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What's the one class at Rialto Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,017
Middle
DISTRICT 1,071 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIALTO UNIFIED·NCES 063237004998
Rialto Middle
1262 West Rialto Ave., Rialto, CA 92376 · (909) 879-7308 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,017 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
894 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 326 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 339 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.7pp since 2014
Math
19.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 26.1% | 24.9% | 35.5% |
| Math | 9.1% | 10.3% | 25.2% | 55.4% |
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 | 39.7% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 12.5% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 13.1% |
| 2017-18 | 25.9% | 12.3% |
| 2016-17 | 25.1% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Rialto Middle
Rialto Middle's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rialto Middle this school | 1,017 | 87.9% | 28.2% |
| Warren F. Frisbie Middle Rialto | 1,000 | 87.8% | 18.9% |
| Lakeside Middle Perris | 1,076 | 86.3% | 26.6% |
| North Mountain Middle San Jacinto | 953 | 91.4% | 18.5% |
| Curran Middle Bakersfield | 973 | 87.4% | 19.3% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle San Bernardino | 1,107 | 88.0% | 31.3% |
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 Rialto Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #795 of 1,224 | #38 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #878 of 1,227 ▲ 29 | #42 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #727 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #32 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #212 of 1,214 | #14 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,017 | #175 of 1,377 | #16 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #784 of 1,279 | #43 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #1,019 of 1,278 | #56 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #347 of 1,329 | #28 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #396 of 930 | #20 of 56 |
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
1,017
-155 (-13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,286
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 1,017 | 46.5 | 21.9:1 | 88% (894) |
| 2023-24 | 1,085 | 46.6 | 23.3:1 | 89% (961) |
| 2022-23 | 1,087 | 44.1 | 24.7:1 | 84% (913) |
| 2020-21 | 1,172 | 43 | 27.3:1 | 89% (1,043) |
| 2017-18 | 1,243 | 48.4 | 25.7:1 | 88% (1,088) |
| 2015-16 | 1,245 | 48 | 25.9:1 | 87% (1,087) |
| 2010-11 | 1,484 | N/A | N/A | 91% (1,349) |
| 2000-01 | 1,172 | 48 | 24.4:1 | 84% (981) |
| 1990-91 | 1,286 | 50 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rialto Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,243 to 1,017); teachers down 4% (48.4 to 46.5).
About Rialto Middle
Rialto Middle is a large middle-grades school in Rialto, California, under Rialto Unified. The school serves 1,017 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 54% bigger than that.
The 29 schools in Rialto Unified enroll 23,067 students altogether, Rialto Middle among them.
The student body at Rialto Middle is 87% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 21.9:1 comes from the school's 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The lunch program counts 88% of students at Rialto Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
allk12 grades Rialto Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rialto Middle's results are within a point of predicted: 28.2% against 28.0%.
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
The closest public school, Charlotte N. Werner Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Rialto Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rialto Middle places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Rialto Middle had 1,172 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,017. The ratio was 27.3:1 in 2020-21 and 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Rialto Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Rialto Unified
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
Other schools in Rialto
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
- Ben F. Kolb MiddleMiddle · 917 students
Nearby schools
- Charlotte N. Werner Elementary0.2 mi · 739
- Ted Porter Elementary0.9 mi · 629
- Virginia Primrose Elementary1.0 mi · 336
- Maple Elementary1.0 mi · 511
- Helen L. Dollahan Elementary1.1 mi · 608
- Sam V. Curtis Elementary1.1 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About Rialto MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rialto Middle?
Rialto Middle enrolls approximately 1,017 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rialto Middle serve?
Rialto Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rialto Middle?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Rialto Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rialto Middle?
At Rialto Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rialto Middle?
Rialto Middle is overseen by Rialto Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.