Mira Loma Middle, Jurupa Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Mira Loma Middle

Mira Loma Middle is a public middle school serving grades seven and eight in Jurupa Valley, a growing city in the Inland Empire anchored by logistics and warehousing. The school's enrollment is small to mid-sized, with a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment counts reflect a roughly equal split between the two grade levels served.

The school's state testing results show persistent academic challenges across all subjects measured. In English language arts, the proficiency rate is around one-third of students meeting standard in grade seven and slightly higher in grade eight. Mathematics proficiency is significantly lower, with fewer than one in five students reaching proficiency in either grade, and science proficiency in grade eight falls even further. When proficiency results are averaged across tested subjects and grades, the school sits below the midpoint compared to other districts in Riverside County. The most recent available social studies data from over a decade ago showed proficiency around half, which does not reflect current performance. No trend data spanning multiple years is available, so it is not possible to determine whether the school is improving or declining.

Jurupa Valley itself is car-dependent and semi-rural in character, a patchwork of older unincorporated communities unified under one city boundary a little over a decade ago. Most residents commute elsewhere for work despite a strong local logistics and distribution base anchored by major employers like Costco, Walmart, FedEx, and UPS. The city is on a growth trajectory with new master-planned residential communities under construction and a significant assigned housing target. The median home value in the area is substantially below the state benchmark, and rental costs are moderate relative to income, making housing relatively more accessible than in much of California, though the affordability calculation assumes substantial downpayment capacity.

The broader Jurupa Unified School District recently passed a school bond measure in November 2024 that levies a property tax to fund aging infrastructure repairs, security upgrades including cameras and fencing, and facility improvements across schools. This represents a sustained commitment to capital renewal after an earlier facility bond failed in 2020. For families considering this school, the property-tax levy is a relevant factor in the cost of residence in the district.

The school's persistent gap between students meeting proficiency and those who do not is substantial, particularly in math and science. A parent investigating this school would want to ask directly about reading intervention programs, math support structures, and whether the school has identified specific strategies to move students toward standard.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 18% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 30% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 14% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 47% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

This schoolJurupa Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income36%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income33%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income18%Higher-income30%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income14%3 pp gap