Summary:
Mission Middle is a public middle school located in Escondido, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 906 students. The school is part of the Escondido Union School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mission Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1,700-2,000 out of around 2,700 schools.
Mission Middle faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 51.1% in 2020-2021, much higher than the state average and the Escondido Union district average. Academically, Mission Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the Escondido Union district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.43% of Mission Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.59% in the Escondido Union district and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, Mission Middle has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.89% to 94.04% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Escondido Union district.
When comparing Mission Middle to other middle schools in the area, several patterns emerge. Bear Valley Middle and Rincon Middle, also in the Escondido Union district, perform significantly better than Mission Middle on academic measures, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Quantum Academy, a public charter school in the Escondido Union district, also outperforms Mission Middle and the district as a whole on academic measures. Meanwhile, San Elijo Middle and Woodland Park Middle, in the San Marcos Unified district, have much higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Mission Middle.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Escondido Union
SchoolDigger Rank:
1951st of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,762
Feeder schools for Mission Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.8
Number of students: 925
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
93.9%
Two or more races:
2.3%
White:
1.6%
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Asian:
1.3%
African American:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.8%
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