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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in San Diego County, California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in San Diego County, California, drawn from 100 qualifying public middle schools. Magnolia Science Academy San Diego leads the list at 27.0:1, against a median of 21.3:1 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

100

San Diego County, California

Top Students/teacher

27.0:1

Median Students/teacher

21.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	San Diego, CA	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Middle	464	27.0:1
2	Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	1,613	26.0:1
3	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,390	25.9:1
4	Muirlands Middle	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	742	25.7:1
5	National City Middle	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	709	25.5:1
6	Mesa Verde Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,178	25.1:1
7	Oak Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,503	24.9:1
8	Pershing Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	980	24.8:1
9	Wangenheim Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	703	24.6:1
10	Challenger Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	960	24.6:1
11	Pacific Trails Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	971	24.4:1
12	Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	972	24.3:1
13	San Marcos Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	968	24.2:1
14	Diegueno Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	737	24.1:1
15	Lakeside Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	Middle	724	23.9:1
16	Lewis Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,013	23.9:1
17	De Portola Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	680	23.7:1
18	Earl Warren Middle	Solana Beach, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	476	23.5:1
19	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	697	23.5:1
20	Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	1,705	23.5:1
21	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	Middle	375	23.4:1
22	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	1,098	23.3:1
23	San Elijo Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	1,395	23.2:1
24	Correia Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	602	23.1:1
25	Dana	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	646	23.1:1
26	Woodland Park Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	1,184	22.8:1
27	Black Mountain Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,077	22.7:1
28	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	730	22.7:1
29	Bernardo Heights Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,487	22.6:1
30	Mann Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	680	22.5:1
31	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	696	22.4:1
32	Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	866	22.3:1
33	Norman L. Sullivan Middle	Bonsall, CA	Bonsall Unified	Middle	529	22.3:1
34	Aviara Oaks Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	Middle	991	22.3:1
35	Valley Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	Middle	807	22.2:1
36	Oak Crest Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	758	22.2:1
37	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	Middle	766	22.1:1
38	Montgomery Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	929	22.1:1
39	Quantum Academy	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	289	22.1:1
40	Hillsdale Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	1,481	22.1:1
41	High Tech Middle Media Arts	San Diego, CA	High Tech Middle Media Arts District	Middle	331	22.0:1
42	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	813	22.0:1
43	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	724	21.9:1
44	James E. Potter Intermediate	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union Elementary	Middle	828	21.8:1
45	Marston Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	702	21.8:1
46	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	760	21.6:1
47	Twin Peaks Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,164	21.5:1
48	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	734	21.5:1
49	Vista Del Mar	San Diego, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	Middle	541	21.4:1
50	Bell Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	700	21.4:1

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