Montgomery Middle

Summary:

Montgomery Middle is a public middle school in San Diego, California, serving 730 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, which is ranked 745 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Montgomery Middle faces significant academic challenges compared to nearby schools. Its students consistently perform below district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 35.35% of Montgomery Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.93% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, reaching 31.8% in the 2021-2022 school year, much higher than nearby Bonita Vista Middle (15.1%) and Rancho del Rey Middle (18.2%). Additionally, 81.64% of Montgomery Middle students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

While Montgomery Middle faces challenges, there are some bright spots. The school's English Language Learner students have shown improvement, with their ranking increasing from 835 out of 1,477 in 2023-2024 to 461 out of 1,540 in 2021-2022. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and supporting students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be crucial for improving overall academic performance and providing a better educational experience for the students at Montgomery Middle.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1051 Picador Blvd.
       San Diego, CA  92154-3548


(619) 662-4000

District: Sweetwater Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1796th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,028 Help


Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually attend:

High:    Montgomery Senior High

Feeder schools for Montgomery Middle:

Elementary:    Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary
    Howard Pence Elementary
    Juarez-Lincoln Elementary
    Los Altos Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.7 Help
Number of students:  735

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.4%
White:
5.6%
Asian:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.4% Help


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Compare Details Montgomery Middle ranks worse than 64.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.3. (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: Hispanic (83.4%), White (5.6%), Asian (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Montgomery Middle is 21.7, which is the 5th best among 11 middle schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montgomery Middle is $8,028, which is the 6th highest among 11 middle schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Montgomery Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery Middle 1796th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Montgomery Middle in the ranking list.)

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Sweetwater Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweetwater Union High 745th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Montgomery Middle

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Rank History for all students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.67 925th 1769 47.7%
2005 55.90 687th 1777 61.3%
2006 43.94 922nd 1804 48.9%
2007 36.55 1202nd 1999 39.9%
2008 42.02 1108th 2005 44.7%
2009 47.35 1029th 2063 50.1%
2010 43.69 1215th 2179 44.2%
2011 43.75 1259th 2236 43.7%
2012 35.16 1503rd 2259 33.5%
2013 23.12 1921st 2379 19.3%
2015 24.27 1858th 2477 25.0%
2016 30.89 1619th 2497 35.2%
2017 30.85 1652nd 2508 34.1%
2018 27.64 1732nd 2480 30.2%
2019 32.32 1703rd 2715 37.3%
2021 34.51 558th 894 37.6%
2022 31.82 1711th 2740 37.6%
2023 30.85 1788th 2802 36.2%
2024 30.30 1796th 2777 35.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.52 422nd 462 8.7%
2019 7.48 518th 554 6.5%
2023 15.57 571st 678 15.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.57 501st 1364 63.3%
2019 44.13 562nd 1442 61.0%
2021 45.24 142nd 363 60.9%
2022 50.51 461st 1540 70.1%
2023 45.76 555th 1529 63.7%
2024 37.23 835th 1477 43.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.09 1010th 1538 34.3%
2024 30.62 1075th 1550 30.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 1382nd 2230 38.0%
2019 40.28 1324th 2369 44.1%
2021 46.82 334th 721 53.7%
2022 40.90 1307th 2458 46.8%
2023 40.07 1332nd 2549 47.7%
2024 34.22 1599th 2575 37.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.65 1751st 2262 22.6%
2019 29.37 1640th 2380 31.1%
2021 33.40 473rd 738 35.9%
2022 32.85 1567th 2509 37.5%
2023 34.66 1494th 2547 41.3%
2024 33.35 1566th 2546 38.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.77 1100th 1369 19.6%
2019 37.32 806th 1491 45.9%
2021 33.72 225th 354 36.4%
2022 30.71 1037th 1531 32.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.74 1476th 2273 35.1%
2019 33.79 1496th 2407 37.8%
2021 35.56 459th 763 39.8%
2022 31.15 1608th 2527 36.4%
2023 27.76 1755th 2558 31.4%
2024 25.75 1834th 2547 28.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 74.09 120th 626 80.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.48 1352nd 2072 34.7%
2019 39.36 1271st 2213 42.6%
2022 34.49 1477th 2359 37.4%
2023 37.08 1369th 2391 42.7%
2024 36.31 1422nd 2383 40.3%
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Rank History for White students at Montgomery Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.69 1389th 1602 13.3%
2022 21.57 1248th 1555 19.7%
2023 12.87 1385th 1552 10.8%
2024 11.24 1396th 1535 9.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Montgomery Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 244 56 373 687 5 n/a n/a 0 1365
1989 225 54 357 751 5 n/a n/a 0 1392
1990 235 72 339 745 4 n/a n/a 0 1395
1991 223 75 333 792 4 n/a n/a 0 1427
1992 210 80 324 806 3 n/a n/a 0 1423
1993 182 72 333 812 4 n/a n/a 0 1403
1994 162 98 311 870 4 n/a n/a 0 1445
1995 111 74 213 603 1 n/a n/a 0 1002
1996 111 74 213 603 1 n/a n/a 0 1002
1997 134 50 208 672 0 n/a n/a 0 1064
1998 130 64 196 746 1 n/a n/a 0 1137
1999 112 57 188 776 1 n/a n/a 0 1134
2000 94 62 182 761 4 n/a n/a 0 1103
2001 75 53 188 820 4 n/a n/a 0 1140
2002 86 50 150 940 2 n/a n/a 0 1228
2003 86 50 150 940 2 n/a n/a 0 1228
2004 69 43 162 885 3 n/a n/a 0 1162
2005 53 42 166 875 2 n/a n/a 0 1138
2006 45 37 126 883 2 n/a n/a 0 1093
2007 36 48 104 848 2 n/a n/a 0 1038
2008 53 42 100 839 4 n/a n/a 0 1038
2009 33 44 100 813 2 5 2 0 999
2010 38 33 92 772 1 4 6 0 946
2011 22 15 74 744 2 1 28 0 886
2012 19 20 61 724 9 3 28 0 864
2013 15 18 61 740 8 8 22 0 872
2014 12 21 63 705 3 6 25 0 835
2015 18 18 61 762 0 7 22 0 888
2016 16 20 62 771 1 6 22 0 898
2017 16 19 53 717 0 4 30 0 839
2018 43 18 44 701 2 2 44 0 854
2019 103 22 52 671 12 2 31 0 893
2020 83 20 57 661 11 6 24 0 862
2021 63 16 45 596 7 4 31 0 762
2022 62 14 46 556 4 0 23 0 705
2023 52 20 42 575 2 1 38 0 730
2024 41 23 36 613 1 2 19 0 735

