Summary:
Middle-school families in ZIP code 92220 have one listed option, Nicolet Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 966 students. In 2025–26, proficiency was below the state average in all three reported subjects: ELA was 25% compared with 49% statewide, math was 14% compared with 38%, and science was 23% compared with 36%. The most important takeaway is that proficiency gaps remain in every subject, especially ELA and math.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom school comparison because Nicolet is the only middle school in the list. Within the school, science stands out as its strongest subject relative to the state: the gap was 13 percentage points, smaller than the 24-point ELA gap and 25-point math gap. Nicolet was also 1 point above Banning Unified in science, but 3 points below the district in ELA and 4 points below in math. Eighth grade had the school’s highest reported ELA and math proficiency: 31% in ELA and 17% in math. Those results were still below state eighth-grade results, by 18 and 19 points, respectively.
Scores improved in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: Nicolet gained 7 percentage points in ELA, 5 in math, and 8 in science, narrowing its state gaps by 6, 4, and 5 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also rose, from the 7th percentile in 2024–25 to the 14th percentile in 2025–26, though the school received 1 star. Chronic absenteeism was 31% at Nicolet, compared with 25% districtwide and 18% statewide. For additional context, the school’s student–teacher ratio was 21.8 in 2024–25, and 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–25; these figures describe the school but do not explain its achievement results.
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