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The most racially diverse public middle schools in San Diego County, California

100 public middle schools in San Diego County, California appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public middle schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Taft Middle leads the list at 74.4%, against a median of 59.9% 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
100
San Diego County, California
Top Diversity index
74.4%
Median Diversity index
59.9%
MOST DIVERSE · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Taft MiddleSan Diego, CA41074.4%15.4%(63)15.4%(63)41.7%(171)11.5%(47)
2Lewis MiddleSan Diego, CA1,01374.2%34.3%(347)6.5%(66)31.2%(316)15.5%(157)
3Black Mountain MiddleSan Diego, CA1,07773.8%35.2%(379)3.1%(33)20.6%(222)27.8%(299)
4Farb MiddleSan Diego, CA44373.6%30.3%(134)11.7%(52)37.3%(165)6.1%(27)
5Meadowbrook MiddlePoway, CA97272.5%36.3%(353)2.3%(22)30.0%(292)19.8%(192)
6Magnolia Science Academy San DiegoSan Diego, CA46471.7%36.9%(171)3.7%(17)33.8%(157)11.4%(53)
7Wangenheim MiddleSan Diego, CA70371.7%10.2%(72)6.5%(46)35.3%(248)36.3%(255)
8Cajon Valley MiddleEl Cajon, CA94271.7%36.3%(342)9.9%(93)34.7%(327)13.9%(131)
9De Portola MiddleSan Diego, CA68071.5%35.1%(239)4.3%(29)36.0%(245)9.6%(65)
10Standley MiddleSan Diego, CA81371.3%40.2%(327)2.5%(20)29.0%(236)16.2%(132)
11High Tech Middle MesaSan Diego, CA35271.3%34.4%(121)3.7%(13)34.9%(123)19.9%(70)
12Bernardo Heights MiddleSan Diego, CA1,48771.1%41.4%(615)1.9%(29)16.7%(248)26.9%(400)
13Marshall MiddleSan Diego, CA1,39070.4%35.1%(488)1.7%(24)12.6%(175)37.3%(519)
14Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyLa Mesa, CA89769.2%37.0%(332)6.7%(60)38.9%(349)5.5%(49)
15Carmel Valley MiddleSan Diego, CA69769.1%39.5%(275)0.9%(6)14.2%(99)34.6%(241)
16Challenger MiddleSan Diego, CA96069.1%15.4%(148)2.7%(26)19.7%(189)47.4%(455)
17La Mesa Arts AcademyLa Mesa, CA1,05968.2%38.7%(410)5.7%(60)38.4%(407)6.1%(65)
18Mesa Verde MiddleSan Diego, CA1,17867.5%29.7%(350)1.0%(12)10.5%(124)45.5%(536)
19Greenfield MiddleEl Cajon, CA73067.4%35.1%(256)8.8%(64)43.4%(317)6.7%(49)
20Solana Pacific ElementarySan Diego, CA37567.4%35.7%(134)0.8%(3)8.3%(31)41.6%(156)
21Pacific Beach MiddleSan Diego, CA71567.1%46.4%(332)2.2%(16)29.5%(211)7.8%(56)
22Pershing MiddleSan Diego, CA98067.0%46.8%(459)4.7%(46)30.0%(294)6.1%(60)
23Pacific Trails MiddleSan Diego, CA97167.0%31.5%(306)0.6%(6)12.5%(121)45.3%(440)
24Montgomery MiddleEl Cajon, CA92966.7%47.0%(437)5.6%(52)31.1%(289)9.4%(87)
25Mann MiddleSan Diego, CA68066.6%2.6%(18)24.1%(164)48.8%(332)18.5%(126)
26Rancho del Rey MiddleChula Vista, CA1,70566.6%8.2%(140)7.3%(125)49.4%(843)26.8%(457)
27Norman L. Sullivan MiddleBonsall, CA52966.2%41.4%(219)1.5%(8)39.5%(209)4.2%(22)
28Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleOceanside, CA1,09865.2%19.1%(210)4.5%(49)53.5%(588)6.6%(72)
29Oak Valley MiddleSan Diego, CA1,50364.8%31.1%(468)0.8%(12)9.4%(141)48.5%(729)
30High Tech Middle Media ArtsSan Diego, CA33164.6%24.5%(81)9.7%(32)52.6%(174)6.3%(21)
31Bell MiddleSan Diego, CA70064.4%3.7%(26)13.1%(92)53.9%(377)20.4%(143)
32Eastlake MiddleChula Vista, CA1,61364.1%12.3%(198)6.9%(112)54.6%(880)19.4%(313)
33Roosevelt International MiddleSan Diego, CA76063.8%24.7%(188)5.9%(45)53.0%(403)3.3%(25)
34Marston MiddleSan Diego, CA70263.1%48.9%(343)2.0%(14)34.0%(239)4.1%(29)
35High Tech Middle North CountySan Marcos, CA34162.9%33.7%(115)2.4%(8)49.6%(169)9.1%(31)
36Joan MacQueen MiddleAlpine, CA40562.9%50.4%(204)1.0%(4)30.9%(125)1.7%(7)
37DanaSan Diego, CA64662.8%51.9%(335)4.0%(26)29.7%(192)2.9%(19)
38Tierra del Sol MiddleLakeside, CA71362.7%45.7%(326)2.7%(19)39.7%(283)3.1%(22)
39Woodland Park MiddleSan Marcos, CA1,18462.3%30.2%(358)1.0%(12)52.2%(618)6.7%(79)
40Calavera Hills MiddleCarlsbad, CA65562.2%53.3%(349)1.1%(7)27.5%(180)5.0%(33)
41Creative Performing and Media ArtsSan Diego, CA61462.1%14.7%(90)12.4%(76)57.3%(352)8.3%(51)
42High Tech MiddleSan Diego, CA32462.1%23.1%(75)6.5%(21)55.6%(180)8.3%(27)
43Twin Peaks MiddlePoway, CA1,16461.5%55.2%(643)1.0%(12)24.2%(282)7.7%(89)
44Innovation MiddleSan Diego, CA35061.3%16.0%(56)4.3%(15)58.3%(204)10.6%(37)
45Hillsdale MiddleEl Cajon, CA1,48161.1%55.2%(818)3.4%(51)26.8%(397)4.0%(59)
46Correia MiddleSan Diego, CA60260.8%53.3%(321)2.3%(14)31.1%(187)2.3%(14)
47Muirlands MiddleLa Jolla, CA74260.6%57.3%(425)0.5%(4)20.4%(151)9.4%(70)
48San Elijo MiddleSan Marcos, CA1,39560.5%56.7%(791)1.1%(16)23.9%(334)8.0%(112)
49Aviara Oaks MiddleCarlsbad, CA99160.3%57.7%(572)1.5%(15)20.9%(207)9.0%(89)
50Los Coches Creek MiddleEl Cajon, CA51860.0%51.5%(267)1.0%(5)35.9%(186)2.9%(15)
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