Lewis Middle

Summary:

Lewis Middle is a public middle school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 971 students. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis Middle consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 60.96% to 71.09% in ELA and 48.98% to 64.52% in Math, compared to the district's 50.84% to 54.22% in ELA and 37.96% to 43.89% in Math, and the state's 45.82% to 47.19% in ELA and 31.57% to 35.54% in Math. The school also outperforms the district and state in the California Science Test (CAST), with 51.53% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 35.2% and the state's 28.95%. Lewis Middle's subgroup performance is generally strong, with most subgroups ranking in the top 50% of California middle schools, and African American, Hispanic, and White students performing particularly well, ranking in the top 25% of their respective subgroups. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 8.4% to 20.1% over the past few years, compared to the district's 20.1% in 2021-2022.

While Lewis Middle outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Clark Middle and Mann Middle, struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state levels. Additionally, the nearby Magnolia Science Academy San Diego, a public charter school located just 0.58 miles from Lewis Middle, consistently outperforms Lewis Middle and the state in academic achievement. The stark contrast in performance between Lewis Middle and some of the nearby schools within the same San Diego Unified School District highlights the importance of addressing factors such as socioeconomic status and chronic absenteeism to improve educational outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5170 Greenbrier Ave.
       San Diego, CA  92120-1220


(619) 510-4300

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
330th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,528 Help


Students who attend Lewis Middle usually attend:

High:    Henry High

Feeder schools for Lewis Middle:

Elementary:    Foster Elementary
    Franklin Elementary
    Hardy Elementary
    Hearst Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  963

Racial breakdown:

White:
33.2%
Hispanic:
32.4%
Asian:
16.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.9% Help


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Compare Details Lewis Middle ranks better than 88.1% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 23 ranked middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.61. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Lewis Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (33.2%), Hispanic (32.4%), Asian (16.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lewis Middle is 23.5. 16 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lewis Middle is $7,528. 18 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lewis Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lewis Middle 330th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Lewis Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 604th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lewis Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.35 458th 1769 74.1%
2005 66.06 501st 1777 71.8%
2006 71.40 437th 1804 75.8%
2007 63.37 616th 1999 69.2%
2008 66.23 557th 2005 72.2%
2009 72.53 455th 2063 77.9%
2010 83.28 230th 2179 89.4%
2011 81.26 272nd 2236 87.8%
2012 82.27 249th 2259 89.0%
2013 80.39 310th 2379 87.0%
2015 82.96 373rd 2477 84.9%
2016 84.70 336th 2497 86.5%
2017 81.04 436th 2508 82.6%
2018 80.05 447th 2480 82.0%
2019 86.24 342nd 2715 87.4%
2022 81.93 437th 2740 84.1%
2023 86.91 340th 2802 87.9%
2024 87.61 330th 2777 88.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.78 244th 462 47.2%
2019 61.85 241st 554 56.5%
2022 64.89 230th 665 65.4%
2023 70.27 207th 678 69.5%
2024 72.01 189th 699 73.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.73 230th 1364 83.1%
2022 45.22 595th 1540 61.4%
2023 61.44 254th 1529 83.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.45 266th 1538 82.7%
2024 80.02 177th 1550 88.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.34 415th 2230 81.4%
2019 84.82 218th 2369 90.8%
2022 82.62 253rd 2458 89.7%
2023 81.83 298th 2549 88.3%
2024 82.86 292nd 2575 88.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.09 39th 321 87.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.37 471st 2262 79.2%
2019 83.18 363rd 2380 84.7%
2022 77.75 474th 2509 81.1%
2023 86.47 316th 2547 87.6%
2024 87.58 291st 2546 88.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.74 271st 1369 80.2%
2019 76.28 219th 1491 85.3%
2022 47.38 604th 1531 60.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.97 51st 197 74.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.53 385th 2273 83.1%
2019 87.03 301st 2407 87.5%
2022 83.86 371st 2527 85.3%
2023 85.30 342nd 2558 86.6%
2024 85.82 330th 2547 87.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.14 433rd 700 38.1%
2019 53.67 397th 745 46.7%
2022 42.60 475th 733 35.2%
2023 50.80 408th 718 43.2%
2024 54.27 401st 741 45.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.51 66th 600 89.0%
2019 79.16 98th 643 84.8%
2022 66.23 173rd 637 72.8%
2023 47.56 279th 614 54.6%
2024 59.55 198th 626 68.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.66 434th 2072 79.1%
2019 85.97 196th 2213 91.1%
2022 72.97 426th 2359 81.9%
2023 88.40 167th 2391 93.0%
2024 83.62 243rd 2383 89.8%
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Rank History for White students at Lewis Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.11 353rd 1496 76.4%
2019 82.13 222nd 1602 86.1%
2022 79.54 259th 1555 83.3%
2023 83.17 184th 1552 88.1%
2024 83.06 182nd 1535 88.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Lewis Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 480 190 36 111 5 n/a n/a 0 822
1989 474 197 38 131 7 n/a n/a 0 847
1990 466 166 49 141 7 n/a n/a 0 829
1991 469 180 51 166 10 n/a n/a 0 876
1992 490 268 57 215 11 n/a n/a 0 1041
1993 436 237 60 264 9 n/a n/a 0 1006
1994 368 222 70 308 7 n/a n/a 0 975
1995 285 258 60 334 10 n/a n/a 0 947
1996 285 258 60 334 10 n/a n/a 0 947
1997 356 199 66 304 6 n/a n/a 0 931
1998 355 168 84 287 4 n/a n/a 0 898
1999 379 163 91 269 5 n/a n/a 0 907
2000 388 167 113 250 11 n/a n/a 0 929
2001 437 141 118 245 8 n/a n/a 0 949
2002 542 127 135 310 9 n/a n/a 0 1123
2003 542 127 135 310 9 n/a n/a 0 1123
2004 543 110 146 354 8 n/a n/a 0 1161
2005 504 109 153 364 12 n/a n/a 0 1142
2006 491 110 158 373 12 n/a n/a 0 1144
2007 468 107 166 339 14 n/a n/a 7 1101
2008 402 123 189 327 7 n/a n/a 0 1048
2009 387 127 208 337 5 7 0 0 1071
2010 360 117 216 366 4 4 29 0 1096
2011 377 103 204 346 5 3 41 0 1079
2012 395 97 222 343 4 4 46 0 1111
2013 342 82 221 340 5 4 68 0 1062
2014 334 74 192 341 7 3 78 0 1029
2015 346 80 196 328 4 4 84 0 1042
2016 365 76 207 342 5 5 94 0 1094
2017 399 64 227 358 3 7 98 0 1156
2018 358 61 220 369 2 3 101 0 1114
2019 362 64 207 349 1 2 76 0 1061
2020 383 69 215 352 0 2 95 0 1116
2021 363 71 201 317 0 3 87 0 1042
2022 297 54 194 313 0 2 100 1 961
2023 315 51 167 333 0 2 102 1 971
2024 320 54 161 312 0 1 113 2 963

