Dana

Public 5-6

1775 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92106-3709

(619) 225-3897

District: San Diego Unified

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,461

Students who attend Dana usually attend:

High:

Point Loma High

Feeder schools for Dana:

Elementary:	Cabrillo Elementary
	Dewey Elementary
	Grant K-8
	Loma Portal Elementary
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	Ocean Beach Elementary
	Silver Gate Elementary
	Sunset View Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 678

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.2%

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (52.5%), Hispanic (28.2%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dana is 23.3. 16 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dana employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dana is $7,461. 19 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Dana was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

San Diego Unified:

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

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Bad idea!
Not wise to run a middle school for 9-11 year old children. The teachers have over a 150 students, so if your child struggles in any academic area, they will fall further behind. Sadly, the teaching staff at this school label children "Not diploma bound", which means DO NOT help this student as they are not on track to graduate high school. Many teachers at this school need to retire and should not receive a pension, as they did not teach, but simply passed everyone on down the road! Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

dana is the best school ever. it is better than any other school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dana

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	258	34	22	107	5	n/a	n/a	0	426
2000	265	44	31	116	6	n/a	n/a	0	462
2001	253	38	34	135	7	n/a	n/a	0	467
2002	436	88	55	312	9	n/a	n/a	0	900
2003	436	88	55	312	9	n/a	n/a	0	900
2004	438	77	54	335	10	n/a	n/a	0	914
2005	454	93	60	351	9	n/a	n/a	0	967
2006	398	90	44	338	6	n/a	n/a	0	876
2007	384	80	37	356	9	n/a	n/a	15	881
2008	419	65	34	290	6	n/a	n/a	0	814
2009	433	71	41	262	6	10	0	0	823
2010	411	53	33	271	8	4	29	0	809
2011	413	33	25	270	3	1	41	0	786
2012	411	35	29	252	3	3	44	0	777
2013	427	37	26	278	2	3	51	0	824
2014	437	45	24	285	1	2	69	0	863
2015	431	37	18	273	1	0	61	0	821
2016	437	42	21	248	2	2	68	0	820
2017	425	29	20	255	3	3	66	0	801
2018	403	31	25	236	3	4	66	0	768
2019	397	35	30	208	4	2	75	0	751
2020	411	26	29	216	2	2	73	0	759
2021	365	18	20	217	0	2	63	0	685
2022	371	19	17	199	2	1	72	0	681
2023	356	30	20	191	3	2	76	0	678

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 Dana

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	426	17.0	25.1	41.8
2000	462	19.0	24.3	43.3
2001	467	25.7	18.2	32.3
2002	900	39.0	23.1	43.9
2003	900	39.0	23.1	43.9
2004	914	38.0	24.1	42.1
2005	967	42.3	22.9	47.8
2006	876	38.4	22.8	50.9
2007	881	37.8	23.3	55
2008	814	47.1	17.3	46.6
2009	823	34.4	20.4	47
2010	809	35.0	23.1	48.9
2011	786	n/a	n/a	46.1
2012	777	34.6	22.4	n/a
2013	824	34.6	23.8	43.7
2014	863	30.5	28.2	41.9
2015	821	33.0	24.8	38.2
2016	820	33.0	24.8	39.1
2017	801	33.0	24.2	36.1
2018	768	32.0	24.0	38.4
2019	751	33.0	22.7	36.5
2020	759	n/a	n/a	35.6
2021	685	31.0	22.0	29.2
2022	681	28.0	24.3	37.4
2023	678	29.0	23.3	34.2

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 Dana

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	426	17.0	25.1	41.8
2000	462	19.0	24.3	43.3
2001	467	25.7	18.2	32.3
2002	900	39.0	23.1	43.9
2003	900	39.0	23.1	43.9
2004	914	38.0	24.1	42.1
2005	967	42.3	22.9	47.8
2006	876	38.4	22.8	50.9
2007	881	37.8	23.3	55
2008	814	47.1	17.3	46.6
2009	823	34.4	20.4	47
2010	809	35.0	23.1	48.9
2011	786	n/a	n/a	46.1
2012	777	34.6	22.4	n/a
2013	824	34.6	23.8	43.7
2014	863	30.5	28.2	41.9
2015	821	33.0	24.8	38.2
2016	820	33.0	24.8	39.1
2017	801	33.0	24.2	36.1
2018	768	32.0	24.0	38.4
2019	751	33.0	22.7	36.5
2020	759	n/a	n/a	35.6
2021	685	31.0	22.0	29.2
2022	681	28.0	24.3	37.4
2023	678	29.0	23.3	34.2

