Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy

Located at 9009 Park Plaza Dr., in La Mesa, California, Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy is a medium-sized junior high that instructs 897 students (grades 6 through 8), part of La Mesa-Spring Valley. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

La Mesa-Spring Valley comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 10,491 students; Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy reports that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 37% White, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 43.6%.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Trust Blended Learning is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 897 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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