Rancho Cucamonga Middle

Rancho Cucamonga Middle is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in Rancho Cucamonga, California, one of the schools within Cucamonga Elementary, with 770 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Rancho Cucamonga Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Cucamonga Elementary, a district that instructs 2,357 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rancho Cucamonga Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 18% Black, 5% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rancho Cucamonga Middle has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Rancho Cucamonga Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rancho Cucamonga Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.5%, the actual is 22.6%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Rancho Cucamonga Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cucamonga Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rancho Cucamonga Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rancho Cucamonga Middle at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

Rancho Cucamonga Middle operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 762 students in 2018 compared to 770 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rancho Cucamonga Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.