Acacia Middle

Set in Hemet, California, Acacia Middle is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, run under Hemet Unified. It teaches 958 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Acacia Middle sits 45% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Hemet Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 22,778 students, Acacia Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Acacia Middle shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 10% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Acacia Middle has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at Acacia Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Acacia Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.0%; this one delivers 13.6%.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Acacia Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hemet Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Acacia Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 17.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Acacia Middle's enrollment has expanded 21% since 2018, when it stood at 791 (now 958). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 64% to 75%. Class-load math has loosened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.