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What's one thing Midland Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004889
Midland Elementary
13910 Midland Rd., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 748-0047 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
181 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
66.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
57.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 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 | 39.3% | 27.0% | 16.7% | 17.0% |
| Math | 35.5% | 22.0% | 24.7% | 17.8% |
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 | 66.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 58.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.6% | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 61.6% | 52.7% |
| 2018-19 | 65.1% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 58.3% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary this school | 580 | 31.2% | 62.0% |
| Maude B. Davis Elementary Costa Mesa | 570 | 33.2% | 73.0% |
| Crowne Hill Elementary Temecula | 519 | 32.8% | 57.0% |
| Centennial Elementary Bakersfield | 576 | 34.0% | 48.4% |
| Villa Park Elementary Villa Park | 604 | 32.6% | 71.5% |
| Tierrasanta Elementary San Diego | 500 | 31.2% | 68.9% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Midland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,026 of 5,151 | #114 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,171 of 5,172 ▼ 79 | #127 of 393 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #941 of 5,172 ▼ 56 | #112 of 393 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,732 of 5,116 | #110 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #1,565 of 5,915 | #114 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,969 of 5,352 | #104 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #1,127 of 5,354 | #103 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #4,708 of 5,625 | #342 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,929 of 3,837 | #207 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
580
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 580 | 26.7 | 21.7:1 | 31% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 27.7 | 21.2:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 25.7 | 23.8:1 | 29% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 26 | 22.8:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 24.2 | 26.1:1 | 41% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 24 | 26.6:1 | 41% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | N/A | N/A | 32% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 21% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 29 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (631 to 580); teachers up 10% (24.2 to 26.7).
About Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Poway, California, one of the schools in Poway Unified. The latest federal count shows 580 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Midland Elementary is a school in Poway Unified. The district has 39 schools and 34,259 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Midland Elementary, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That is close to the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.7:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. That is 23 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Midland Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 62.0% against 61.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Nearest public school: Twin Peaks Middle, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 57.4% on proficiency, and Midland Elementary is above that at 62.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (592) to 2024-25 (580). The ratio was 22.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Midland Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
Other schools in Poway
- Pacific Coast AcademyCombined · 6,760 students
- Cabrillo Point AcademyCombined · 5,706 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Twin Peaks MiddleMiddle · 1,164 students
- Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle · 972 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 858 students
Other Midland Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Midland Elementary. Midland Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Midland ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 553 students
- Midland ElementaryGalivants Ferry, SC · 744 students
- Midland ElementaryTacoma, WA · 399 students
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFLORAL, AR · 291 students
- Midland Elementary SchoolLacon, IL · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Peaks Middle0.9 mi · 1,164
- Valley Elementary1.1 mi · 663
- Tierra Bonita Elementary1.1 mi · 377
- Abraxas Continuation High1.5 mi · 216
- Garden Road Elementary1.6 mi · 508
- Meadowbrook Middle1.6 mi · 972
Frequently asked questions
About Midland ElementaryHow many students attend Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Midland Elementary serve?
Midland Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary is approximately 21.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midland Elementary?
At Midland Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary is overseen by Poway Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.