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Standley Middle

Summary:

Standley Middle is a public middle school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 814 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.

Standley Middle consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of middle schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 216-504 over the past several years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, Standley Middle had 69.29% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 54.22% for the San Diego Unified district and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, Standley Middle had 60.08% of students proficient or better, compared to 43.89% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Standley Middle's performance is particularly strong in the 6th and 7th grade levels, where it outperforms the district and state by a wider margin.

Standley Middle outperforms most of the nearby middle schools in the San Diego Unified district, including Taft Middle, Wangenheim Middle, Montgomery Middle, and Marston Middle, on academic measures such as test scores and proficiency rates. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Standley Middle in terms of academic performance is Muirlands Middle, which also ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6298 Radcliffe Dr.
       San Diego, CA  92122-3330

(858) 605-2100

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
275th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,396 Help


Students who attend Standley Middle usually attend:

High:    University City High

Feeder schools for Standley Middle:

Elementary:    Curie Elementary
    Doyle Elementary
    Spreckels Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.3 Help
Number of students:  814

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.1%
Hispanic:
31.4%
Asian:
16.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.8% Help


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Compare Details Standley Middle ranks better than 90.1% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 5th 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 90.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Standley Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.1%), Hispanic (31.4%), Asian (16.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Standley Middle is 24.3. 20 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 Standley Middle is $7,396. 21 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Standley Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Standley Middle 275th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Standley 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 Standley Middle

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Rank History for all students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.44 372nd 1769 79.0%
2005 77.09 329th 1777 81.5%
2006 70.68 453rd 1804 74.9%
2007 66.56 553rd 1999 72.3%
2008 66.04 564th 2005 71.9%
2009 70.41 502nd 2063 75.7%
2010 74.31 445th 2179 79.6%
2011 77.74 344th 2236 84.6%
2012 83.10 228th 2259 89.9%
2013 79.02 344th 2379 85.5%
2015 88.96 248th 2477 90.0%
2016 86.65 296th 2497 88.1%
2017 86.62 320th 2508 87.2%
2018 89.75 244th 2480 90.2%
2019 92.16 216th 2715 92.0%
2022 78.98 504th 2740 81.6%
2023 89.16 294th 2802 89.5%
2024 90.06 275th 2777 90.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.81 134th 462 71.0%
2019 83.70 60th 554 89.2%
2022 79.90 107th 665 83.9%
2023 86.56 53rd 678 92.2%
2024 81.66 99th 699 85.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.90 121st 1364 91.1%
2019 83.14 107th 1442 92.6%
2022 50.96 452nd 1540 70.6%
2023 58.95 283rd 1529 81.5%
2024 63.66 227th 1477 84.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.39 88th 1538 94.3%
2024 86.95 112th 1550 92.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.82 182nd 2230 91.8%
2019 83.88 235th 2369 90.1%
2022 67.05 575th 2458 76.6%
2023 78.86 346th 2549 86.4%
2024 80.76 327th 2575 87.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 91.27 17th 394 95.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.28 231st 2262 89.8%
2019 92.47 167th 2380 93.0%
2022 75.95 515th 2509 79.5%
2023 86.34 321st 2547 87.4%
2024 88.43 277th 2546 89.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.17 185th 1369 86.5%
2019 94.88 55th 1491 96.3%
2022 76.84 210th 1531 86.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.50 253rd 2273 88.9%
2019 90.19 237th 2407 90.2%
2022 79.85 439th 2527 82.6%
2023 89.85 252nd 2558 90.1%
2024 89.72 254th 2547 90.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.13 267th 700 61.9%
2019 62.16 327th 745 56.1%
2022 70.26 235th 733 67.9%
2023 72.38 201st 718 72.0%
2024 71.90 209th 741 71.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.71 346th 2072 83.3%
2019 80.44 299th 2213 86.5%
2022 57.66 784th 2359 66.8%
2023 63.99 648th 2391 72.9%
2024 71.91 473rd 2383 80.2%
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Rank History for White students at Standley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.29 47th 1496 96.9%
2019 91.68 50th 1602 96.9%
2022 71.74 388th 1555 75.0%
2023 83.59 179th 1552 88.5%
2024 84.20 164th 1535 89.3%
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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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Data source: California Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 4.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Open Quote Best school ever Close Quote


