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Enrollment
947
Middle
DISTRICT 989 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED·NCES 060002709493
Elsinore Middle
1203 West Graham Ave., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · (951) 674-2118 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
767 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 333 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 30% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 43.9% |
| Math | 10.8% | 12.5% | 17.6% | 59.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 21.5% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 25.6% |
| 2020-21 | 42.4% | 26.4% |
| 2018-19 | 31.3% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.2% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 38.4% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elsinore Middle
Elsinore Middle's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsinore Middle this school | 947 | 81.0% | 26.3% |
| Valley Oak Middle Visalia | 952 | 79.9% | 26.2% |
| Creekside Middle Patterson | 907 | 79.1% | 22.1% |
| Terra Cotta Middle Lake Elsinore | 1,026 | 85.3% | 23.1% |
| Desert Ridge Academy Indio | 962 | 81.5% | 22.7% |
| Roosevelt Middle Oceanside | 866 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elsinore Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #850 of 1,224 | #49 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #758 of 1,227 ▼ 1 | #35 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #935 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #54 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #185 of 1,214 | #10 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #251 of 1,377 | #40 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #1,242 of 1,279 | #75 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #834 of 1,278 | #46 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #524 of 1,329 | #44 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #161 of 257 | #9 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
947
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 26.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 947 | 35.4 | 26.8:1 | 81% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 37.1 | 25.3:1 | 77% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 38 | 23.9:1 | 76% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 960 | 36 | 26.7:1 | 73% (703) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 35.9 | 25.4:1 | 78% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 34 | 24.4:1 | 77% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | N/A | N/A | 73% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | 36 | 25.3:1 | 38% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 22 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elsinore Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (912 to 947); teachers down 1% (35.9 to 35.4).
About Elsinore Middle
Elsinore Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Lake Elsinore, California. It educates 947 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 44% bigger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Elsinore Middle reports to Lake Elsinore Unified, which has 24 schools and 20,539 students.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Elsinore Middle combined. The remaining students are 12% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. By the diversity index, Elsinore Middle comes in at 39%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 26.8:1, with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Elsinore Middle is 81%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Elsinore Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Elsinore Middle is 5.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.3%. Predicted: 32.1%.
Within Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 543 public schools in Riverside County, with a combined enrollment of about 424,872.
Elsinore Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Elsinore Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 26.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Elsinore Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (960) to 2024-25 (947).
The Elsinore Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Elsinore Unified
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Elsinore HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- David A. Brown MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
- Railroad Canyon ElementaryElementary · 873 students
Nearby schools
- Elsinore Elementary0.5 mi · 462
- Ortega High0.7 mi · 463
- Keith McCarthy Academy0.7 mi · 332
- Railroad Canyon Elementary1.9 mi · 873
- Earl Warren Elementary2.1 mi · 821
- Temescal Canyon High2.2 mi · 2,373
Frequently asked questions
About Elsinore MiddleHow large is Elsinore Middle?
Elsinore Middle enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elsinore Middle serve?
Elsinore Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Elsinore Middle?
Approximately 26.8:1 students per teacher at Elsinore Middle.
What is the student diversity at Elsinore Middle?
Student demographics at Elsinore Middle are roughly 12% White, 77% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Elsinore Middle public or private?
Elsinore Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Elsinore Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.