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Enrollment
369
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENIFEE UNION·NCES 062454012424
Hans Christensen Middle
27625 Sherman Rd., Menifee, CA 92586 · (951) 679-8356 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
21.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
271 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 125 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
46.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 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 down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 30.9% | 26.5% | 27.4% |
| Math | 6.7% | 16.7% | 28.4% | 48.1% |
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 | 46.2% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 20.4% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 30.1% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.8% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hans Christensen Middle
Hans Christensen Middle's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Christensen Middle this school | 369 | 73.4% | 33.5% |
| Innovation Middle San Diego | 350 | 80.0% | 38.0% |
| Octavia E. Butler Magnet Pasadena | 481 | 70.3% | 25.3% |
| Los Arboles Middle Marina | 408 | 75.5% | 26.7% |
| Spring Valley Academy Spring Valley | 597 | 77.4% | 27.4% |
| Sierra Middle Stockton | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
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 Hans Christensen Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #664 of 1,224 | #31 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #752 of 1,227 ▲ 69 | #34 of 78 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #571 of 1,227 ▼ 43 | #27 of 78 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #225 of 1,214 | #8 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,123 of 1,377 | #77 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #690 of 1,279 | #23 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #340 of 1,278 | #20 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #679 of 1,329 | #52 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.8% | #8 of 930 | #1 of 61 |
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
369
-341 (-48%) vs 2020
-57% since 2010-11, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 369 | 17.3 | 21.4:1 | 73% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 17.1 | 20.4:1 | 76% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 31.2 | 21.3:1 | 72% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 32 | 22.2:1 | 64% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 35 | 22.3:1 | 70% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 33 | 24.4:1 | 65% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | N/A | N/A | 52% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hans Christensen Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (781 to 369); teachers down 51% (35 to 17.3).
About Hans Christensen Middle
Hans Christensen Middle is a middle school in Menifee, California, and it is part of Menifee Union. It has an enrollment of 369 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 44% below that mark.
Hans Christensen Middle is one of the 17 schools that make up Menifee Union (12,247 students in total).
The student body at Hans Christensen Middle is 56% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White, 15% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Hans Christensen Middle are from different groups.
Hans Christensen Middle has 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Riverside County average a similar 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hans Christensen Middle lands at B-, ahead of 52% of California public middle schools.
Hans Christensen Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.5%) and its predicted rate (36.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
The school is in Riverside County, where median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County's 543 public schools enroll about 424,872 students and include Hans Christensen Middle.
Hans Christensen Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Menifee Virtual, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.9% on proficiency, and Hans Christensen Middle is below that at 33.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 710 students and the 2024-25 count was 369. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
This page is set up for the Hans Christensen Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Menifee Union
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- Southshore ElementaryElementary · 843 students
- Oak Meadows ElementaryElementary · 818 students
Other schools in Menifee
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Santa Rosa AcademyCombined · 1,736 students
- Ethan A Chase MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
Nearby schools
- Menifee Virtual0.0 mi · 132
- Boulder Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 938
- Mesa View Elementary1.9 mi · 911
- Romoland Elementary1.9 mi · 502
- Freedom Crest Elementary2.2 mi · 707
- Ethan A Chase Middle2.3 mi · 1,447
Frequently asked questions
About Hans Christensen MiddleHow large is Hans Christensen Middle?
Hans Christensen Middle enrolls approximately 369 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hans Christensen Middle serve?
Hans Christensen Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hans Christensen Middle have?
Hans Christensen Middle employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hans Christensen Middle?
Student demographics at Hans Christensen Middle are roughly 15% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Hans Christensen Middle in?
Hans Christensen Middle is part of Menifee Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.