in the 16th percentile statewide.

The school is contending with several critical issues, most notably an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism at 36.1%, which is nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Rancho del Rey Middle (15.5%). Academic proficiency is very low, with only about 11% of students meeting standards in math and 26% in English, rates that are significantly below both district and state averages. Despite the school spending a relatively high amount per student ($18,579), similar to Vista Del Mar, these resources have not translated into comparable academic results, and the school's performance has been declining over the past decade.

A striking comparison is with Vista Del Mar, another school in the same district just a mile away, which has much higher proficiency rates and less than half the chronic absenteeism, suggesting attendance and student engagement are primary factors. While the school serves a population with high economic need (66.8% qualify for free/reduced lunch), it has shown historical strengths, such as previously strong performance for English Language Learners, indicating potential for improvement if key challenges like attendance are addressed.

500

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4345 Otay Mesa Rd.
San Ysidro, CA 92154-1623

(619) 428-5551

District: San Ysidro Elementary

Students who attend San Ysidro Middle usually attend:

High:

San Ysidro High

Feeder schools for San Ysidro Middle:

Elementary:	La Mirada Elementary
	Smythe Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Willow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,328^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the San Ysidro Elementary

1090^th of 1,543San Ysidro Elementary 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	17.7	2328 of 2761	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2246 of 2783	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1876 of 2781	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2073 of 2740	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	2189 of 2715	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1976 of 2480	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1915 of 2508	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1916 of 2497	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	1724 of 2477	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.1	964 of 2379	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	1110 of 2259	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.2	1465 of 2236	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.0	1543 of 2179	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	1317 of 2063	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.2	1237 of 2005	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.4	1436 of 1999	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	1372 of 1804	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1405 of 1777	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.2	1395 of 1769	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1367 of 1531	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1151 of 1491	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1279 of 1369	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	801 of 1478	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	831 of 1521	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	335 of 1540	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	491 of 1442	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	431 of 1364	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2083 of 2533	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2035 of 2551	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1886 of 2531	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1960 of 2509	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2044 of 2380	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1897 of 2262	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1882 of 2395	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1730 of 2388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1284 of 2374	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1534 of 2359	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1644 of 2213	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1521 of 2072	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	326 of 477	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	263 of 394	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	132 of 320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	171 of 336	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2073 of 2542	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1974 of 2579	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1470 of 2531	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1561 of 2458	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1835 of 2369	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1677 of 2230	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2228 of 2534	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2101 of 2552	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1603 of 2538	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1925 of 2527	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1917 of 2407	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1773 of 2273	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1420 of 1566	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1261 of 1552	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1182 of 1531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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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	Total
San Ysidro Middle	Public	7-8	4345 Otay Mesa Rd.	San Ysidro	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-5551	500	26	18.9	66.8%	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	479 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	17.7	2328^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.7%		20.4	2246^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.3%	82	19.5	19.5		27.3	25.0	26.1		10.8	11.2	11.0
Vista Del Mar	Public	6-8	4885 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-6753	541	25	21.4	35.9%	17 (3.1%)	38 (7.0%)	418 (77.3%)	48 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	53	1102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	60.1%		55.5	1001^st of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	101	25.4	25.4	56.1	43.3	52.0	49.7	41.6	35.7	28.7	35.1
Montgomery Middle	Public	7-8	1051 Picador Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-4000	734	34	21.4	63.5%	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.5%)	648 (88.3%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	24.8	2011^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%		30.3	1800^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.3%	211	17.4	17.4		30.8	35.9	33.4		17.0	19.0	18.0
Southwest Middle	Public	7-8	2710 Iris St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-4000	515	25	20.2	86.4%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	490 (95.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	22.4	2138^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.6%		23.5	2105^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.4%	33	14.7	14.7		31.2	36.5	34.0		18.0	11.4	14.6
Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	703	36	19.5	63.3%	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	651 (92.6%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15.4	2416^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%		19.6	2275^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.3%	141	12.0	12.0		15.8	26.8	20.7		11.4	18.9	14.8
Sweetwater Community Day	Public	7-9	1355 Second Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mar Vista Academy	Public	7-8	1267 Thermal Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5100	462	26	18.0	59.5%	24 (5.2%)	13 (2.8%)	374 (81.0%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	27.9	1902^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		24.5	2056^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.1%	154	23.7	23.7		35.5	33.9	34.6		14.0	20.1	17.3
Hilltop Middle	Public	7-8	44 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-2700	866	39	22.3	52.2%	62 (7.2%)	12 (1.4%)	738 (85.2%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	29.2	1853^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		32.6	1723^rd of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	130	17.8	17.8		40.9	34.2	37.5		24.6	15.9	20.3
Rancho del Rey Middle	Public	7-8	1174 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2500	1,705	73	23.4	27.8%	140 (8.2%)	125 (7.3%)	843 (49.4%)	457 (26.8%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	127 (7.4%)	83.4	400^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%		78	528^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	128	48.3	48.3		70.4	68.8	69.7		48.1	50.2	49.1
Chula Vista Middle	Public	7-8	415 Fifth Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6800	678	32	21.0	59.3%	44 (6.5%)	16 (2.4%)	592 (87.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.5%)	27	1927^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		27.6	1915^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	12	17.9	17.9		35.3	30.6	32.7		25.4	18.9	21.8

Frequently Asked Questions about San Ysidro Middle

How many students attend San Ysidro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended San Ysidro Middle.

What is the racial makeup of San Ysidro Middle?

Students at San Ysidro Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is San Ysidro Middle a good school?

San Ysidro Middle ranks in the bottom 15.7% of California middle schools.

What district is San Ysidro Middle in?

San Ysidro Elementary

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Students who attend San Ysidro Middle usually go on to attend San Ysidro High

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