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Enrollment
952
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 060876000890
El Roble Intermediate
665 North Mountain Ave., Claremont, CA 91711 · (909) 398-0343 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
342 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 474 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 478 | 50% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
El Roble Intermediate→Claremont High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Claremont Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
55.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.5% | 34.7% | 18.7% | 16.2% |
| Math | 37.0% | 18.0% | 20.2% | 24.7% |
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 | 65.2% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 54.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.1% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.3% | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 48.8% |
| 2017-18 | 66.8% | 51.5% |
| 2016-17 | 66.3% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 El Roble Intermediate
El Roble Intermediate's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Roble Intermediate this school | 952 | 35.9% | 59.0% |
| Vineyard Junior High Alta Loma | 933 | 41.3% | 59.2% |
| Alta Loma Junior High Alta Loma | 831 | 33.2% | 54.4% |
| Lone Hill Middle San Dimas | 870 | 38.9% | 62.7% |
| Buchser Middle Santa Clara | 711 | 32.2% | 47.5% |
| Bella Vista Middle Murrieta | 1,249 | 36.4% | 53.5% |
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 El Roble Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #237 of 1,224 | #51 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #228 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #47 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #254 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #52 of 248 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #159 of 1,214 | #54 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #242 of 1,377 | #63 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #947 of 1,279 | #197 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #189 of 1,278 | #29 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #1,089 of 1,329 | #275 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #555 of 930 | #142 of 213 |
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
952
-104 (-10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 952 | 41.7 | 22.8:1 | 36% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 39.6 | 23.3:1 | 34% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 42.6 | 22.2:1 | 35% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 1,056 | 45 | 23.5:1 | 30% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 45.2 | 24.3:1 | 38% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 1,093 | 45 | 24.3:1 | 38% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 1,126 | N/A | N/A | 33% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 1,047 | 43 | 24.4:1 | 21% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 974 | 42 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Roble Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,098 to 952); teachers down 8% (45.2 to 41.7).
About El Roble Intermediate
El Roble Intermediate is a public middle school run by Claremont Unified in Claremont, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 952 students. The school's enrollment is 44% bigger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Claremont Unified serves 6,120 students across 11 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at El Roble Intermediate, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% White, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is close to the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. El Roble Intermediate's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 41.7 full-time equivalents, or about 22.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 22.8:1 here. About 36% of students, or 342, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
El Roble Intermediate is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.0% versus 58.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Mountain View Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, El Roble Intermediate is 4th on average proficiency.
El Roble Intermediate is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at El Roble Intermediate dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,056 to 952 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont Unified
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Sycamore ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Sycamore ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary0.4 mi · 408
- Sycamore Elementary0.7 mi · 350
- Harrison Elementary0.8 mi · 328
- Oakmont Elementary1.0 mi · 270
- Claremont High1.0 mi · 2,065
- Vista del Valle Elementary1.0 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About El Roble IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at El Roble Intermediate?
El Roble Intermediate enrolls approximately 952 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does El Roble Intermediate serve?
El Roble Intermediate serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at El Roble Intermediate?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at El Roble Intermediate.
How diverse is El Roble Intermediate?
El Roble Intermediate reports a student body of 23% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees El Roble Intermediate?
El Roble Intermediate is overseen by Claremont Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.