How does Marshall Middle compare to other middle schools in San Diego?

Marshall Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.1/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 50% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,738 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Marshall Middle?

50.0% of students at Marshall Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Marshall Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Marshall Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Marshall Middle?

11.4% of students at Marshall Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Marshall Middle

Middle School

San Diego Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92131

📍 9700 Avenue of Nations

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,359 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

42.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 19 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.8%

White35.5%

Asian33.4%

Black1.5%

Other17.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Marshall Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.0%
Met Standard	28.2%
Below Standard	21.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Marshall Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 32.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 25.6 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 24.4%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.5 points higher (vs 19.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 42.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

50.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

78.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,738

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	456	46.0%	32.7%	13.8%	7.5%	78.7%
7th	454	48.7%	36.3%	11.2%	3.7%	85.0%
8th	459	44.0%	40.3%	9.6%	6.1%	84.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	455	53.0%	22.0%	16.7%	8.3%	75.0%
7th	454	51.5%	20.3%	21.6%	6.6%	71.8%
8th	460	56.5%	17.8%	17.0%	8.7%	74.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Miramar Ranch Elementary

65.590th pctile

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Middle

Marshall Middle

68.195th pctile

This school

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High School

Scripps Ranch High

77.497th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.