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Hans Christensen Middle

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Hans Christensen Middle ranks 1798 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Hans Christensen Middle serves 369 students in grades 6–8 in Menifee, California, within the Menifee Union district. Its clearest challenge is math: 16% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 38% in both the district and California. Most importantly, Hans had the lowest math result among the six nearby grades 6–8 schools with reported results.

Math is also where Hans falls furthest behind nearby schools: their average was 33%, 17 points above Hans. ELA proficiency was 41%, below the six-school peer average of 50% and below five of the six schools. Science is the relative bright spot: Hans’s 32% proficiency was below the state’s 36% and the district’s 38%, but above three of the six nearby schools; the peer average was 37%. Nearby averages here include only schools serving grades 6–8 with reported results.

Results show a mixed recent picture. Math fell from 23% in 2022–23 to 16% in 2025–26, while science rose from 25% to 32%; ELA changed little over that span, from 40% to 41%. SchoolDigger placed Hans at the 34th percentile statewide in 2025–26, with 2 stars, down from the 49th percentile the year before. One positive change is attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 37% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18%. In 2024–25, the student–teacher ratio was 21.3, the lowest among nearby conventional middle schools, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Hans serves students receiving special education services was at the 15th percentile in 2025–26, down from the 57th percentile in 2023–24.

369

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,939

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

27625 Sherman Rd.
Menifee, CA 92584-9291

(951) 679-8356

District: Menifee Union

Students who attend Hans Christensen Middle usually attend:

High:

Paloma Valley High

Feeder schools for Hans Christensen Middle:

Elementary:	Freedom Crest Elementary
	Quail Valley Elementary
	Ridgemoor Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

15.2%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,798^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Menifee Union

562^nd of 1,530Menifee 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
2026	30.8	1798 of 2740	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	1409 of 2761	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1373 of 2783	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	1414 of 2781	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1659 of 2740	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1159 of 2715	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	1254 of 2480	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.5	1349 of 2508	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	1083 of 2497	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	1067 of 2477	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	1032 of 2379	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	969 of 2259	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	926 of 2236	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.8	1072 of 2179	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	382 of 594	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	298 of 613	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	356 of 637	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	234 of 643	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	235 of 600	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	917 of 1531	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	354 of 1491	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	502 of 1369	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	419 of 1478	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	34.6	999 of 1521	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	415 of 1540	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	1256 of 1442	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	789 of 1364	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1603 of 2516	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	1039 of 2533	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	1031 of 2551	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	1054 of 2531	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	1359 of 2509	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	969 of 2380	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1111 of 2262	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1430 of 2357	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	873 of 2395	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	1002 of 2388	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	1116 of 2374	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	1336 of 2359	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	787 of 2213	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	977 of 2072	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	1537 of 2529	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	1139 of 2542	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	881 of 2579	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1039 of 2531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1235 of 2458	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	809 of 2369	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	971 of 2230	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1706 of 2514	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1637 of 2534	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1549 of 2552	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1567 of 2538	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1669 of 2527	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1208 of 2407	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1261 of 2273	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	599 of 735	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	543 of 726	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	467 of 701	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	501 of 677	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	407 of 665	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	400 of 554	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	317 of 462	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1363 of 1605	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	989 of 1566	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	670 of 1552	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	575 of 1531	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1218 of 1490	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	1070 of 1520	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	912 of 1537	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	961 of 1543	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1185 of 1555	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	993 of 1602	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1047 of 1496	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

African American (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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	1798^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.4%		42.4	1409^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%	389													31.6	31.6	38.4	41.5	42.7	41.0	10.6	21.5	14.5	15.8	$20,939	$1,208	$19,731
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%)	28.2	1899^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.7%		25.4	1982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.2%	83													22.8	22.8	35.9	37.3	40.1	37.8	18.1	21.0	21.3	20.1	$16,661	$1,624	$15,037
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	1536^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.9%		47.1	1261^st of 2761 public middle schools	54.3%	275													29.7	29.7	38.0	45.5	41.7	41.7	29.8	30.4	22.5	27.7	$17,404	$1,192	$16,212
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	1052^nd of 2740 public middle schools	61.6%		58.1	945^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.8%	107													44.1	44.1	44.9	46.9	49.8	47.2	33.7	39.7	37.0	36.9	$17,074	$1,201	$15,873
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	2604^th of 2740 public middle schools	5.0%		11.6	2565^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.1%	39													11.9	11.9		20.4	15.6	17.8		12.9	6.6	9.5	$18,928	$1,142	$17,786
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	1196^th of 2740 public middle schools	56.4%		55.4	1019^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.1%	177													26.0	26.0	42.8	50.5	59.0	50.4	30.4	36.0	32.7	33.0	$17,856	$1,200	$16,656
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	1094^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.1%		52.1	1131^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%	37													44.4	44.4	51.0	48.0	55.6	51.6	30.7	32.8	25.9	29.7	$16,787	$1,275	$15,512
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,076	48	22.2	86.3%	33 (3.1%)	94 (8.7%)	886 (82.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.9%)	32.9	1721^st of 2740 public middle schools	37.2%		28.3	1884^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%	163	11.1	9.6	10.2	25.0	15.4	19.3	30.6	9.6	18.2	11.1	11.5	11.4	25.2	25.2		42.2	37.9	40.1		24.3	23.1	23.8	$10,602	$353	$10,249
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%)	84.5	376^th of 2740 public middle schools	86.3%		86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%	37													54.7	54.7	63.4	74.2	72.5	70.1	47.2	55.3	53.8	52.2	$14,471	$63	$14,408
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%)	40.3	1497^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.4%		41	1464^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.0%	33													27.0	27.0		45.9	47.8	46.9		26.5	24.7	25.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Hans Christensen Middle

Is Hans Christensen Middle a good school?

Hans Christensen Middle ranks 1798^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hans Christensen Middle in?

Menifee Union

What is the racial makeup of Hans Christensen Middle?

Students at Hans Christensen Middle are 56% Hispanic, 15% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Hans Christensen Middle attend?

Students who attend Hans Christensen Middle usually go on to attend Paloma Valley High

How many students attend Hans Christensen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Hans Christensen Middle.

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