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

Mesa Verde Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 70.4/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,241 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mesa Verde Middle?

50.5% of students at Mesa Verde Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mesa Verde Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mesa Verde Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.6 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 Mesa Verde Middle?

5.6% of students at Mesa Verde 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.

Mesa Verde Middle

Middle School

Poway Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92129

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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

1,119 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

42 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-12.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

30.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 41 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.0%

White31.8%

Asian37.1%

Black1.3%

Other19.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mesa Verde Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.5%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	21.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Mesa Verde Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 33.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.8 points above the Poway Unified district average of 43.7%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.2 points higher (vs 41.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 4.6 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 declined and Math increased year-over-year. 30.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

50.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

78.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,241

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	416	42.8%	35.8%	15.9%	5.5%	78.6%
7th	357	49.3%	31.9%	11.2%	7.6%	81.2%
8th	345	44.1%	37.1%	11.3%	7.5%	81.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	416	52.2%	21.1%	19.0%	7.7%	73.3%
7th	359	55.7%	23.1%	13.1%	8.1%	78.8%
8th	348	59.2%	20.7%	14.1%	6.0%	79.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Sundance Elementary

64.889th pctile

Canyon View Elementary

65.590th pctile

Deer Canyon Elementary

73.897th pctile

Park Village Elementary

72.897th pctile

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Middle

Mesa Verde Middle

70.497th pctile

This school

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High School

Westview High

77.997th pctile

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