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Enrollment
1,105
Middle
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JURUPA UNIFIED·NCES 061926002312
Jurupa Middle
8700 Galena St., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 · (951) 360-2846 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,105 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
21.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
852 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 7 | 517 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 588 | 53% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
34.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 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 | 7.9% | 26.8% | 28.3% | 37.0% |
| Math | 7.8% | 10.9% | 29.1% | 52.2% |
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 | 34.7% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.7% | 17.4% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 24.5% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Jurupa Middle
Jurupa Middle's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurupa Middle this school | 1,105 | 77.1% | 26.9% |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle Downey | 1,264 | 77.0% | 52.1% |
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle Downey | 1,304 | 78.2% | 42.6% |
| Desert Ridge Academy Indio | 962 | 81.5% | 22.7% |
| Los Alisos Middle Norwalk | 920 | 78.2% | 34.9% |
| Washington Middle Salinas | 1,082 | 81.7% | 33.6% |
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 Jurupa Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #833 of 1,224 | #45 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #902 of 1,227 ▼ 100 | #47 of 78 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #863 of 1,227 ▼ 53 | #49 of 78 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #246 of 1,214 | #14 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,105 | #119 of 1,377 | #17 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #745 of 1,279 | #29 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #962 of 1,278 | #61 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #601 of 1,329 | #49 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #705 of 930 | #47 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
1,105
-169 (-13%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,131
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 1,105 | 51 | 21.7:1 | 77% (852) |
| 2023-24 | 1,130 | 51.9 | 21.8:1 | 62% (702) |
| 2022-23 | 1,144 | 53.4 | 21.4:1 | 75% (860) |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 50 | 25.5:1 | 66% (838) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 54.1 | 22.4:1 | 73% (887) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 51 | 24.2:1 | 70% (864) |
| 2010-11 | 1,190 | N/A | N/A | 66% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,008 | 44 | 22.9:1 | 45% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 1,131 | 42 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jurupa Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,212 to 1,105); teachers down 6% (54.1 to 51).
About Jurupa Middle
Jurupa Middle is a public middle school run by Jurupa Unified in Jurupa Valley, California. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,105 students. Enrollment is 68% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Jurupa Unified is the district for Jurupa Middle. It has 24 schools and 17,739 students.
Most students at Jurupa Middle are Hispanic: 84% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Riverside County is about 51% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Jurupa Middle comes in at 28%.
Jurupa Middle's 51 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 77%.
Jurupa Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jurupa Middle would be expected to post about 34.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.9%.
Census estimates describe Riverside County this way: median household income is about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Riverside County number 543 and enroll about 424,872.
The shortest distance from Jurupa Middle to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Stone Avenue Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Jurupa Middle places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,105 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,274. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.5:1 to 21.7:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Jurupa Unified
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 819 students
- Pedley ElementaryElementary · 736 students
Other schools in Jurupa Valley
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Louis VanderMolen Fundamental ElementaryElementary · 959 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Stone Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 625
- Glen Avon Elementary0.8 mi · 488
- Van Buren Elementary1.1 mi · 455
- Patriot High1.4 mi · 2,399
- Camino Real Elementary1.5 mi · 721
- Granite Hill Elementary1.5 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Jurupa MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Jurupa Middle?
Jurupa Middle enrolls approximately 1,105 students in grades 07-08.
Is Jurupa Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jurupa Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Jurupa Middle have?
Jurupa Middle employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Jurupa Middle?
Student demographics at Jurupa Middle are roughly 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jurupa Middle public or private?
Jurupa Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jurupa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.