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San Diego County Office Of Education School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 1,056 students in San Diego County Office Of Education School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in San Diego County Office Of Education School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,459 Schools
# Students
1,089 Students
1,857,843 Students
# Teachers
114 Teachers
88,071 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
San Diego County Office Of Education School District, which is ranked #1871 of all 1,903 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 36% has increased from 19% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1914 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)3%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
29%
Graduation Rate
36%
86.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)65.4%
27.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
74%
55%
% Black
10%
5%
% White
9%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $528,590 is higher than the state median of $20,106. The school district revenue/student has declined by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $471,124 is higher than the state median of $18,517. The school district spending/student has declined by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$576 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$513 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$528,590
$20,106
Spending / Student
$471,124
$18,517
Best San Diego County Office Of Education School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Davila Day
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
540 G St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 427-5626
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 427-5626
Gr: K-8 | 28 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
San Diego County Special Education
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
525 Third St.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
(858) 298-2213
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
(858) 298-2213
Gr: K-12 | 28 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #33.
North Coastal Consortium Schools
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
255 Pico Ave. Rm. 220
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 761-5110
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 761-5110
Gr: K-12 | 46 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #44.
San Diego County Court
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2801 Meadow Lark Dr.
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 298-6857
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 298-6857
Gr: K-12 | 219 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #55.
Monarch
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1625 Newton Ave.
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 652-4100
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 652-4100
Gr: K-12 | 225 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #66.
San Diego County Community
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 290-5853
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 290-5853
Gr: K-12 | 510 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
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