Enrollment
337
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005525
Montgomery Middle
2470 Ulric St., San Diego, CA 92111 · (858) 397-6600 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
19.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
290 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 130 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 29% |
Student demographics
56%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
39.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 9.3% | 30.2% | 25.7% | 34.7% |
| Math | 8.7% | 18.1% | 19.9% | 53.3% |
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 | 39.5% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.2% | 15.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.8% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.4% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 25.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Montgomery Middle
Montgomery Middle's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Middle this school | 337 | 86.1% | 29.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Intermediate Sacramento | 357 | 87.1% | 26.5% |
| Visitacion Valley Middle San Francisco | 333 | 80.8% | 15.3% |
| Pinole Middle Pinole | 381 | 80.1% | 24.5% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle Hayward | 453 | 84.1% | 12.7% |
| Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos | 403 | 74.7% | 43.4% |
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 Montgomery Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #754 of 1,224 | #61 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #674 of 1,227 ▲ 144 | #57 of 92 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #729 of 1,227 ▲ 135 | #58 of 92 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #70 of 1,214 | #4 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #1,157 of 1,377 | #91 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #358 of 1,279 | #28 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #520 of 1,278 | #59 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #398 of 1,329 | #17 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #133 of 930 | #9 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
337
-82 (-20%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 337 | 17.5 | 19.3:1 | 86% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 18.7 | 18.3:1 | 84% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 19.2 | 18.6:1 | 82% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 84% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 24.8 | 19.2:1 | 87% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 91% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 86% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 38 | 21.0:1 | 78% (623) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (476 to 337); teachers down 30% (24.8 to 17.5).
About Montgomery Middle
The public middle-grades school Montgomery Middle is located in San Diego, California. It educates 337 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
San Diego Unified oversees Montgomery Middle and 173 other schools, with 94,828 students in total.
Hispanic students are the majority at Montgomery Middle, with 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Asian, 9% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. Montgomery Middle's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1 at Montgomery Middle, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 86%. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Montgomery Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Montgomery Middle, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
The closest public school to Montgomery Middle is Linda Vista Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Montgomery Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 46.8%, higher than Montgomery Middle's 29.6%.
The NCES locale for Montgomery Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 82 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Montgomery Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Linda Vista Elementary0.3 mi · 362
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Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Montgomery Middle?
Montgomery Middle enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Montgomery Middle serve?
Montgomery Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montgomery Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montgomery Middle is approximately 19.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montgomery Middle?
At Montgomery Middle, the student body is approximately 7% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 19% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Montgomery Middle public or private?
Montgomery Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.