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Enrollment
1,040
Middle
DISTRICT 1,059 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692012275
Rancho Viejo Middle
985 North Cawston Ave., Hemet, CA 92545 · (951) 765-6287 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,040 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of California public middle schools
- C-Test 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
21.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
929 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 6 | 351 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 35% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 23.1% | 28.9% | 40.7% |
| Math | 5.9% | 10.5% | 22.0% | 61.6% |
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 | 30.4% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.1% | 11.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 14.3% |
| 2017-18 | 33.2% | 16.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.2% | 18.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Rancho Viejo Middle
Rancho Viejo Middle's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Viejo Middle this school | 1,040 | 89.3% | 22.4% |
| Diamond Valley Middle Hemet | 1,123 | 90.7% | 17.9% |
| Acacia Middle Hemet | 958 | 94.8% | 13.6% |
| Nicolet Middle Banning | 966 | 91.1% | 13.7% |
| North Mountain Middle San Jacinto | 953 | 91.4% | 18.5% |
| Monte Vista Middle San Jacinto | 893 | 90.9% | 15.0% |
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 Rancho Viejo Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #982 of 1,224 | #58 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #983 of 1,227 ▲ 12 | #55 of 78 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #972 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #55 of 78 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #389 of 1,214 | #21 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,040 | #164 of 1,377 | #22 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #686 of 1,279 | #21 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #739 of 1,278 | #38 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #300 of 1,329 | #23 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #270 of 930 | #10 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
1,040
+5 (+0%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 1,294
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 1,040 | 48.7 | 21.4:1 | 89% (929) |
| 2023-24 | 999 | 45 | 22.2:1 | 87% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 975 | 43.4 | 22.5:1 | 88% (854) |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 46 | 22.5:1 | 91% (938) |
| 2017-18 | 1,343 | 58.2 | 23.1:1 | 86% (1,153) |
| 2015-16 | 1,237 | 49 | 25.2:1 | 87% (1,082) |
| 2010-11 | 1,294 | N/A | N/A | 82% (1,055) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Viejo Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,343 to 1,040); teachers down 16% (58.2 to 48.7).
About Rancho Viejo Middle
This page covers Rancho Viejo Middle, a large middle school in Hemet, California. The school enrolls 1,040 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 58% bigger than that mark.
Hemet Unified operates 27 schools. Combined enrollment is 22,778 students.
Of every 100 students at Rancho Viejo Middle, about 72 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% White, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. The diversity index for Rancho Viejo Middle is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
Rancho Viejo Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rancho Viejo Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 22.4% actual against 27.2% predicted.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Tahquitz High, is the closest to Rancho Viejo Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Rancho Viejo Middle ranks 7th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,035 students in 2020-21 and 1,040 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.5:1 to 21.4:1 over the same years.
Rancho Viejo Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Hemet Unified
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Other schools in Hemet
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Tahquitz High0.3 mi · 1,761
- Cawston Elementary0.4 mi · 796
- Fruitvale Elementary0.9 mi · 778
- Megan Cope Elementary1.6 mi · 756
- Monte Vista Middle2.5 mi · 893
- Harmony Elementary2.9 mi · 826
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Viejo MiddleHow large is Rancho Viejo Middle?
Rancho Viejo Middle enrolls approximately 1,040 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rancho Viejo Middle serve?
Rancho Viejo Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rancho Viejo Middle have?
Rancho Viejo Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Rancho Viejo Middle?
Student demographics at Rancho Viejo Middle are roughly 12% White, 72% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rancho Viejo Middle in?
Rancho Viejo Middle is part of Hemet Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.