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Nicolet Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Nicolet Middle is a public middle school serving about 966 students in grades 6-8 within the Banning Unified school district, which serves a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all California middle schools with proficiency rates well below state averages; for example, only about 19% of students are proficient in English and 8% in Math. While chronic absenteeism is a concern at nearly 30%, it is actually lower than at some nearby schools like Diamond Valley Middle or Acacia Middle in Hemet Unified. However, Nicolet's academic results are much lower than schools just a few miles away, such as San Gorgonio Middle in Beaumont Unified, which has more than double the English proficiency rate.

A notable finding is that Nicolet operates with substantially less funding per student than most comparable schools in the area, which may impact resources. The school's performance is closely tied to its district's low statewide ranking, though there are some bright spots, including recent improvement for English Language Learners and better relative outcomes for African American students. The data suggests that while poverty presents challenges, other schools with similar student populations achieve stronger results, indicating that factors like instructional quality and district support are critical for improvement.

966

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,246

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 East Nicolet St.
Banning, CA 92220-5551

(951) 922-0280

District: Banning Unified

Students who attend Nicolet Middle usually attend:

High:

Banning High

Feeder schools for Nicolet Middle:

Elementary:	Cabazon Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Florida Street Discovery Center
	Hemmerling Elementary
	More...
	Hoffer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

White:

10.0%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,573^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1335^th of 1,543Banning Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2573 of 2761	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2505 of 2783	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2572 of 2781	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2652 of 2740	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	2529 of 2715	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2265 of 2480	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	2169 of 2508	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	2184 of 2497	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	2143 of 2477	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	1804 of 2379	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.7	1401 of 2259	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.3	1789 of 2236	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1851 of 2179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1482 of 2063	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1265 of 2005	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.4	1404 of 1999	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	1488 of 1804	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	1344 of 1777	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	1529 of 1769	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	447 of 609	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	437 of 627	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	502 of 613	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	583 of 637	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	576 of 643	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	513 of 600	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	696 of 739	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	687 of 743	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	681 of 715	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	732 of 733	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	738 of 745	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	687 of 700	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1343 of 1531	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1040 of 1491	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	925 of 1369	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	974 of 1478	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1430 of 1521	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1476 of 1540	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1317 of 1442	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	977 of 1364	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2322 of 2533	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2272 of 2551	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2364 of 2531	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2430 of 2509	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2212 of 2380	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2047 of 2262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2196 of 2395	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2103 of 2388	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2152 of 2374	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2270 of 2359	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2061 of 2213	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1847 of 2072	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	449 of 477	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	311 of 394	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	279 of 320	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	285 of 336	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2338 of 2542	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2306 of 2579	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2342 of 2531	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2350 of 2458	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2190 of 2369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2021 of 2230	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2420 of 2534	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2374 of 2552	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2344 of 2538	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2465 of 2527	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2316 of 2407	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2157 of 2273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	174 of 192	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	191 of 197	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	193 of 193	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.4	627 of 701	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	653 of 665	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	532 of 554	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1521 of 1566	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1478 of 1552	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1060 of 1531	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	1507 of 1520	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1516 of 1537	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1489 of 1543	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1545 of 1555	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1576 of 1602	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1469 of 1496	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nicolet Middle	Public	6-8	101 East Nicolet St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0280	966	44	21.8	91.1%	97 (10.0%)	65 (6.7%)	718 (74.3%)	47 (4.9%)	22 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	11.3	2573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	6.8%		14.2	2505^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.0%	68									14.2	14.2	17.8	22.4	15.5	18.6	8.6	11.5	5.2	8.4	$13,246	$1,377	$11,869
San Gorgonio Middle	Public	6-8	1591 Cherry Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-4391	1,253	58	21.5	75.2%	208 (16.6%)	98 (7.8%)	800 (63.8%)	78 (6.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.7%)	45.8	1301^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.9%		37.5	1546^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.4%	245	1.7	1.7	10.3	10.3	8.6	8.6	1.7	1.7	27.7	27.7	51.9	42.3	46.8	47.1	31.6	29.1	23.4	28.1	$17,669	$1,721	$15,948
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	200 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1627	978	50	19.5	70.1%	219 (22.4%)	76 (7.8%)	552 (56.4%)	61 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.1%)	37.3	1563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.4%		31.8	1739^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.5%	176									18.0	18.0	38.2	42.2	43.1	40.9	27.2	29.2	25.6	27.3	$19,261	$1,707	$17,554
North Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	1202 East Seventh St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7797	953	49	19.2	91.4%	48 (5.0%)	87 (9.1%)	753 (79.0%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	28 (2.9%)	19.3	2253^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.4%		18.6	2315^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.8%	62									21.6	21.6	21.1	37.4	25.5	28.2	10.5	12.0	12.0	11.5	$11,877	$397	$11,480
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	425 North Lyon Ave.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9361	893	48	18.7	90.9%	59 (6.6%)	101 (11.3%)	689 (77.2%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	14.1	2473^rd of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%		12.8	2559^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.0%	86									14.3	14.3	23.6	25.9	21.2	23.6	10.0	8.5	12.2	10.3	$11,298	$192	$11,106
Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	800 Mustang Way	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8008	717	32	22.3	72.0%	255 (35.6%)	19 (2.6%)	417 (58.2%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	36.2	1611^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.7%		37.7	1537^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.8%	74									29.0	29.0	33.5	34.5	37.2	35.1	24.9	31.9	26.0	27.4	$17,084	$1,959	$15,125
Park View Middle	Public	6-8	34875 Tahoe Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3285	870	36	23.9	67.4%	331 (38.0%)	10 (1.1%)	482 (55.4%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.8%)	38.9	1522^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		35.6	1606^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.3%	84									29.3	29.3	37.2	46.5	32.5	38.5	23.1	26.8	30.8	27.2	$15,384	$1,964	$13,420
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	41535 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-2550	1,113	46	24.3	87.2%	239 (21.5%)	51 (4.6%)	761 (68.4%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.6%)	18.1	2309^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.4%		18.3	2325^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.5%	16									16.4	16.4	20.3	31.3	28.4	27.0	9.0	15.2	15.1	13.4	$18,111	$2,651	$15,460
Acacia Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Acacia Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1620	958	44	21.9	94.8%	92 (9.6%)	98 (10.2%)	720 (75.2%)	15 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	11.3	2578^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.6%		14.2	2508^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.9%	70									12.5	12.5	16.6	16.5	22.9	18.8	7.1	11.5	7.4	8.5	$18,911	$2,494	$16,417
Rancho Viejo Middle	Public	6-8	985 North Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6287	1,040	49	21.3	89.3%	125 (12.0%)	99 (9.5%)	749 (72.0%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.1%)	21	2184^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		21.1	2214^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.4%	30									14.5	14.5	28.3	33.9	29.5	30.4	14.9	16.9	17.4	16.4	$19,405	$2,492	$16,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Nicolet Middle

What district is Nicolet Middle in?

Banning Unified

What is the racial makeup of Nicolet Middle?

Students at Nicolet Middle are 74% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Nicolet Middle attend?

Students who attend Nicolet Middle usually go on to attend Banning High

Is Nicolet Middle a good school?

Nicolet Middle ranks in the bottom 6.8% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Nicolet Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 966 students attended Nicolet Middle.

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