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How has Pacific Beach Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
715
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005532
Pacific Beach Middle
4676 Ingraham St., San Diego, CA 92109 · (858) 221-5600 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
20.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
294 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 269 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%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
78.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.9pp since 2014
Math
66.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.5pp 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 66 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.7% | 34.2% | 13.6% | 7.5% |
| Math | 43.0% | 23.4% | 17.7% | 15.9% |
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 | 78.9% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 65.8% |
| 2022-23 | 72.8% | 62.4% |
| 2021-22 | 73.6% | 61.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.1% | 57.5% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 55.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Pacific Beach Middle
Pacific Beach Middle's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Beach Middle this school | 715 | 41.1% | 71.9% |
| Sinaloa Middle Novato | 693 | 42.1% | 53.1% |
| La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo | 713 | 39.7% | 64.5% |
| Lawrence E. Jones Middle Rohnert Park | 775 | 38.3% | 37.0% |
| Tierra del Sol Middle Lakeside | 713 | 41.4% | 33.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle Pleasant Hill | 738 | 44.4% | 49.3% |
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 Pacific Beach Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #106 of 1,224 | #10 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #119 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #11 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #83 of 1,227 ▲ 16 | #9 of 92 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #297 of 1,214 | #13 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #574 of 1,377 | #48 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #513 of 1,279 | #42 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #219 of 1,278 | #21 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,038 of 1,329 | #71 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #825 of 930 | #63 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
715
+43 (+6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 715 | 35.1 | 20.4:1 | 41% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 29.1 | 21.7:1 | 41% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 30.1 | 19.2:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 35% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 33 | 22.7:1 | 41% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 28 | 24.2:1 | 49% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | N/A | N/A | 71% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 36 | 21.6:1 | 57% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 35 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Beach Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (748 to 715); teachers up 6% (33 to 35.1).
About Pacific Beach Middle
Pacific Beach Middle serves students in San Diego, California, as a medium-sized middle school. The school enrolls 715 students, from grades 6 through 8.
San Diego Unified has 174 schools; together they serve 94,828 students.
Pacific Beach Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 48% White, within a few points of the school. Pacific Beach Middle has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Pacific Beach Middle is 35.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.4:1. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
allk12 grades Pacific Beach Middle an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 55.4% for Pacific Beach Middle, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 71.9%. The 16.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of California schools.
San Diego County census figures show that median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
The nearest other public school, Crown Point Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.3%; Pacific Beach Middle's is 71.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Pacific Beach Middle is City: Large.
Enrollment was 672 in 2020-21 and 715 in 2024-25, a increase of 43 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.7:1 to 20.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Beach MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Pacific Beach Middle?
Pacific Beach Middle enrolls approximately 715 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pacific Beach Middle serve?
Pacific Beach Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pacific Beach Middle?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Pacific Beach Middle.
How diverse is Pacific Beach Middle?
Pacific Beach Middle reports a student body of 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Pacific Beach Middle in?
Pacific Beach Middle is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.