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Ranchero Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Ranchero Middle is a public middle school located in Hesperia, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,149 students. The school is part of the Hesperia Unified School District, which is ranked 1355 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ranchero Middle consistently performs below the Hesperia Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.5% of Ranchero Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 29.74% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 11.78%, compared to 18.47% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Additionally, Ranchero Middle has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the Hesperia Unified School District.

Despite the school's low academic performance, Ranchero Middle has relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,224 to $40,073 over the past few years. This suggests that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning. The school and district should develop a comprehensive plan to address these challenges, focusing on evidence-based strategies to improve instruction, attendance, and support for underperforming student groups.

1,140

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,073

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17607 Ranchero Rd.
Hesperia, CA 92345-7336

(760) 948-0175

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Ranchero Middle usually attend:

High:

Sultana High

Feeder schools for Ranchero Middle:

Elementary:	Carmel Elementary
	Cypress School of the Arts
	Juniper Elementary
	Kingston Elementary
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	Krystal School of Science Math & Technology
	Lime Street Elementary
	Topaz Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.2%

White:

18.6%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,337^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Hesperia Unified

1334^th of 1,543Hesperia 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2337 of 2761	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2566 of 2783	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2351 of 2781	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2298 of 2740	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	687 of 894	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	2165 of 2715	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	2009 of 2480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	2170 of 2508	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	2096 of 2497	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1836 of 2477	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1658 of 2379	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	1518 of 2259	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1478 of 2236	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	1400 of 2179	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	1236 of 2063	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.7	1275 of 2005	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.5	1402 of 1999	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.2	966 of 1804	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	977 of 1777	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.4	980 of 1769	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	594 of 609	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	590 of 627	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	507 of 613	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	575 of 637	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	513 of 643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	370 of 600	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	1326 of 1531	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	238 of 354	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	957 of 1491	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	923 of 1369	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	933 of 1478	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	516 of 1521	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	622 of 1540	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	150 of 363	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	452 of 1442	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	630 of 1364	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2207 of 2533	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2418 of 2551	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2145 of 2531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2175 of 2509	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	564 of 738	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2071 of 2380	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1904 of 2262	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1973 of 2395	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2178 of 2388	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2019 of 2374	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1995 of 2359	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1798 of 2213	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1750 of 2072	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	351 of 477	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	344 of 394	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	246 of 320	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	231 of 336	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2144 of 2542	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2446 of 2579	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2176 of 2531	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2116 of 2458	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	597 of 721	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1934 of 2369	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1811 of 2230	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2147 of 2534	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2336 of 2552	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2165 of 2538	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2066 of 2527	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	590 of 763	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1852 of 2407	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1833 of 2273	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1343 of 1566	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1431 of 1552	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1478 of 1531	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1387 of 1520	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1472 of 1537	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1396 of 1543	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1395 of 1555	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1426 of 1602	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1290 of 1496	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Ranchero Middle	Public	7-8	17607 Ranchero Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-0175	1,140	52	22.1	80.5%	212 (18.6%)	65 (5.7%)	834 (73.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	17.5	2337^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		12.5	2566^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.8%	229	16.1	16.1		33.7	18.5	26.5		15.6	7.5	11.8	$40,073	$6,046	$34,027
Hesperia Junior High	Public	7-8	10275 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9386	1,228	51	23.9	81.5%	102 (8.3%)	67 (5.5%)	1,019 (83.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.5%)	12.7	2530^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.4	2496^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.3%	34	9.7	9.7		21.1	19.5	20.3		12.7	11.2	12.0	$39,973	$6,234	$33,739
Cedar Middle	Public	7-8	13565 Cedar St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6093	1,061	47	22.7	56.9%	159 (15.0%)	76 (7.2%)	787 (74.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.7%)	22.9	2111^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		21.4	2199^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	88	15.0	15.0		34.6	32.4	33.4		22.1	10.0	15.6	$40,322	$6,032	$34,290
Mary P. Henck Intermediate	Public	6-8	730 Rhine Rd.	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-0360	607	25	23.8	66.7%	302 (49.8%)	2 (0.3%)	271 (44.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	23.1	2094^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.2%		23.8	2096^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.7%	2	11.1	11.1	37.0	39.9	30.8	36.2	12.6	15.4	14.6	14.2	$17,125	$2,568	$14,557
Mesa Linda Middle	Public	6-8	13001 Mesa Linda Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-6363	735	42	17.6	73.2%	29 (3.9%)	200 (27.2%)	439 (59.7%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	8.2	2669^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.3%		6.9	2736^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	67	7.7	7.7	14.0	10.3	11.0	11.8	3.5	4.9	14.2	7.3	$20,247	$1,813	$18,434
Larrea Middle	Public	7-8	13801 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 261-7040	769	40	19.4	77.6%	38 (4.9%)	144 (18.7%)	525 (68.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (6.4%)	18.5	2284^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)	12.1	12.1		27.3	25.6	26.4		22.4	11.7	16.7
Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Public	7-8	15000 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3360	665	38	17.6	82.4%	30 (4.5%)	145 (21.8%)	448 (67.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	14.6	2460^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		14.3	2500^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	40	8.4	8.4		26.1	25.2	25.6		9.1	14.4	11.8
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2623	870	42	20.8	80.5%	101 (11.6%)	93 (10.7%)	594 (68.3%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.7%)	15.7	2406^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		24.3	2068^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	338	14.1	14.1	24.6	36.7	18.4	26.7	7.4	13.6	7.0	9.4	$16,733	$2,605	$14,128
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Public	6-8	15831 Diamond Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	833	43	19.5	57.5%	38 (4.6%)	87 (10.4%)	629 (75.5%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (6.8%)	36.6	1596^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		34.6	1646^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	50	20.2	20.2	35.9	49.5	37.1	41.0	23.8	29.5	22.8	25.5	$20,399	$1,035	$19,364
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	14409 Aster St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1950	754	35	21.3	71.4%	34 (4.5%)	151 (20.0%)	503 (66.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.4%)	9.9	2616^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		7.4	2727^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	111	10.0	10.0	7.2	19.8	24.5	18.0	4.8	4.6	7.4	5.7	$19,958	$1,784	$18,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Ranchero Middle

What high school do graduates of Ranchero Middle attend?

Students who attend Ranchero Middle usually go on to attend Sultana High

How many students attend Ranchero Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,140 students attended Ranchero Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Ranchero Middle?

Students at Ranchero Middle are 73% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ranchero Middle a good school?

Ranchero Middle ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California middle schools.

What district is Ranchero Middle in?

Hesperia Unified

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