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What's something Toro Canyon Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
989
Middle
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907011174
Toro Canyon Middle
86150 Avenue 66, Thermal, CA 92274 · (760) 397-2244 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
21.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
960 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 512 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 477 | 48% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
19.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
9.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp 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 up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.4% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 57.3% |
| Math | 4.4% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 74.0% |
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 | 19.9% | 9.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 8.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 9.3% |
| 2020-21 | 27.4% | 10.2% |
| 2018-19 | 15.6% | 13.9% |
| 2017-18 | 21.4% | 15.8% |
| 2016-17 | 18.8% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Toro Canyon Middle
Toro Canyon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Canyon Middle this school | 989 | 97.1% | 14.3% |
| Chester W. Nimitz Middle Huntington Park | 1,057 | 95.4% | 29.8% |
| Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana | 936 | 95.3% | 21.0% |
| Hollenbeck Middle Los Angeles | 927 | 96.0% | 38.0% |
| Fesler (Isaac) Junior High Santa Maria | 974 | 94.5% | 14.9% |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
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 Toro Canyon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,159 of 1,224 | #71 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #1,151 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #72 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,168 of 1,227 ▼ 22 | #73 of 78 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #219 of 1,214 | #12 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #204 of 1,377 | #31 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #726 of 1,279 | #27 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #1,223 of 1,278 | #75 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #46 of 1,329 | #5 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #665 of 930 | #43 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
989
-50 (-5%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,002
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 989 | 45.9 | 21.6:1 | 97% (960) |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 46.4 | 20.2:1 | 96% (905) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 45.2 | 21.7:1 | 95% (937) |
| 2020-21 | 1,039 | 47 | 22.1:1 | 98% (1,014) |
| 2017-18 | 1,094 | 50.3 | 21.8:1 | 94% (1,032) |
| 2015-16 | 1,079 | 45 | 24.0:1 | 94% (1,014) |
| 2010-11 | 1,002 | N/A | N/A | 99% (992) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toro Canyon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,094 to 989); teachers down 9% (50.3 to 45.9).
About Toro Canyon Middle
Toro Canyon Middle is a large middle school that serves part of Thermal, California. It has an enrollment of 989 students in grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Toro Canyon Middle is one school in Coachella Valley Unified, a system of 21 schools with 15,817 students.
The share of students at Toro Canyon Middle who are Hispanic is 97%. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
Based on 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Toro Canyon Middle has a ratio of 21.6:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
Toro Canyon Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of California public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.7% at Toro Canyon Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.3%.
Looking at the county, Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Toro Canyon Middle.
Toro Canyon Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Las Palmitas Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Toro Canyon Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Toro Canyon Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Toro Canyon Middle enrolled 1,039 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 989.
The discussion board for Toro Canyon Middle is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Mecca ElementaryElementary · 677 students
Other schools in Thermal
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Las Palmitas ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- John Kelley ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Las Palmitas Elementary0.0 mi · 570
- Desert Mirage High0.0 mi · 1,875
- La Familia Continuation High4.6 mi · 254
- Oasis Elementary4.7 mi · 488
- John Kelley Elementary4.8 mi · 505
- Mecca Elementary5.0 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Toro Canyon MiddleHow many students attend Toro Canyon Middle?
Toro Canyon Middle enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Toro Canyon Middle serve?
Toro Canyon Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Toro Canyon Middle have?
Toro Canyon Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Toro Canyon Middle?
Student demographics at Toro Canyon Middle are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Toro Canyon Middle public or private?
Toro Canyon Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.