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Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy

Public Grades 6-8

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy is a standout middle school (grades 6-8) serving 640 students in San Bernardino, CA, that achieves exceptional academic results within the San Bernardino City Unified district, despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's performance is remarkable when compared to nearby schools serving similar students. For example, it is located just over a mile from Del Vallejo Middle and Curtis Middle, yet its students are more than twice as proficient in English and nearly three times as proficient in math. A key factor in this success is the school's incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9%, which is less than a third of the district average and far lower than neighboring schools, suggesting a highly engaging and supportive school environment.

Rodriguez PREP has maintained this high level of excellence for nearly a decade, demonstrating that its "PREP" model is consistently effective. Along with Richardson PREP High Middle, another top performer in the district, it shows what is possible with focused educational approaches. The school is particularly effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and those in special education, proving that high achievement is attainable for all students with the right school-level supports in place.

640

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,071

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1985 North Guthrie St.
San Bernardino, CA 92404-5927

(909) 884-6030

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

4.7%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg28%

California avg41%

172^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Middle Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City Unified 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	2471 of 5789	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	2463 of 5662	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	3065 of 5692	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	3241 of 5614	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4416 of 5611	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3526 of 5530	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	2997 of 5390	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3307 of 5377	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	3271 of 5314	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	172 of 2761	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	265 of 2783	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	388 of 2781	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	537 of 2740	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	155 of 2715	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	69 of 2480	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	303 of 2508	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	539 of 2497	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	62.3	815 of 2477	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.2	449 of 2379	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	295 of 2259	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	364 of 2236	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	339 of 2179	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.1	83 of 637	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	99.5	5 of 643	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	181 of 2533	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	241 of 2551	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	432 of 2531	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	525 of 2509	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	157 of 2380	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	89 of 2262	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	22 of 2395	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	45 of 2388	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	92 of 2374	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	143 of 2359	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	15 of 2213	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	11 of 2072	99.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.6	12 of 394	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 320	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	29 of 2542	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	72 of 2579	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	111 of 2531	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	169 of 2458	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	18 of 2369	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	11 of 2230	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	151 of 2534	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	262 of 2552	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	323 of 2538	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	472 of 2527	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	147 of 2407	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	77 of 2273	96.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	28 of 192	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	6 of 1566	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	181 of 1520	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	320 of 1602	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2022)87th percentile+7 vs school

Military Connected (2024)85th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+35 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

This school is freaking amazing and way better than Richardson Prep. I don't know why they have more stars than us. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	Public	6-8	1985 North Guthrie St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-6030	640	29	22.3	89.2%	30 (4.7%)	27 (4.2%)	544 (85.0%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	94.4	172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.8%		90.7	265^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	93																		50.2	50.2			84.3	81.9	84.6	83.5			72.2	67.1	63.1	66.9	$24,071	$4,602	$19,469
New Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	New Vision Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	460	15	29.9	91.3%	17 (3.7%)	100 (21.7%)	319 (69.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	17.6	2332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		14.9	2484^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.7%	152																		17.5	17.5			35.0	22.8	26.1	27.3			15.8	9.0	11.4	11.7	$27,066	$5,377	$21,689
Del Vallejo Middle	Public	6-8	1885 East Lynwood Dr.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8280	642	35	18.3	97.5%	9 (1.4%)	115 (17.9%)	496 (77.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	11.2	2582^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.5%		10.9	2636^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.3%	54																		7.0	7.0			22.3	22.6	20.5	21.6			7.9	10.8	6.9	8.6	$23,824	$5,366	$18,458
Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1050 North Delrosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6332	679	34	19.6	97.1%	16 (2.4%)	56 (8.2%)	591 (87.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	15.2	2431^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.0%		16.6	2416^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.2%	15																		11.5	11.5				22.5	25.8	24.2				12.3	13.1	12.7	$23,247	$4,919	$18,328
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	3131 Piedmont Dr.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6530	716	41	17.3	92.9%	23 (3.2%)	66 (9.2%)	591 (82.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	26.8	1932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.0%		28.8	1866^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.0%	66		13.6		13.6		27.3		27.3		13.6		13.6		13.6		13.6		17.8	17.8				40.8	35.6	38.1				13.7	17.4	15.6	$24,714	$5,253	$19,461
Golden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3800 Waterman Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8168	742	37	20.0	95.0%	25 (3.4%)	74 (10.0%)	619 (83.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.3%)	30.5	1809^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.5%		34.6	1645^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	164																		19.6	19.6			35.3	34.7	42.4	38.3			54.9	18.8	16.8	20.4	$22,820	$4,935	$17,885
Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	917	45	20.4	96.7%	20 (2.2%)	59 (6.4%)	812 (88.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	27.9	1900^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%		27.5	1921^st of 2783 public middle schools	31.0%	21	1.6	4.8	11.7	6.5	8.1	16.7	24.3	17.5	4.8	20.6	12.6	14.4	0.0	2.4	13.6	5.8		19.8	19.8			21.7	37.8	40.0	35.5			12.1	18.7	22.2	18.8	$22,460	$4,828	$17,632
Beattie Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2400	1,072	50	21.2	63.2%	190 (17.7%)	59 (5.5%)	635 (59.2%)	125 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	58 (5.4%)	54.1	1072^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		53.9	1043^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	29																		37.1	37.1			45.6	46.5	48.4	46.9			38.7	32.1	34.0	34.8	$17,833	$2,038	$15,795
Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary	Public	4-6	1250 West 14th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-2353	338	16	21.0	96.2%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	311 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	22.0		22.0	33.3	40.7	20.9			32.8	27.9	25.2	9.4			21.9	$22,466	$4,670	$17,796
Richardson PREP High Middle	Public	6-8	455 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6438	583	26	22.3	88.0%	26 (4.5%)	28 (4.8%)	497 (85.2%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	98.3	37^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.7%		97.8	61^st of 2783 public middle schools	97.8%	24																		64.4	64.4			85.0	87.5	86.6	86.4			81.9	80.2	90.9	84.3	$24,138	$4,765	$19,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy

What district is Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy in?

San Bernardino City Unified

Is Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy a good school?

Yes. Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy ranks in the top 6.2% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy?

Students at Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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