Summary
Dartmouth Middle serves 1,113 students in grades 6–8 in Hemet, within Hemet Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 30% in English language arts (ELA), 16% in math and 20% in science. Most importantly, Dartmouth scored below both the state and district averages in all three subjects: California’s rates were 49%, 38% and 36%, while the district’s were 36%, 20% and 20%, respectively.
Against nearby schools, Dartmouth is around the middle in ELA and science and somewhat lower in math: its rates were 30% in ELA, 16% in math and 20% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 33%, 17% and 21%. Science is its strongest result against state and district benchmarks, nearly matching the district; math is furthest below the state. Sixth grade stands out as a challenge in both ELA and math: proficiency was 19% and 11%, compared with 36% and 20% in seventh grade. Seventh-grade math is a relative bright spot, at 20%—2 points above the district, though 17 points below the state.
Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 9 points, math 6 points and science 11 points, while the gaps with the state narrowed by 7, 2 and 5 points. SchoolDigger ranked Dartmouth 2,156th of 2,703 California schools in 2025–26, at the 20th percentile with one star. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 24.3:1, versus a nearby-school average of 21.6:1. In 2024–25, 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California is a statewide-free-meals state, so this measure is context, not an indication that only eligible students receive meals. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 statewide rankings also show stronger relative standing for English learner students (36th percentile) and homeless students (40th) than for Dartmouth overall (16th percentile), indicating higher relative rankings for how well the school serves those groups.
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