Del Vallejo Middle

Del Vallejo Middle is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in San Bernardino, California, operated by San Bernardino City Unified, hosting 642 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within San Bernardino City Unified, which oversees 72 schools and 44,080 students, Del Vallejo Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Del Vallejo Middle logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 18% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Del Vallejo Middle reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Del Vallejo Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.4%, the actual is 12.4%, a residual of -9.0 points.

In the area at large, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Del Vallejo Middle is one campus in the mix.

Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Del Vallejo Middle comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.

Del Vallejo Middle operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 642 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 66% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Del Vallejo Middle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.