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Enrollment
544
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004414
Vina Danks Middle
1020 North Vine Ave., Ontario, CA 91762 · (909) 983-2691 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- C+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
16.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
491 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 | 258 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 53% |
Student demographics
16%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
36.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
20.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 28.9% | 29.6% | 34.0% |
| Math | 9.3% | 11.5% | 27.2% | 52.1% |
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 | 36.3% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 14.1% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 37.7% | 17.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 23.1% |
| 2017-18 | 33.6% | 20.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.7% | 19.3% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Vina Danks Middle
Vina Danks Middle's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vina Danks Middle this school | 544 | 90.3% | 26.0% |
| De Anza Middle Ontario | 510 | 90.2% | 38.6% |
| Mission Middle Jurupa Valley | 612 | 87.7% | 16.1% |
| Richland Junior High Shafter | 558 | 91.4% | 20.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Wasco | 591 | 90.9% | 24.1% |
| Valor Academy Middle North Hills | 510 | 92.4% | N/A |
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 Vina Danks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #866 of 1,224 | #44 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #836 of 1,227 ▲ 154 | #35 of 76 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #814 of 1,227 ▲ 43 | #41 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #735 of 1,214 | #51 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #856 of 1,377 | #64 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #70 of 1,279 | #2 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #1,107 of 1,278 | #69 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #278 of 1,329 | #20 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #399 of 930 | #22 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
544
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 544 | 33.4 | 16.3:1 | 90% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 34.4 | 17.6:1 | 93% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 34.1 | 18.4:1 | 90% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 91% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 35.8 | 18.6:1 | 82% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 38 | 20.4:1 | 77% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 1,047 | N/A | N/A | 75% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 45 | 23.2:1 | 58% (605) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 39 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vina Danks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (664 to 544); teachers down 7% (35.8 to 33.4).
About Vina Danks Middle
Families in Ontario, California, are served by Vina Danks Middle, a small middle school. The school enrolls 544 students, from grades 7 through 8.
Within Ontario-Montclair, Vina Danks Middle is one of 33 schools. The district enrolls 17,640 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Vina Danks Middle, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Black and 2% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Vina Danks Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The count of teachers at Vina Danks Middle is 33.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.3:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The school counts 491 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 90%. On average, public schools in San Bernardino County report 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Vina Danks Middle is C+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Vina Danks Middle is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.0% versus 26.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Within San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of San Bernardino County number 583 and enroll about 393,648.
Chaffey High is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Vina Danks Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, higher than Vina Danks Middle's 26.0%.
The federal government classifies Vina Danks Middle's location as City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 602 in 2020-21 and 544 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (18.8:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Vina Danks Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other schools in Ontario
- Chaffey HighHigh · 3,127 students
- Colony HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Ontario HighHigh · 1,994 students
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 844 students
- Ranch View ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Central Language AcademyElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Chaffey High0.3 mi · 3,127
- Hawthorne Elementary0.6 mi · 549
- Central Language Academy0.6 mi · 736
- Edison Elementary0.8 mi · 736
- Citrus Elementary1.0 mi · 494
- Berlyn Elementary1.1 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Vina Danks MiddleHow large is Vina Danks Middle?
Vina Danks Middle enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Vina Danks Middle serve?
Vina Danks Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Vina Danks Middle have?
Vina Danks Middle employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Vina Danks Middle?
Vina Danks Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Vina Danks Middle?
Vina Danks 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.