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Enrollment
855
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION·NCES 061288001456
Mission Middle
939 East Mission Ave., Escondido, CA 92026 · (760) 432-2452 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
820 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 278 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 35% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
31.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
18.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 | 6.6% | 24.9% | 26.6% | 41.9% |
| Math | 7.2% | 10.9% | 23.3% | 58.6% |
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 | 31.5% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 17.9% |
| 2021-22 | 31.7% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 41.2% | 23.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.2% | 21.7% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Mission Middle
Mission Middle's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Middle this school | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Madera | 865 | 96.9% | 16.1% |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
| El Monte Middle Orosi | 844 | 97.0% | 30.3% |
| Hollenbeck Middle Los Angeles | 927 | 96.0% | 38.0% |
| Wells Middle Riverside | 768 | 95.8% | 13.9% |
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 Mission Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #907 of 1,224 | #74 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #921 of 1,227 ▼ 89 | #73 of 92 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #948 of 1,227 ▼ 61 | #75 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #791 of 1,214 | #48 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #360 of 1,377 | #29 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #466 of 1,279 | #38 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #1,162 of 1,278 | #97 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #82 of 1,329 | #1 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #506 of 930 | #45 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
855
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,288
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 855 | 42.8 | 20.0:1 | 96% (820) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 51.8 | 17.9:1 | 95% (877) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 51 | 17.8:1 | 94% (852) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 94% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 47.1 | 21.3:1 | 94% (942) |
| 2015-16 | 919 | 48 | 19.1:1 | 84% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | N/A | N/A | 92% (899) |
| 2000-01 | 1,384 | 61 | 22.7:1 | 77% (1,066) |
| 1990-91 | 1,288 | 52 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,005 to 855); teachers down 9% (47.1 to 42.8).
About Mission Middle
Mission Middle is one of the public schools in Escondido, California. It is a medium-sized middle-grades school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 855 students. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Escondido Union runs 24 schools with a combined 13,920 students. Mission Middle is one of them.
At Mission Middle, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Mission Middle has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mission Middle counts 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.0 students for each one. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. About 96% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Mission Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 23.4% for a school in California with Mission Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mission Middle posts 24.9%.
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
The next-closest public school is Farr Avenue Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 27.1% on proficiency, and Mission Middle is below that at 24.9%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 880 in 2020-21 and 855 in 2024-25, a decrease of 25 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Escondido Union
- Bear Valley MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Del Dios Academy of Arts and SciencesMiddle · 788 students
- Rincon MiddleMiddle · 772 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- L. R. Green ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 679 students
Other schools in Escondido
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Orange Glen HighHigh · 1,788 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Classical AcademyElementary · 1,581 students
- Heritage K-8 CharterElementary · 1,345 students
- Classical Academy HighHigh · 1,336 students
Other Mission Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mission Middle. Mission Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Mission MiddleJurupa Valley, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Farr Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 513
- Pioneer Elementary0.4 mi · 598
- Classical Academy High0.8 mi · 1,336
- Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 547
- Rose Elementary0.8 mi · 498
- Conway Elementary0.9 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Mission MiddleHow large is Mission Middle?
Mission Middle enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mission Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mission Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mission Middle have?
Mission Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mission Middle?
Student demographics at Mission Middle are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mission Middle in?
Mission Middle is part of Escondido Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.