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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in San Diego County, California

91 public middle schools in San Diego County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. De Portola Middle leads the list at +14.9pp, against a median of +0.8pp 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

Top 3-yr change

+14.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.8pp

MOST IMPROVED · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	De Portola Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	680	51.6%	66.5%	+14.9pp
2	Farb Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	443	34.6%	46.6%	+12.0pp
3	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	813	56.0%	66.6%	+10.6pp
4	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	337	23.1%	33.2%	+10.1pp
5	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	724	27.1%	35.9%	+8.8pp
6	Dana	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	646	54.1%	62.4%	+8.3pp
7	Southwest Middle	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	515	16.3%	24.3%	+8.0pp
8	Oak Grove Middle	Jamul, CA	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	215	20.4%	28.2%	+7.9pp
9	Cesar Chavez Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	557	28.9%	36.2%	+7.3pp
10	National City Middle	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	709	28.1%	34.4%	+6.3pp
11	Joan MacQueen Middle	Alpine, CA	Alpine Union Elementary	405	31.6%	37.8%	+6.2pp
12	Muirlands Middle	La Jolla, CA	San Diego Unified	742	68.4%	74.3%	+5.9pp
13	Pacific Beach Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	715	67.5%	72.7%	+5.2pp
14	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	350	33.6%	38.8%	+5.2pp
15	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	462	20.8%	26.0%	+5.2pp
16	Bell Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	700	20.7%	25.5%	+4.8pp
17	Correia Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	602	54.6%	59.3%	+4.8pp
18	Marston Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	702	49.9%	54.8%	+4.8pp
19	Vista Del Mar	San Diego, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	541	37.8%	42.4%	+4.6pp
20	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	375	84.3%	88.7%	+4.4pp
21	Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,705	55.1%	59.4%	+4.3pp
22	Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	1,613	52.4%	56.7%	+4.3pp
23	Lewis Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,013	55.1%	59.2%	+4.1pp
24	Knox Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	488	17.9%	21.7%	+3.8pp
25	Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	678	23.5%	27.2%	+3.7pp
26	Lakeside Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	724	36.8%	40.4%	+3.6pp
27	Mesa Verde Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,178	75.2%	78.7%	+3.5pp
28	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	696	18.4%	22.0%	+3.5pp
29	Bernardo Heights Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	1,487	63.0%	66.1%	+3.2pp
30	Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	834	36.3%	39.5%	+3.2pp
31	Tierra del Sol Middle	Lakeside, CA	Lakeside Union Elementary	713	31.9%	35.0%	+3.1pp
32	James E. Potter Intermediate	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union Elementary	828	35.8%	38.8%	+3.0pp
33	Roosevelt International Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	760	37.1%	40.0%	+2.9pp
34	Wilson Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	712	20.3%	23.0%	+2.7pp
35	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,390	75.5%	78.2%	+2.7pp
36	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	516	27.0%	29.6%	+2.6pp
37	Hidden Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	733	21.8%	24.3%	+2.5pp
38	Diegueno Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	737	70.3%	72.8%	+2.5pp
39	Pershing Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	980	57.2%	59.5%	+2.3pp
40	Hillsdale Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	1,481	47.2%	49.4%	+2.2pp
41	Challenger Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	960	65.9%	68.0%	+2.1pp
42	Bear Valley Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	923	39.0%	40.7%	+1.7pp
43	San Marcos Middle	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	968	37.2%	38.7%	+1.5pp
44	Mountain Empire Junior High	Pine Valley, CA	Mountain Empire Unified	245	12.7%	14.0%	+1.3pp
45	Norman L. Sullivan Middle	Bonsall, CA	Bonsall Unified	529	43.5%	44.4%	+0.9pp
46	Wangenheim Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	703	42.6%	43.5%	+0.8pp
47	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	730	18.6%	19.2%	+0.6pp
48	Mission Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	855	24.2%	24.8%	+0.6pp
49	Taft Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	410	32.1%	32.6%	+0.5pp
50	Earl Warren Middle	Solana Beach, CA	San Dieguito Union High	476	75.3%	75.8%	+0.5pp

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