Robert O. Townsend Junior High

Robert O. Townsend Junior High is one of the mid-tier intermediate schools in Chino Hills, California, run under Chino Valley Unified, with 905 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Robert O. Townsend Junior High is one of 35 schools operated by Chino Valley Unified, a district that educates 25,548 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Robert O. Townsend Junior High reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Asian, 15% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Robert O. Townsend Junior High shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Robert O. Townsend Junior High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Robert O. Townsend Junior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert O. Townsend Junior High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 61.6%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household income runs about $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 Robert O. Townsend Junior High is one.

The closest other public school is Glenmeade Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robert O. Townsend Junior High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 1,133 students in 2018 compared to 905 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 24% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.7:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

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