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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Lakeside Middle this year?
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Enrollment
1,076
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113511243
Lakeside Middle
27720 Walnut St., Perris, CA 92571 · (951) 443-2440 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,076 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
929 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 523 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 553 | 51% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Val Verde Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
18.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 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 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 30.6% | 27.6% | 32.3% |
| Math | 5.6% | 12.6% | 23.0% | 58.8% |
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 | 40.1% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 10.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 20.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.4% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 19.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Lakeside Middle
Lakeside Middle's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Middle this school | 1,076 | 86.3% | 26.6% |
| Rialto Middle Rialto | 1,017 | 87.9% | 28.2% |
| Warren F. Frisbie Middle Rialto | 1,000 | 87.8% | 18.9% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle San Bernardino | 1,107 | 88.0% | 31.3% |
| Curran Middle Bakersfield | 973 | 87.4% | 19.3% |
| North Mountain Middle San Jacinto | 953 | 91.4% | 18.5% |
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 Lakeside Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #839 of 1,224 | #47 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #917 of 1,227 ▲ 137 | #49 of 78 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #715 of 1,227 ▲ 51 | #38 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #289 of 1,214 | #14 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,076 | #136 of 1,377 | #19 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #850 of 1,279 | #38 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #927 of 1,278 | #58 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #393 of 1,329 | #34 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #518 of 930 | #32 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,076
-182 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 26.8:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
82%
was 79%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
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 | 1,076 | 48.3 | 22.3:1 | 86% (929) |
| 2023-24 | 1,091 | 48.5 | 22.5:1 | 85% (926) |
| 2022-23 | 1,085 | 46 | 23.6:1 | 87% (939) |
| 2017-18 | 1,258 | 47 | 26.8:1 | 83% (1,047) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,258 to 1,076); teachers up 3% (47 to 48.3).
About Lakeside Middle
In Perris, California, Lakeside Middle is a large middle school. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 1,076 students. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
The 22 schools in Val Verde Unified enroll 19,065 students altogether, Lakeside Middle among them.
At Lakeside Middle, 82% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Classroom staffing at Lakeside Middle totals 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lakeside Middle is about 86%. It compares with 74% for public schools in Riverside County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lakeside Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 26.6% actual against 28.9% predicted.
In the wider Riverside County area, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lakeside Middle shares Riverside County with 542 other public schools.
Lakeside Middle's nearest public school is Sierra Vista Elementary (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lakeside Middle places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 14% over 7 years, reaching 1,076 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.8:1 to 22.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 900 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
Other Lakeside Middle schools
13 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lakeside Middle. Lakeside Middle is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Lakeside MiddleLakeside, CA · 724 students
- Lakeside MiddleIrvine, CA · 629 students
- Lakeside MiddleNorwalk, CA · 509 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolCumming, GA · 1,513 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMILLVILLE, NJ · 929 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.2 mi · 867
- Avalon Elementary0.5 mi · 563
- Orange Vista High1.4 mi · 2,396
- May Ranch Elementary1.7 mi · 848
- Triple Crown Elementary2.2 mi · 971
- Clearwater Elementary2.4 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside MiddleHow many students attend Lakeside Middle?
Lakeside Middle enrolls approximately 1,076 students in grades 07-08.
Is Lakeside Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakeside Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lakeside Middle have?
Lakeside Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakeside Middle?
Student demographics at Lakeside Middle are roughly 3% White, 82% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lakeside Middle public or private?
Lakeside Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Val Verde Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.