by a student
Friday, November 8, 2019

Open Quote Faculty and teachers are fair and strict while enforcing school rules. And it does add to the fact that they take bullying and harassment seriously which shows that they can be a trustworthy and safe environment for students like myself to grow and progress as learners. Though, It may be a second choice considering the amount of stress and anxiety that I and other students deal with within the day to day life of a Standley Middle School student. These things include... Homework, drama, and outside school activities. Standley isn't necessarily a bad or an amazing school, but it's an "eh" one if that makes sense. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Open Quote This is a great school and it has gotten better over the last couple of year because of the Principal Mr. Pearson and the admin staff he has put together. The population of the school is diverse, the neighborhood really is not. The teachers are mostly good, the campus is clean and safe. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Standley Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 625 161 103 126 1 n/a n/a 0 1016
1989 595 186 104 140 0 n/a n/a 0 1025
1990 602 198 112 188 2 n/a n/a 0 1102
1991 527 145 132 243 2 n/a n/a 0 1049
1992 520 123 138 279 3 n/a n/a 0 1063
1993 474 147 132 290 7 n/a n/a 0 1050
1994 463 118 162 295 5 n/a n/a 0 1043
1995 491 120 157 250 8 n/a n/a 0 1026
1996 491 120 157 250 8 n/a n/a 0 1026
1997 529 105 168 254 10 n/a n/a 0 1066
1998 568 92 185 271 10 n/a n/a 0 1126
1999 588 101 190 262 9 n/a n/a 0 1150
2000 581 87 191 276 7 n/a n/a 0 1142
2001 591 81 210 285 11 n/a n/a 0 1178
2002 613 83 224 362 11 n/a n/a 0 1293
2003 613 83 224 362 11 n/a n/a 0 1293
2004 604 89 215 382 6 n/a n/a 0 1296
2005 577 90 229 424 9 n/a n/a 0 1329
2006 581 97 220 464 12 n/a n/a 0 1374
2007 592 82 245 437 7 n/a n/a 13 1376
2008 569 84 247 418 6 n/a n/a 0 1324
2009 553 82 254 443 9 9 0 0 1350
2010 514 50 202 422 6 4 58 0 1256
2011 467 38 174 310 4 1 56 0 1050
2012 479 26 168 295 8 1 75 0 1052
2013 431 23 148 324 4 2 85 0 1017
2014 444 14 162 322 5 1 99 0 1047
2015 441 15 172 345 3 1 95 0 1072
2016 414 28 171 362 1 0 99 0 1075
2017 413 19 173 362 2 1 108 0 1078
2018 397 24 160 352 3 1 97 0 1034
2019 405 26 137 336 8 1 96 0 1009
2020 375 23 123 341 5 0 98 0 965
2021 330 22 128 325 3 0 92 0 900
2022 296 15 112 290 1 0 96 1 811
2023 310 10 131 256 2 1 103 1 814

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 Standley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1016 42.8 23.7 n/a
1989 1025 42.3 24.2 n/a
1990 1102 46.3 23.8 n/a
1991 1049 38.8 27.0 n/a
1992 1063 39.4 26.9 27.9
1993 1050 37.2 28.2 30
1994 1043 38.6 27.0 40.8
1995 1026 41.7 24.6 41.4
1996 1026 41.7 24.6 41.4
1997 1066 44.3 24.1 38
1998 1126 46.2 24.4 35.5
1999 1150 48.8 23.6 35.9
2000 1142 49.0 23.3 33.6
2001 1178 50.6 23.3 27.6
2002 1293 56.6 22.8 36.3
2003 1293 56.6 22.8 36.3
2004 1296 59.6 21.7 36.4
2005 1329 58.0 22.9 36.6
2006 1374 59.1 23.2 40.5
2007 1376 59.4 23.2 43.5
2008 1324 65.2 20.3 42.4
2009 1350 50.2 23.7 46
2010 1256 52.6 23.8 45
2011 1050 n/a n/a 41.6
2012 1052 43.0 24.4 n/a
2013 1017 42.8 23.7 35.7
2014 1047 41.2 25.4 32.5
2015 1072 41.0 26.1 35.2
2016 1075 40.0 26.8 36.7
2017 1078 40.2 26.8 37.4
2018 1034 39.0 26.5 39.6
2019 1009 39.2 25.7 40.9
2020 965 n/a n/a 39
2021 900 35.8 25.1 38.8
2022 811 35.0 23.1 38.1
2023 814 33.4 24.3 38.8

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 Standley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1016 42.8 23.7 n/a
1989 1025 42.3 24.2 n/a
1990 1102 46.3 23.8 n/a
1991 1049 38.8 27.0 n/a
1992 1063 39.4 26.9 27.9
1993 1050 37.2 28.2 30
1994 1043 38.6 27.0 40.8
1995 1026 41.7 24.6 41.4
1996 1026 41.7 24.6 41.4
1997 1066 44.3 24.1 38
1998 1126 46.2 24.4 35.5
1999 1150 48.8 23.6 35.9
2000 1142 49.0 23.3 33.6
2001 1178 50.6 23.3 27.6
2002 1293 56.6 22.8 36.3
2003 1293 56.6 22.8 36.3
2004 1296 59.6 21.7 36.4
2005 1329 58.0 22.9 36.6
2006 1374 59.1 23.2 40.5
2007 1376 59.4 23.2 43.5
2008 1324 65.2 20.3 42.4
2009 1350 50.2 23.7 46
2010 1256 52.6 23.8 45
2011 1050 n/a n/a 41.6
2012 1052 43.0 24.4 n/a
2013 1017 42.8 23.7 35.7
2014 1047 41.2 25.4 32.5
2015 1072 41.0 26.1 35.2
2016 1075 40.0 26.8 36.7
2017 1078 40.2 26.8 37.4
2018 1034 39.0 26.5 39.6
2019 1009 39.2 25.7 40.9
2020 965 n/a n/a 39
2021 900 35.8 25.1 38.8
2022 811 35.0 23.1 38.1
2023 814 33.4 24.3 38.8

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 Standley Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,396

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Standley Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 216th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 294th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Standley Middle)73.675.4
 1.8%
   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 (Standley Middle)62.362.6
 0.3%
   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 (Standley Middle)85.168.4
 16.6%
   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 (Standley Middle)7161.5
 9.5%
   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 (Standley Middle)69.757.3
 12.5%
   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 (Standley 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 (Standley Middle)59.849.5
 10.4%
   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 Students1009814
 19.3%
African American2610
 61.5%
American Indian82
 75%
Asian137131
 4.4%
Hispanic336256
 23.8%
Pacific Islander11
White405310
 23.5%
Two or More Races96103
 7.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.9%38.8%
 2.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Standley Middle

Students at Standley Middle are 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 814 students attended Standley Middle.

Students who attend Standley Middle usually go on to attend University City High

Yes. Standley Middle ranks in the top 9.9% of California middle schools.


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