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Vista Del Mar

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Vista Del Mar ranks 995 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Vista Del Mar is a public middle school in San Diego serving 541 students in grades 6–8, in the San Ysidro Elementary district. Its academic results are uneven: math has improved and is now close to the state rate, while science remains a relative weakness. The clearest strength is English language arts (ELA), where the school outperforms both the state and its district.

ELA is also a strong point against nearby schools: Vista Del Mar ranked third among the nearby schools in 7th-grade ELA and second in 8th grade. Across all grades in 2025–26, 56% were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 38% in the district—a 7-point advantage over the state and an 18-point advantage over the district. Math proficiency was 37.6%, just below the state’s 38.4%; the school ranked third nearby in 7th-grade math and second in 8th grade. Science is the main shortfall: 26% were proficient, 10 points below the state’s 36%, though 3 points above the district’s 22%. In 8th-grade science, Vista Del Mar ranked third among nearby schools.

Math has made substantial progress, rising 12 points from 26% in 2022–23 to 38% in 2025–26; science rose 5 points over the same period, but its gap with the state widened slightly. SchoolDigger places Vista Del Mar at the 64th percentile statewide, with 3 stars—second among the nearby schools, behind Rancho del Rey Middle at the 83rd percentile. Its standing has risen 8 percentile points since 2021–22, though it dipped in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s group rankings are notable for African American Students (88th percentile, versus 64th overall) and Homeless Students (80th percentile); these indicate stronger statewide standing in how the school serves those groups. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 21.4 in 2024–25, and 36% were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the second-lowest rate among nearby schools with the same measure.

541

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,688

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4885 Del Sol Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92173-8401

(619) 661-6753

District: San Ysidro Elementary

Students who attend Vista Del Mar usually attend:

High:

San Ysidro High

Feeder schools for Vista Del Mar:

Elementary:

Ocean View Hills

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

Asian:

8.9%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg32%

California avg42%

995^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the San Ysidro Elementary

1112^th of 1,530San 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
2026	57.1	995 of 2740	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	1102 of 2761	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1001 of 2783	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1194 of 2781	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1207 of 2740	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	998 of 2715	63.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	72 of 594	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	79 of 609	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	62 of 627	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	87 of 613	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	74 of 637	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	33 of 600	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.4	432 of 1531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	875 of 1491	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	426 of 1369	68.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	594 of 1478	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	843 of 1521	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	218 of 1540	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	458 of 1442	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	144 of 1364	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	820 of 2516	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	1079 of 2533	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	972 of 2551	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1125 of 2531	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	991 of 2509	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	965 of 2380	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	718 of 2262	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	675 of 2357	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	751 of 2395	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	723 of 2388	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	894 of 2374	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1020 of 2359	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	643 of 2213	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	341 of 2072	83.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	87 of 442	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	78 of 477	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	57 of 394	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	70 of 320	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	85 of 336	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	757 of 2529	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	595 of 2542	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	855 of 2579	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1017 of 2531	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	836 of 2458	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	686 of 2369	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	453 of 2230	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	1066 of 2514	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	1010 of 2534	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	929 of 2552	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1080 of 2538	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1224 of 2527	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	911 of 2407	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	506 of 2273	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	309 of 735	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	392 of 701	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.2	89 of 665	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	704 of 1605	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.8	1108 of 1566	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	653 of 1552	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	642 of 1531	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)88th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2026)80th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science26%-10 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
Vista Del Mar	Public	6-8	4885 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92173	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%)	57.1	995^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.7%		53	1102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	60.1%	107	25.8	25.8	66.5	52.3	51.2	56.2	45.1	32.5	35.9	37.6	$17,688	$16,114	$1,574
San Ysidro Middle	Public	7-8	4345 Otay Mesa Rd.	San Ysidro	92173	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%)	15.1	2431^st of 2740 public middle schools	11.3%		17.7	2328^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.7%	103	17.6	17.6		26.6	19.9	23.3		15.3	13.1	14.2	$19,855	$17,936	$1,919
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%)	21.7	2147^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.6%		24.8	2011^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%	136	18.2	18.2		31.1	29.9	30.5		18.6	21.3	20.0	$6,358	$5,008	$1,350
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%)	23.3	2075^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.3%		22.4	2138^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.6%	63	16.9	16.9		35.2	29.6	32.4		25.7	16.9	21.3	$5,938	$4,070	$1,868
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%)	18.6	2280^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.8%		15.4	2416^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%	136	12.0	12.0		32.1	27.5	29.5		16.7	20.2	18.7	$9,436	$7,834	$1,602
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%)	21	2174^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.7%		27.9	1902^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%	272	25.1	25.1		30.2	30.1	30.1		13.2	16.3	14.8	$10,097	$8,426	$1,671
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%)	79.7	481^st of 2740 public middle schools	82.4%		83.4	400^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%	81	45.1	45.1		73.3	62.5	67.8		54.4	46.7	50.5	$3,994	$3,510	$484
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%)	31.9	1761^st of 2740 public middle schools	35.7%		29.2	1853^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%	92	24.2	24.2		41.3	37.7	39.6		25.2	21.7	23.4	$5,410	$4,218	$1,192
High Technical Middle Chula Vista	Public, Charter	6-8	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2530	335	17	19.6	49.6%	17 (5.1%)	14 (4.2%)	250 (74.6%)	46 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	48.7	1225^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.3%		45.5	1312^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.5%	87	25.0	25.0	50.5	55.6	50.9	52.3	27.1	35.8	28.0	30.3	$24,014	$23,056	$958

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Del Mar

Is Vista Del Mar a good school?

Vista Del Mar ranks 995^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vista Del Mar?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Vista Del Mar.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Del Mar?

Students at Vista Del Mar are 77% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Vista Del Mar in?

San Ysidro Elementary

What high school do graduates of Vista Del Mar attend?

Students who attend Vista Del Mar usually go on to attend San Ysidro High

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