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Pinacate Middle

Q: Is Pinacate Middle a good school?

Pinacate Middle ranks in the bottom 7.1% 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

2565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Pinacate Middle is a public school in Perris, CA, serving about 950 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Perris Union High School District, which ranks in the bottom third of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 7% of all California middle schools, with only about 20% of students proficient in English and 10% in math. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 36% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Canyon Lake Middle. While the school serves a community with high economic need, it spends more per student than most comparable schools, yet has the lowest test scores among them, including demographically similar Tomas Rivera Middle.

Despite these struggles, the school shows a relative strength in supporting homeless students, performing better in this area than in most others. The school's performance has declined over the last decade, and it lags behind nearby schools in higher-performing districts like the Menifee Union and Lake Elsinore Unified. This suggests that while community challenges exist, school-specific factors significantly impact student outcomes.

952

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,080

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
	More...
	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 — 20th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

California avg41%

2,565^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1009^th of 1,543Perris 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

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

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	11.6	2565^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.1%		12.2	2577^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.4%	12													7.5	7.5		18.6	22.4	20.5		10.5	9.8	10.2	$27,080	$25,938	$1,142
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%)	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	$22,870	$21,662	$1,208
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)																							$9,605	$9,544	$61
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	$15,147	$13,946	$1,201
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%)	28.3	1884^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		24.5	2055^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	171	11.3	2.8	7.9	32.1	22.2	28.1	30.2	2.8	19.1	5.7	2.8	4.5	13.5	13.5		43.3	37.2	40.2		20.7	15.9	18.2	$17,425	$17,072	$353
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%)	19.1	2264^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%		15.6	2457^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.7%	193													15.0	15.0	34.4	24.0	30.8	29.9	14.5	12.5	12.2	13.1	$18,696	$18,220	$476
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	$20,042	$18,418	$1,624
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	$20,027	$18,752	$1,275
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	$15,816	$14,624	$1,192
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

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 7.1% 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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