Landmark Middle

Landmark Middle, a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Moreno Valley, California, operated by Moreno Valley Unified, enrolls 849 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Within Moreno Valley Unified, which oversees 38 schools and 31,001 students, Landmark Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Landmark Middle logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the resource side, On paper, Landmark Middle has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Landmark Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 22.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Landmark Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Jolla Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Landmark Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 30%: 1,217 students in 2018 compared to 849 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Landmark Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.