Pershing Middle

Overview

Student Enrollment

701

Best Middle School in California

#285

Rating	7 out of 10
Grades	6th grade to 9th grade
School District	San Diego Unified
Type	Public

Phone	(619)465-3234
Location	8204 San Carlos Dr. San Diego, CA 92119
Charter School	No

Pershing Middle has an academic rating well above the average for California middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 285th in the best public middle schools in California.

Sources: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is sourced or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics for the 2014/2015 school year.

Demographics

Race

The Pershing Middle student body is predominantly White with a significant Hispanic population and has very high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	45.8%	321
Black	7%	49
Hispanic	32.1%	225
Asian Pacific	5.6%	39
Native American Indian	0%	0
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.1%	1
Two or more races	9.4%	66

Family Income

vs. other California middle schools

Upper 19.4%

24.3% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the California middle school median of 55.5%. By this measure, Pershing Middle students are largely upper income and rank 264th in California for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
6th Grade	230
7th Grade	241
8th Grade	230
Total	701

Academics

State Standardized Test Performance

7 out of 10

Rank: 285th in California

Students at Pershing Middle scored an average 53% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the California Department of Education. Performance is well above the state middle school median of 33% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 21.5% of California middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	47%	67%
Boys	46%	53%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	70% to 79%^*	70% to 79%^*
Black	20% to 29%^*	40% to 49%^*
Hispanic	30% to 34%^*	45% to 49%^*
Multiracial	40% to 49%^*	50% to 59%^*
White	56%	69%
With Disabilites	11% to 19%^*	10% or less^*
Limited English	20% or less^*	20% or less^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	13%	10%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	15%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	11%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0.3%	2
Boys	0.5%	2
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0.3%	2
Boys	0.5%	2
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	1.6%	12
Boys	1.9%	8
Girls	1.2%	4
California Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	3%	23
Boys	3.4%	14
Girls	2.2%	9

Location

Pershing Middle
8204 San Carlos Dr.
San Diego, CA
92119
(619)465-3234

District

San Diego Unified
San Diego, CA