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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in San Diego County, California

Across San Diego County, California, 92 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Rancho Minerva Middle leads the list at 9.1%, against a median of 38.5% 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 % Proficient

9.1%

Median % Proficient

38.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	87.3%	450	9.1%
2	Montgomery Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	93.9%	929	13.2%
3	Mountain Empire Junior High	Pine Valley, CA	Mountain Empire Unified	Middle	60.4%	245	14.4%
4	Cajon Valley Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	94.4%	942	15.9%
5	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	Middle	65.8%	766	16.7%
6	Jefferson Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	93.0%	441	16.9%
7	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	94.1%	730	17.5%
8	Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	63.3%	703	18.5%
9	San Ysidro Middle	San Ysidro, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	Middle	66.8%	500	19.2%
10	Mann Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	94.1%	680	20.1%
11	Knox Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	95.7%	488	20.3%
12	Millennial Tech Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	88.9%	378	21.0%
13	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	92.2%	696	21.9%
14	Wilson Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	95.6%	712	23.0%
15	Bell Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	81.1%	700	23.8%
16	Southwest Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	86.4%	515	24.1%
17	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	91.1%	788	24.4%
18	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	59.5%	462	24.9%
19	Mission Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	95.9%	855	24.9%
20	Hidden Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	94.3%	733	25.7%
21	Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	59.3%	678	26.0%
22	Creative Performing and Media Arts	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	77.4%	614	26.3%
23	Oak Grove Middle	Jamul, CA	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	Middle	39.1%	215	26.3%
24	Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	77.6%	866	26.4%
25	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	63.5%	734	26.5%
26	Spring Valley Academy	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	Middle	77.4%	597	27.4%
27	Julian Junior High	Julian, CA	Julian Union Elementary	Middle	64.5%	110	27.6%
28	Madison Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	68.7%	1,158	28.5%
29	Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	52.2%	866	28.6%
30	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	Middle	80.4%	516	29.1%
31	Lincoln Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	72.3%	621	29.4%
32	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	86.1%	337	29.6%
33	National City Middle	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	79.4%	709	31.4%
34	Cesar Chavez Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	80.4%	557	31.8%
35	Rincon Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	83.0%	772	31.9%
36	Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	Middle	79.8%	800	32.5%
37	Tierra del Sol Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	Middle	41.4%	713	33.9%
38	Olive Peirce Middle	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	Middle	64.4%	680	34.2%
39	Taft Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	65.6%	410	34.3%
40	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	Middle	76.4%	724	34.9%
41	James E. Potter Intermediate	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union Elementary	Middle	81.5%	828	36.1%
42	San Marcos Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	Middle	58.7%	968	36.3%
43	Los Coches Creek Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	71.8%	518	36.4%
44	Joan MacQueen Middle	Alpine, CA	Alpine Union Elementary	Middle	36.8%	405	36.8%
45	Bear Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	Middle	68.4%	923	37.5%
46	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	80.0%	350	38.0%
47	Lakeside Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	Middle	38.7%	724	39.1%
48	Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	Middle	58.2%	834	39.4%
49	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	61.1%	760	39.5%
50	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	63.9%	1,098	41.3%

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