Wayne Ruble Middle

Wayne Ruble Middle is an expansive 6-8 campus in Fontana, California, overseen by Fontana Unified. The school enrolls 1,394 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 112% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Within Fontana Unified, which oversees 44 schools and 32,735 students, Wayne Ruble Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wayne Ruble Middle shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 11% Black, 9% Asian, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Wayne Ruble Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wayne Ruble Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.6%, the actual is 39.3%, a residual of +5.7 points.

Around the school, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Wayne Ruble Middle is one campus in the mix.

Fontana A. B. Miller High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wayne Ruble Middle at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

Wayne Ruble Middle operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wayne Ruble Middle has increased 10%, going from 1,272 students in 2018 to 1,394 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 76% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.