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Rancho del Rey Middle

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Rancho del Rey Middle ranks 400 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Rancho del Rey Middle is a large, high-performing public school serving grades 7 and 8 with approximately 1,705 students in the Sweetwater Union High district of Chula Vista.

The school consistently ranks among the top in the state, performing well above both district and state averages in English, math, and science. It stands out for its remarkable stability, earning top 4-star ratings for over a decade. While many schools in the same district, like Chula Vista Middle and Castle Park Middle, have much lower rankings, Eastlake Middle is a similarly high-performing neighbor. Rancho del Rey also excels in supporting specific student groups, such as military-connected students and students with special needs, and maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than most nearby schools.

An interesting finding is that Rancho del Rey achieves these excellent results while spending less per student than several lower-performing schools in the area. This suggests highly effective use of resources. The school's success, alongside Eastlake Middle, highlights a pocket of educational excellence within the broader Sweetwater Union High district, demonstrating that school-level practices are a key driver of student outcomes.

1,705

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,994

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1174 East J St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-7040

(619) 397-2500

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for Rancho del Rey Middle:

Elementary:	Casillas (Joseph) Elementary
	Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary
	Heritage Elementary
	McMillin (Corky) Elementary
	More...
	Veterans Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

Asian:

26.8%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sweetwater Union High

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg38%

California avg41%

400^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

729^th of 1,543Sweetwater 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
2025	83.4	400 of 2761	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	528 of 2783	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	499 of 2781	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	438 of 2740	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	99 of 894	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	409 of 2715	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	449 of 2480	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	480 of 2508	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	546 of 2497	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	408 of 2477	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	265 of 2379	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.8	216 of 2259	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	258 of 2236	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	255 of 2179	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	288 of 2063	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	318 of 2005	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	508 of 1999	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	431 of 1804	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	59.9	603 of 1777	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.3	529 of 1769	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	53 of 609	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	142 of 627	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	103 of 613	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	61 of 637	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	64 of 643	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	115 of 600	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	192 of 739	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	258 of 743	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	293 of 715	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	371 of 733	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	200 of 745	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	167 of 700	76.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	197 of 1531	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	29 of 354	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	163 of 1491	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	164 of 1369	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	665 of 1478	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	402 of 1521	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	143 of 1540	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	56 of 363	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	258 of 1442	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	182 of 1364	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	409 of 2533	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	498 of 2551	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	492 of 2531	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	452 of 2509	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	107 of 738	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	380 of 2380	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	439 of 2262	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	288 of 2395	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	324 of 2388	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	244 of 2374	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	176 of 2359	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	207 of 2213	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	233 of 2072	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	528 of 2542	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	628 of 2579	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	372 of 2531	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	394 of 2458	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	110 of 721	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	328 of 2369	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	503 of 2230	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	395 of 2534	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	501 of 2552	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	449 of 2538	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	389 of 2527	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	80 of 763	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	384 of 2407	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	412 of 2273	81.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	14 of 194	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	31 of 192	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	47 of 197	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	30 of 193	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	278 of 726	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	331 of 701	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	329 of 677	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	299 of 665	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	298 of 554	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	272 of 462	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	226 of 1566	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	422 of 1552	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	338 of 1531	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	277 of 1520	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	420 of 1537	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	561 of 1543	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	621 of 1555	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	499 of 1602	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	485 of 1496	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science48%+16 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 (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/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
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	$3,994	$3,510	$484
Bonita Vista Middle	Public	7-8	650 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2200	972	40	24.3	39.4%	106 (10.9%)	27 (2.8%)	705 (72.5%)	84 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	44 (4.5%)	58.1	948^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%		65.9	770^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.3%	178	36.0	36.0		42.7	50.1	46.3		40.0	40.4	40.2	$3,987	$3,102	$885
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	$5,410	$4,218	$1,192
High Technical Middle Chula Vista	Public, Charter	6-8	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	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%)	45.5	1312^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.5%		30.7	1785^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.9%	473	15.9	15.9	51.9	57.1	45.0	51.3	33.3	27.4	21.5	27.4	$24,014	$23,056	$958
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	$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)
Eastlake Middle	Public	7-8	900 Duncan Ranch Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-4000	1,613	62	26.0	25.4%	198 (12.3%)	112 (6.9%)	880 (54.6%)	313 (19.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	80.2	469^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.0%		75	592^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	123	45.9	45.9		68.5	63.2	65.6		51.3	44.8	47.8	$3,582	$3,034	$548
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	$17,688	$16,114	$1,574
Bell Middle	Public	6-8	620 Briarwood Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1000	700	33	21.4	81.1%	26 (3.7%)	92 (13.1%)	377 (53.9%)	143 (20.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.6%)	27.5	1911^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%		24.5	2054^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	143	25.7	25.7	26.2	40.7	41.3	35.9	12.4	17.5	15.5	15.0	$28,141	$25,944	$2,197
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	$8,130	$6,400	$1,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho del Rey Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rancho del Rey Middle?

Students at Rancho del Rey Middle are 49% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Rancho del Rey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,705 students attended Rancho del Rey Middle.

What district is Rancho del Rey Middle in?

Sweetwater Union High

Is Rancho del Rey Middle a good school?

Rancho del Rey Middle ranks 400^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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