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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Riverside County, California

61 public middle schools in Riverside County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hans Christensen Middle leads the list at -52.8%, against a median of -14.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Best Enrollment change

-52.8%

Median Enrollment change

-14.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hans Christensen Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	781	369	-52.8%
2	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	673	439	-34.8%
3	Letha Raney Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	796	537	-32.5%
4	Desert Ridge Academy	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,407	962	-31.6%
5	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	966	668	-30.8%
6	Landmark Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,217	849	-30.2%
7	James Workman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,385	1,020	-26.4%
8	Mission Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	823	612	-25.6%
9	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	977	749	-23.3%
10	Rancho Viejo Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	1,343	1,040	-22.6%
11	Palm Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,279	999	-21.9%
12	Wells Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	973	768	-21.1%
13	Arizona Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,010	804	-20.4%
14	Vail Ranch Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	953	765	-19.7%
15	Menifee Valley Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	1,169	941	-19.5%
16	Ysmael Villegas Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,404	1,136	-19.1%
17	Mira Loma Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	879	711	-19.1%
18	Citrus Hills Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	1,134	919	-19.0%
19	Amelia Earhart Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	916	743	-18.9%
20	Matthew Gage Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	1,033	840	-18.7%
21	Pinacate Middle	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	1,167	952	-18.4%
22	Sunnymead Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,448	1,185	-18.2%
23	Warm Springs Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	921	755	-18.0%
24	Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	1,028	844	-17.9%
25	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	1,225	1,008	-17.7%
26	Temecula Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	1,226	1,012	-17.5%
27	Mountain View Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,339	1,114	-16.8%
28	Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,098	914	-16.8%
29	Margarita Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	872	731	-16.2%
30	John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,300	1,099	-15.5%
31	Terra Cotta Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,206	1,026	-14.9%
32	Lakeside Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	1,258	1,076	-14.5%
33	Bell Mountain Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	1,245	1,066	-14.4%
34	Badger Springs Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,236	1,058	-14.4%
35	Mesa View Middle	Calimesa, CA	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	834	717	-14.0%
36	Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	826	721	-12.7%
37	James L. Day Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	1,063	932	-12.3%
38	Canyon Lake Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,080	951	-11.9%
39	North Mountain Middle	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	1,079	953	-11.7%
40	March Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	765	686	-10.3%
41	Shivela Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	1,425	1,282	-10.0%
42	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	801	722	-9.9%
43	Toro Canyon Middle	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	1,094	989	-9.6%
44	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	653	591	-9.5%
45	Vista Verde Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	993	900	-9.4%
46	Bobby Duke Middle	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	714	648	-9.2%
47	Jurupa Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	1,212	1,105	-8.8%
48	Bella Vista Middle	Murrieta, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	1,360	1,249	-8.2%
49	Palm Desert Charter Middle	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,408	1,298	-7.8%
50	Thompson Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	1,692	1,565	-7.5%

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