Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432012352
Innovation Middle
5095 Arvinels Ave., San Diego, CA 92117 · (858) 278-5948 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of California public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- B+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
16.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
280 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 100 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 43% |
Student demographics
61%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
49.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 33.1% | 24.4% | 26.4% |
| Math | 13.8% | 14.7% | 24.4% | 47.1% |
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 | 49.1% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 24.2% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 18.5% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 30.4% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Innovation Middle
Innovation Middle's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Middle this school | 350 | 80.0% | 38.0% |
| Los Arboles Middle Marina | 408 | 75.5% | 26.7% |
| Live Oak Middle Live Oak | 413 | 82.6% | 40.1% |
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta | 439 | 84.1% | 20.1% |
| Hans Christensen Middle Menifee | 369 | 73.4% | 33.5% |
| Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet Monrovia | 424 | 80.2% | 37.3% |
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 Innovation Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #555 of 1,224 | #47 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #634 of 1,227 ▼ 105 | #53 of 92 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #509 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #44 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #298 of 1,214 | #14 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #1,142 of 1,377 | #89 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #84 of 1,279 | #5 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #401 of 1,278 | #44 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #549 of 1,329 | #23 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #131 of 930 | #8 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
350
-84 (-19%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 350 | 21.1 | 16.6:1 | 80% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 19.6 | 17.6:1 | 75% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 72% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 69% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 22.9 | 21.6:1 | 64% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 64% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 68% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Innovation Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (495 to 350); teachers down 8% (22.9 to 21.1).
About Innovation Middle
Innovation Middle is a small middle-grades school in San Diego, California, one of the schools in San Diego Unified. The school's 350 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Innovation Middle is one school in a 174-school district, San Diego Unified, which enrolls 94,828 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Innovation Middle, with 58% of enrollment. It is also 16% White, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. San Diego County's residents are about 35% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Innovation Middle's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 80%. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 26 points lower.
Innovation Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Innovation Middle, the prediction is 32.7% and the result is 38.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Creative Performing and Media Arts, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Innovation Middle is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 350, a 19% decrease from 434 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 20.7:1 to 16.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Innovation MiddleHow large is Innovation Middle?
Innovation Middle enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Innovation Middle serve?
Innovation Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovation Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Innovation Middle is approximately 16.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Innovation Middle?
At Innovation Middle, the student body is approximately 16% White, 58% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Innovation Middle public or private?
Innovation Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.