Lucerne Valley Middle

Located at 33233 Rabbit Springs Rd., in Lucerne Valley, California, Lucerne Valley Middle is an one-room-style 6-8 campus that hosts 195 students (grades 7 through 8), part of Lucerne Valley Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 70% smaller than typical.

Lucerne Valley Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Lucerne Valley Unified, a district that hosts 1,179 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lucerne Valley Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 35% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Lucerne Valley Middle shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Lucerne Valley Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lucerne Valley Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Lucerne Valley Middle is one.

Lucerne Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lucerne Valley Middle comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 24.2%.

Lucerne Valley Middle operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lucerne Valley Middle has climbed 81%, going from 108 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 50% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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