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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Riverside County, California

77 public middle schools in Riverside County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle leads the list at -7.8pp, against a median of +2.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Best 3-yr change

-7.8pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.2pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	439	28.6%	20.8%	-7.8pp
2	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	749	21.3%	15.3%	-6.0pp
3	Margarita Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	731	43.8%	38.5%	-5.3pp
4	Auburndale Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	640	28.7%	24.0%	-4.7pp
5	Bell Mountain Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	1,066	41.6%	37.6%	-4.0pp
6	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	1,008	59.4%	55.8%	-3.7pp
7	March Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	686	25.8%	22.5%	-3.3pp
8	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	591	12.2%	9.4%	-2.8pp
9	Indio Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	768	14.4%	11.9%	-2.5pp
10	Elsinore Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	947	30.0%	27.8%	-2.2pp
11	La Quinta Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	709	31.5%	29.4%	-2.0pp
12	Toro Canyon Middle	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	989	16.4%	14.7%	-1.7pp
13	Terra Cotta Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,026	21.8%	20.4%	-1.4pp
14	Jurupa Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	1,105	28.1%	26.7%	-1.4pp
15	Wells Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	768	16.3%	15.1%	-1.2pp
16	Dartmouth Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	1,113	21.4%	20.2%	-1.2pp
17	Warm Springs Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	755	48.6%	47.9%	-0.8pp
18	Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	721	32.8%	32.4%	-0.4pp
19	El Cerrito Middle	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	1,218	56.1%	55.8%	-0.3pp
20	Palm Desert Charter Middle	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,298	48.5%	48.4%	-0.2pp
21	Citrus Hills Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	919	46.2%	46.4%	+0.2pp
22	Sunnymead Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,185	14.4%	14.8%	+0.4pp
23	Monte Vista Middle	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	893	16.5%	16.9%	+0.4pp
24	Canyon Lake Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	951	40.5%	41.1%	+0.6pp
25	Vista Verde Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	900	30.3%	30.9%	+0.6pp
26	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	722	18.2%	19.0%	+0.8pp
27	Acacia Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	958	12.3%	13.6%	+1.3pp
28	Ethan A Chase Middle	Menifee, CA	Romoland Elementary	1,447	25.6%	26.9%	+1.3pp
29	Shivela Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	1,282	46.5%	47.9%	+1.4pp
30	Letha Raney Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	537	31.1%	32.5%	+1.4pp
31	Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	914	23.5%	25.0%	+1.4pp
32	Vista Heights Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,419	30.0%	31.8%	+1.8pp
33	Pinacate Middle	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	952	13.6%	15.3%	+1.8pp
34	Mesa View Middle	Calimesa, CA	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	717	29.5%	31.3%	+1.8pp
35	David A. Brown Middle	Wildomar, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,030	25.4%	27.4%	+2.0pp
36	Badger Springs Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,058	17.5%	19.6%	+2.1pp
37	James L. Day Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	932	55.2%	57.4%	+2.2pp
38	Mountain View Middle	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	978	31.9%	34.1%	+2.2pp
39	San Gorgonio Middle	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	1,253	35.4%	37.6%	+2.2pp
40	Mission Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	612	15.3%	17.6%	+2.2pp
41	Sierra Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	829	27.6%	29.8%	+2.2pp
42	Matthew Gage Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	840	36.8%	39.2%	+2.4pp
43	Landmark Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	849	19.5%	22.0%	+2.5pp
44	Palm Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	999	27.2%	29.7%	+2.5pp
45	Chemawa Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	885	24.4%	26.9%	+2.5pp
46	Bobby Duke Middle	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	648	17.4%	20.1%	+2.8pp
47	Ysmael Villegas Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,136	36.6%	39.5%	+2.9pp
48	Mountain View Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,114	23.9%	26.8%	+2.9pp
49	Loma Vista Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,027	25.9%	28.9%	+3.0pp
50	Nicolet Middle	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	966	10.5%	13.5%	+3.0pp

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