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What's the most underrated thing about Serrano Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
657
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004411
Serrano Middle
4725 San Jose St., Montclair, CA 91763 · (909) 624-0029 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
601 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 7 | 326 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 331 | 50% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
55.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.2pp since 2014
Math
46.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 34.1% | 24.4% | 20.3% |
| Math | 26.6% | 20.3% | 22.6% | 30.5% |
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 | 55.2% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 34.6% |
| 2018-19 | 49.5% | 48.2% |
| 2017-18 | 50.8% | 43.6% |
| 2016-17 | 45.4% | 33.4% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 Serrano Middle
Serrano Middle's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serrano Middle this school | 657 | 91.5% | 49.3% |
| Oaks Middle Ontario | 668 | 89.5% | 40.2% |
| Emerson Middle Pomona | 664 | 93.7% | 19.4% |
| Joe Baca Bloomington | 705 | 91.8% | 18.8% |
| Alondra Middle Paramount | 735 | 92.5% | 33.9% |
| Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy San Bernardino | 640 | 89.2% | 73.0% |
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 Serrano Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #358 of 1,224 | #12 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #314 of 1,227 ▲ 33 | #10 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #394 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #14 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #134 of 1,214 | #7 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #668 of 1,377 | #52 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #259 of 1,279 | #11 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #1,057 of 1,278 | #62 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #231 of 1,329 | #15 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #507 of 930 | #31 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
657
-147 (-18%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 657 | 35.6 | 18.4:1 | 91% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 36.5 | 17.1:1 | 92% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 38.1 | 17.9:1 | 89% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 90% (722) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 36.5 | 21.1:1 | 85% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 88% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | N/A | N/A | 81% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 1,020 | 46 | 22.2:1 | 73% (744) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 36 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Serrano Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (772 to 657); teachers down 2% (36.5 to 35.6).
About Serrano Middle
In Montclair, California, Serrano Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 657 students in grades 7 through 8.
Serrano Middle belongs to Ontario-Montclair, a district of 33 schools and 17,640 students.
About 90% of the student body at Serrano Middle is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Serrano Middle counts 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 91% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Test results at Serrano Middle are 23.3 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.3%, compared with a predicted 25.9%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
San Bernardino County census figures show that the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Moreno Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Serrano Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Serrano Middle ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 18% from its 2020-21 level of 804. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.3:1 to 18.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Serrano Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Ontario-Montclair
- Central Language AcademyElementary · 736 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 736 students
- Ray Wiltsey MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Oaks MiddleMiddle · 668 students
- Richard Haynes ElementaryElementary · 641 students
- Berlyn ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other schools in Montclair
- Montclair HighHigh · 2,515 students
- Vernon MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Montera ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Kingsley ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other Serrano Middle schools
One other US public school is named Serrano Middle. Serrano Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Serrano MiddleHighland, CA · 716 students
Nearby schools
- Moreno Elementary0.3 mi · 428
- Montclair High0.8 mi · 2,515
- San Antonio High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 69
- Oakmont Elementary0.9 mi · 270
- Monte Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 535
- Vernon Middle1.1 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Serrano MiddleHow many students attend Serrano Middle?
Serrano Middle enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 07-08.
Is Serrano Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Serrano Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Serrano Middle?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Serrano Middle.
How diverse is Serrano Middle?
Serrano Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Serrano Middle?
Serrano Middle is overseen by Ontario-Montclair in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.