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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005354
Curtis Middle
1050 North Delrosa Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92410 · (909) 388-6332 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
659 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 315 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 53% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
12.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 19.9% | 28.0% | 47.9% |
| Math | 4.4% | 8.2% | 23.6% | 63.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 8.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.8% | 10.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 7.9% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 19.1% |
| 2017-18 | 41.3% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 39.7% | 22.2% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 9.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Curtis Middle
Curtis Middle's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Middle this school | 679 | 97.1% | 17.8% |
| Sequoia Jr. High Bakersfield | 746 | 97.2% | 14.7% |
| George Washington Carver Middle Los Angeles | 635 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| Ray Wiltsey Middle Ontario | 727 | 95.2% | 28.7% |
| Golden Valley Middle San Bernardino | 742 | 95.0% | 29.9% |
| Los Angeles Academy Middle Los Angeles | 829 | 97.7% | 23.5% |
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 Curtis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #1,101 of 1,224 | #65 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,075 of 1,227 ▲ 77 | #59 of 76 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,108 of 1,227 ▼ 74 | #67 of 76 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #313 of 1,214 | #12 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #636 of 1,377 | #48 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #428 of 1,279 | #24 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #1,010 of 1,278 | #54 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #48 of 1,329 | #3 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #365 of 930 | #17 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 2024-25Enrollment
679
-77 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 679 | 34.5 | 19.7:1 | 97% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 34.3 | 20.6:1 | 98% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 31.6 | 22.2:1 | 95% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 35 | 21.6:1 | 96% (729) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 31 | 27.1:1 | 95% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 34 | 24.1:1 | 98% (803) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | N/A | N/A | 97% (959) |
| 2000-01 | 1,215 | 52 | 23.4:1 | 92% (1,118) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 41 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtis Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (841 to 679); teachers up 11% (31 to 34.5).
About Curtis Middle
Located in San Bernardino, California, Curtis Middle is a mid-sized middle school. Its enrollment is 679 students, spread over grades 7 through 8.
Curtis Middle is one of the 72 schools that make up San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Black and 2% White. Among all residents of San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Curtis Middle are from different groups.
On staff are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Curtis Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 97%. That is 23 points above the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
On the allk12 Grade, Curtis Middle lands at C-, ahead of 16% of California public middle schools.
Curtis Middle scores 17.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.7%.
San Bernardino County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Curtis Middle shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
The closest school to Curtis Middle is Bing Wong Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 22.8% on proficiency, and Curtis Middle is below that at 17.8%.
Federal data place Curtis Middle in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Curtis Middle had a net loss of 77 students, or 10%. By 2024-25, the school had 19.7 students per teacher, compared with 21.6 in 2020-21.
Curtis Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- San Bernardino County Special EducationCombined · 1,860 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Other Curtis Middle schools
One other US public school is named Curtis Middle. Curtis Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Curtis Middle SchoolWichita, KS · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Bing Wong Elementary0.3 mi · 581
- Indian Springs High0.5 mi · 1,810
- Warm Springs Elementary0.6 mi · 490
- Fairfax Elementary0.8 mi · 359
- iEmpire Academy1.0 mi · 418
- Pacific High1.0 mi · 1,246
Frequently asked questions
About Curtis MiddleHow many students attend Curtis Middle?
Curtis Middle enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Curtis Middle serve?
Curtis Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Curtis Middle?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Curtis Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curtis Middle?
At Curtis Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Curtis Middle?
Curtis Middle is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.