Lewis Middle

Lewis Middle, a sprawling middle school in San Diego, California, run under San Diego Unified, educates 1,013 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

San Diego Unified comprises 174 schools with combined enrollment of 94,828 students; Lewis Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewis Middle records that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lewis Middle has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Lewis Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lewis Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Lewis Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Foster Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lewis Middle comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 1,114 students in 2018 compared to 1,013 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 20% to 16% over that span.

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