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Lakeside Middle

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Lakeside Middle ranks 1884 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle is a large public school serving about 1,076 students in grades 7 and 8 in Perris, part of the Val Verde Unified School District, where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school has shown recent improvement but still performs below state averages. It has specific strengths, however, when compared to other schools in its own district, often ranking second in English and near the top in Math among its Val Verde Unified peers like Vista Verde Middle and March Middle. A notable area for growth is Science, where proficiency is low. The school does particularly well supporting students learning English in Spanish Language Arts.

Attendance is a significant challenge, with chronic absenteeism rates higher than the state average and most nearby schools such as Mountain View Middle. Parents should know that while Lakeside is competitive within its district, higher-performing options like Hans Christensen Middle (in Menifee Union) and Mountain Shadows Middle (in Nuview Union) exist in neighboring districts.

1,076

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,425

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27720 Walnut St.
Perris, CA 92571-7520

(951) 443-2440

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually attend:

High:

Orange Vista High

Feeder schools for Lakeside Middle:

Elementary:	Avalon Elementary
	Sierra Vista Elementary
	Triple Crown Elementary
	Val Verde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

8.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,884^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Val Verde Unified

968^th of 1,543Val Verde 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	28.3	1884 of 2761	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2055 of 2783	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2182 of 2781	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1990 of 2740	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1868 of 2715	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1749 of 2480	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	1896 of 2508	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.7	1558 of 2497	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	1344 of 2477	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.1	1096 of 2379	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	984 of 2259	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	1114 of 2236	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.4	968 of 2179	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	807 of 2063	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.1	995 of 2005	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.5	950 of 1999	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.4	1163 of 1804	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.3	1117 of 1777	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1274 of 1769	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	400 of 609	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	439 of 627	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	423 of 613	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	402 of 637	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	394 of 643	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	342 of 600	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	538 of 745	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	981 of 1531	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1278 of 1491	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1232 of 1369	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	995 of 1478	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1242 of 1521	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1029 of 1540	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	920 of 1442	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1147 of 1364	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1721 of 2533	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1995 of 2551	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2040 of 2531	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1825 of 2509	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1726 of 2380	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1749 of 2262	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1341 of 2395	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1595 of 2388	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1764 of 2374	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1531 of 2359	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1350 of 2213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1284 of 2072	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	274 of 477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	268 of 394	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.4	69 of 336	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1541 of 2542	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1871 of 2579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1918 of 2531	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1712 of 2458	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1432 of 2369	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1424 of 2230	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1795 of 2534	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1827 of 2552	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1970 of 2538	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1827 of 2527	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1699 of 2407	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1525 of 2273	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	670 of 726	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	520 of 677	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	627 of 665	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1124 of 1566	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1132 of 1552	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1131 of 1531	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1364 of 1520	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1381 of 1537	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1348 of 1543	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1128 of 1555	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1262 of 1602	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1267 of 1496	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2019)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Writing19%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading4%-3 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	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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	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
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
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
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
Vista Verde Middle	Public	6-8	25777 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4690	900	39	22.8	82.8%	36 (4.0%)	199 (22.1%)	580 (64.4%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (3.9%)	34.8	1655^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		31.5	1751^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	96																	26.2	26.2	36.1	41.6	45.6	41.2	25.6	20.2	16.1	20.5	$18,886	$18,382	$504
Landmark Middle	Public	6-8	15261 Legendary Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4220	849	43	19.7	87.9%	49 (5.8%)	141 (16.6%)	584 (68.8%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.7%)	19.7	2237^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.0%		24.2	2077^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.4%	160																	15.4	15.4	23.3	30.5	31.6	28.6	15.9	14.2	16.1	15.4	$30,781	$27,624	$3,157
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
March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	23.2	2089^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		26.3	1987^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	102																	24.5	24.5	31.8	28.6	35.9	32.3	12.8	10.3	14.9	12.8	$26,570	$24,418	$2,152
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
Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,058	47	22.4	94.5%	30 (2.8%)	93 (8.8%)	891 (84.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	2357^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.6%		17.8	2354^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	3	8.9	9.7	6.1	8.3	17.8	25.8	22.5	22.4	8.9	16.1	6.1	10.9	2.2	4.8	8.2	5.1	15.4	15.4	27.6	23.2	29.7	26.7	13.6	12.8	11.4	12.6	$24,724	$21,966	$2,758
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	13130 Morrison St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4240	1,114	52	21.5	87.1%	64 (5.7%)	129 (11.6%)	823 (73.9%)	53 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	26.1	1948^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.4%		26	1998^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.2%	50																	16.9	16.9	36.4	40.2	31.6	36.0	22.8	18.0	13.3	17.5	$26,747	$23,314	$3,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Middle

Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 1884^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lakeside Middle attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually go on to attend Orange Vista High

How many students attend Lakeside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended Lakeside Middle.

What district is Lakeside Middle in?

Val Verde Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle?

Students at Lakeside Middle are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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