📍 939 E. Mission Ave., Escondido, San Diego County, 92026
Mission Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Escondido, San Diego County. The school has 906 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Hoff. It is part of the Escondido Union school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Mission Middle enrolls 906 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2% Asian and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 851 | 94% |
| Asian | 18 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 1.7% |
| White | 12 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
852 of the school's 906 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mission Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mission Middle is one of 24 schools in Escondido Union, based in Escondido, California. The district serves 13,922 students district-wide and employs 802 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 906 students, Mission Middle is larger than the district average of about 580 students per school.