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

Oak Valley Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.1/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 49% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,914 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Oak Valley Middle?

49.0% of students at Oak Valley Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Oak Valley Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Oak Valley Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.8 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 Oak Valley Middle?

5.5% of students at Oak Valley 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.

Oak Valley Middle

Middle School

Poway Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92127

📍 16055 Winecreek Road

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

1,485 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

61 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

31.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 45 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic8.1%

White33.5%

Asian42.3%

Black1.2%

Other14.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Oak Valley Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	49.0%
Met Standard	27.6%
Below Standard	23.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Oak Valley Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

49.0% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 31.7 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.3 points above the Poway Unified district average of 43.7%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.9 points higher (vs 42.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.8 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 significantly year-over-year. 31.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

49.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

76.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,914

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	487	46.0%	33.3%	12.3%	8.4%	79.3%
7th	464	46.1%	34.9%	12.1%	6.9%	81.0%
8th	499	41.9%	35.1%	14.8%	8.2%	77.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	490	46.1%	23.9%	19.4%	10.6%	70.0%
7th	466	50.9%	23.6%	16.7%	8.8%	74.5%
8th	508	63.2%	14.8%	13.8%	8.3%	78.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Stone Ranch Elementary

73.197th pctile

Monterey Ridge Elementary

70.995th pctile

Del Sur Elementary

69.694th pctile

Also serves area

Turtleback Elementary

56.578th pctile

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Middle

Oak Valley Middle

69.196th pctile

This school

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High School

Del Norte High

81.098th pctile

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