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Sinaloa Middle

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Sinaloa Middle ranks 1551 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Sinaloa Middle is a public school serving 843 students in grades 6-8 within the Simi Valley Unified School District, which has experienced a significant decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade.

Academically, the school is underperforming compared to both district and state averages, with particularly low proficiency in mathematics (27%) and science (20%). A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over 25% of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than nearby schools like Hillside Middle (15%) and Valley View Middle (15%). The school serves a high-need population, with over 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that has risen quickly and is notably higher than other middle schools in its own district.

Interestingly, Sinaloa Middle spends more per student than its district peers but achieves weaker results. Its performance also lags behind schools in neighboring districts like Oak Park Unified (home to top-ranked Medea Creek Middle) and Las Virgenes Unified. While the school faces clear challenges, comparisons show that other schools with similar student demographics, such as George Ellery Hale Charter Academy, achieve much stronger academic outcomes, indicating that improvement is possible with effective strategies.

843

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,822

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Royal Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-4346

(805) 520-6830

District: Simi Valley Unified

Students who attend Sinaloa Middle usually attend:

High:

Royal High

Feeder schools for Sinaloa Middle:

Elementary:	Arroyo Elementary
	Berylwood Elementary
	Madera Elementary
	Park View Elementary
	More...
	Wood Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

35.7%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,551^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Simi Valley Unified

682^nd of 1,543Simi Valley Unified 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	37.8	1551 of 2761	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1451 of 2783	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	1169 of 2781	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1213 of 2740	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	400 of 894	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	927 of 2715	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	843 of 2480	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	772 of 2508	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.1	612 of 2497	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	514 of 2477	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	403 of 2379	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	481 of 2259	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	388 of 2236	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	516 of 2179	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	334 of 2063	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	316 of 2005	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	272 of 1999	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	366 of 1804	79.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.0	256 of 1777	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.6	308 of 1769	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	528 of 739	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.6	419 of 743	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	482 of 715	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	536 of 733	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	506 of 745	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	482 of 700	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	709 of 1531	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	121 of 354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	350 of 1491	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	476 of 1369	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1179 of 1478	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	580 of 1521	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	1044 of 1540	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	175 of 363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	928 of 1442	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	308 of 1364	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1593 of 2533	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1398 of 2551	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1171 of 2531	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1212 of 2509	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	399 of 738	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	927 of 2380	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	848 of 2262	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1753 of 2395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1539 of 2388	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1460 of 2374	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1502 of 2359	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1042 of 2213	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1011 of 2072	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	252 of 477	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1736 of 2542	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1829 of 2579	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1312 of 2531	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1452 of 2458	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	518 of 721	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1465 of 2369	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1287 of 2230	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1343 of 2534	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1320 of 2552	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	991 of 2538	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	998 of 2527	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	300 of 763	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	788 of 2407	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	756 of 2273	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	387 of 726	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	268 of 701	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	482 of 665	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	296 of 554	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1214 of 1566	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1145 of 1552	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	890 of 1531	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1063 of 1520	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1103 of 1537	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	908 of 1543	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	857 of 1555	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	868 of 1602	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	814 of 1496	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science20%-12 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
Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	601 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6830	843	38	22.1	60.5%	301 (35.7%)	12 (1.4%)	441 (52.3%)	47 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	37.8	1551^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		40.2	1451^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	100	20.4	20.4	43.4	42.4	36.6	40.9	38.1	22.8	19.7	27.0	$15,822	$1,023	$14,799
Hillside Middle	Public	6-8	2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6810	1,138	50	22.7	45.5%	360 (31.6%)	16 (1.4%)	509 (44.7%)	190 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	56.7	982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%		61.6	848^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	134	31.8	31.8	47.9	54.1	47.8	50.1	35.8	40.3	33.7	36.7	$15,112	$1,022	$14,090
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6309	574	22	25.5	32.1%	236 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	259 (45.1%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	61.3	873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.4%		61.5	853^rd of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	20	29.7	29.7	57.3	54.4	50.3	54.0	44.1	40.4	33.3	39.3	$16,081	$1,007	$15,074
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	3347 Tapo St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6820	1,329	54	24.7	41.2%	572 (43.0%)	20 (1.5%)	527 (39.7%)	123 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.5%)	49.4	1192^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.8%		47.8	1222^nd of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	30	33.2	33.2	46.1	52.5	45.7	48.0	34.5	28.1	25.6	29.4	$15,020	$1,011	$14,009
Los Cerritos Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Avenida de las Flores	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3538	725	34	21.5	20.0%	335 (46.2%)	8 (1.1%)	243 (33.5%)	82 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	89.7	283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.8%		88.3	315^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.7%	32	52.5	52.5	77.3	67.1	66.0	70.2	61.3	60.2	65.3	62.2	$15,535	$1,029	$14,506
Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	96.4	106^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		97.1	88^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	18	69.9	69.9	78.5	84.2	79.0	80.6	71.4	78.6	63.9	71.4	$13,822	$442	$13,380
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	542	25	22.0	41.9%	163 (30.1%)	11 (2.0%)	317 (58.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	58	951^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.6%		55	1014^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.6%	63	32.4	32.4	61.4	50.3	49.2	53.9	40.2	34.4	29.2	34.6	$16,518	$1,260	$15,258
Colina Middle	Public	6-8	1500 East Hillcrest Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7429	832	38	21.7	26.2%	406 (48.8%)	12 (1.4%)	295 (35.5%)	56 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	76.5	553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		81.1	457^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	96	49.4	49.4	56.7	61.7	59.2	59.1	49.3	44.7	49.8	48.0	$15,792	$1,071	$14,721
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 West Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	589	26	22.3	27.5%	275 (46.7%)	11 (1.9%)	229 (38.9%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	76.3	555^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		82.4	432^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	123	38.4	38.4	64.7	67.2	58.4	63.3	51.2	49.0	42.7	47.4	$15,819	$1,052	$14,767
Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	83.3	405^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		90.2	272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	133	44.6	44.6	69.4	67.1	57.6	64.8	56.3	54.5	57.1	56.0	$18,252	$526	$17,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Sinaloa Middle

What district is Sinaloa Middle in?

Simi Valley Unified

Is Sinaloa Middle a good school?

Sinaloa Middle ranks 1551^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sinaloa Middle?

Students at Sinaloa Middle are 52% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Sinaloa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Sinaloa Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sinaloa Middle attend?

Students who attend Sinaloa Middle usually go on to attend Royal High

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