Is Lucerne Valley Middle a good school?

Lucerne Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Lucerne Valley Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 166 students attended Lucerne Valley Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lucerne Valley Middle?

Students at Lucerne Valley Middle are 61% Hispanic, 35% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Lucerne Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Lucerne Valley Middle usually go on to attend Lucerne Valley High

Lucerne Valley Middle

Summary:

Lucerne Valley Middle is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 137 students in Lucerne Valley, California. The school is part of the Lucerne Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1426 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lucerne Valley Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2595 out of 2777 middle schools in the state.

Lucerne Valley Middle faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and concerning subgroup performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.34% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 6.82% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also low, with only 11.36% of students proficient or better. Interestingly, the closest middle school, Big Bear Middle, which is part of the Bear Valley Unified School District, significantly outperforms Lucerne Valley Middle across all academic measures, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher.

Lucerne Valley Middle serves a predominantly low-income population, with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.78% to 94.37% over the past few years. Despite the school's low performance, there is little evidence of significant improvement over time, indicating a need for more substantial interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's struggles, such as socioeconomic factors and student engagement.

Detail:

Public 7-8

33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356-7454

(760) 248-2124

District: Lucerne Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2595^th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,996

Students who attend Lucerne Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Lucerne Valley High

Feeder schools for Lucerne Valley Middle:

Elementary:

Lucerne Valley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 166

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

White:

34.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lucerne Valley Middle ranks worse than 93.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.71. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.4%), White (34.9%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lucerne Valley Middle is 13.9. (See more...)

Compare Lucerne Valley Middle employs 11.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lucerne Valley Middle is $10,996.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lucerne Valley Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucerne Valley Middle 2595^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Lucerne Valley Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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Lucerne Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucerne Valley Unified 1426^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lucerne Valley Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.63	1408^th	1769	20.4%
2005	21.79	1404^th	1777	21.0%
2006	22.01	1432^nd	1804	20.6%
2007	15.66	1759^th	1999	12.0%
2008	44.11	1059^th	2005	47.2%
2009	37.09	1278^th	2063	38.1%
2010	28.55	1616^th	2179	25.8%
2012	22.71	1847^th	2259	18.2%
2013	31.29	1666^th	2379	30.0%
2015	25.24	1818^th	2477	26.6%
2016	20.34	2015^th	2497	19.3%
2017	16.91	2150^th	2508	14.3%
2018	17.24	2102^nd	2480	15.2%
2019	17.68	2285^th	2715	15.8%
2022	16.58	2373^rd	2740	13.4%
2023	12.90	2600^th	2802	7.2%
2024	11.71	2595^th	2777	6.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	23.91	1500^th	1540	2.6%
2023	45.55	561^st	1529	63.3%
2024	26.52	1390^th	1477	5.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	25.02	1273^rd	1550	17.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.01	1905^th	2230	14.6%
2019	24.19	1897^th	2369	19.9%
2022	23.21	1982^nd	2458	19.4%
2023	15.19	2351^st	2549	7.8%
2024	13.61	2392^nd	2575	7.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.80	2104^th	2262	7.0%
2019	17.19	2035^th	2380	14.5%
2022	22.68	1943^rd	2509	22.6%
2023	15.86	2272^nd	2547	10.8%
2024	12.35	2383^rd	2546	6.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	22.56	1317^th	1491	11.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.86	1655^th	2273	27.2%
2019	19.31	2015^th	2407	16.3%
2022	11.63	2419^th	2527	4.3%
2023	11.14	2447^th	2558	4.3%
2024	11.29	2429^th	2547	4.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.75	1845^th	2072	11.0%
2019	23.41	1773^rd	2213	19.9%
2022	19.28	2036^th	2359	13.7%
2023	14.43	2223^rd	2391	7.0%
2024	14.47	2191^st	2383	8.1%

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Rank History for White students at Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.41	1422^nd	1496	4.9%
2019	6.70	1538^th	1602	4.0%
2022	6.92	1483^rd	1555	4.6%
2023	5.70	1503^rd	1552	3.2%
2024	4.00	1510^th	1535	1.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lucerne Valley Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	114	2	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	134
1989	131	2	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	144
1990	135	6	3	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	158
1991	226	8	2	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	270
1992	247	4	4	41	5	n/a	n/a	0	301
1993	164	2	2	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
1994	218	3	4	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1995	216	7	6	53	6	n/a	n/a	0	288
1996	216	7	6	53	6	n/a	n/a	0	288
1997	208	9	4	54	7	n/a	n/a	0	282
1998	212	7	5	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	273
1999	145	0	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	3	176
2000	151	2	5	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	182
2001	140	6	4	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	181
2002	136	6	1	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	179
2003	136	6	1	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	179
2004	115	5	0	39	1	n/a	n/a	2	162
2005	126	8	1	39	3	n/a	n/a	5	182
2006	117	9	2	40	5	n/a	n/a	9	182
2007	100	9	2	58	3	n/a	n/a	6	178
2008	102	9	2	73	3	n/a	n/a	0	189
2009	109	5	2	54	4	0	7	0	181
2010	81	6	2	59	1	0	3	0	152
2011	75	5	1	57	1	1	2	0	142
2012	64	2	1	48	1	1	0	0	117
2013	52	3	6	48	3	2	1	0	115
2014	52	2	6	53	1	1	2	0	117
2015	41	7	4	54	1	2	1	0	110
2016	39	5	3	63	1	1	0	0	112
2017	42	1	2	48	2	2	3	0	100
2018	47	0	1	54	0	0	6	0	108
2019	52	3	0	61	0	0	4	0	120
2020	57	6	3	66	1	0	5	0	138
2021	58	5	2	72	1	0	8	0	146
2022	56	5	0	73	0	1	7	0	142
2023	60	0	0	71	1	0	5	0	137
2024	58	1	0	102	1	0	4	0	166

