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Enrollment
952
Middle
DISTRICT 1,312 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRIS UNION HIGH·NCES 063021009176
Pinacate Middle
1990 South A St., Perris, CA 92570 · (951) 943-6441 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
23.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
902 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 483 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 469 | 49% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
20.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.5pp since 2014
Math
10.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.8% | 17.7% | 28.4% | 51.2% |
| Math | 3.2% | 7.0% | 19.7% | 70.1% |
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 | 20.5% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 7.8% |
| 2022-23 | 20.8% | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 19.3% | 7.8% |
| 2020-21 | 27.1% | 10.8% |
| 2018-19 | 26.8% | 13.2% |
| 2017-18 | 23.3% | 11.1% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 9.3% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Pinacate Middle
Pinacate Middle's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinacate Middle this school | 952 | 94.7% | 14.3% |
| Alder Middle Fontana | 964 | 92.1% | 24.3% |
| Arrowview Middle San Bernardino | 917 | 96.7% | 25.9% |
| Francisco Sepulveda Middle North Hills | 1,052 | 93.9% | 20.7% |
| McKee Middle Bakersfield | 869 | 93.2% | 34.1% |
| Fontana Middle Fontana | 1,049 | 91.7% | 19.5% |
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 Pinacate Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,160 of 1,224 | #72 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #1,138 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #70 of 78 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,160 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #72 of 78 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #654 of 1,214 | #45 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #244 of 1,377 | #38 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,074 of 1,279 | #59 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #1,111 of 1,278 | #69 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #115 of 1,329 | #11 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #390 of 930 | #21 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
952
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 952 | 39.8 | 23.9:1 | 95% (902) |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 43.4 | 21.9:1 | 95% (901) |
| 2022-23 | 927 | 43.2 | 21.5:1 | 96% (889) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 42 | 23.1:1 | 96% (931) |
| 2017-18 | 1,167 | 46.2 | 25.3:1 | 96% (1,125) |
| 2015-16 | 1,183 | 49 | 24.1:1 | 94% (1,117) |
| 2010-11 | 1,231 | N/A | N/A | 89% (1,097) |
| 2000-01 | 1,131 | 48 | 23.6:1 | 59% (667) |
| 1990-91 | 883 | 39 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinacate Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,167 to 952); teachers down 14% (46.2 to 39.8).
About Pinacate Middle
Pinacate Middle is one of the public schools in Perris, California. It is a medium-sized middle school. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 952 students. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 44% higher.
Pinacate Middle is part of a district of 9 schools: Perris Union High, with 11,810 students.
Most students at Pinacate Middle are Hispanic: 91% of enrollment. Other students are 5% Black. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. By the diversity index, Pinacate Middle comes in at 16%.
Staffing totals 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 95%. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 21 points lower.
allk12 grades Pinacate Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.0% for Pinacate Middle. The school posts 14.3%, 9.8 points below the prediction.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinacate Middle is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Nearby, Railway Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pinacate Middle ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (969) and 2024-25 (952).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Perris Union High
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,537 students
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Perris Lake High (Continuation)High · 228 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Railway Elementary0.4 mi · 715
- Perris Lake High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 228
- Scholar Plus Online Learning0.6 mi · 19
- Perris Elementary1.1 mi · 617
- Young Explorers Academy1.1 mi · 150
- Pathways for Adult Life Skills1.3 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Pinacate MiddleHow large is Pinacate Middle?
Pinacate Middle enrolls approximately 952 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Pinacate Middle serve?
Pinacate Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Pinacate Middle?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Pinacate Middle.
How diverse is Pinacate Middle?
Pinacate Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinacate Middle?
Pinacate Middle is overseen by Perris Union High in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.