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Does Terrace Hills Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
852
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000957
Terrace Hills Middle
22579 DeBerry St., Grand Terrace, CA 92313 · (909) 580-5022 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
677 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 451 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 47% |
Student demographics
37%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
25.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.9pp since 2014
Math
16.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 20.1% | 27.4% | 47.5% |
| Math | 4.9% | 11.1% | 27.3% | 56.6% |
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 | 25.1% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 11.8% |
| 2020-21 | 32.6% | 18.3% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 35.6% | 21.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.0% | 19.9% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Terrace Hills Middle
Terrace Hills Middle's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Hills Middle this school | 852 | 79.5% | 19.6% |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa Spring Valley | 800 | 79.8% | 32.5% |
| Almeria Middle Fontana | 772 | 82.4% | 21.0% |
| Ethel Kucera Middle Rialto | 978 | 75.6% | 30.1% |
| Ben F. Kolb Middle Rialto | 917 | 81.5% | 33.1% |
| Quail Valley Middle Phelan | 870 | 80.5% | 20.1% |
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 Terrace Hills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,058 of 1,224 | #59 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #993 of 1,227 ▼ 31 | #53 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,090 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #63 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #338 of 1,214 | #25 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #364 of 1,377 | #31 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #778 of 1,279 | #41 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #864 of 1,278 | #42 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #560 of 1,329 | #44 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #551 of 930 | #35 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
852
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 852 | 39 | 21.9:1 | 79% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 40 | 21.3:1 | 78% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 41.8 | 20.0:1 | 74% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 41 | 21.6:1 | 79% (698) |
| 2017-18 | 985 | 46.8 | 21.1:1 | 74% (728) |
| 2015-16 | 1,022 | 42 | 24.3:1 | 69% (706) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | N/A | N/A | 65% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 951 | 44 | 21.6:1 | 36% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 33 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrace Hills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (985 to 852); teachers down 17% (46.8 to 39).
About Terrace Hills Middle
Terrace Hills Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in Grand Terrace, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 852 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 29% bigger than that.
Colton Joint Unified has a total of 27 schools and 18,397 students, Terrace Hills Middle among them.
At Terrace Hills Middle, Hispanic students make up 79% of the student body. It is also 9% Black, 8% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 55% Hispanic. Terrace Hills Middle's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 21.9 students per teacher and 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Terrace Hills Middle is C-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Terrace Hills Middle are 13.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (19.6% actual, 33.0% predicted).
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, enrolling about 393,648 students in all.
Nearby, Grand Terrace Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Terrace Hills Middle at 8th of 8.
The federal government classifies Terrace Hills Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Terrace Hills Middle declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 884 to 852 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Colton Joint Unified
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Grand Terrace
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Grand Terrace ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Terrace View ElementaryElementary · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Terrace Elementary0.7 mi · 654
- Terrace View Elementary0.9 mi · 625
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal Complex1.2 mi · 1,647
- Highgrove Elementary1.3 mi · 848
- Mojave River Academy - National Trails1.9 mi · 801
- Cooley Ranch Elementary1.9 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Terrace Hills MiddleHow large is Terrace Hills Middle?
Terrace Hills Middle enrolls approximately 852 students in grades 07-08.
Is Terrace Hills Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terrace Hills Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Terrace Hills Middle?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Terrace Hills Middle.
How diverse is Terrace Hills Middle?
Terrace Hills Middle reports a student body of 8% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Terrace Hills Middle public or private?
Terrace Hills Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.