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Montgomery Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1365 59.2 23.0 n/a
1989 1392 57.7 24.1 n/a
1990 1395 57.6 24.2 n/a
1991 1427 56.5 25.2 n/a
1992 1423 57.4 24.7 33.5
1993 1403 61.7 22.7 33.3
1994 1445 66.0 21.9 40.4
1995 1002 45.5 22.0 54.6
1996 1002 45.5 22.0 54.6
1997 1064 50.5 21.1 60.3
1998 1137 51.0 22.3 53.2
1999 1134 51.6 22.0 46.6
2000 1103 53.0 20.8 49.8
2001 1140 51.8 22.0 62.6
2002 1228 59.6 20.6 57.5
2003 1228 59.6 20.6 57.5
2004 1162 57.0 20.4 55.8
2005 1138 51.0 22.3 51
2006 1093 46.0 23.8 66
2007 1038 46.8 22.2 64.7
2008 1038 56.4 18.4 52.8
2009 999 47.4 18.0 70
2010 946 45.4 20.8 73.9
2011 886 n/a n/a 74.7
2012 864 36.6 23.5 n/a
2013 872 35.3 24.7 68
2014 835 33.4 24.9 72.9
2015 888 37.0 24.0 74.2
2016 898 39.0 23.0 74.7
2017 839 41.0 20.4 65.8
2018 854 38.2 22.3 86.1
2019 893 37.9 23.5 75.9
2020 862 n/a n/a 71
2021 762 33.9 22.4 69.6
2022 705 32.6 21.5 73.6
2023 730 31.0 23.5 81.6
2024 735 33.8 21.7 63.4

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 Montgomery Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1365 59.2 23.0 n/a
1989 1392 57.7 24.1 n/a
1990 1395 57.6 24.2 n/a
1991 1427 56.5 25.2 n/a
1992 1423 57.4 24.7 33.5
1993 1403 61.7 22.7 33.3
1994 1445 66.0 21.9 40.4
1995 1002 45.5 22.0 54.6
1996 1002 45.5 22.0 54.6
1997 1064 50.5 21.1 60.3
1998 1137 51.0 22.3 53.2
1999 1134 51.6 22.0 46.6
2000 1103 53.0 20.8 49.8
2001 1140 51.8 22.0 62.6
2002 1228 59.6 20.6 57.5
2003 1228 59.6 20.6 57.5
2004 1162 57.0 20.4 55.8
2005 1138 51.0 22.3 51
2006 1093 46.0 23.8 66
2007 1038 46.8 22.2 64.7
2008 1038 56.4 18.4 52.8
2009 999 47.4 18.0 70
2010 946 45.4 20.8 73.9
2011 886 n/a n/a 74.7
2012 864 36.6 23.5 n/a
2013 872 35.3 24.7 68
2014 835 33.4 24.9 72.9
2015 888 37.0 24.0 74.2
2016 898 39.0 23.0 74.7
2017 839 41.0 20.4 65.8
2018 854 38.2 22.3 86.1
2019 893 37.9 23.5 75.9
2020 862 n/a n/a 71
2021 762 33.9 22.4 69.6
2022 705 32.6 21.5 73.6
2023 730 31.0 23.5 81.6
2024 735 33.8 21.7 63.4

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 Montgomery Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,028

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Montgomery Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1703rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1788th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montgomery Middle)47.631
 16.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sweetwater Union High)53.747.9
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery Middle)18.521.7
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Union High)36.931.2
 5.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montgomery Middle)39.539.1
 0.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sweetwater Union High)50.445
 5.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery Middle)23.515.7
 7.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Union High)33.325.8
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Montgomery Middle)18.817.2
 1.5%
   8th Grade Science (Sweetwater Union High)29.424.2
 5.2%
   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 Students893730
 18.3%
African American2220
 9.1%
American Indian122
 83.3%
Asian5242
 19.2%
Hispanic671575
 14.3%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White10352
 49.5%
Two or More Races3138
 22.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.9%81.6%
 5.7%


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Montgomery Middle ranks 1796th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 735 students attended Montgomery Middle.

Students at Montgomery Middle are 83% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Montgomery Middle usually go on to attend Montgomery Senior High


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