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Pinacate Middle

Q: Is Pinacate Middle a good school?

Pinacate Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Pinacate Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Pinacate Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pinacate Middle?

Students at Pinacate Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Pinacate Middle attend?

Students who attend Pinacate Middle usually go on to attend Perris High

Public Grades 7-8

2604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Pinacate Middle serves 952 students in grades 7–8 in Perris, in the Perris Union High district. Its most important challenge is that 2025–26 proficiency was below the district and California in every tested subject, and below nearby schools serving the same grades in all three subjects.

Mathematics is Pinacate’s closest relative result, though proficiency remains low: 9% were proficient, compared with 16% in the district and 38% statewide. ELA was Pinacate’s highest result at 18%, but the gap to California was 31 percentage points; it also trailed the 44% average at nearby grades 7–8 schools Mountain Shadows Middle and Lakeside Middle. In science, 12% were proficient, versus 25% in the district and 36% statewide, and 26% at those two nearby schools on average. The weaker eighth-grade results stand out within Pinacate: eighth-grade math proficiency was 7%, compared with 13% in seventh grade.

Pinacate’s science proficiency improved from 6% in 2022–23 to 12% in 2025–26, while ELA slipped from 21% to 18% and math rose from 8% to 9%; despite the science gain, the gaps with California widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Pinacate in the 5th percentile statewide, with 0 stars, in 2025–26; it had been in the 7th percentile in each of the prior three years. Its English Language Learner subgroup’s SchoolDigger percentile fell from 40 in 2021–22 to 10 in 2023–24, while the overall percentile moved from 6 to 7. Chronic absenteeism improved by 13 percentage points, from 47% to 34%, but remained above the district’s 26% and state’s 18%. For context, Pinacate’s 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 95%, and its student–teacher ratio was 23.9.

952

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,928

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1990 South A St.
Perris, CA 92570-4507

(951) 943-6441

District: Perris Union High

Students who attend Pinacate Middle usually attend:

High:

Perris High

Feeder schools for Pinacate Middle:

Elementary:	Clearwater Elementary
	Enchanted Hills Elementary
	Good Hope Elementary
	Palms Elementary
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	Perris Elementary
	Railway Elementary
	Skyview Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

4.9%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg27%

California avg42%

2,604^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1006^th of 1,530Perris Union High 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	9.9	2604 of 2740	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	2565 of 2761	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2577 of 2783	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2584 of 2781	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2569 of 2740	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	814 of 894	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2387 of 2715	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2285 of 2480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	2233 of 2508	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	2197 of 2497	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1992 of 2477	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1948 of 2379	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	1893 of 2259	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	2080 of 2236	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	1886 of 2179	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1861 of 2063	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1684 of 2005	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1516 of 1999	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	1338 of 1804	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1426 of 1777	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	1445 of 1769	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	591 of 594	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	593 of 609	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	586 of 627	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	591 of 613	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	608 of 637	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	566 of 643	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	545 of 600	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	1418 of 1531	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	267 of 354	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1346 of 1491	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1325 of 1369	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	1333 of 1478	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1190 of 1521	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	917 of 1540	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	207 of 363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1131 of 1442	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	836 of 1364	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	2397 of 2516	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	2425 of 2533	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2424 of 2551	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2279 of 2531	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2318 of 2509	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	695 of 738	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2142 of 2380	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2134 of 2262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	2187 of 2357	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	2184 of 2395	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2169 of 2388	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2130 of 2374	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2161 of 2359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1900 of 2213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1872 of 2072	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	382 of 442	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	394 of 477	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	329 of 394	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	180 of 320	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	199 of 336	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	2363 of 2529	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	2333 of 2542	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2337 of 2579	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2295 of 2531	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2255 of 2458	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	620 of 721	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	2007 of 2369	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2000 of 2230	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	2408 of 2514	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	2331 of 2534	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2361 of 2552	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2422 of 2538	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2423 of 2527	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	689 of 763	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2155 of 2407	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2105 of 2273	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	7.0	630 of 665	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1467 of 1605	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1399 of 1566	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1433 of 1552	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1384 of 1531	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	1.9	1542 of 1543	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1525 of 1555	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/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
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
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
Val Verde Student Success Academy	Public	6-10	972 W. Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	27	4	6.7	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	7 (25.9%)	17 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																							$44,012	$61	$43,951
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
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
Tomas Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	21675 Martin St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8570	1,014	44	22.8	94.8%	28 (2.8%)	17 (1.7%)	956 (94.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	14.9	2439^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.0%		19.1	2264^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%	175													16.4	16.4	23.7	29.1	29.6	27.4	11.7	11.0	10.6	11.1	$10,635	$476	$10,159
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
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
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
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 Pinacate Middle

How many students attend Pinacate Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Pinacate Middle.

Is Pinacate Middle a good school?

Pinacate Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pinacate Middle?

Students at Pinacate Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

What district is Pinacate Middle in?

Perris Union High

What high school do graduates of Pinacate Middle attend?

Students who attend Pinacate Middle usually go on to attend Perris High

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