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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in San Diego, California

Across San Diego, California, 26 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Mar Vista Academy leads the list at -42.0%, against a median of -20.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

San Diego, California

Best Enrollment change

-42.0%

Median Enrollment change

-20.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	797	462	-42.0%
2	Creative Performing and Media Arts	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,031	614	-40.4%
3	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	1,158	697	-39.8%
4	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,020	696	-31.8%
5	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	495	350	-29.3%
6	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	476	337	-29.2%
7	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	512	375	-26.8%
8	Wangenheim Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	938	703	-25.1%
9	De Portola Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	898	680	-24.3%
10	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	983	760	-22.7%
11	Knox Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	627	488	-22.2%
12	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,034	813	-21.4%
13	Correia Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	761	602	-20.9%
14	Southwest Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	650	515	-20.8%
15	Black Mountain Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,319	1,077	-18.3%
16	Dana	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	768	646	-15.9%
17	Millennial Tech Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	448	378	-15.6%
18	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	854	734	-14.1%
19	Mesa Verde Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,344	1,178	-12.4%
20	Mann Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	751	680	-9.5%
21	Lewis Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,114	1,013	-9.1%
22	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,509	1,390	-7.9%
23	Pacific Beach Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	748	715	-4.4%
24	Bernardo Heights Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,546	1,487	-3.8%
25	Taft Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	423	410	-3.1%
26	Challenger Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	971	960	-1.1%

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