Bell Mountain Middle

As a well-populated intermediate school in Menifee, California, Bell Mountain Middle enrolls 1,066 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Menifee Union. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.

Menifee Union runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 12,247 students. Bell Mountain Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bell Mountain Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 23% multiracial, 20% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Bell Mountain Middle lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Bell Mountain Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at Bell Mountain Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bell Mountain Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bell Mountain Middle is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bell Mountain Middle. On composite proficiency, Bell Mountain Middle comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

Bell Mountain Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bell Mountain Middle has edged down 14%, going from 1,245 students in 2018 to 1,066 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 35% to 20% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bell Mountain Middle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.