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Acacia Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Acacia Middle is a public school serving 958 students in grades 6-8 in the Hemet Unified district, operating in a community where nearly 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Acacia Middle faces significant academic challenges, with its students' proficiency in English and math being substantially lower than both state averages and other middle schools in the area, such as Rancho Viejo Middle and Dartmouth Middle. The school also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate of over 43%, which is more than double the state average and the highest among nearby schools, a factor closely linked to academic performance. While all schools in the Hemet Unified district perform below state averages, Acacia's results are notably lower than its district peers.

Despite receiving higher per-student funding than some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Dorothy McElhinney Middle in Murrieta Valley Unified, Acacia's academic rankings have declined over the past decade. This indicates that factors beyond funding, such as how resources are used, are critical. The school does show some relative strengths in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students in special education, which could serve as a foundation for broader improvement efforts.

958

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,911

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 East Acacia Ave.
Hemet, CA 92543-4521

(951) 765-1620

District: Hemet Unified

Students who attend Acacia Middle usually attend:

High:

Hemet High

Feeder schools for Acacia Middle:

Elementary:	Bautista Creek Elementary
	Hemet Elementary
	Jacob Wiens Elementary
	Ramona Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

African American:

10.2%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg24%

California avg41%

2,578^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Hemet Unified

1170^th of 1,543Hemet 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	2578 of 2761	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2508 of 2783	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2560 of 2781	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2612 of 2740	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2429 of 2715	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2214 of 2480	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	2046 of 2508	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	2168 of 2497	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	2117 of 2477	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1785 of 2379	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1573 of 2259	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.3	1791 of 2236	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	1524 of 2179	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.3	1348 of 2063	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	1317 of 2005	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	1134 of 1999	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.2	1063 of 1804	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1313 of 1777	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	1438 of 1769	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	584 of 609	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	563 of 627	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	572 of 613	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	558 of 637	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	490 of 643	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	509 of 600	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	1443 of 1531	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1045 of 1491	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1125 of 1369	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1228 of 1478	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1462 of 1521	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1463 of 1540	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1282 of 1442	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1086 of 1364	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2440 of 2533	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2333 of 2551	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2384 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2409 of 2509	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2129 of 2380	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2046 of 2262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2191 of 2395	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2091 of 2388	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2129 of 2374	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2255 of 2359	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1986 of 2213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1859 of 2072	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	402 of 477	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	379 of 394	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2331 of 2542	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2297 of 2579	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2270 of 2531	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2316 of 2458	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2093 of 2369	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1961 of 2230	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2326 of 2534	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2307 of 2552	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2305 of 2538	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2415 of 2527	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2217 of 2407	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2077 of 2273	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	6.3	196 of 197	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	675 of 701	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	657 of 665	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	548 of 554	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1333 of 1566	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1394 of 1552	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1342 of 1531	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1481 of 1520	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1478 of 1537	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1495 of 1543	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1493 of 1555	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1470 of 1602	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1368 of 1496	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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 (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	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
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
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
Diamond Valley Middle	Public	6-8	291 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-2899	1,123	53	21.0	90.7%	143 (12.7%)	120 (10.7%)	769 (68.5%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	57 (5.1%)	16.2	2392^nd of 2761 public middle schools	13.4%		15.3	2467^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.4%	75	11.3	11.3	19.7	28.6	31.1	26.8	11.5	12.2	13.3	12.4	$19,014	$2,669	$16,345
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
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
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
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	$16,255	$2,282	$13,973
Mountain Shadows Middle	Public	7-8	30401 Reservoir Ave.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-3836	339	16	21.5	89.4%	37 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	289 (85.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	41	1464^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.0%		44	1341^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.8%	123	26.9	26.9		42.4	51.2	47.1		20.7	22.5	21.7	$19,708	$2,354	$17,354
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	$16,111	$1,151	$14,960
Hans Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92586	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	$19,170	$1,152	$18,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Acacia Middle

How many students attend Acacia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 958 students attended Acacia Middle.

What high school do graduates of Acacia Middle attend?

Students who attend Acacia Middle usually go on to attend Hemet High

Is Acacia Middle a good school?

Acacia Middle ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Acacia Middle?

Students at Acacia Middle are 75% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Acacia Middle in?

Hemet Unified

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