📍 29291 Lake St., Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, 92530
Terra Cotta Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lake Elsinore, Riverside County. The school has 1,094 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Hill. It is part of the Lake Elsinore Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
Terra Cotta Middle enrolls 1,094 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 3.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 844 | 77% |
| White | 150 | 14% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
859 of the school's 1,094 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Terra Cotta Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Terra Cotta Middle is one of 25 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified, based in Lake Elsinore, California. The district serves 20,559 students district-wide and employs 901 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,094 students, Terra Cotta Middle is larger than the district average of about 822 students per school.