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Montgomery Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

Montgomery Middle in San Diego, California, serves 734 students in grades 7–8 in the Sweetwater Union High district. In 2025–2026, 31% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 20% in math, and 18% in science—below both district and state results in every subject. The most important finding is that the school’s results are broadly behind, not just weak in one subject.

Math is Montgomery’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest compared with the district and state. Math proficiency was 20%, versus 32% districtwide and 38% statewide; Montgomery was 6 points below the average of nearby same-grade schools and scored higher than 4 of the 8. In ELA, its 31% was 22 points below the district and 19 below the state, and 8 points below the nearby-school average; it scored higher than 3 of those 8 schools. Science proficiency was 18%, compared with 35% in the district and 36% statewide, and was 8 points below the local average. Eighth-grade math is a relative bright spot: it was 3 points higher than seventh-grade math and ranked ahead of 5 of 8 nearby peers, compared with 3 of 8 for seventh grade.

Montgomery’s longer-term results show some gains, but not enough to catch up: since 2022–2023, ELA proficiency fell from 35% to 31%, while math rose from 19% to 20% and science from 17% to 18%; the state improved in all three subjects, widening Montgomery’s state gaps by 7 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 5 in science. SchoolDigger places the school at the 22nd statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, fourth-lowest among ten nearby schools. Its 21.4 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 is close to the local average of 21.0. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 64% in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 55%; this is context, not an explanation for results. In SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 subgroup measure, the African American student ranking was 81st percentile, compared with 35th overall, indicating a notably stronger effectiveness ranking for that group. The English Language Learner student ranking fell from the 70th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 44th in 2023–2024, a 26-point decline.

734

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,251

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1051 Picador Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92154-3548

(619) 662-4000

District: Sweetwater Union High

Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually attend:

High:

Montgomery Senior High

Feeder schools for Montgomery Middle:

Elementary:	Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary
	Howard Pence Elementary
	Juarez-Lincoln Elementary
	Los Altos Elementary
	More...
	Silver Wing Elementary
	Sunnyslope Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

Asian:

6.1%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg40%

California avg42%

2,147^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Middle Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

735^th of 1,530Sweetwater Union High 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	21.7	2147 of 2740	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	2011 of 2761	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1800 of 2783	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1774 of 2781	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1711 of 2740	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	558 of 894	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1703 of 2715	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1732 of 2480	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	1652 of 2508	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	1619 of 2497	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	1858 of 2477	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	1921 of 2379	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	1503 of 2259	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	1259 of 2236	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	1215 of 2179	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	1029 of 2063	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.0	1108 of 2005	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	1202 of 1999	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.9	922 of 1804	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.9	687 of 1777	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.7	925 of 1769	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	120 of 627	80.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	1037 of 1531	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	225 of 354	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	806 of 1491	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1100 of 1369	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	835 of 1478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	554 of 1521	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	461 of 1540	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	142 of 363	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	562 of 1442	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	501 of 1364	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1869 of 2516	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	1779 of 2533	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1570 of 2551	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1489 of 2531	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1567 of 2509	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	473 of 738	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1640 of 2380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1751 of 2262	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1887 of 2357	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1658 of 2395	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1426 of 2388	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1361 of 2374	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1477 of 2359	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1271 of 2213	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1352 of 2072	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1956 of 2529	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1902 of 2542	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1602 of 2579	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1324 of 2531	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1307 of 2458	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	334 of 721	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	1324 of 2369	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1382 of 2230	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	2084 of 2514	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	2040 of 2534	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1838 of 2552	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1744 of 2538	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1608 of 2527	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	459 of 763	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1496 of 2407	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1476 of 2273	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	570 of 677	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	518 of 554	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	422 of 462	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1117 of 1605	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	804 of 1566	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1077 of 1552	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1006 of 1531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	1398 of 1537	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1379 of 1543	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1248 of 1555	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1389 of 1602	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)81st percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science18%-18 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
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	$4,251	$1,350	$2,901
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	$4,300	$1,868	$2,432
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	$22,636	$1,919	$20,717
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	$21,380	$1,574	$19,806
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	$5,916	$1,602	$4,314
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	$6,281	$1,671	$4,610
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	$3,698	$1,192	$2,506
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%)	32.3	1744^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.4%		27	1927^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%	183	29.9	29.9		36.0	32.5	34.3		31.5	20.0	25.7	$5,327	$1,730	$3,597
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	$2,636	$484	$2,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Middle

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Middle?

Students at Montgomery Middle are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Montgomery Middle in?

Sweetwater Union High

How many students attend Montgomery Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Montgomery Middle.

Is Montgomery Middle a good school?

Montgomery Middle ranks in the bottom 21.6% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Montgomery Middle attend?

Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually go on to attend Montgomery Senior High

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