Hans Christensen Middle

Located at 27625 Sherman Rd., in Menifee, California, Hans Christensen Middle is an intimate middle-grades school that instructs 369 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Menifee Union. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 659.

Across the 17 schools in Menifee Union (12,247 students total), Hans Christensen Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hans Christensen Middle logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 15% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hans Christensen Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 32.4%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Hans Christensen Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Menifee Virtual, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hans Christensen Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hans Christensen Middle's enrollment has shrank 53% since 2018, when it stood at 781 (now 369). Over the same period, the White share fell from 26% to 15%.

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