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

Standley Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.3/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,599 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Standley Middle?

40.6% of students at Standley Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 66.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Standley Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Standley Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 8.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Standley Middle?

5.9% of students at Standley 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.

Standley Middle

Middle School

San Diego Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92122

📍 6298 Radcliffe Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

838 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

42%

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

26.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 57 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic30.4%

White39.5%

Asian14.2%

Black2.1%

Other13.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Standley Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.6%
Met Standard	25.8%
Below Standard	33.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Standley Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 23.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 16.2 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 24.4%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.6 points higher (vs 11.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 26.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

66.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-8.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,599

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	271	43.2%	32.5%	16.2%	8.1%	75.7%
7th	269	37.9%	35.7%	13.4%	13.0%	73.6%
8th	257	33.5%	35.0%	15.9%	15.6%	68.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	275	44.0%	20.7%	17.1%	18.2%	64.7%
7th	272	44.1%	16.5%	20.6%	18.8%	60.7%
8th	255	41.2%	14.5%	20.4%	23.9%	55.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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