Oaks Middle

Oaks Middle is one of the medium-sized intermediate schools in Ontario, California, part of Ontario-Montclair, with 668 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

Oaks Middle is one of 33 schools operated by Ontario-Montclair, a district that serves 17,640 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Oaks Middle lists that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 4% Asian, 3% Black, 2% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Oaks Middle shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Oaks Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oaks Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.2%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of +9.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oaks Middle is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Mission Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oaks Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oaks Middle at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oaks Middle has contracted 22%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.