Rancho del Rey Middle

Overview

Student Enrollment

1,628

Best Middle School in California

#236

Rating	8 out of 10
Grades	7th grade to 9th grade
School District	Sweetwater Union High
Type	Public

Phone	(619)397-2500
Location	1174 E. J St. Chula Vista, CA 91910
Charter School	No

Rancho del Rey Middle has an academic rating well above the average for California middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 236th 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 Rancho del Rey Middle student body is mainly Hispanic with a sizeable Asian Pacific population and has high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	7.9%	129
Black	4.7%	77
Hispanic	54%	879
Asian Pacific	25.4%	413
Native American Indian	0.4%	6
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.4%	6
Two or more races	7.2%	118

Family Income

vs. other California middle schools

Upper 12.4%

16.2% 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, Rancho del Rey Middle students are largely upper income and rank 169th in California for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
7th Grade	809
8th Grade	819
Total	1,628

Academics

State Standardized Test Performance

8 out of 10

Rank: 236th in California

Students at Rancho del Rey Middle scored an average 56% 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 18.1% of California middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	50%	71%
Boys	47%	58%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	less than 50%^*	50% or more^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	69%	78%
Black	30% to 34%^*	55% to 59%^*
Hispanic	38%	57%
Multiracial	55% to 59%^*	75% to 79%^*
White	50% to 54%^*	60% to 64%^*
With Disabilites	10% to 14%^*	20% to 24%^*
Limited English	6% to 9%^*	6% to 9%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%	10%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

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

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
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	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	3.4%	58
Boys	5.3%	45
Girls	1.5%	13

Location

Rancho del Rey Middle
1174 E. J St.
Chula Vista, CA
91910
(619)397-2500

District

Sweetwater Union High
Chula Vista, CA