R. Roger Rowe Middle

As a minimally staffed intermediate school in Rancho Santa Fe, California, R. Roger Rowe Middle works with 189 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Rancho Santa Fe Elementary. That puts it 71% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

R. Roger Rowe Middle is one of 2 schools operated by Rancho Santa Fe Elementary, a district that teaches 505 students overall.

Looking at the student body, R. Roger Rowe Middle records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, R. Roger Rowe Middle reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R. Roger Rowe Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.7%; this one delivers 81.9%.

In the area at large, census data for San Diego County shows median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. R. Roger Rowe Middle is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: R. Roger Rowe Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R. Roger Rowe Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. R. Roger Rowe Middle's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 189). White enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.