Summary
Mission Middle is a public middle school located in Jurupa Valley, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 634 students. The school is part of the Jurupa Unified School District, which is ranked 1331 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mission Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with a ranking between 2,400-2,500 out of around 2,700-2,800 schools in recent years.
Mission Middle's academic performance is significantly lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 22.31% of Mission Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 30.26% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 5.94% of students proficient or better, compared to 15.73% for the district and 32.65% for the state. Mission Middle's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 34.0% in recent years, may be contributing to its low academic performance. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.64% to 91.48% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Jurupa Unified School District, such as Mira Loma Middle and Jurupa Middle, perform significantly better than Mission Middle in academic assessments, with proficiency rates closer to the district and state averages. Schools in the neighboring Riverside Unified and Colton Joint Unified districts, such as University Heights Middle, Sierra Middle, and Ruth O. Harris Middle, also outperform Mission Middle in academic measures.
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