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

San Ysidro is a middle school in San Ysidro. 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 San Ysidro Middle in San Ysidro, 24.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 35.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. San Ysidro Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 10.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (26.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 21.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 400 students tested.

All students at this school: 18% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 18%, district —, state 39%18%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 18%, district 30%, state 32%18% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 17%, district 31%, state 32%17% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 16%, district 31%, state 42%16% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 21%, district 35%, state 44%21% · +3 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 13%, state 11%3% · −15 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 14%, district 19%, state 22%14% · −5 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 10%, state 15%3% · −15 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: 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
High School
No feeder data available for this level

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 19:1, district 22:119:1
Teaching staff27 teachers
Avg. experience13.6 years
Fully credentialed92%
First-year teachers4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,984 – $120,609
Principal salary$152,557 – $0
Superintendent salary$236,046

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,636, CA average $14,815$22,636 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,809 per student

$1,809 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,604 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
Instruction65%
Instruction support8%
Student services9%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance10%

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$15,345 per pupil
2019$14,025 per pupil
2018$15,000 per pupil
2017$14,474 per pupil
2016$12,292 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic96.0%
District 87.6% · CA 56.1%
White1.8%
District 1.9% · CA 19.9%
Other1.6%
District 6.7% · CA 9.0%
Black0.6%
District 3.1% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 66.8% (3pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$70K · CA $85K
Median home value$535K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+10% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,585
Median age36 years

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

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 20% 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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