Sinaloa Middle

Sinaloa Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Simi Valley, California, part of Simi Valley Unified. The school caters to 843 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 659.

Within Simi Valley Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 15,418 students, Sinaloa Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sinaloa Middle lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Sinaloa Middle reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sinaloa Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ventura County) records that median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Sinaloa Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monte Vista, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sinaloa Middle at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 915 students in 2018 compared to 843 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 34% to 52% over that span.

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