Day Creek Intermediate

Day Creek Intermediate is a middle school of big scale in Etiwanda, California, overseen by Etiwanda Elementary, instructing 1,326 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 101% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Within Etiwanda Elementary, which oversees 18 schools and 13,666 students, Day Creek Intermediate is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Day Creek Intermediate lists that the most-represented group is Asian (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Day Creek Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Day Creek Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) logs that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Day Creek Intermediate is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: John L. Golden Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Day Creek Intermediate. On composite proficiency, Day Creek Intermediate comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Day Creek Intermediate's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,310 (now 1,326). White enrollment moved from 30% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

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