Mesa Verde Middle

Located at 8375 Entreken Way, in San Diego, California, Mesa Verde Middle is a large intermediate school that hosts 1,178 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Poway Unified. That puts it 79% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Mesa Verde Middle is one of 39 schools operated by Poway Unified, a district that teaches 34,259 students overall.

On demographics, Mesa Verde Middle records that the largest single group is Asian at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Mesa Verde Middle reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mesa Verde Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 78.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Mesa Verde Middle is one.

Deer Canyon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mesa Verde Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Mesa Verde Middle's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,344 (now 1,178). White enrollment moved from 37% to 30% across the same window.

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