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Enrollment
529
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONSALL UNIFIED·NCES 060142609519
Norman L. Sullivan Middle
7350 West Lilac Rd., Bonsall, CA 92003 · (760) 631-5209 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
22.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
289 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 147 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Norman L. Sullivan Middle→Bonsall High
Based on grade levels within Bonsall Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
35.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 34.3% | 24.3% | 22.7% |
| Math | 15.8% | 20.0% | 26.5% | 37.8% |
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 | 53.1% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.4% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 62.1% | 55.8% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Norman L. Sullivan Middle
Norman L. Sullivan Middle's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman L. Sullivan Middle this school | 529 | 54.6% | 42.0% |
| El Portal Middle Escalon | 587 | 55.4% | 31.9% |
| Aptos Junior High Aptos | 587 | 51.1% | 39.7% |
| Castaic Middle Castaic | 451 | 50.8% | 47.3% |
| Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary Bakersfield | 466 | 50.9% | 47.4% |
| Bear River Wheatland | 585 | 58.8% | 41.9% |
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 Norman L. Sullivan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #472 of 1,224 | #42 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #485 of 1,227 ▲ 9 | #40 of 92 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #430 of 1,227 ▲ 55 | #37 of 92 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #752 of 1,214 | #45 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #876 of 1,377 | #71 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #856 of 1,279 | #67 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #255 of 1,278 | #27 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #897 of 1,329 | #53 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #616 of 930 | #52 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
529
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 529 | 23.7 | 22.3:1 | 55% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 24.1 | 21.1:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 23.2 | 20.3:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 39% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 33% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norman L. Sullivan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (595 to 529); teachers down 9% (26 to 23.7).
About Norman L. Sullivan Middle
Among the schools in Bonsall, California, is Norman L. Sullivan Middle, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 529 students on the rolls.
Norman L. Sullivan Middle is run by Bonsall Unified, whose 5 schools enroll 2,274 students.
White students make up 41% of enrollment at Norman L. Sullivan Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Norman L. Sullivan Middle reported 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. There are 289 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment. The average for public schools in San Diego County is similar, at 54%.
Among California public middle schools, Norman L. Sullivan Middle outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Norman L. Sullivan Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.0%, compared with a predicted 47.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for San Diego County show median household income comes to about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Norman L. Sullivan Middle among them.
Bonsall High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Norman L. Sullivan Middle ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 529, down from 553 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 20.5 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.
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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 Bonsall Unified
- Bonsall ElementaryElementary · 949 students
- Bonsall West ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Bonsall HighHigh · 342 students
- Vivian Banks CharterElementary · 71 students
Other schools in Bonsall
- Bonsall ElementaryElementary · 949 students
- Bonsall HighHigh · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Bonsall High0.0 mi · 342
- Bonsall Elementary2.6 mi · 949
- Ivy High (Continuation)5.0 mi · 69
- Oasis High (Alternative)5.2 mi · 74
- Fallbrook High5.2 mi · 1,853
- Live Oak Elementary5.6 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Norman L. Sullivan MiddleHow many students attend Norman L. Sullivan Middle?
Norman L. Sullivan Middle enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Norman L. Sullivan Middle serve?
Norman L. Sullivan Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norman L. Sullivan Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norman L. Sullivan Middle is approximately 22.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norman L. Sullivan Middle?
Norman L. Sullivan Middle reports a student body of 41% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Norman L. Sullivan Middle public or private?
Norman L. Sullivan Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bonsall Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.