Marston Middle

Summary:

Marston Middle is a public middle school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 594 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.

Marston Middle consistently outperforms the San Diego Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school ranks in the top 25% of California middle schools for White students and English Language Learner students in ELA/Literacy, and its Special Education and Disabled student populations perform significantly better than the state average. While Marston Middle has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school has shown improvement in this metric, with a rate of 20.4% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools in the San Diego Unified School District, such as Correia Middle, Taft Middle, and Muirlands Middle, Marston Middle generally outperforms them in academic achievement across ELA, Math, and Science assessments. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Pacific Beach Middle in some areas. Marston Middle has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3799 Clairemont Dr.
       San Diego, CA  92117-5915


(858) 810-7500

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
540th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,617 Help


Students who attend Marston Middle usually attend:

High:    Clairemont High

Feeder schools for Marston Middle:

Elementary:    Alcott Elementary
    Bay Park Elementary
    Cadman Elementary
    Holmes Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  22.8 Help
Number of students:  674

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.3%
Hispanic:
37.2%
Two or more races:
10.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.3% Help


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Compare Details Marston Middle ranks better than 80.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 10th 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 77.34. (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 Racial makeup is: White (45.3%), Hispanic (37.2%), two or more races (10.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marston Middle is 22.8. 14 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 Marston Middle is $8,617, which is the 6th highest among 23 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marston Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Marston Middle 540th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Marston 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 Marston Middle

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Rank History for all students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.22 933rd 1769 47.3%
2005 41.89 960th 1777 46.0%
2006 37.00 1090th 1804 39.6%
2007 38.37 1153rd 1999 42.3%
2008 37.90 1217th 2005 39.3%
2009 43.02 1130th 2063 45.2%
2010 51.64 997th 2179 54.2%
2011 50.39 1084th 2236 51.5%
2012 52.14 1046th 2259 53.7%
2013 54.69 1027th 2379 56.8%
2015 55.56 959th 2477 61.3%
2016 54.34 1000th 2497 60.0%
2017 63.39 813th 2508 67.6%
2018 67.43 701st 2480 71.7%
2019 69.05 712th 2715 73.8%
2022 73.66 602nd 2740 78.0%
2023 71.19 659th 2802 76.5%
2024 77.34 540th 2777 80.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.68 179th 462 61.3%
2019 60.13 251st 554 54.7%
2022 67.84 204th 665 69.3%
2023 66.85 236th 678 65.2%
2024 61.62 271st 699 61.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.69 360th 1364 73.6%
2019 23.37 1423rd 1442 1.3%
2022 58.92 317th 1540 79.4%
2023 29.95 1223rd 1529 20.0%
2024 52.34 405th 1477 72.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.32 413th 1538 73.1%
2024 74.98 228th 1550 85.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.19 860th 2230 61.4%
2019 57.28 814th 2369 65.6%
2022 67.87 556th 2458 77.4%
2023 56.52 838th 2549 67.1%
2024 66.27 608th 2575 76.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.56 714th 2262 68.4%
2019 69.23 646th 2380 72.9%
2022 68.88 630th 2509 74.9%
2023 73.76 546th 2547 78.6%
2024 75.82 526th 2546 79.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.66 285th 1369 79.2%
2019 60.46 393rd 1491 73.6%
2022 57.64 440th 1531 71.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.85 603rd 2273 73.5%
2019 65.94 682nd 2407 71.7%
2022 76.13 510th 2527 79.8%
2023 66.50 688th 2558 73.1%
2024 76.22 504th 2547 80.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.87 449th 700 35.9%
2019 43.46 476th 745 36.1%
2024 16.73 622nd 741 16.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.01 1210th 2072 41.6%
2019 42.29 1180th 2213 46.7%
2022 57.96 781st 2359 66.9%
2023 52.27 924th 2391 61.4%
2024 56.37 816th 2383 65.8%
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Rank History for White students at Marston Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.78 380th 1496 74.6%
2019 71.46 420th 1602 73.8%
2022 72.23 379th 1555 75.6%
2023 70.04 420th 1552 72.9%
2024 78.06 268th 1535 82.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Marston Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 378 73 64 358 8 n/a n/a 0 881
1989 380 66 53 355 6 n/a n/a 0 860
1990 378 57 62 321 3 n/a n/a 0 821
1991 371 50 63 338 1 n/a n/a 0 823
1992 395 44 71 377 4 n/a n/a 0 891
1993 404 52 79 501 3 n/a n/a 0 1039
1994 440 42 100 566 4 n/a n/a 0 1152
1995 448 52 93 599 7 n/a n/a 0 1199
1996 448 52 93 599 7 n/a n/a 0 1199
1997 444 83 67 582 10 n/a n/a 0 1186
1998 468 78 59 586 13 n/a n/a 0 1204
1999 506 67 78 562 21 n/a n/a 0 1234
2000 498 59 77 579 17 n/a n/a 0 1230
2001 510 59 69 476 15 n/a n/a 0 1129
2002 548 63 79 552 9 n/a n/a 0 1251
2003 548 63 79 552 9 n/a n/a 0 1251
2004 475 57 86 611 8 n/a n/a 0 1237
2005 442 66 96 634 7 n/a n/a 0 1245
2006 374 53 95 619 6 n/a n/a 0 1147
2007 379 73 105 582 8 n/a n/a 2 1149
2008 375 74 117 521 8 n/a n/a 0 1095
2009 320 57 113 517 1 9 0 0 1017
2010 213 31 79 531 2 2 33 0 891
2011 216 31 68 469 4 5 25 0 818
2012 239 31 60 446 5 4 30 0 815
2013 238 24 62 417 2 2 30 0 775
2014 222 24 50 424 3 0 36 0 759
2015 233 25 42 391 2 2 44 0 739
2016 232 17 40 364 3 3 59 0 718
2017 244 12 49 318 2 3 61 0 689
2018 247 7 52 292 3 2 63 0 666
2019 280 5 40 270 2 2 66 0 665
2020 291 4 35 284 3 2 69 0 688
2021 293 9 30 277 1 1 62 0 673
2022 270 8 37 271 3 0 58 3 650
2023 259 6 32 236 2 0 56 3 594
2024 305 10 34 251 2 1 71 0 674

