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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Twin Peaks Middle?
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Enrollment
1,164
Middle
DISTRICT 1,230 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004898
Twin Peaks Middle
14640 Tierra Bonita Rd., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 748-5131 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
214 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 394 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 369 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
56.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.4pp since 2014
Math
43.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 34.3% | 23.4% | 20.1% |
| Math | 24.5% | 18.8% | 30.4% | 26.3% |
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 | 56.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 67.2% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 49.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 64.6% | 55.1% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Twin Peaks Middle
Twin Peaks Middle's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks Middle this school | 1,164 | 18.4% | 51.6% |
| San Elijo Middle San Marcos | 1,395 | 19.1% | 57.9% |
| Aviara Oaks Middle Carlsbad | 991 | 21.9% | 68.3% |
| Twelve Bridges Middle Lincoln | 931 | 16.8% | 63.4% |
| Ladera Ranch Middle Ladera Ranch | 1,064 | 19.0% | 79.6% |
| Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
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 Twin Peaks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #331 of 1,224 | #32 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #355 of 1,227 ▼ 94 | #33 of 92 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #369 of 1,227 ▼ 32 | #33 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.8pp | #15 of 1,214 | #2 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #90 of 1,377 | #10 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #715 of 1,279 | #54 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #397 of 1,278 | #43 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,234 of 1,329 | #92 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #868 of 930 | #69 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
1,164
0 (0%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,495
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,164 | 54.1 | 21.5:1 | 18% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 1,101 | 54.6 | 20.2:1 | 19% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 1,109 | 53.6 | 20.7:1 | 17% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 1,164 | 52 | 22.4:1 | 20% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 1,200 | 49.7 | 24.2:1 | 24% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 1,167 | 48 | 24.3:1 | 21% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 1,241 | N/A | N/A | 13% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 1,755 | 73 | 24.0:1 | 8% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 1,495 | 62 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Peaks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,200 to 1,164); teachers up 9% (49.7 to 54.1).
About Twin Peaks Middle
Among the schools in Poway, California, is Twin Peaks Middle, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It enrolls 1,164 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 77% larger than the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Poway Unified (39 schools, 34,259 students) runs Twin Peaks Middle.
At Twin Peaks Middle, 55% of students are White. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Twin Peaks Middle scores 62%.
Its staff includes 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 18% of students at Twin Peaks Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
Among California public middle schools, Twin Peaks Middle outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school in California with Twin Peaks Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 68.8%. Twin Peaks Middle scores 51.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that median household income comes to about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Tierra Bonita Elementary is the nearest public school to Twin Peaks Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Twin Peaks Middle is behind the 60.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,164 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,164.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
Other schools in Poway
- Pacific Coast AcademyCombined · 6,760 students
- Cabrillo Point AcademyCombined · 5,706 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle · 972 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 858 students
- Valley ElementaryElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Bonita Elementary0.1 mi · 377
- Midland Elementary0.9 mi · 580
- Poway High1.4 mi · 2,101
- Garden Road Elementary1.8 mi · 508
- Abraxas Continuation High1.9 mi · 216
- Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Peaks MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Twin Peaks Middle?
Twin Peaks Middle enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Twin Peaks Middle serve?
Twin Peaks Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Peaks Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twin Peaks Middle is approximately 21.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Peaks Middle?
At Twin Peaks Middle, the student body is approximately 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Twin Peaks Middle public or private?
Twin Peaks Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.