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Menifee Valley Middle

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Menifee Valley Middle ranks 1019 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Menifee Valley Middle is a public school serving about 940 students in grades 6-8 in the Menifee Union district, ranking solidly in the middle compared to all California middle schools.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where it outperforms both its district and the state, with 8th graders excelling. However, it faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, where scores lag behind these same averages. An interesting pattern is that the school shows strong results for some student groups, like Hispanic and African American students, but has room for improvement in supporting others, such as English Language Learners. On a very positive note, the school has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, bringing its chronic absenteeism rate below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Menifee Valley Middle is the highest-ranked middle school within its own Menifee Union district, outperforming peers like Hans Christensen Middle and Bell Mountain Middle. It performs better than schools in higher-poverty neighboring districts, such as Pinacate Middle in Perris Union High, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified district, like Dorothy McElhinney Middle.

941

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,537

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26255 Garbani Rd.
Menifee, CA 92584-9197

(951) 672-6400

District: Menifee Union

Students who attend Menifee Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Paloma Valley High

Feeder schools for Menifee Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Chester W. Morrison Elementary
	Evans Ranch Elementary
	Herk Bouris Elementary
	Taawila Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

22.0%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2017 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the California median (63rd 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 school41%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,019^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Menifee Union

574^th of 1,543Menifee Union 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	55.4	1019 of 2761	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1032 of 2783	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	996 of 2781	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	1183 of 2740	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	856 of 2715	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	857 of 2480	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	1143 of 2508	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	869 of 2497	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	950 of 2477	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	608 of 2379	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	58.6	859 of 2259	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	748 of 2236	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.2	881 of 2179	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	952 of 2063	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.3	1081 of 2005	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.6	1181 of 1999	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	912 of 1804	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	951 of 1777	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	895 of 1769	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	118 of 609	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	241 of 627	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	217 of 613	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	264 of 637	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	291 of 643	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	316 of 600	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.9	479 of 733	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.6	43 of 745	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	58.1	360 of 700	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.0	563 of 1531	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	597 of 1491	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	523 of 1369	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	1040 of 1478	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	856 of 1521	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	542 of 1540	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	1109 of 1442	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	860 of 1364	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	932 of 2533	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	992 of 2551	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	934 of 2531	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	1063 of 2509	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	734 of 2380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	754 of 2262	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	753 of 2395	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	666 of 2388	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	634 of 2374	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	803 of 2359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	447 of 2213	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	479 of 2072	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	734 of 2542	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	746 of 2579	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	737 of 2531	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	766 of 2458	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	770 of 2369	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	547 of 2230	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1014 of 2534	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	936 of 2552	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	909 of 2538	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	1099 of 2527	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	839 of 2407	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	866 of 2273	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	120 of 192	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	113 of 197	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	90 of 193	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	491 of 726	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	487 of 701	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	418 of 677	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	480 of 665	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	350 of 554	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	321 of 462	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	633 of 1566	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	402 of 1552	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	608 of 1531	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	897 of 1520	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	817 of 1537	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	856 of 1543	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	974 of 1555	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	920 of 1602	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	876 of 1496	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2022)35th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science28%-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 (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
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	$16,537	$1,155	$15,382
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	$15,678	$1,215	$14,463
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
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	$15,373	$1,782	$13,591
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
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	$13,425	$317	$13,108
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
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	$14,632	$433	$14,199
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	$15,705	$1,841	$13,864
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	$13,691	$418	$13,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Menifee Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Menifee Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Menifee Valley Middle usually go on to attend Paloma Valley High

Is Menifee Valley Middle a good school?

Menifee Valley Middle ranks 1019^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Menifee Valley Middle?

Students at Menifee Valley Middle are 51% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Menifee Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Menifee Valley Middle.

What district is Menifee Valley Middle in?

Menifee Union

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