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How has Rancho Cucamonga Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUCAMONGA ELEMENTARY·NCES 061630001112
Rancho Cucamonga Middle
10022 Feron Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 · (909) 980-0969 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
17.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
633 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 6 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 32% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cucamonga Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
19.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.4% | 29.8% | 28.9% | 32.9% |
| Math | 8.0% | 11.0% | 27.6% | 53.4% |
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 | 38.2% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.5% | 28.3% |
| 2017-18 | 43.7% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 29.2% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Rancho Cucamonga Middle
Rancho Cucamonga Middle's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Cucamonga Middle this school | 770 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy Palmdale | 813 | 83.0% | 21.9% |
| Lindsey Academy Long Beach | 684 | 80.7% | 27.1% |
| Larrea Middle Victorville | 769 | 77.6% | 20.4% |
| Hillview Junior High Pittsburg | 893 | 81.2% | 19.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High Pittsburg | 706 | 84.4% | 23.8% |
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 Rancho Cucamonga Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #885 of 1,224 | #48 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #887 of 1,227 ▲ 54 | #43 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #765 of 1,227 ▲ 164 | #37 of 76 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #811 of 1,214 | #57 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #473 of 1,377 | #38 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #181 of 1,279 | #8 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #652 of 1,278 | #28 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #479 of 1,329 | #38 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #232 of 257 | #14 of 16 |
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
770
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 770 | 43.5 | 17.7:1 | 82% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 44.6 | 16.5:1 | 81% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 44.6 | 16.4:1 | 64% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 38 | 19.8:1 | 64% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 73% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 77% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | N/A | N/A | 71% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 35 | 23.4:1 | 69% (562) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 15 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Cucamonga Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (762 to 770); teachers up 11% (39 to 43.5).
About Rancho Cucamonga Middle
Rancho Cucamonga, California, is home to Rancho Cucamonga Middle, a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 770 students.
Cucamonga Elementary runs Rancho Cucamonga Middle along with 3 other schools, enrolling 2,357 students in total.
The largest group at Rancho Cucamonga Middle is Hispanic students, at 68%. Other students are 18% Black, 5% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Rancho Cucamonga Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1, with 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
On the allk12 Grade, Rancho Cucamonga Middle lands at C, ahead of 26% of California public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.4%.
In San Bernardino County, median household income comes to about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Bernardino County counts 583 public schools with about 393,648 students.
Cucamonga Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Rancho Cucamonga Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rancho Cucamonga Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rancho Cucamonga Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 770 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 751. The ratio was 19.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Cucamonga Elementary
- Ontario CenterElementary · 585 students
- Los Amigos ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Cucamonga ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Other schools in Rancho Cucamonga
- Rancho Cucamonga HighHigh · 3,221 students
- Los Osos HighHigh · 2,759 students
- Ruth Musser MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Terra Vista ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Coyote Canyon ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Cucamonga MiddleMiddle · 662 students
Nearby schools
- Cucamonga Elementary0.3 mi · 452
- Inland Empire Springs Charter0.5 mi · 323
- Central Elementary1.1 mi · 436
- Bear Gulch Elementary1.3 mi · 443
- Ontario Center1.5 mi · 585
- Chaffey Community Day1.6 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Cucamonga MiddleHow large is Rancho Cucamonga Middle?
Rancho Cucamonga Middle enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rancho Cucamonga Middle serve?
Rancho Cucamonga Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho Cucamonga Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rancho Cucamonga Middle is approximately 17.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rancho Cucamonga Middle?
Rancho Cucamonga Middle reports a student body of 5% White, 68% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Rancho Cucamonga Middle public or private?
Rancho Cucamonga Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cucamonga Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.