Rialto Middle

As a sizable junior high in Rialto, California, Rialto Middle hosts 1,017 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Rialto Unified. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Rialto Unified comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 23,067 students; Rialto Middle is among them.

On demographics, Rialto Middle logs that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 9% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rialto Middle has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Rialto Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 26.8%.

Zooming out to the county, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Rialto Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Charlotte N. Werner Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rialto Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rialto Middle's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,243 (now 1,017). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.