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Canyon Lake Middle

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Canyon Lake Middle ranks 1131 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 59% of California middle schools

Summary

Canyon Lake Middle is a public school serving about 950 students in grades 6-8 in the Lake Elsinore Unified district, standing out as a strong performer within its local area.

This school consistently outperforms its two district counterparts, David A. Brown Middle and Elsinore Middle, in English, math, and science, and it has made impressive strides in improving student attendance since the pandemic. Parents should note that while Canyon Lake Middle is a leader in its own district, its closest academic competition comes from schools just a few miles away in the neighboring Menifee Union district, such as Kathryn Newport Middle and Menifee Valley Middle, which often show stronger math scores.

A key trend to watch is a significant drop in student proficiency, especially in math, between 7th and 8th grade. The school shows particular effectiveness with some student groups, like those from low-income families, but has room for growth with others. Overall, Canyon Lake Middle represents a solid choice that achieves good results with efficient use of resources, though families may want to consider its performance pattern in the higher grades and its standing relative to nearby schools in other districts.

951

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,027

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33005 Canyon Hills Rd.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92532-2534

(951) 253-7790

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Students who attend Canyon Lake Middle usually attend:

High:

Temescal Canyon High

Feeder schools for Canyon Lake Middle:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Canyon Elementary
	Tuscany Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

36.2%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lake Elsinore Unified

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,131^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	52.1	1131 of 2761	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	1089 of 2783	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1211 of 2781	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1001 of 2740	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	176 of 894	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	964 of 2715	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	909 of 2480	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.9	943 of 2508	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	814 of 2497	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.1	1258 of 2477	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.8	838 of 2379	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	783 of 2259	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	868 of 2236	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	653 of 2179	70.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	582 of 2063	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	51.9	882 of 2005	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	715 of 1999	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	735 of 1804	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.7	828 of 1777	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.6	909 of 1769	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	151 of 609	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	239 of 627	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	218 of 613	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	194 of 637	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	193 of 643	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	149 of 600	75.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	566 of 1531	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	646 of 1491	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	796 of 1369	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.2	255 of 1540	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1016 of 2533	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	1055 of 2551	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1112 of 2531	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	855 of 2509	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	848 of 2380	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	837 of 2262	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	993 of 2395	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	847 of 2388	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	812 of 2374	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	571 of 2359	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	684 of 2213	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	674 of 2072	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	180 of 394	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	963 of 2542	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	813 of 2579	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	840 of 2531	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	748 of 2458	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	821 of 2369	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	649 of 2230	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1125 of 2534	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	974 of 2552	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1125 of 2538	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	999 of 2527	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	951 of 2407	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	887 of 2273	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	134 of 197	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	122 of 193	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	504 of 726	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	399 of 701	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	495 of 677	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	442 of 665	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	381 of 554	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	305 of 462	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	983 of 1566	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	475 of 1552	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	582 of 1531	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	866 of 1520	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	888 of 1537	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1070 of 1543	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	964 of 1555	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	959 of 1602	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	969 of 1496	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)83rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2024)54th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2023)32nd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science29%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	42.4	1409^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%		43	1373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	50.7%	36	30.8	30.8	50.9	39.5	47.8	46.2	25.6	21.8	22.8	23.5	$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%)	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
Ethan A Chase Middle	Public	6-8	28100 Calm Horizon Dr.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	1,447	58	24.7	74.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.2%		27.4	1926^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.8%	56	13.2	13.2	35.3	39.7	33.5	36.1	19.3	18.3	16.0	17.8	$20,042	$18,418	$1,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Lake Middle

What district is Canyon Lake Middle in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

How many students attend Canyon Lake Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Canyon Lake Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Lake Middle?

Students at Canyon Lake Middle are 47% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Canyon Lake Middle attend?

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

Is Canyon Lake Middle a good school?

Canyon Lake Middle ranks 1131^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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