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dana

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$7,461

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dana

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Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana)	68.6	67.7	0.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)	60	55.6	4.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.7	46.7	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dana)	55.3	48	7.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)	50.7	42.5	8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (California)	38	33.4	4.6%
5th Grade Science (Dana)	39.8	53.5	13.7%
5th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)	39.9	40	0.2%
5th Grade Science (California)	31.7	31.9	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana)	62.1	66.8	4.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)	54	50.6	3.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	44.2	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dana)	59	55.8	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)	46.2	40.8	5.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	33.2	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	751	678	9.7%
African American	35	30	14.3%
American Indian	4	3	25%
Asian	30	20	33.3%
Hispanic	208	191	8.2%
Pacific Islander	2	2
White	397	356	10.3%
Two or More Races	75	76	1.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	36.5%	34.2%	2.3%

Schools Near Dana

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Dana	Public	5-6	1775 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 225-3897	678	29	23.3	34.2%	356 (52.5%)	30 (4.4%)	191 (28.2%)	20 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.2%)								(n/a)	49.5		49.5	67.7	73.0			70.2	54.8	60.5			57.5	$7,461
High Technical Middle Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8640	341	15	22.7	37.5%	94 (27.6%)	18 (5.3%)	170 (49.9%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	45.5	1288^th of 2777 public middle schools	53.6%		45.5	1296^th of 2802 public middle schools	53.7%	8		28.3	28.3		37.1	41.7	42.5	40.4		23.4	34.6	28.6	28.8
High Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2359 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 814-5060	330	15	22.0	44.2%	92 (27.9%)	25 (7.6%)	152 (46.1%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.6%)	33.4	1691^st of 2777 public middle schools	39.1%		36.8	1565^th of 2802 public middle schools	44.1%	126		18.8	18.8		34.9	38.1	25.7	32.9		27.4	29.5	16.2	24.4
Correia Middle	Public	7-8	4302 Valeta St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-0476	590	26	22.6	33.6%	301 (51.0%)	12 (2.0%)	205 (34.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.3%)	83.8	401^st of 2777 public middle schools	85.6%		82.4	432^nd of 2802 public middle schools	84.6%	31		47.1	47.1			68.6	54.4	61.6			61.4	47.1	54.3	$7,658
Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	641	33	19.3	15.9%	364 (56.8%)	10 (1.6%)	167 (26.1%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (12.2%)	92.1	225^th of 2777 public middle schools	91.9%		93.4	189^th of 2802 public middle schools	93.3%	36		46.1	46.1		75.4	77.2	73.9	75.6		58.1	63.8	58.2	60.3	$6,462
Pacific Beach Middle	Public	6-8	4676 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5600	579	30	19.2	38.5%	250 (43.2%)	7 (1.2%)	182 (31.4%)	44 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	92 (15.9%)	94.5	170^th of 2777 public middle schools	93.9%		89.3	290^th of 2802 public middle schools	89.7%	120		52.1	52.1		75.8	83.3	72.1	76.8		69.6	68.5	58.5	65.8	$8,203
Roosevelt International Middle	Public	6-8	3366 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3850	761	37	20.2	59.3%	164 (21.6%)	65 (8.5%)	442 (58.1%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)	52.2	1096^th of 2777 public middle schools	60.5%		54.7	1038^th of 2802 public middle schools	63.0%	58		27.2	27.2		48.1	46.9	42.2	45.7		34.7	34.8	26.4	31.9	$8,491
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	2470 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6600	357	19	18.5	82.4%	26 (7.3%)	31 (8.7%)	218 (61.1%)	65 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	27.7	1907^th of 2777 public middle schools	31.3%		28.9	1856^th of 2802 public middle schools	33.8%	51		14.6	14.6		30.1	30.1	35.4	32.4		21.1	20.0	17.4	19.2	$9,665
Marston Middle	Public	6-8	3799 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 810-7500	594	29	20.2	40.9%	259 (43.6%)	6 (1.0%)	236 (39.7%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.4%)	77.3	540^th of 2777 public middle schools	80.6%		71.2	659^th of 2802 public middle schools	76.5%	119		38.0	38.0		58.0	62.8	58.7	59.7		46.1	52.0	42.8	46.9	$8,617
King-Chavez Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	500 30th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 744-3828	262	17	15.4	96.9%	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	249 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	11.5	2606^th of 2777 public middle schools	6.2%		11.5	2648^th of 2802 public middle schools	5.5%	42		3.2	3.2		12.7	26.2	26.9	22.2		4.2	4.9	2.1	3.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Dana

What high school do graduates of Dana attend?

Students who attend Dana usually go on to attend Point Loma High

What is the racial makeup of Dana?

Students at Dana are 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Dana in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Dana?

In the 2022-23 school year, 678 students attended Dana.

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