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Which teacher or staff member at Earl Warren Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
476
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH·NCES 063438005575
Earl Warren Middle
155 Stevens St., Solana Beach, CA 92075 · (858) 755-1558 · San Diego County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
23.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
86 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 7 | 243 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 49% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
78.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
73.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.7% | 41.8% | 14.7% | 6.8% |
| Math | 49.0% | 24.1% | 16.8% | 10.0% |
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 | 78.5% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 74.7% |
| 2021-22 | 77.9% | 72.7% |
| 2018-19 | 76.7% | 74.5% |
| 2017-18 | 78.8% | 74.3% |
| 2016-17 | 78.3% | 72.5% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Earl Warren Middle
Earl Warren Middle's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Warren Middle this school | 476 | 18.1% | 75.0% |
| Carmel Middle Carmel | 468 | 17.3% | 65.0% |
| Thurston Middle Laguna Beach | 524 | 17.7% | 72.8% |
| Camerado Springs Middle Cameron Park | 536 | 20.5% | 59.4% |
| Vista del Mar Middle San Clemente | 499 | 16.2% | 74.1% |
| Templeton Middle Templeton | 478 | 18.2% | 47.2% |
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 Earl Warren Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #78 of 1,224 | #8 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #76 of 1,227 ▼ 1 | #8 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #88 of 1,227 ▲ 9 | #10 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #804 of 1,214 | #50 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #965 of 1,377 | #77 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,023 of 1,279 | #83 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #679 of 1,278 | #69 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #1,239 of 1,329 | #93 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #321 of 930 | #33 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
476
-75 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 476 | 20.2 | 23.5:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 21.2 | 23.2:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 20.2 | 25.6:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 22.8 | 26.3:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | N/A | N/A | 7% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 9% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 36 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earl Warren Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (600 to 476); teachers down 11% (22.8 to 20.2).
About Earl Warren Middle
Earl Warren Middle is a small middle-grades school located in Solana Beach, California. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 476 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Earl Warren Middle is part of San Dieguito Union High, where 10 schools serve 12,026 students.
Earl Warren Middle is 68% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In San Diego County overall, about 48% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 23.5 students per teacher and 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Earl Warren Middle is A. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Earl Warren Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.0%, compared with a predicted 69.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Earl Warren Middle is one of 766 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Skyline Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 75.0% is above the 71.8% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Earl Warren Middle declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 551 to 476 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 23.5:1 over the same years.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Dieguito Union High
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
- San Dieguito HS AcademyHigh · 1,843 students
- La Costa Canyon HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Pacific Trails MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Oak Crest MiddleMiddle · 758 students
Other schools in Solana Beach
- Skyline ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Solana Vista ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Skyline Elementary0.2 mi · 410
- Solana Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 317
- Cardiff Elementary2.5 mi · 259
- Ada W. Harris Elementary2.6 mi · 382
- Del Mar Hills Elementary3.0 mi · 224
- Solana Highlands Elementary3.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Earl Warren MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Earl Warren Middle?
Earl Warren Middle enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Earl Warren Middle serve?
Earl Warren Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Earl Warren Middle?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Earl Warren Middle.
How diverse is Earl Warren Middle?
Earl Warren Middle reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Earl Warren Middle?
Earl Warren Middle is overseen by San Dieguito Union High in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.