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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432010635
Creative Performing and Media Arts
5050 Conrad Ave., San Diego, CA 92117 · (858) 800-5550 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
475 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 186 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 36% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 28.8% | 23.4% | 38.2% |
| Math | 5.6% | 13.0% | 29.7% | 51.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 16.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.6% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.1% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 32.4% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 25.8% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 26.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Creative Performing and Media Arts
Creative Performing and Media Arts's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Performing and Media Arts this school | 614 | 77.4% | 26.3% |
| Sierra Middle Stockton | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
| Spring Valley Academy Spring Valley | 597 | 77.4% | 27.4% |
| Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities Lemon Grove | 516 | 80.4% | 29.1% |
| Woodland Hills Academy Woodland Hills | 607 | 82.7% | 27.3% |
| O. J. Actis Junior High Bakersfield | 681 | 84.6% | 24.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Creative Performing and Media Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #854 of 1,224 | #71 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #906 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #72 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #757 of 1,227 ▲ 122 | #60 of 92 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #203 of 1,214 | #25 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #732 of 1,377 | #66 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #134 of 1,279 | #10 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #374 of 1,278 | #41 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #595 of 1,329 | #28 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #29 of 930 | #3 of 73 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
-211 (-26%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 35.5 | 17.3:1 | 77% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 36.5 | 19.1:1 | 70% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 36.3 | 20.0:1 | 69% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 825 | 39 | 21.1:1 | 67% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 1,031 | 53.2 | 19.4:1 | 75% (773) |
| 2015-16 | 1,017 | 54 | 18.8:1 | 76% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | N/A | N/A | 77% (804) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creative Performing and Media Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (1,031 to 614); teachers down 33% (53.2 to 35.5).
About Creative Performing and Media Arts
Creative Performing and Media Arts is a mid-sized middle school located in San Diego, California. It has an enrollment of 614 students in grades 6 through 8.
San Diego Unified has 94,828 students in 174 schools, and Creative Performing and Media Arts is one of those schools.
The largest group at Creative Performing and Media Arts is Hispanic students, at 57%. Other groups make up 15% White, 12% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Creative Performing and Media Arts is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Creative Performing and Media Arts has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 3.4 students per teacher. At Creative Performing and Media Arts, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Among California public middle schools, Creative Performing and Media Arts outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.2%.
For the population of San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County counts 766 public schools with about 467,437 students.
Hawthorne Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Creative Performing and Media Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Creative Performing and Media Arts is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Creative Performing and Media Arts had a net loss of 211 students, or 26%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Creative Performing and Media Arts lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Creative Performing and Media ArtsHow large is Creative Performing and Media Arts?
Creative Performing and Media Arts enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Creative Performing and Media Arts serve?
Creative Performing and Media Arts serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Creative Performing and Media Arts?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Creative Performing and Media Arts.
What is the student diversity at Creative Performing and Media Arts?
Student demographics at Creative Performing and Media Arts are roughly 15% White, 57% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Creative Performing and Media Arts in?
Creative Performing and Media Arts is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.