📍 1990 S. A St., Perris, Riverside County, 92570
Pinacate Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Perris, Riverside County. The school has 927 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chakwan Jones. It is part of the Perris Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Pinacate Middle enrolls 927 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Black or African American and 2.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 822 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 6.1% |
| White | 27 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
889 of the school's 927 students (96%) 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.
Pinacate 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.
Pinacate Middle is one of 9 schools in Perris Union High, based in Perris, California. The district serves 11,832 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 927 students, Pinacate Middle is smaller than the district average of about 1,315 students per school.