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Enrollment
1,390
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432007688
Marshall Middle
9700 Avenue of Nations, San Diego, CA 92131 · (858) 549-5400 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,390 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
25.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
302 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 | 460 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 457 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 473 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%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
82.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
73.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.2% | 36.5% | 11.5% | 5.8% |
| Math | 53.7% | 20.0% | 18.4% | 7.9% |
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 | 82.7% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 75.2% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 79.8% | 71.2% |
| 2018-19 | 78.4% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 72.9% |
| 2016-17 | 80.7% | 73.1% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Marshall Middle
Marshall Middle's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle this school | 1,390 | 21.7% | 78.2% |
| Sutter Middle Folsom | 1,628 | 21.4% | 64.4% |
| Lincoln Middle Alameda | 971 | 20.2% | 72.8% |
| Folsom Middle Folsom | 1,508 | 12.5% | 70.5% |
| Burlingame Intermediate Burlingame | 1,115 | 25.1% | 71.3% |
| Black Mountain Middle San Diego | 1,077 | 20.7% | 63.2% |
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 Marshall Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #49 of 1,224 | #6 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #67 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #7 of 92 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #47 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #4 of 92 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #547 of 1,214 | #35 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,390 | #35 of 1,377 | #7 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #1,213 of 1,279 | #98 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #130 of 1,278 | #13 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #1,209 of 1,329 | #88 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #725 of 930 | #59 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
1,390
-63 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 1,143
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 1,390 | 53.6 | 25.9:1 | 22% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 1,359 | 53.6 | 25.3:1 | 20% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 1,317 | 51.8 | 25.4:1 | 16% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 1,453 | 59 | 24.6:1 | 11% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 1,509 | 60.1 | 25.1:1 | 12% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 1,612 | 60 | 26.9:1 | 13% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | N/A | N/A | 18% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 1,143 | 43 | 26.6:1 | 23% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,509 to 1,390); teachers down 11% (60.1 to 53.6).
About Marshall Middle
Marshall Middle is a public middle-grades school run by San Diego Unified in San Diego, California. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,390 students. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 111% larger than that mark.
San Diego Unified runs Marshall Middle along with 173 other schools, enrolling 94,828 students in total.
The student body at Marshall Middle has no majority group. Asian students lead at 37%. Next come 35% White, 13% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. The county population is about 12% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Marshall Middle totals 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Marshall Middle is about 22%. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Marshall Middle earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of California public middle schools.
In California, Marshall Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 78.2% actual against a predicted 66.8%.
Census data for San Diego County show median household income comes to about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
Measured in a straight line, Miramar Ranch Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Marshall Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Marshall Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 1,453 in 2020-21 to 1,390 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.6:1 to 25.9:1.
The allk12 page for Marshall Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Quick facts
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Other Marshall Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Marshall Middle. Marshall Middle is the largest of the 12.
- Marshall MiddlePomona, CA · 249 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolWexford, PA · 847 students
- Marshall MiddleJanesville, WI · 747 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 694 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Miramar Ranch Elementary0.9 mi · 637
- Scripps Ranch High1.1 mi · 1,890
- Jerabek Elementary1.2 mi · 718
- Wangenheim Middle1.7 mi · 703
- Walker Elementary1.9 mi · 398
- Hage Elementary2.1 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall MiddleHow many students attend Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle enrolls approximately 1,390 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marshall Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Middle?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Marshall Middle.
How diverse is Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle reports a student body of 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 37% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Middle?
Marshall Middle is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.