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Pinacate Middle · Perris

Pinacate Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Pinacate is a middle school in Perris. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Pinacate Middle in Perris, 20.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 37.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Pinacate Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 17.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (20.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 860 students tested.

All students at this school: 15% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 15%, district —, state 39%15%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 15%, district 25%, state 32%15% · −0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 16%, district 25%, state 32%16% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 15%, district 27%, state 42%15% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 16%, district 31%, state 44%16% · +0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 2%, state 11%2% · −13 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 4%, district 7%, state 15%4% · −12 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 4%, district 27%, state 26%4% · −12 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 12%, district 19%, state 22%12% · −3 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
No feeder data available for this level

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 24:124:1
Teaching staff43 teachers
Avg. experience18.5 years
Fully credentialed83%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$76,566 – $147,557
Principal salary$0 – $195,145
Superintendent salary$316,635

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,928, CA average $14,491$18,928 · spent at this school
Federal share$365 per student

$365 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,218 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support10%
Student services11%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance12%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,648 per pupil
2019$13,246 per pupil
2018$13,112 per pupil
2017$12,656 per pupil
2016$12,280 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic91.5%
District 70.6% · CA 56.1%
Black4.9%
District 6.2% · CA 4.8%
White1.9%
District 12.8% · CA 19.9%
Other1.2%
District 8.8% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.5%
District 1.6% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 94.8% (31pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$79K · CA $85K
Median home value$471K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+11% · CA 35%
ZIP population58,082
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 8% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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