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Beattie Middle

7800 Orange St., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 307-2400 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of California public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools

Enrollment
1,072
Middle
DISTRICT 1,069 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
677 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 632630%
Grade 736134%
Grade 838436%
Grade 910%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
19018%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
63559%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
596%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
12512%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
585%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
55852%
Female
51448%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2014
Math
34.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts15.7%31.2%26.6%26.5%
Math17.3%17.5%24.1%41.1%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.9%34.8%
2023-2447.0%32.3%
2022-2348.6%33.9%
2021-2255.5%31.8%
2018-1950.6%37.9%
2017-1851.0%39.7%
2016-1750.2%38.2%
2015-1648.0%35.0%
2014-1545.0%35.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Beattie Middle

Beattie Middle's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Beattie Middle this school1,07263.2%40.2%
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Oceanside
1,09863.9%41.3%
Cope Middle
Redlands
1,19163.3%40.9%
Clement Middle
Redlands
1,02368.9%38.5%
Kathryn Newport Middle
Menifee
96566.9%39.3%
Bell Mountain Middle
Menifee
1,06661.6%37.0%
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Beattie Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Bernardino County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.2%#511 of 1,224#20 of 76
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.8%#501 of 1,227
▲ 3
#18 of 76
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.9%#556 of 1,227
▼ 56
#23 of 76
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.9pp#152 of 1,214#7 of 73
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,072#139 of 1,377#10 of 79
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.3:1#677 of 1,279#37 of 74
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.8%#437 of 1,278#17 of 74
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.2%#802 of 1,329#62 of 77
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.6%#735 of 930#48 of 56
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,072
-77 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,295
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,07250.321.3:163% (677)
2023-241,10851.521.5:169% (768)
2022-231,09750.421.8:170% (763)
2020-211,1494923.4:166% (755)
2017-181,16047.424.5:157% (660)
2015-161,1644029.1:154% (631)
2010-111,295N/AN/A46% (593)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beattie Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,160 to 1,072); teachers up 6% (47.4 to 50.3).

About Beattie Middle

In Highland, California, part of San Bernardino County, Beattie Middle is a middle-grades school. The school enrolls 1,072 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 63% bigger than that.

Across its 25 schools, Redlands Unified enrolls 19,105 students. Beattie Middle is one of those schools.

Hispanic students are the majority at Beattie Middle, with 59% of enrollment. The school is also 18% White, 12% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 50.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.3:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.

Beattie Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Beattie Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.2%, compared with a predicted 42.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.

San Bernardino County has these Census figures: the median household income is $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.

The closest public school, Highland Grove Elementary, is about 0.1 miles from Beattie Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Beattie Middle ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Beattie Middle is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has fallen by 77 students since 2020-21, to 1,072. The school's ratio fell from 23.4:1 to 21.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The Beattie Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

San Bernardino County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students

Quick facts

School name
Beattie Middle
District
Redlands Unified
Address
7800 Orange St., Highland, CA 92346
Phone
(909) 307-2400
County
San Bernardino County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,072
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
21.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
677 (63%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
063207011101
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Beattie Middle
How many students attend Beattie Middle?
Beattie Middle enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beattie Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beattie Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Beattie Middle have?
Beattie Middle employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beattie Middle?
At Beattie Middle, the student body is approximately 18% White, 59% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Beattie Middle public or private?
Beattie Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redlands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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