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Vineyard Junior High

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Vineyard Junior High ranks 488 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

Vineyard Junior High is a well-regarded public middle school serving approximately 933 students in grades 6-8 in Alta Loma, California, consistently earning 4-star ratings within the highly-ranked Alta Loma Elementary district.

Academically, the school shows a notable strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average, though there is a recognized opportunity for growth in mathematics compared to nearby schools like the exceptional Day Creek Intermediate. What truly sets Vineyard apart is its demonstrated effectiveness in supporting diverse student populations, including students from low-income families and those in special education, achieving strong results that often exceed those of neighboring schools with similar demographics, such as Ruth Musser Middle.

While Vineyard maintains solid performance, recent trends show a slight dip in its statewide ranking alongside an increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school is navigating new challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate, though improved, remains higher than some top local schools. Overall, Vineyard Junior High represents a solid choice that delivers balanced, efficient education, particularly excelling in supporting various student groups, with a clear focus area on continuing to strengthen mathematics achievement.

933

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,975

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6440 Mayberry
Alta Loma, CA 91737-4338

(909) 484-5120

District: Alta Loma Elementary

Students who attend Vineyard Junior High usually attend:

High:

Los Osos High

Feeder schools for Vineyard Junior High:

Elementary:	Banyan Elementary
	Deer Canyon Elementary
	Hermosa Elementary
	Victoria Groves Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

24.5%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

California avg41%

488^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Alta Loma Elementary

243^rd of 1,543Alta Loma 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	79.3	488 of 2761	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	373 of 2783	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	394 of 2781	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	422 of 2740	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	386 of 2715	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	384 of 2480	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	543 of 2508	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	528 of 2497	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	446 of 2477	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	624 of 2379	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	238 of 2259	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	307 of 2236	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	251 of 2179	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.7	353 of 2063	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	395 of 2005	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	249 of 1999	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	210 of 1804	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	86.3	172 of 1777	90.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.3	213 of 1769	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	37 of 609	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	64 of 627	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	93 of 613	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	121 of 637	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	124 of 643	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.8	22 of 600	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	412 of 739	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	314 of 743	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	289 of 715	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	250 of 733	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	285 of 745	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	377 of 700	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	387 of 1531	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	280 of 1491	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	273 of 1369	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	470 of 2533	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	344 of 2551	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	359 of 2531	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	331 of 2509	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	378 of 2380	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	421 of 2262	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	269 of 2395	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	146 of 2388	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	137 of 2374	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	96 of 2359	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	195 of 2213	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	171 of 2072	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	387 of 2542	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	197 of 2579	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	236 of 2531	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	243 of 2458	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	394 of 2369	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	199 of 2230	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	478 of 2534	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	364 of 2552	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	394 of 2538	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	473 of 2527	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	353 of 2407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	321 of 2273	85.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	356 of 726	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	161 of 701	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	357 of 677	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	346 of 665	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	274 of 1566	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	139 of 1552	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	205 of 1531	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	475 of 1520	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	273 of 1537	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	356 of 1543	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	402 of 1555	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	323 of 1602	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	360 of 1496	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science39%+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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pioneer Junior High	Public	7-8	245 West 18th St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7770	771	35	21.8	50.5%	252 (32.7%)	24 (3.1%)	356 (46.2%)	101 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	82.3	435^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		82.8	421^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.9%	14		50.3	50.3			61.2	66.3	63.6			50.8	52.9	51.8	$18,399	$1,670	$16,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Vineyard Junior High

What district is Vineyard Junior High in?

Alta Loma Elementary

Is Vineyard Junior High a good school?

Vineyard Junior High ranks 488^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Vineyard Junior High attend?

Students who attend Vineyard Junior High usually go on to attend Los Osos High

How many students attend Vineyard Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Vineyard Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Vineyard Junior High?

Students at Vineyard Junior High are 49% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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