📍 4795 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, Riverside County, 92506
Central Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Riverside, Riverside County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shani Dahl. It is part of the Riverside Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Central Middle enrolls 584 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 442 | 76% |
| White | 83 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 584 students (84%) 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.
Central Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Central Middle is one of 49 schools in Riverside Unified, based in Riverside, California. The district serves 38,033 students district-wide and employs 1,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Central Middle is smaller than the district average of about 776 students per school.