Pacific Beach Middle

Pacific Beach Middle serves 631 sixth through eighth graders as a regular public school in San Diego, California. The school earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — built on a 9.5 academic score and a 9.9 growth score. That growth number stands out: it means students at Pacific Beach don't just perform well on entry, they accelerate through all three grade levels.

The data places Pacific Beach Middle in an extremely narrow tier statewide. It ranks #8 out of 1,349 middle schools in California, and #133 among all 9,533 California public schools — outperforming 99% of schools across the state. Within San Diego, only one public school ranks higher out of 288, putting Pacific Beach at #2 in the city.

These rankings hold up across every cut of the data. The school runs at a student-teacher ratio of 21.8 to 1. For families evaluating middle school options anywhere in the San Diego area, Pacific Beach Middle sits at the top of the list — not by a thin margin, but by a wide one backed by consistent, cross-dataset results.

The student-teacher ratio at Pacific Beach Middle is 21.8:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.