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Ethan A Chase Middle
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Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ethan A Chase Middle
Ethan A Chase Middle operates as a big 6-8 campus in Menifee, California, run under Romoland Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 1,447 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 120% bigger than typical.
Within Romoland Elementary, which oversees 6 schools and 4,793 students, Ethan A Chase Middle is one campus in the system.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Ethan A Chase Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.7%.
Zooming out to the county, Riverside County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Ethan A Chase Middle is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).
Nearest neighbor: Mesa View Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ethan A Chase Middle at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.8%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ethan A Chase Middle has increased 17%, going from 1,232 students in 2018 to 1,447 in 2025.
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