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Best kept secret on campus at Wayne Ruble Middle?
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Enrollment
1,394
Middle
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392011096
Wayne Ruble Middle
6762 Juniper Ave., Fontana, CA 92336 · (909) 357-5530 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,074 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 6 | 475 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 440 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 479 | 34% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
53.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.1pp since 2014
Math
34.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 31.7% | 22.6% | 24.3% |
| Math | 18.2% | 16.5% | 25.5% | 39.9% |
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 | 53.1% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 31.2% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 29.7% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Wayne Ruble Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #479 of 1,224 | #18 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #503 of 1,227 | #19 of 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #429 of 1,227 | #17 of 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #117 of 1,214 | #5 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,394 | #34 of 1,377 | #2 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #1,218 of 1,279 | #70 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #729 of 1,278 | #34 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #101 of 257 | #9 of 16 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,394
+122 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 24.2:1
% White
5%
was 7%
% Hispanic
72%
was 76%
% Black
11%
was 9%
% Asian
9%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,394 | 53.6 | 26.0:1 | 77% (1,074) |
| 2023-24 | 1,371 | 63.1 | 21.7:1 | 77% (1,049) |
| 2022-23 | 1,357 | 61.2 | 22.2:1 | 62% (835) |
| 2017-18 | 1,272 | 52.6 | 24.2:1 | 80% (1,016) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Ruble Middle.
About Wayne Ruble Middle
A large middle school in Fontana, California, Wayne Ruble Middle is part of Fontana Unified. A federal count lists 1,394 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 112% above that.
Fontana Unified (44 schools, 32,735 students) runs Wayne Ruble Middle.
A majority of students at Wayne Ruble Middle, 72%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 9% Asian, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Wayne Ruble Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school has about 26.0 students per teacher and 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wayne Ruble Middle scores 41.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.4%.
Census estimates describe San Bernardino County this way: median household income is about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
The next-closest public school is Fontana A. B. Miller High, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wayne Ruble Middle. Its average proficiency rate of 41.6% is above the 34.0% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Wayne Ruble Middle is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,272 in 2017-18 and 1,394 in 2024-25, a 10% rise. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which fell from 76% to 72%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 26.0:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wayne Ruble Middle. 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 Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Fontana MiddleMiddle · 1,049 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Nearby schools
- Fontana A. B. Miller High0.3 mi · 1,950
- Kathy Binks Elementary0.8 mi · 567
- Mango Elementary1.1 mi · 523
- Juniper Elementary1.2 mi · 446
- Entrepreneur High Fontana1.3 mi · 501
- Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy1.4 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Ruble MiddleHow many students attend Wayne Ruble Middle?
Wayne Ruble Middle enrolls approximately 1,394 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wayne Ruble Middle serve?
Wayne Ruble Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Wayne Ruble Middle have?
Wayne Ruble Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Wayne Ruble Middle?
Student demographics at Wayne Ruble Middle are roughly 5% White, 72% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne Ruble Middle?
Wayne Ruble Middle is overseen by Fontana Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.