Summary:
Pinacate Middle is a public middle school located in Perris, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 927 students. The school is part of the Perris Union High School District, which is ranked 1118 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pinacate Middle is struggling, with a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 47.2% compared to nearby schools, which range from 21.8% to 33.8%. Academically, the school consistently performs below state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, only 18.41% of Pinacate Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.41% for the Perris Union High district and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, only 7.81% of Pinacate Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 12.66% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, consistently rank in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, indicating significant achievement gaps.
Pinacate Middle's performance lags significantly behind the nearby Mountain Shadows Middle, Menifee Valley Middle, and Hans Christensen Middle, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Pinacate Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from ranking 1,948 out of 2,379 California middle schools in 2012-2013 to ranking 2,571 out of 2,777 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school is falling behind its peers across the state. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.6% to 96.08%, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Perris Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
2571st of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,497
Students who attend Pinacate Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Pinacate Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.8
Number of students: 949
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
89.9%
African American:
5.6%
White:
1.8%
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Two or more races:
1.6%
Asian:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.9%
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