📍 86150 Ave. 66, Thermal, Riverside County, 92274
Toro Canyon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Thermal, Riverside County. The school has 982 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marcella Zamudio. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Toro Canyon Middle enrolls 982 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 968 | 99% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
937 of the school's 982 students (95%) 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.
Toro Canyon Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Toro Canyon Middle is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 982 students, Toro Canyon Middle is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.