MacDowell Elementary School (San Diego, California)

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An elementary school located at 5095 Arvinels Ave. in northern San Diego. Together with James Madison High School and Ray Kroc Middle School (formerly Albert Einstein Jr. High), MacDowell educated the children of personnel living on-base at Miramar (at least that was the case in the 1970s - that may have changed).
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Coordinates:   32°50'16"N   117°10'25"W

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  • McDowell closed many years ago. It was used as an annex by inner city schools for years, then the site for Creative and Performing Media Arts Middle School, a Magnet school. There may have been other uses along the way. Presently, it is the home of iMiddle. (see next paragraph) Recently, CPMA Middle moved to the Kroc Middle site and the Kroc students who did not want to attend CPMA Middle were moved to the empty McDowell site to form a new school. The Kroc name was dropped and renamed INNOVATION MIDDLE SCHOOL or IMiddle. Kroc no longer exists as a site or a name. Madison is still with us, however, although a shadow of its former self and now one of the smallest schools in the district. Lots of changes in Clairemont over the years. And more to come in the next few years.
  • Wasn't it 6th grade only? I went there way back in 1992. 20 years ago...WOW..Time flies
  • I remember it being 6th grade only was there back in 2001. I remember watching the news coverage of the sept 11 attacks
  • I went there 1992 as well, my cousin Alex went there to. It was a 6 th grade only when we attend there. I loved that school.
  • I went to McDowell back on the 70's, early 80's when my family was stationed at Miramar. We lived on base when it was Navy/Marines. (NAS Miramar). Great memories! Nice school back in the day!
  • I went to MacDowell in 1973-1974. Had the best teacher. Mrs. Echeverria. Then moved to Virginia Beach where my Navy father continued with F-14 program.
  • Small world I had Mrs echeveria also and also graduated in 1974. Parents moved to grass valley CA after that. Did you attend camp cuyamaca ? Dan.
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