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Ruth Musser Middle

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Ruth Musser Middle ranks 956 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 65% of California middle schools

Summary

Ruth Musser Middle is a public school serving about 940 students in grades 5 through 8 in Rancho Cucamonga, operating within the Central Elementary school district, which is rated average compared to others across the state.

Academically, the school has notable strengths and challenges: students perform better than average in English and Science but significantly lag in Mathematics compared to both the district and state. The school has shown effectiveness in supporting some student groups but faces a concerning trend of declining overall performance over the past few years. A major area for improvement is chronic absenteeism, as more students miss school here than at many neighboring schools like Day Creek Intermediate or Summit Intermediate, which have much higher attendance and academic rankings.

When compared to other local middle schools, Ruth Musser sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms schools like Cucamonga Middle in its own district and Rancho Cucamonga Middle, but trails higher-performing schools in the Etiwanda Elementary district, such as Day Creek Intermediate. Key priorities for the school will be boosting math achievement and improving student attendance to help reverse its recent performance slide.

941

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,259

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10789 Terra Vista Pkwy.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-7324

(909) 980-1230

District: Central Elementary

Students who attend Ruth Musser Middle usually attend:

High:

Rancho Cucamonga High

Feeder schools for Ruth Musser Middle:

Elementary:	Coyote Canyon Elementary
	Dona Merced Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

African American:

16.0%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

California avg41%

956^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Central Elementary

697^th of 1,543Central Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	956 of 2761	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	924 of 2783	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	716 of 2781	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	651 of 2740	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	796 of 2715	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	674 of 2480	72.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	743 of 2508	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	65.0	757 of 2497	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	860 of 2477	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.5	494 of 2379	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	499 of 2259	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	562 of 2236	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	548 of 2179	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	449 of 2063	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.1	404 of 2005	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	404 of 1999	79.8%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	415 of 1804	77.0%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	532 of 1777	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	530 of 1769	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	290 of 609	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	265 of 627	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	126 of 613	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	126 of 637	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	126 of 643	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	127 of 600	78.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	439 of 739	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	335 of 743	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	348 of 715	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	293 of 733	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	459 of 745	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	458 of 700	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	721 of 1531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	281 of 1491	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	341 of 1369	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	541 of 1478	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	179 of 1521	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	98 of 1540	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	51.5	404 of 1442	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	536 of 1364	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	973 of 2533	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	921 of 2551	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	680 of 2531	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	544 of 2509	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	804 of 2380	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	537 of 2262	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	588 of 2395	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	680 of 2388	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	389 of 2374	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	244 of 2359	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	468 of 2213	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	364 of 2072	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	779 of 2542	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	782 of 2579	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	364 of 2531	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	286 of 2458	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	481 of 2369	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	445 of 2230	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	858 of 2534	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	837 of 2552	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	678 of 2538	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	654 of 2527	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	687 of 2407	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	753 of 2273	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	517 of 726	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	457 of 701	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	498 of 677	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	477 of 665	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	728 of 1566	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	687 of 1552	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	771 of 1531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	753 of 1520	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	881 of 1537	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	589 of 1543	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	713 of 1555	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	590 of 1602	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	474 of 1496	68.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ruth Musser Middle	Public	5-8	10789 Terra Vista Pkwy.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1230	941	42	22.4	68.7%	141 (15.0%)	151 (16.0%)	441 (46.9%)	127 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	73 (7.8%)	57.8	956^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.4%		58.3	924^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.8%	32	33.8	37.2	36.0	51.4	50.4	51.2	62.6	54.3	26.1	31.1	28.1	35.8	30.9	$16,259	$2,491	$13,768
Vineyard Junior High	Public	6-8	6440 Mayberry	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5120	933	37	25.4	41.3%	229 (24.5%)	36 (3.9%)	459 (49.2%)	145 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.6%)	79.3	488^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		85.7	373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	115		38.6	38.6		65.2	74.0	66.6	68.7		52.3	46.1	45.3	47.6	$15,975	$1,200	$14,775
Rancho Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	10022 Feron Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-0969	770	43	17.7	82.2%	38 (4.9%)	139 (18.1%)	522 (67.8%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.0%)	29.4	1848^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		25.9	2003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	28.0%	155		19.9	19.9		35.6	37.2	42.1	38.2		18.7	20.2	17.9	19.0	$23,912	$1,679	$22,233
Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Hellman Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-1788	662	34	19.4	71.5%	97 (14.7%)	55 (8.3%)	461 (69.6%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	49	1203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		48.2	1209^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.6%	6		25.1	25.1		48.2	59.1	46.3	51.3		31.3	33.6	20.4	28.7	$17,285	$2,804	$14,481
Etiwanda Intermediate	Public	6-8	6925 Etiwanda Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1701	1,181	46	25.4	32.9%	203 (17.2%)	122 (10.3%)	486 (41.2%)	254 (21.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	107 (9.1%)	78.7	503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		79.4	487^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.5%	16		42.6	42.6		57.0	66.9	68.2	63.7		43.3	52.5	54.9	49.8	$13,214	$834	$12,380
Alta Loma Junior High	Public	6-8	9000 Lemon Ave.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5100	831	33	24.9	33.2%	247 (29.7%)	39 (4.7%)	435 (52.3%)	69 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	74.2	600^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.3%		77.9	529^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	71		36.7	36.7		56.7	66.8	67.4	64.6		41.8	47.4	42.8	44.3	$14,106	$986	$13,120
Day Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	12345 Coyote Dr.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3300	1,326	54	24.7	19.8%	277 (20.9%)	44 (3.3%)	407 (30.7%)	484 (36.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (8.3%)	96.5	101^st of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.2	84^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.0%	17		59.6	59.6		80.2	83.5	81.1	81.6		75.9	70.9	73.5	73.4	$12,492	$667	$11,825
Summit Intermediate	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	1,065	45	23.6	26.0%	218 (20.5%)	105 (9.9%)	527 (49.5%)	127 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.9%)	82.2	439^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		81.1	455^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.7%	16		36.0	36.0		63.9	75.7	65.8	68.5		52.1	61.0	51.0	54.7	$12,848	$668	$12,180
Etiwanda Community Day	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	5	1	4.7		1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$5,990	$667	$5,323
Heritage Intermediate	Public	6-8	13766 South Heritage Cir.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-1345	1,175	51	23.2	32.9%	138 (11.7%)	145 (12.3%)	615 (52.3%)	171 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.8%)	76.7	547^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	570^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.5%	23		40.7	40.7		60.7	70.1	70.0	66.9		39.4	47.5	46.4	44.4	$12,412	$667	$11,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruth Musser Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ruth Musser Middle?

Students at Ruth Musser Middle are 47% Hispanic, 16% African American, 15% White, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Ruth Musser Middle attend?

Students who attend Ruth Musser Middle usually go on to attend Rancho Cucamonga High

Is Ruth Musser Middle a good school?

Ruth Musser Middle ranks 956^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ruth Musser Middle in?

Central Elementary

How many students attend Ruth Musser Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Ruth Musser Middle.

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