Pinon Mesa Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Phelan, California

Pinon Mesa Middle in Phelan, California enrolled 835 students in 2024-25 with 38.9 full-time teachers, 21.5 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

788 students in 2022-23, 812 students in 2023-24, 835 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 38.9.

Students enrolled at Pinon Mesa Middle by school year2022-23: 788, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 83502505007501k2022-237882023-248122024-25835
Students enrolled at Pinon Mesa Middle by school year2022-23: 788, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 83502505007501k2022-237882023-248122024-25835
Students enrolled at Pinon Mesa Middle by school year2022-23: 788, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 83502505007501k2022-237882023-248122024-25835
Students enrolled at Pinon Mesa Middle by school year2022-23: 788, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 83502505007501k2022-237882023-248122024-25835
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378833.923.3
2023-2481237.721.5
2024-2583538.921.5

21.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pinon Mesa Middle 21.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPinon Mesa Middle 21.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pinon Mesa Middle 21.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPinon Mesa Middle 21.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pinon Mesa Middle 21.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPinon Mesa Middle 21.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pinon Mesa Middle 21.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPinon Mesa Middle 21.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pinon Mesa Middle enrolled 742 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 83 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 371 of the 742 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions83
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.1% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% White, 8.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.1%
  2. White28.4%
  3. Two or more races8.1%
  4. Asian1.8%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pinon Mesa Middle scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229‑33%30%45%
Math, 2022-2315%19% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Phelan

2 public middle schools in Phelan report 2024-25 enrollment; Pinon Mesa Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Quail Valley Middle87020.968.3%
Pinon Mesa Middle83521.564.4%

All public schools in Phelan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pinon Mesa Middle

  1. Quail Valley MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 870 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  2. Columbia MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 754 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Pinon Mesa Middle with Quail Valley MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Snowline Joint Unified spends per student$14,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,356
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaPinon Mesa Middle is the number 388 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#388 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.21.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pinon Mesa Middle

  1. How many students attend Pinon Mesa Middle?
    835 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 788 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Phelan, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinon Mesa Middle?
    21.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pinon Mesa Middle a Title I school?
    Pinon Mesa Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pinon Mesa Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pinon Mesa Middle scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pinon Mesa Middle in?
    Snowline Joint Unified, NCES district ID 0636970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063697008987 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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