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Enrollment
541
Middle
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060846000843
Magnolia Junior High
13150 Mountain Ave., Chino, CA 91710 · (909) 627-9263 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
451 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 255 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 53% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.1% | 27.2% | 26.4% | 34.3% |
| Math | 10.2% | 14.4% | 27.4% | 48.0% |
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 | 39.3% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 25.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.3% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 41.3% | 27.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Magnolia Junior High
Magnolia Junior High's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Junior High this school | 541 | 83.4% | 31.6% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
| Columbus Tustin Middle Tustin | 583 | 85.6% | 37.4% |
| John Sutter Middle Fowler | 579 | 82.0% | 37.4% |
| Imperial Middle La Habra | 495 | 83.4% | 31.9% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle Oceanside | 557 | 80.4% | 31.8% |
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 Magnolia Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #698 of 1,224 | #28 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #733 of 1,227 ▼ 52 | #30 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #733 of 1,227 ▼ 39 | #33 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #809 of 1,214 | #56 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #860 of 1,377 | #65 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #326 of 1,279 | #16 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #880 of 1,278 | #43 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #448 of 1,329 | #34 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #172 of 930 | #5 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
541
-112 (-17%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,319
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 541 | 28.4 | 19.0:1 | 83% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 30.5 | 18.9:1 | 81% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 30.6 | 20.4:1 | 79% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 57% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 33.1 | 22.2:1 | 70% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 72% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | N/A | N/A | 49% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 991 | 41 | 24.2:1 | 34% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 1,319 | 53 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (736 to 541); teachers down 14% (33.1 to 28.4).
About Magnolia Junior High
Magnolia Junior High is a low-enrollment middle school in Chino, California, under Chino Valley Unified. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 541 students.
Chino Valley Unified counts 25,548 students in its 35 schools, and Magnolia Junior High is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Magnolia Junior High, about 79 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 8% White, 7% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. San Bernardino County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Magnolia Junior High has 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.0:1. The school's 19.0:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
On the allk12 Grade, Magnolia Junior High lands at B-, ahead of 47% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Magnolia Junior High are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.6% actual, 30.7% predicted).
For San Bernardino County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $85,478 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive is the nearest public school to Magnolia Junior High, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 40.1% proficiency; Magnolia Junior High posts 31.6%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 112 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Chino Valley Unified
- Chino Hills HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Ruben S. Ayala HighHigh · 2,541 students
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Canyon Hills Junior HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Cal Aero Preserve AcademyElementary · 982 students
Other schools in Chino
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Cal Aero Preserve AcademyElementary · 982 students
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - ThriveElementary · 950 students
- Legacy AcademyElementary · 866 students
- Edwin Rhodes ElementaryElementary · 860 students
Other Magnolia Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Magnolia Junior High. Magnolia Junior High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMAGNOLIA, TX · 1,120 students
Nearby schools
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive0.5 mi · 950
- Alicia Cortez Elementary0.5 mi · 390
- Howard Cattle Elementary0.5 mi · 594
- Edwin Rhodes Elementary0.9 mi · 860
- Chino High1.1 mi · 2,077
- Walnut Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Magnolia Junior High?
Magnolia Junior High enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 07-08.
Is Magnolia Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magnolia Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Magnolia Junior High have?
Magnolia Junior High employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is Magnolia Junior High?
Magnolia Junior High reports a student body of 8% White, 79% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Magnolia Junior High?
Magnolia Junior High is overseen by Chino Valley Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.