San Ysidro Middle

Set in San Ysidro, California, San Ysidro Middle is an intimate junior high, operated by San Ysidro Elementary. It enrolls 500 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

San Ysidro Elementary comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,140 students; San Ysidro Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, San Ysidro Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting San Ysidro Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, San Ysidro Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.7%; this one comes in at 19.8%, -19.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. San Ysidro Middle is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is La Mirada Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts San Ysidro Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. San Ysidro Middle's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 500). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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