Twin Peaks Middle

Twin Peaks Middle is a well-populated middle school in Poway, California, operated by Poway Unified. The school educates 1,164 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 77% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Poway Unified comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 34,259 students; Twin Peaks Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Twin Peaks Middle reports that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Twin Peaks Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Twin Peaks Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 68.6%; this one comes in at 53.3%, -15.3 points off the demographic line.

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

The closest other public school is Tierra Bonita Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Twin Peaks Middle at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Twin Peaks Middle has decreased 3%, going from 1,200 students in 2018 to 1,164 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

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