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Enrollment
1,503
Middle
DISTRICT 1,230 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153011134
Oak Valley Middle
16055 Winecreek Rd., San Diego, CA 92127 · (858) 487-2939 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,503 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
24.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
126 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 498 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 473 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 532 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
79.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
74.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.6% | 34.4% | 13.1% | 7.9% |
| Math | 53.5% | 20.6% | 16.6% | 9.2% |
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 | 79.0% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 70.4% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 69.7% |
| 2021-22 | 81.6% | 71.1% |
| 2018-19 | 83.8% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 82.7% | 74.0% |
| 2016-17 | 84.6% | 71.0% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Oak Valley Middle
Oak Valley Middle's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Middle this school | 1,503 | 8.4% | 75.7% |
| Mesa Verde Middle San Diego | 1,178 | 11.2% | 78.7% |
| Pine Valley Middle San Ramon | 973 | 6.8% | 77.5% |
| Union Middle San Jose | 1,068 | 7.8% | 83.0% |
| Ralston Intermediate Belmont | 1,082 | 6.2% | 85.6% |
| Pacific Trails Middle San Diego | 971 | 12.0% | 82.7% |
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 Oak Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #72 of 1,224 | #7 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #65 of 1,227 ▲ 19 | #6 of 92 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #79 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #8 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #830 of 1,214 | #53 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,503 | #18 of 1,377 | #3 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #1,166 of 1,279 | #94 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #292 of 1,278 | #29 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #1,304 of 1,329 | #101 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #185 of 257 | #15 of 16 |
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
1,503
-63 (-4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,335
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 1,503 | 60.3 | 24.9:1 | 8% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 1,485 | 61.9 | 24.0:1 | 10% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 1,515 | 61.5 | 24.6:1 | 9% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 1,566 | 64 | 24.5:1 | 9% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 1,461 | 54.3 | 26.9:1 | 8% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 1,388 | 52 | 26.7:1 | 10% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,335 | N/A | N/A | 9% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,461 to 1,503); teachers up 11% (54.3 to 60.3).
About Oak Valley Middle
Oak Valley Middle is a public middle school in San Diego, California. Enrollment is 1,503 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 128% higher.
Poway Unified has 39 schools; together they serve 34,259 students.
At Oak Valley Middle, the largest share of students is Asian, at 49%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. San Diego County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Oak Valley Middle's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Oak Valley Middle total 60.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school counts 126 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 8%. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Oak Valley Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Oak Valley Middle is 1.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (75.7% versus 74.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Stone Ranch Elementary is the public school closest to Oak Valley Middle, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Oak Valley Middle places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 63 students since 2020-21, to 1,503.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Oak Valley Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other Oak Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak Valley Middle. Oak Valley Middle is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Stone Ranch Elementary0.6 mi · 692
- Rolling Hills Elementary1.2 mi · 490
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- Turtleback Elementary1.3 mi · 458
- Design 39 Campus1.4 mi · 1,216
- Monterey Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Valley MiddleHow many students attend Oak Valley Middle?
Oak Valley Middle enrolls approximately 1,503 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oak Valley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Valley Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Oak Valley Middle have?
Oak Valley Middle employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Valley Middle?
Student demographics at Oak Valley Middle are roughly 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 49% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Oak Valley Middle public or private?
Oak Valley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.