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Ethan A Chase Middle

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Ethan A Chase Middle ranks 1982 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Ethan A Chase Middle is a public school serving about 1,450 students in grades 6-8 in Menifee, operating within the Romoland Elementary school district.

Academic performance at the school is below state averages, with particular challenges in mathematics where proficiency is about half the state rate. The school's overall ranking has declined recently, and it faces higher-than-average chronic absenteeism, though this rate has improved from pandemic highs. It's important to note that the school serves a population where a high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common indicator of economic need. While the school struggles overall, there are some positive signs, including improving performance for students with special needs and historically strong support for homeless students.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Menifee area, such as those in the higher-performing Menifee Union district, Ethan A Chase lags behind. For example, nearby schools like Hans Christensen Middle and Menifee Valley Middle achieve higher test scores even with similar student demographics. This suggests district-level policies and resources may play a role. The school spends less per student and has a higher student-to-teacher ratio than some neighboring schools that get better results, indicating potential areas for strategic improvement, especially in mathematics instruction and attendance initiatives.

1,447

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,042

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28100 Calm Horizon Dr.
Menifee, CA 92585-9289

(951) 926-9244

District: Romoland Elementary

Students who attend Ethan A Chase Middle usually attend:

High:

Heritage High

Feeder schools for Ethan A Chase Middle:

Elementary:	Boulder Ridge Elementary
	Harvest Valley Elementary
	Mesa View Elementary
	Romoland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,982^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

953^rd of 1,543Romoland Elementary 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	25.4	1982 of 2761	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1926 of 2783	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1986 of 2781	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1914 of 2740	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1884 of 2715	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1690 of 2480	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1796 of 2508	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1731 of 2497	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	1743 of 2477	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	1499 of 2379	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.6	1516 of 2259	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	1233 of 2236	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	1155 of 2179	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	250 of 609	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	174 of 627	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	210 of 613	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	122 of 637	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	277 of 643	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	244 of 600	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	1080 of 1531	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1240 of 1491	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1319 of 1369	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	1379 of 1478	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1243 of 1521	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1264 of 1540	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1105 of 1442	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1294 of 1364	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1959 of 2533	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1880 of 2551	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1786 of 2531	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1746 of 2509	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1693 of 2380	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1574 of 2262	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1862 of 2395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1703 of 2388	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1771 of 2374	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1594 of 2359	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1546 of 2213	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1390 of 2072	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	71 of 394	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1967 of 2542	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1891 of 2579	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1915 of 2531	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1770 of 2458	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1718 of 2369	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1588 of 2230	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1759 of 2534	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1723 of 2552	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1844 of 2538	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1812 of 2527	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1721 of 2407	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1561 of 2273	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	143 of 194	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	135 of 192	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	121 of 197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	146 of 193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	581 of 726	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	610 of 701	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1020 of 1566	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1062 of 1552	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1222 of 1531	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	716 of 1537	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	1129 of 1543	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1310 of 1555	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1286 of 1602	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1236 of 1496	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)82nd percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+31 vs school

White (2024)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science13%-19 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 (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	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
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
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	$22,870	$21,662	$1,208
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
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
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	$16,712	$15,512	$1,200
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
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	$19,319	$19,256	$63
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
Rancho Viejo Middle	Public	6-8	985 North Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6287	1,040	49	21.3	89.3%	125 (12.0%)	99 (9.5%)	749 (72.0%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.1%)	21	2184^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		21.1	2214^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.4%	30	14.5	14.5	28.3	33.9	29.5	30.4	14.9	16.9	17.4	16.4	$21,461	$19,622	$1,839
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 Ethan A Chase Middle

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Ethan A Chase Middle ranks 1982^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ethan A Chase Middle in?

Romoland Elementary

What high school do graduates of Ethan A Chase Middle attend?

Students who attend Ethan A Chase Middle usually go on to attend Heritage High

How many students attend Ethan A Chase Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,447 students attended Ethan A Chase Middle.

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Students at Ethan A Chase Middle are 100% Not Specified.

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