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 Marston Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 881 40.5 21.7 n/a
1989 860 39.7 21.6 n/a
1990 821 37.6 21.8 n/a
1991 823 35.1 23.4 n/a
1992 891 35.7 24.9 54
1993 1039 45.1 23.0 58.3
1994 1152 37.1 31.1 64.8
1995 1199 38.0 31.6 68.3
1996 1199 38.0 31.6 68.3
1997 1186 47.7 24.9 68.5
1998 1204 53.2 22.6 63.1
1999 1234 55.6 22.2 62.2
2000 1230 54.0 22.8 61.9
2001 1129 48.1 23.5 49.2
2002 1251 57.8 21.6 56.4
2003 1251 57.8 21.6 56.4
2004 1237 60.5 20.4 57.5
2005 1245 58.8 21.2 61.6
2006 1147 59.0 19.4 62.2
2007 1149 58.8 19.5 63.5
2008 1095 66.5 16.5 60.1
2009 1017 53.8 16.4 67.2
2010 891 45.7 19.5 72.4
2011 818 n/a n/a 72.1
2012 815 41.4 19.6 n/a
2013 775 38.8 19.9 64.3
2014 759 33.2 22.8 63.8
2015 739 32.0 23.0 59.4
2016 718 30.0 23.9 59.5
2017 689 30.5 22.5 55.6
2018 666 27.2 24.4 52.1
2019 665 27.5 24.1 49
2020 688 n/a n/a 43.9
2021 673 33.0 20.3 39.5
2022 650 29.8 21.8 43.1
2023 594 29.4 20.2 40.9
2024 674 29.5 22.8 42.3

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 Marston Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 881 40.5 21.7 n/a
1989 860 39.7 21.6 n/a
1990 821 37.6 21.8 n/a
1991 823 35.1 23.4 n/a
1992 891 35.7 24.9 54
1993 1039 45.1 23.0 58.3
1994 1152 37.1 31.1 64.8
1995 1199 38.0 31.6 68.3
1996 1199 38.0 31.6 68.3
1997 1186 47.7 24.9 68.5
1998 1204 53.2 22.6 63.1
1999 1234 55.6 22.2 62.2
2000 1230 54.0 22.8 61.9
2001 1129 48.1 23.5 49.2
2002 1251 57.8 21.6 56.4
2003 1251 57.8 21.6 56.4
2004 1237 60.5 20.4 57.5
2005 1245 58.8 21.2 61.6
2006 1147 59.0 19.4 62.2
2007 1149 58.8 19.5 63.5
2008 1095 66.5 16.5 60.1
2009 1017 53.8 16.4 67.2
2010 891 45.7 19.5 72.4
2011 818 n/a n/a 72.1
2012 815 41.4 19.6 n/a
2013 775 38.8 19.9 64.3
2014 759 33.2 22.8 63.8
2015 739 32.0 23.0 59.4
2016 718 30.0 23.9 59.5
2017 689 30.5 22.5 55.6
2018 666 27.2 24.4 52.1
2019 665 27.5 24.1 49
2020 688 n/a n/a 43.9
2021 673 33.0 20.3 39.5
2022 650 29.8 21.8 43.1
2023 594 29.4 20.2 40.9
2024 674 29.5 22.8 42.3

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 Marston Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,617

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Marston Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 712th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 659th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Marston Middle)61.853.4
 8.4%
   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 (Marston Middle)46.345.6
 0.7%
   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 (Marston Middle)53.360.2
 6.9%
   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 (Marston Middle)46.255.1
 8.9%
   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 (Marston Middle)52.141.2
 10.9%
   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 (Marston Middle)50.539.6
 11%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)41.336.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Marston Middle)40.334.2
 6.1%
   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 Students665594
 10.7%
African American56
 20%
American Indian22
Asian4032
 20%
Hispanic270236
 12.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White280259
 7.5%
Two or More Races6656
 15.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49%40.9%
 8.1%


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Students at Marston Middle are 45% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

Marston Middle ranks 540th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Marston Middle usually go on to attend Clairemont High

In the 2023-24 school year, 674 students attended Marston Middle.


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