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What's one thing Grace Yokley Junior High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY·NCES 062622007789
Grace Yokley Junior High
2947 South Turner Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 · (909) 947-6774 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
21.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
400 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 305 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 50% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mountain View Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
38.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.7% | 34.0% | 21.7% | 22.6% |
| Math | 20.4% | 17.7% | 22.7% | 39.2% |
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 | 55.7% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 34.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 27.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.4% | 32.7% |
| 2017-18 | 55.9% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 49.3% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Grace Yokley Junior High
Grace Yokley Junior High's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Yokley Junior High this school | 606 | 66.0% | 45.8% |
| Cucamonga Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 662 | 71.5% | 37.8% |
| Octavia E. Butler Magnet Pasadena | 481 | 70.3% | 25.3% |
| Sierra Middle Stockton | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
| Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia | 528 | 66.5% | 42.0% |
| Edison Computech Fresno | 788 | 70.9% | 72.0% |
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 Grace Yokley Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #412 of 1,224 | #14 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #433 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #16 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #383 of 1,227 ▼ 1 | #13 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #243 of 1,214 | #16 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #750 of 1,377 | #58 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #658 of 1,279 | #35 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #674 of 1,278 | #30 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #768 of 1,329 | #59 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #106 of 930 | #3 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
606
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 606 | 28.6 | 21.2:1 | 66% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 30.4 | 19.8:1 | 59% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 30.4 | 20.9:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 37.4 | 23.6:1 | 59% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 35 | 25.5:1 | 61% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 979 | N/A | N/A | 59% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 45 | 22.9:1 | 29% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 32 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Yokley Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (884 to 606); teachers down 24% (37.4 to 28.6).
About Grace Yokley Junior High
Grace Yokley Junior High is a middle school with a street address in Ontario, California. It reported 606 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Mountain View Elementary has 5 schools; together they serve 3,318 students.
About 69% of the student body at Grace Yokley Junior High is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Asian, 9% White, and 9% Black. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grace Yokley Junior High scores 49%.
Grace Yokley Junior High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1, with 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 66% at Grace Yokley Junior High.
On the allk12 Grade, Grace Yokley Junior High lands at A-, ahead of 77% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Grace Yokley Junior High are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.8% actual, 40.9% predicted).
For the population of San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
The closest school to Grace Yokley Junior High is Mountain View Elementary, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Grace Yokley Junior High ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.8% against a local average of 42.1%.
Grace Yokley Junior High is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.3:1 to 21.2:1.
People who know Grace Yokley Junior High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Mountain View Elementary
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 844 students
- Ranch View ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Creek View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 564 students
Other schools in Ontario
- Chaffey HighHigh · 3,127 students
- Colony HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Ontario HighHigh · 1,994 students
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 844 students
- Ranch View ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Central Language AcademyElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary0.6 mi · 564
- Ranch View Elementary0.6 mi · 738
- Creek View Elementary0.9 mi · 566
- Colony High0.9 mi · 2,109
- Levi H. Dickey Elementary2.4 mi · 413
- Park View Elementary2.5 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Yokley Junior HighHow many students attend Grace Yokley Junior High?
Grace Yokley Junior High enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Grace Yokley Junior High serve?
Grace Yokley Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Grace Yokley Junior High have?
Grace Yokley Junior High employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
How diverse is Grace Yokley Junior High?
Grace Yokley Junior High reports a student body of 9% White, 69% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Grace Yokley Junior High?
Grace Yokley Junior High is overseen by Mountain View Elementary in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.