Is Midland Elementary a good school?

Midland Elementary ranks 1065 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Midland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 588 students attended Midland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Midland Elementary?

Students at Midland Elementary are 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Midland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Twin Peaks Middle High : Poway High

Midland Elementary

Summary:

Midland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Poway, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 612 students. It is part of the Poway Unified School District, which is ranked 125 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Midland Elementary generally performs below the Poway Unified School District average and the California state average in standardized tests, the school faces some unique challenges. Midland has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.8% in 2018-2019 to 25.5% in 2021-2022, before slightly improving to 18.8% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Midland has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.25% to 34.97% over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 23.8 in 2022-2023, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 19.3 to 26.5.

Interestingly, Midland Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing well for White and Multi-racial students but lagging behind in rankings for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students compared to the state. When compared to the nearby schools within the Poway Unified School District, such as Morning Creek Elementary, Shoal Creek Elementary, and Creekside Elementary, Midland Elementary's performance is generally lower, with the nearby schools consistently outperforming Midland in test scores and having lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

13910 Midland Rd.
Poway, CA 92064-4024

(858) 748-0047

District: Poway Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1065^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,228

Students who attend Midland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Peaks Middle
High:	Poway High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 588

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Midland Elementary ranks better than 81.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 22^nd among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.08. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Midland Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.3%), Hispanic (31.6%), two or more races (12.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midland Elementary is 21.2, which is the 6^th best among 26 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Midland Elementary employs 27.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Midland Elementary is $7,228. 16 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Midland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Midland Elementary 1065^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Midland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Poway Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Poway Unified 125^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Midland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.55	1207^th	4809	74.9%
2005	75.30	1114^th	4822	76.9%
2006	84.24	773^rd	4818	84.0%
2007	86.11	705^th	5113	86.2%
2008	86.43	684^th	5113	86.6%
2009	85.59	731^st	5193	85.9%
2010	90.16	430^th	5314	91.9%
2011	82.18	886^th	5377	83.5%
2012	81.73	933^rd	5390	82.7%
2013	79.26	1098^th	5530	80.1%
2015	77.45	1217^th	5611	78.3%
2016	85.42	878^th	5614	84.4%
2017	89.99	643^rd	5692	88.7%
2018	73.83	1410^th	5662	75.1%
2019	79.61	1194^th	5789	79.4%
2022	75.09	1401^st	5883	76.2%
2023	84.95	955^th	5874	83.7%
2024	82.08	1065^th	5862	81.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	53.18	241^st	445	45.8%
2022	54.46	324^th	610	46.9%
2023	65.22	245^th	669	63.4%
2024	58.14	335^th	669	49.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.16	816^th	3246	74.9%
2019	69.45	548^th	3275	83.3%
2022	59.12	794^th	3311	76.0%
2023	65.30	622^nd	3250	80.9%
2024	62.92	612^th	3160	80.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.38	467^th	2420	80.7%
2024	50.50	952^nd	2634	63.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.16	1224^th	5084	75.9%
2019	61.77	1649^th	5173	68.1%
2022	65.80	1375^th	5264	73.9%
2023	79.50	797^th	5374	85.2%
2024	65.96	1457^th	5511	73.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.43	1437^th	5413	73.5%
2019	80.05	1074^th	5492	80.4%
2022	78.21	1190^th	5635	78.9%
2023	83.59	955^th	5617	83.0%
2024	80.32	1084^th	5605	80.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.85	347^th	2128	83.7%
2019	76.81	389^th	2585	85.0%
2022	69.09	424^th	2227	81.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.72	1338^th	5431	75.4%
2019	74.23	1338^th	5510	75.7%
2022	70.14	1522^nd	5663	73.1%
2023	83.47	947^th	5650	83.2%
2024	80.67	1049^th	5636	81.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.27	1881^st	4830	61.1%
2019	63.79	1481^st	4963	70.2%
2022	63.35	1460^th	5084	71.3%
2023	71.24	1118^th	5098	78.1%
2024	69.03	1227^th	5102	76.0%