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 Lewis Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 822 36.3 22.6 n/a
1989 847 33.6 25.2 n/a
1990 829 33.6 24.6 n/a
1991 876 34.2 25.6 n/a
1992 1041 34.8 29.9 31
1993 1006 40.9 24.6 37.8
1994 975 41.5 23.5 53.3
1995 947 40.1 23.6 63.8
1996 947 40.1 23.6 63.8
1997 931 40.3 23.1 56.3
1998 898 38.8 23.1 52.6
1999 907 41.6 21.8 53.9
2000 929 41.8 22.2 50.2
2001 949 40.8 23.3 37.5
2002 1123 46.8 24.0 41.1
2003 1123 46.8 24.0 41.1
2004 1161 48.0 24.2 39.7
2005 1142 49.0 23.3 41.4
2006 1144 45.2 25.3 45.3
2007 1101 44.6 24.7 44.5
2008 1048 53.8 19.5 50
2009 1071 42.0 21.5 54.2
2010 1096 46.6 23.5 55.4
2011 1079 n/a n/a 52.5
2012 1111 45.0 24.6 n/a
2013 1062 45.4 23.3 52
2014 1029 39.8 25.8 50.1
2015 1042 42.0 24.8 46.4
2016 1094 43.0 25.4 47.8
2017 1156 47.0 24.5 43.4
2018 1114 46.8 23.8 43.9
2019 1061 44.1 24.0 44.9
2020 1116 n/a n/a 43.6
2021 1042 45.0 23.1 43.3
2022 961 41.0 23.4 49
2023 971 40.2 24.1 41.8
2024 963 40.8 23.5 43.9

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 Lewis Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 822 36.3 22.6 n/a
1989 847 33.6 25.2 n/a
1990 829 33.6 24.6 n/a
1991 876 34.2 25.6 n/a
1992 1041 34.8 29.9 31
1993 1006 40.9 24.6 37.8
1994 975 41.5 23.5 53.3
1995 947 40.1 23.6 63.8
1996 947 40.1 23.6 63.8
1997 931 40.3 23.1 56.3
1998 898 38.8 23.1 52.6
1999 907 41.6 21.8 53.9
2000 929 41.8 22.2 50.2
2001 949 40.8 23.3 37.5
2002 1123 46.8 24.0 41.1
2003 1123 46.8 24.0 41.1
2004 1161 48.0 24.2 39.7
2005 1142 49.0 23.3 41.4
2006 1144 45.2 25.3 45.3
2007 1101 44.6 24.7 44.5
2008 1048 53.8 19.5 50
2009 1071 42.0 21.5 54.2
2010 1096 46.6 23.5 55.4
2011 1079 n/a n/a 52.5
2012 1111 45.0 24.6 n/a
2013 1062 45.4 23.3 52
2014 1029 39.8 25.8 50.1
2015 1042 42.0 24.8 46.4
2016 1094 43.0 25.4 47.8
2017 1156 47.0 24.5 43.4
2018 1114 46.8 23.8 43.9
2019 1061 44.1 24.0 44.9
2020 1116 n/a n/a 43.6
2021 1042 45.0 23.1 43.3
2022 961 41.0 23.4 49
2023 971 40.2 24.1 41.8
2024 963 40.8 23.5 43.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lewis Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,528

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lewis Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 342nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 340th of 2802 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lewis Middle)67.861.8
 6.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)5450.6
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lewis Middle)6760.4
 6.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)46.240.8
 5.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lewis Middle)62.463.9
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)57.152.5
 4.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lewis Middle)62.550.7
 11.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)4640.9
 5.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lewis Middle)66.463.8
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)53.152.4
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lewis Middle)62.152.9
 9.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)41.336.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Lewis Middle)49.651.9
 2.4%
   8th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)36.434.8
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1061971
 8.5%
African American6451
 20.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian207167
 19.3%
Hispanic349333
 4.6%
Pacific Islander22
White362315
 13%
Two or More Races76102
 34.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.9%41.8%
 3.1%


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Lewis Middle ranks 330th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 963 students attended Lewis Middle.

Students who attend Lewis Middle usually go on to attend Henry High

Students at Lewis Middle are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.


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