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Elsinore Middle

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Elsinore Middle ranks 1725 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Elsinore Middle is a 947-student school serving grades 6–8 in Lake Elsinore, in the Lake Elsinore Unified district. Its results show some encouraging progress, but the most important finding for families is that proficiency remains below state levels in all three tested subjects.

In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 38%, compared with 49% statewide and 40% in the district; it was also about 10 points below the nearby-school average, and ranked third-lowest among the 11 schools. Math was 23%, versus 38% statewide, 25% in the district and 30% nearby. Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to its district: 29% proficiency was 2 points above the district’s 27%, though below the state’s 36% and nearby schools’ 37% average. Overall, ELA is the clearest local weakness, while science is a relative bright spot.

ELA and science have improved since 2022–23, rising by 6 and 9 percentage points, while math has been nearly flat. The state gap narrowed in ELA and science, from 15 to 12 points and 11 to 7 points, respectively, but widened in math, from 11 to 15 points. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 36th statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, up from the 30th percentile in 2023–24. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 26.7 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 24.4, and 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner Students was at the 2nd percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 30th percentile that year; for Homeless Students, it was at the 72nd percentile in 2025–26, versus the school’s overall 36th percentile. These group rankings are not all from the same year, and subgroup enrollment counts were not provided.

947

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,129

Per pupil spending ?

81.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1203 West Graham Ave.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530-3318

(951) 674-2118

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Students who attend Elsinore Middle usually attend:

High:

Temescal Canyon High

Feeder schools for Elsinore Middle:

Elementary:	Earl Warren Elementary
	Elsinore Elementary
	Railroad Canyon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

11.7%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,725^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

648^th of 968Lake 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
2026	32.1	1725 of 2703	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1891 of 2761	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1937 of 2783	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1698 of 2781	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1589 of 2740	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	454 of 894	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2026 of 2715	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1824 of 2480	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	1447 of 2508	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	1514 of 2497	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	1638 of 2477	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	1333 of 2379	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	1191 of 2259	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.2	1092 of 2236	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.4	1191 of 2179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	1281 of 2063	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.4	1337 of 2005	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1277 of 1999	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1402 of 1804	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	1498 of 1777	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	1464 of 1769	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	417 of 583	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	395 of 643	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	144 of 600	76.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	579 of 1531	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	1133 of 1491	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1071 of 1369	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	1444 of 1478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1298 of 1521	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1416 of 1540	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1028 of 1442	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1360 of 1364	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	1751 of 2483	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1917 of 2533	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1955 of 2551	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1627 of 2531	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1548 of 2509	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1786 of 2380	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1601 of 2262	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1564 of 2325	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1825 of 2395	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1833 of 2388	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1539 of 2374	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1394 of 2359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1848 of 2213	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1720 of 2072	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	124 of 442	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	38.2	288 of 477	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	218 of 394	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	90 of 320	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	117 of 336	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1709 of 2493	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1950 of 2542	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2086 of 2579	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1708 of 2531	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1621 of 2458	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	437 of 721	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1961 of 2369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1817 of 2230	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	1481 of 2478	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1620 of 2534	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1655 of 2552	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1499 of 2538	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1384 of 2527	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	373 of 763	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	1907 of 2407	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1770 of 2273	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	443 of 734	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	471 of 701	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	549 of 677	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	425 of 665	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	422 of 554	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	375 of 462	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	898 of 1586	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1048 of 1566	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	759 of 1552	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	825 of 1531	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	835 of 1482	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	835 of 1520	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	832 of 1537	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	694 of 1543	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	736 of 1555	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	947 of 1602	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	916 of 1496	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-12 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	32.1	1725^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.2%		28.2	1891^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%	166	28.9	28.9	37.0	39.9	35.8	37.6	18.3	28.2	23.2	23.3	$18,129	$16,832	$1,297
Terra Cotta Middle	Public	6-8	29291 Lake St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7380	1,026	42	24.4	85.3%	125 (12.2%)	35 (3.4%)	811 (79.0%)	33 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16.5	2342^nd of 2703 public middle schools	13.4%		19.1	2265^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%	77	19.7	19.7	19.5	30.2	30.0	26.6	11.8	15.1	12.7	13.1	$19,546	$17,864	$1,682
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%)	53.4	1081^st of 2703 public middle schools	60.0%		52.1	1131^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%	50	44.4	44.4	51.0	48.0	55.6	51.6	30.7	32.8	25.9	29.7	$20,027	$18,752	$1,275
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%)	26	1952^nd of 2703 public middle schools	27.8%		29.4	1849^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%	103	21.1	21.1	34.8	43.1	39.2	38.9	13.5	19.6	14.1	15.6	$19,760	$18,318	$1,442
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%)	55.1	1039^th of 2703 public middle schools	61.6%		58.1	945^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.8%	94	44.1	44.1	44.9	46.9	49.8	47.2	33.7	39.7	37.0	36.9	$15,147	$13,946	$1,201
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%)	49.5	1182^nd of 2703 public middle schools	56.3%		55.4	1019^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.1%	163	26.0	26.0	42.8	50.5	59.0	50.4	30.4	36.0	32.7	33.0	$16,712	$15,512	$1,200
Pinacate Middle	Public	7-8	1990 South A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6441	952	40	23.9	94.7%	18 (1.9%)	47 (4.9%)	871 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	9.9	2569^th of 2703 public middle schools	5.0%		11.6	2565^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.1%	4	11.9	11.9		20.4	15.6	17.8		12.9	6.6	9.5	$27,080	$25,938	$1,142
Hans Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-8356	369	17	21.3	73.4%	56 (15.2%)	31 (8.4%)	207 (56.1%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	54 (14.6%)	30.8	1773^rd of 2703 public middle schools	34.4%		42.4	1409^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%	364	31.6	31.6	38.4	41.5	42.7	41.0	10.6	21.5	14.5	15.8	$22,870	$21,662	$1,208
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%)	75	560^th of 2703 public middle schools	79.3%		73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%	49	48.5	48.5	60.6	66.0	58.1	61.5	48.3	43.9	46.8	46.3	$19,189	$19,124	$65
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%)	38.8	1514^th of 2703 public middle schools	44.0%		47.1	1261^st of 2761 public middle schools	54.3%	253	29.7	29.7	38.0	45.5	41.7	41.7	29.8	30.4	22.5	27.7	$15,816	$14,624	$1,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsinore Middle

Is Elsinore Middle a good school?

Elsinore Middle ranks 1725^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elsinore Middle?

Students at Elsinore Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Elsinore Middle attend?

Students who attend Elsinore Middle usually go on to attend Temescal Canyon High

How many students attend Elsinore Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 947 students attended Elsinore Middle.

What district is Elsinore Middle in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

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