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What's something Vernon Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004413
Vernon Middle
9775 Vernon Ave., Montclair, CA 91763 · (909) 624-5036 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
498 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 | 299 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 48% |
Student demographics
21%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
43.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 31.9% | 28.2% | 28.6% |
| Math | 9.1% | 16.7% | 27.7% | 46.5% |
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 | 43.3% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 25.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.2% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.5% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.3% | 25.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.6% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Vernon Middle
Vernon Middle's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Middle this school | 580 | 85.9% | 34.3% |
| Ruth O. Harris Middle Bloomington | 562 | 85.9% | 18.2% |
| Los Tules Middle Tulare | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
| Compton Junior High Bakersfield | 586 | 85.8% | 18.8% |
| Richardson PREP HI Middle San Bernardino | 583 | 88.0% | 84.7% |
| Mission Middle Jurupa Valley | 612 | 87.7% | 16.1% |
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 Vernon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #646 of 1,224 | #25 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #701 of 1,227 ▼ 61 | #28 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #633 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #28 of 76 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #424 of 1,214 | #32 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #804 of 1,377 | #62 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #308 of 1,279 | #14 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #1,039 of 1,278 | #57 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #402 of 1,329 | #33 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #398 of 930 | #21 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
580
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 580 | 30.6 | 18.9:1 | 86% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 30.7 | 19.2:1 | 88% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 30.4 | 20.0:1 | 88% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 88% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 35.5 | 19.9:1 | 85% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 81% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 83% (666) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | 47 | 20.7:1 | 72% (701) |
| 1990-91 | 954 | 42 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (708 to 580); teachers down 14% (35.5 to 30.6).
About Vernon Middle
Vernon Middle is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in Montclair, California. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 580 students.
Vernon Middle is one of the 33 schools that make up Ontario-Montclair (17,640 students in total).
A large majority of enrollment at Vernon Middle is Hispanic, at 89%. The rest of enrollment is 4% White and 4% Black. Among all residents of San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The diversity index for Vernon Middle is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Vernon Middle reports a ratio of 18.9 students per teacher, from 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Vernon Middle, 86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 12 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Vernon Middle is 5.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census data for San Bernardino County show median household income comes to about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 583 public schools and about 393,648 students.
Vernon Middle is about 0.2 miles from Buena Vista Arts-Integrated, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Vernon Middle ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 34.3% versus a 46.1% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 584 students in 2020-21 and 580 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in Montclair
- Montclair HighHigh · 2,515 students
- Serrano MiddleMiddle · 657 students
- Montera ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Kingsley ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other Vernon Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Vernon Middle. Vernon Middle is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Vernon Middle SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 631 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolMarion, IA · 587 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolVERNON, TX · 390 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolLeesville, LA · 372 students
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOLVERNON, FL · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Arts-Integrated0.2 mi · 369
- El Camino Elementary0.4 mi · 476
- Elderberry Elementary0.6 mi · 544
- Kingsley Elementary0.7 mi · 494
- Monte Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 535
- Montclair High1.0 mi · 2,515
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Vernon Middle?
Vernon Middle enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 07-08.
Is Vernon Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vernon Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Vernon Middle have?
Vernon Middle employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Vernon Middle?
Student demographics at Vernon Middle are roughly 4% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Vernon Middle?
Vernon 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.