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lucerne Valley Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	134	5.0	26.8	n/a
1989	144	6.8	21.1	n/a
1990	158	7.5	21.0	n/a
1991	270	12.8	21.0	n/a
1992	301	13.0	23.1	78.1
1993	204	7.0	29.1	60.8
1994	285	13.0	21.9	51.9
1995	288	14.0	20.6	64.6
1996	288	14.0	20.6	64.6
1997	282	13.5	20.9	70.9
1998	273	12.0	22.8	67.4
1999	176	9.0	19.6	0
2000	182	9.1	20.0	64.8
2001	181	9.2	19.7	53.6
2002	179	9.6	18.6	70.4
2003	179	9.6	18.6	70.4
2004	162	10.2	15.9	67.5
2005	182	7.0	26.0	69.5
2006	182	7.5	24.3	71.7
2007	178	5.7	31.2	73.3
2008	189	10.6	17.8	67.7
2009	181	10.2	17.7	67.4
2010	152	3.0	50.6	82.9
2011	142	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	117	6.9	16.8	n/a
2013	115	5.8	19.5	78.3
2014	117	4.8	24.3	80.3
2015	110	6.0	18.3	89.1
2016	112	7.0	16.0	89.3
2017	100	5.9	16.8	80
2018	108	5.9	18.0	85.2
2019	120	6.1	19.5	87.5
2020	138	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	146	9.6	15.1	91.8
2022	142	10.5	13.4	94.4
2023	137	12.9	10.5	92
2024	166	11.8	13.9	92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lucerne Valley Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	134	5.0	26.8	n/a
1989	144	6.8	21.1	n/a
1990	158	7.5	21.0	n/a
1991	270	12.8	21.0	n/a
1992	301	13.0	23.1	78.1
1993	204	7.0	29.1	60.8
1994	285	13.0	21.9	51.9
1995	288	14.0	20.6	64.6
1996	288	14.0	20.6	64.6
1997	282	13.5	20.9	70.9
1998	273	12.0	22.8	67.4
1999	176	9.0	19.6	0
2000	182	9.1	20.0	64.8
2001	181	9.2	19.7	53.6
2002	179	9.6	18.6	70.4
2003	179	9.6	18.6	70.4
2004	162	10.2	15.9	67.5
2005	182	7.0	26.0	69.5
2006	182	7.5	24.3	71.7
2007	178	5.7	31.2	73.3
2008	189	10.6	17.8	67.7
2009	181	10.2	17.7	67.4
2010	152	3.0	50.6	82.9
2011	142	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	117	6.9	16.8	n/a
2013	115	5.8	19.5	78.3
2014	117	4.8	24.3	80.3
2015	110	6.0	18.3	89.1
2016	112	7.0	16.0	89.3
2017	100	5.9	16.8	80
2018	108	5.9	18.0	85.2
2019	120	6.1	19.5	87.5
2020	138	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	146	9.6	15.1	91.8
2022	142	10.5	13.4	94.4
2023	137	12.9	10.5	92
2024	166	11.8	13.9	92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lucerne Valley Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$10,996

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lucerne Valley Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2285^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 2600^th of 2802 Middle schools	8.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucerne Valley Middle)	34.5	23	11.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucerne Valley Unified)	34.5	23	11.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	47.4	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lucerne Valley Middle)	24.1	5.4	18.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lucerne Valley Unified)	24.1	5.4	18.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	33.2	4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucerne Valley Middle)	20.6	19.2	1.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucerne Valley Unified)	20.6	19.2	1.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lucerne Valley Middle)	11.1	5.5	5.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lucerne Valley Unified)	11.1	5.5	5.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Lucerne Valley Middle)	9.5	9.6	0.1%
8th Grade Science (Lucerne Valley Unified)	9.5	9.6	0.1%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	120	137	14.2%
African American	3	0	100%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	61	71	16.4%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	52	60	15.4%
Two or More Races	4	5	25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	87.5%	92%	4.5%

Schools Near Lucerne Valley Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Lucerne Valley Middle	Public	7-8	33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-2124	166	12	13.9	92.8%	58 (34.9%)	1 (0.6%)	102 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	11.7	2595^th of 2777 public middle schools	6.6%		12.9	2600^th of 2802 public middle schools	7.2%	5	11.4	11.4		15.7	14.9	15.3		9.0	4.6	6.8	$10,996
Big Bear Middle	Public	6-8	41275 Big Bear Blvd.	Big Bear Lake	92315	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 866-4634	494	22	22.0	66.4%	252 (51.0%)	4 (0.8%)	210 (42.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	41.1	1420^th of 2777 public middle schools	48.9%		38.5	1512^th of 2802 public middle schools	46.0%	92	23.4	23.4	32.6	36.2	51.0	40.0	22.1	27.6	26.4	25.7	$6,462

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Schools Near Lucerne Valley Middle