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

Across San Diego County, California, 73 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities leads the list at -54.8%, against a median of -18.7% 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 County, California

Best Enrollment change

-54.8%

Median Enrollment change

-18.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	1,142	516	-54.8%
2	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	797	462	-42.0%
3	Creative Performing and Media Arts	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,031	614	-40.4%
4	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	1,158	697	-39.8%
5	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,020	696	-31.8%
6	Rincon Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	1,126	772	-31.4%
7	Meadowbrook Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	1,383	972	-29.7%
8	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	495	350	-29.3%
9	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	476	337	-29.2%
10	Spring Valley Academy	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	828	597	-27.9%
11	Jefferson Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	611	441	-27.8%
12	San Elijo Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	1,933	1,395	-27.8%
13	Lincoln Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	857	621	-27.5%
14	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	512	375	-26.8%
15	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	978	724	-26.0%
16	Cesar Chavez Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	752	557	-25.9%
17	Muirlands Middle	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	1,001	742	-25.9%
18	Wangenheim Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	938	703	-25.1%
19	De Portola Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	898	680	-24.3%
20	Hidden Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	967	733	-24.2%
21	San Ysidro Middle	San Ysidro, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	655	500	-23.7%
22	R. Roger Rowe Middle	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	245	189	-22.9%
23	Valley Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	1,045	807	-22.8%
24	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	983	760	-22.7%
25	Knox Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	627	488	-22.2%
26	Diegueno Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	945	737	-22.0%
27	San Marcos Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	1,239	968	-21.9%
28	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,034	813	-21.4%
29	Los Coches Creek Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	656	518	-21.0%
30	Joan MacQueen Middle	Alpine, CA	Alpine Union Elementary	512	405	-20.9%
31	Correia Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	761	602	-20.9%
32	Southwest Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	650	515	-20.8%
33	Earl Warren Middle	Solana Beach, CA	San Dieguito Union High	600	476	-20.7%
34	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	1,380	1,098	-20.4%
35	Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	848	678	-20.0%
36	Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	1,069	866	-19.0%
37	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	942	766	-18.7%
38	Black Mountain Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,319	1,077	-18.3%
39	Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	852	703	-17.5%
40	Lakeside Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	872	724	-17.0%
41	Olive Peirce Middle	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	813	680	-16.4%
42	Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	952	800	-16.0%
43	Dana	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	768	646	-15.9%
44	Millennial Tech Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	448	378	-15.6%
45	Mission Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	1,005	855	-14.9%
46	Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,141	972	-14.8%
47	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	854	734	-14.1%
48	Woodland Park Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	1,377	1,184	-14.0%
49	Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,005	866	-13.8%
50	Bear Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	1,069	923	-13.7%

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