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Rank History for White students at Midland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.96	1267^th	2737	53.7%
2019	67.54	916^th	2834	67.7%
2022	55.11	1319^th	2726	51.6%
2023	77.82	510^th	2662	80.8%
2024	68.39	859^th	2647	67.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Midland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	568	8	30	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
1989	623	12	23	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1990	643	16	32	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1991	670	12	36	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1992	672	8	43	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1993	681	12	45	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
1994	639	21	49	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	773
1995	582	11	46	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	731
1996	582	11	46	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	731
1997	568	17	44	98	8	n/a	n/a	0	735
1998	585	18	48	108	8	n/a	n/a	0	767
1999	586	25	46	111	11	n/a	n/a	0	779
2000	569	20	51	143	7	n/a	n/a	16	806
2001	519	20	57	144	9	n/a	n/a	18	767
2002	458	23	54	118	5	n/a	n/a	18	676
2003	458	23	54	118	5	n/a	n/a	18	676
2004	418	18	65	98	4	n/a	n/a	15	618
2005	366	14	44	98	1	n/a	n/a	27	550
2006	359	15	46	90	1	n/a	n/a	31	542
2007	349	17	52	102	1	n/a	n/a	42	563
2008	333	17	57	124	3	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	333	18	55	147	1	1	40	0	595
2010	305	18	60	166	2	2	49	0	602
2011	329	24	72	185	1	3	13	0	627
2012	317	22	71	198	1	3	18	0	630
2013	323	27	72	208	1	2	23	0	656
2014	307	20	70	208	0	3	34	0	642
2015	290	18	74	211	0	3	42	0	638
2016	292	13	67	217	0	4	46	0	639
2017	299	15	64	202	0	4	45	0	629
2018	301	15	62	205	0	1	47	0	631
2019	285	8	64	209	1	0	58	0	625
2020	282	8	66	216	0	0	76	0	648
2021	271	9	60	188	0	0	64	0	592
2022	295	7	55	198	0	0	72	0	627
2023	274	8	57	201	1	0	71	0	612
2024	272	8	46	186	0	1	75	0	588

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Midland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	629	24.0	26.2	n/a
1989	683	26.0	26.2	n/a
1990	725	28.0	25.8	n/a
1991	756	29.0	26.0	n/a
1992	760	29.5	25.7	7.5
1993	786	30.0	26.2	12.2
1994	773	30.0	25.8	14.9
1995	731	27.4	26.7	21.3
1996	731	27.4	26.7	21.3
1997	735	34.0	21.6	18.6
1998	767	37.7	20.3	19.7
1999	779	40.5	19.2	18.2
2000	806	40.7	19.8	20.8
2001	767	39.2	19.6	21.8
2002	676	35.2	19.2	18.5
2003	676	35.2	19.2	18.5
2004	618	28.5	21.7	17.9
2005	550	24.0	22.9	20.7
2006	542	23.5	23.1	21.3
2007	563	25.5	22.1	22.6
2008	534	26.0	20.5	30.3
2009	595	26.0	20.5	29.7
2010	602	25.3	23.7	30.1
2011	627	n/a	n/a	32.2
2012	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
2013	656	23.5	27.9	36
2014	642	23.0	27.9	37.1
2015	638	22.0	29.0	37.5
2016	639	24.0	26.6	41.2
2017	629	24.0	26.2	36.2
2018	631	24.2	26.0	40.6
2019	625	21.5	29.0	38.9
2020	648	n/a	n/a	37.7
2021	592	26.3	22.5	35
2022	627	27.2	23.0	31.6
2023	612	25.7	23.8	29.2
2024	588	27.7	21.2	30.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Midland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	629	24.0	26.2	n/a
1989	683	26.0	26.2	n/a
1990	725	28.0	25.8	n/a
1991	756	29.0	26.0	n/a
1992	760	29.5	25.7	7.5
1993	786	30.0	26.2	12.2
1994	773	30.0	25.8	14.9
1995	731	27.4	26.7	21.3
1996	731	27.4	26.7	21.3
1997	735	34.0	21.6	18.6
1998	767	37.7	20.3	19.7
1999	779	40.5	19.2	18.2
2000	806	40.7	19.8	20.8
2001	767	39.2	19.6	21.8
2002	676	35.2	19.2	18.5
2003	676	35.2	19.2	18.5
2004	618	28.5	21.7	17.9
2005	550	24.0	22.9	20.7
2006	542	23.5	23.1	21.3
2007	563	25.5	22.1	22.6
2008	534	26.0	20.5	30.3
2009	595	26.0	20.5	29.7
2010	602	25.3	23.7	30.1
2011	627	n/a	n/a	32.2
2012	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
2013	656	23.5	27.9	36
2014	642	23.0	27.9	37.1
2015	638	22.0	29.0	37.5
2016	639	24.0	26.6	41.2
2017	629	24.0	26.2	36.2
2018	631	24.2	26.0	40.6
2019	625	21.5	29.0	38.9
2020	648	n/a	n/a	37.7
2021	592	26.3	22.5	35
2022	627	27.2	23.0	31.6
2023	612	25.7	23.8	29.2
2024	588	27.7	21.2	30.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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