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The largest public middle schools in San Diego County, California

104 public middle schools in San Diego County, California appear in this ranking of the largest public middle schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Rancho del Rey Middle leads the list at 1,705, against a median of 703 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

104

San Diego County, California

Top Students

1,705

Median Students

703

LARGEST · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	1,705
2	Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	1,613
3	Oak Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,503
4	Bernardo Heights Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,487
5	Hillsdale Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	1,481
6	San Elijo Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	1,395
7	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,390
8	Woodland Park Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	1,184
9	Mesa Verde Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,178
10	Twin Peaks Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,164
11	Madison Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	1,158
12	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	1,098
13	Black Mountain Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,077
14	La Mesa Arts Academy	La Mesa, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	Middle	1,059
15	Lewis Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,013
16	Aviara Oaks Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	Middle	991
17	Pershing Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	980
18	Meadowbrook Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	972
19	Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	972
20	Pacific Trails Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	971
21	San Marcos Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	968
22	Challenger Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	960
23	Cajon Valley Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	942
24	Montgomery Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	929
25	Bear Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	923
26	Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	La Mesa, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	Middle	897
27	Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	866
28	Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	866
29	Mission Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	855
30	Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	836
31	Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	834
32	James E. Potter Intermediate	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union Elementary	Middle	828
33	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	813
34	Valley Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	Middle	807
35	Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	Middle	800
36	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	788
37	Rincon Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	772
38	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	Middle	766
39	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	760
40	Oak Crest Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	758
41	Muirlands Middle	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	742
42	Diegueno Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	737
43	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	734
44	Hidden Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	733
45	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	730
46	Lakeside Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	Middle	724
47	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	724
48	Pacific Beach Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	715
49	Tierra del Sol Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	Middle	713
50	Wilson Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	712

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