Ray Wiltsey Middle

Set in Ontario, California, Ray Wiltsey Middle is a mid-tier intermediate school, operated by Ontario-Montclair. It teaches 727 students across grades 6 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, Ray Wiltsey Middle records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Ray Wiltsey Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.8%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Ray Wiltsey Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Mariposa Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ray Wiltsey Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 36%: 1,128 students in 2018 compared to 727 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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