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Diegueno Middle · Encinitas

Diegueno Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Diegueno is a middle school in Encinitas. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Diegueno Middle in Encinitas, 59.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 61.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Diegueno Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 2.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (43.8% Math proficient); White students (79.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 71.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 130 students tested.

All students at this school: 73% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 73%, district —, state 39%73%
WhiteWhite: this school 76%, district 73%, state 56%76% · +3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 74%, district 73%, state 42%74% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 71%, district 76%, state 44%71% · −2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 56%, district 54%, state 32%56% · −17 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 52%, district 54%, state 32%52% · −21 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 41%, district 30%, state 15%41% · −31 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 83%, district 82%, state 56%83% · +11 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 75%, district 68%, state 46%75% · +2 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 6%, district 20%, state 11%6% · −67 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 40%, district 30%, state 22%40% · −33 vs school
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 25:1, district 24:125:1
Teaching staff37 teachers
Avg. experience18.8 years
Fully credentialed92%
First-year teachers3%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$70,862 – $145,072
Principal salary$0 – $199,179
Superintendent salary$358,750

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,352, CA average $14,815$15,352 · spent at this school
Federal share$22 per student

$22 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,948 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support11%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,624 per pupil
2019$11,728 per pupil
2018$11,865 per pupil
2017$11,201 per pupil
2016$11,107 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White67.0%
District 52.8% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic20.4%
District 17.2% · CA 56.1%
Other9.9%
District 10.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian2.7%
District 18.7% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 16.0% (48pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$159K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.61M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+67% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,617
Median age44 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 57% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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