Badger Springs Middle

As a heavily attended junior high in Moreno Valley, California, Badger Springs Middle serves 1,058 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Moreno Valley Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 61% bigger than the state mean of about 659.

Moreno Valley Unified comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 31,001 students; Badger Springs Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Badger Springs Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Badger Springs Middle logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Badger Springs Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.2%; this one delivers 18.9%.

In the area at large, Riverside County reports that 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. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Badger Springs Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chaparral Hills Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Badger Springs Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Badger Springs Middle's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,236 (now 1,058). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

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