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David A. Brown Middle

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David A. Brown Middle ranks 1849 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

David A. Brown Middle is a large public middle school serving about 1,030 students in grades 6-8 within the Lake Elsinore Unified School District in Wildomar, CA, and it faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 17% of students are proficient.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than many nearby middle schools; for example, its English and math scores are substantially below those of Canyon Lake Middle in the same district and far behind schools in neighboring districts like James L. Day Middle in Temecula Valley Unified and Dorothy McElhinney Middle in Murrieta Valley Unified. The school also contends with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at nearly 24%, which is above the state average and higher than most comparison schools.

Despite receiving more funding per student than some higher-performing schools, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years. It shows uneven results for different groups of students and has a particular strength in science, where it outperforms the district average. For improvement, the school urgently needs targeted strategies to boost math scores, reduce absenteeism, and better support all student subgroups.

1,030

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,760

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21861 Grand Ave.
Wildomar, CA 92595-9632

(951) 253-7430

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Students who attend David A. Brown Middle usually attend:

High:

Elsinore High

Feeder schools for David A. Brown Middle:

Elementary:	Donald Graham Elementary
	Ronald Reagan Elementary
	Wildomar Elementary
	William Collier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

19.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,849^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified

1075^th of 1,543Lake Elsinore 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	29.4	1849 of 2761	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1794 of 2783	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1728 of 2781	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1829 of 2740	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	440 of 894	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	1743 of 2715	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1549 of 2480	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	1568 of 2508	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	1387 of 2497	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	1423 of 2477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	895 of 2379	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	1039 of 2259	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	938 of 2236	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.9	1043 of 2179	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.4	1098 of 2063	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	1085 of 2005	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	977 of 1999	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.5	1077 of 1804	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	1030 of 1777	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	968 of 1769	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	319 of 609	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	299 of 627	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	173 of 613	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	37.1	385 of 637	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	255 of 643	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	302 of 600	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1016 of 1531	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	568 of 1491	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	509 of 1369	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1416 of 1478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1418 of 1521	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1343 of 1540	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1406 of 1442	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1712 of 2533	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1650 of 2551	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1571 of 2531	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1679 of 2509	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1574 of 2380	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1469 of 2262	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1650 of 2395	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1530 of 2388	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1417 of 2374	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1609 of 2359	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1499 of 2213	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1356 of 2072	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	276 of 477	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	129 of 394	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	103 of 320	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	99 of 336	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1660 of 2542	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1539 of 2579	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1432 of 2531	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1645 of 2458	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	327 of 721	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	1418 of 2369	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1274 of 2230	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1717 of 2534	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1689 of 2552	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1581 of 2538	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1697 of 2527	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1630 of 2407	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1445 of 2273	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	111 of 193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	555 of 726	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	571 of 701	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	513 of 677	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	514 of 665	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	429 of 554	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	343 of 462	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1120 of 1566	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1129 of 1552	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1005 of 1531	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1215 of 1520	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1251 of 1537	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1252 of 1543	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1288 of 1555	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1172 of 1602	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1100 of 1496	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Military Connected (2022)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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
David A. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	21861 Grand Ave.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7430	1,030	41	24.9	78.9%	196 (19.0%)	43 (4.2%)	690 (67.0%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	55 (5.3%)	29.4	1849^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		30.4	1794^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.5%	55	24.4	24.4	32.0	37.3	42.7	37.5	17.7	16.1	18.0	17.3	$19,760	$18,318	$1,442
Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,565	62	25.2	49.5%	656 (41.9%)	57 (3.6%)	606 (38.7%)	93 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	145 (9.3%)	73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%		75.2	582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.1%	27	43.0	43.0	58.4	60.5	59.4	59.5	46.1	43.1	46.6	45.3	$19,189	$19,124	$65
Shivela Middle	Public	6-8	24515 Lincoln Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1406	1,282	46	27.8	66.1%	331 (25.8%)	87 (6.8%)	604 (47.1%)	106 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.1%)	135 (10.5%)	67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%		72.1	650^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.6%	75	45.1	45.1	53.2	58.6	49.6	53.8	41.2	42.2	42.4	42.0	$19,816	$19,712	$104
Canyon Lake Middle	Public	6-8	33005 Canyon Hills Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7790	951	40	23.8	59.6%	344 (36.2%)	63 (6.6%)	451 (47.4%)	37 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.3%)	52.1	1131^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%		52.5	1089^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.9%	42	28.9	28.9	59.8	51.6	47.6	53.0	33.4	34.2	19.9	29.2	$20,027	$18,752	$1,275
Menifee Valley Middle	Public	6-8	26255 Garbani Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6400	941	40	23.7	62.5%	207 (22.0%)	54 (5.7%)	479 (50.9%)	42 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	151 (16.0%)	55.4	1019^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.1%		54.4	1032^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.9%	13	28.3	28.3	52.1	47.6	61.1	53.6	35.2	30.5	34.0	33.3	$16,712	$15,512	$1,200
Elsinore Middle	Public	6-8	1203 West Graham Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 674-2118	947	35	26.7	81.0%	111 (11.7%)	32 (3.4%)	730 (77.1%)	35 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.6%)	28.2	1891^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		27.2	1937^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.4%	46	20.7	20.7	32.2	34.6	29.6	32.3	24.9	25.7	18.6	23.3	$18,129	$16,832	$1,297
Kathryn Newport Middle	Public	6-8	29792 Audie Murphy Rd.	Menifee	92587	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-1851	965	40	24.3	66.9%	204 (21.1%)	41 (4.2%)	554 (57.4%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	119 (12.3%)	58.1	945^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.8%		47.6	1231^st of 2783 public middle schools	55.8%	286	41.9	41.9	46.5	49.5	48.9	48.3	36.2	39.0	36.4	37.2	$15,147	$13,946	$1,201
Warm Springs Middle	Public	6-8	39245 Calle de Fortuna	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-3503	755	34	22.0	62.9%	188 (24.9%)	46 (6.1%)	358 (47.4%)	75 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	83 (11.0%)	68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%		74.1	607^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	104	48.8	48.8	50.0	60.4	51.2	53.9	45.2	41.6	39.2	41.9	$25,627	$25,540	$87
Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Public	6-8	35125 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1885	1,451	58	24.9	46.2%	509 (35.1%)	88 (6.1%)	533 (36.7%)	154 (10.6%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	157 (10.8%)	86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		83.9	400^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	61	51.4	51.4	68.6	76.6	72.7	72.8	53.6	50.8	53.4	52.6	$19,319	$19,256	$63
Bell Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	28525 La Piedra Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 301-8496	1,066	44	24.4	61.6%	208 (19.5%)	52 (4.9%)	497 (46.6%)	61 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	242 (22.7%)	47.1	1261^st of 2761 public middle schools	54.3%		49.7	1181^st of 2783 public middle schools	57.6%	80	32.1	32.1	50.9	37.6	41.9	43.5	39.8	28.7	26.7	31.8	$15,816	$14,624	$1,192

Frequently Asked Questions about David A. Brown Middle

Is David A. Brown Middle a good school?

David A. Brown Middle ranks 1849^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of David A. Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend David A. Brown Middle usually go on to attend Elsinore High

How many students attend David A. Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,030 students attended David A. Brown Middle.

What is the racial makeup of David A. Brown Middle?

Students at David A. Brown Middle are 67% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is David A. Brown Middle in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

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