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Enrollment
813
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005554
Standley Middle
6298 Radcliffe Dr., San Diego, CA 92122 · (858) 605-2100 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
22.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
352 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 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 32% |
Student demographics
71%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
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
60.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.3% | 34.4% | 15.2% | 12.2% |
| Math | 43.1% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 20.2% |
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 | 72.7% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 58.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 52.9% |
| 2018-19 | 76.3% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.2% | 64.7% |
| 2016-17 | 66.6% | 60.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Standley Middle
Standley Middle's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standley Middle this school | 813 | 43.3% | 65.5% |
| Mesa View Middle Huntington Beach | 817 | 45.4% | 68.2% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle Pleasant Hill | 738 | 44.4% | 49.3% |
| La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo | 713 | 39.7% | 64.5% |
| James L. Day Middle Temecula | 932 | 42.0% | 55.9% |
| Ethel Dwyer Middle Huntington Beach | 884 | 37.1% | 61.9% |
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 Standley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #166 of 1,224 | #15 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #174 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #15 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #153 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #14 of 92 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #61 of 1,214 | #3 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #421 of 1,377 | #33 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #800 of 1,279 | #59 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #102 of 1,278 | #10 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #1,017 of 1,329 | #66 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #301 of 930 | #28 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
813
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 813 | 37 | 22.0:1 | 43% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 36 | 23.3:1 | 42% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 33.4 | 24.4:1 | 39% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 35 | 25.7:1 | 39% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 39 | 26.5:1 | 40% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 1,075 | 40 | 26.9:1 | 37% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 1,050 | N/A | N/A | 42% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 1,178 | 50 | 23.6:1 | 28% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 1,049 | 38 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Standley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,034 to 813); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Standley Middle
Standley Middle is a medium-sized middle school located in San Diego, California. The student body numbers 813 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
San Diego Unified has 94,828 students in 174 schools, and Standley Middle is one of those schools.
Standley Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 40%. It is also 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 2% Black. San Diego County's residents are about 48% White, 8 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Standley Middle comes in at 71%.
The school has about 22.0 students per teacher and 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 43%. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Standley 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.2%.
Federal survey data for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
The school nearest to Standley Middle is Curie Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Standley Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Standley Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 900 to 813 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.7 to 22.0 over 4 years.
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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 Standley MiddleHow large is Standley Middle?
Standley Middle enrolls approximately 813 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Standley Middle serve?
Standley Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Standley Middle have?
Standley Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
How diverse is Standley Middle?
Standley Middle reports a student body of 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Standley Middle in?
Standley Middle is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.