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Cucamonga Middle

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Cucamonga Middle ranks 1203 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Cucamonga Middle is a public middle school serving about 660 students in grades 6-8 in Rancho Cucamonga, part of the Central Elementary district, and it performs in the middle range of California schools while serving a student population with high economic need.

Academically, the school has a clear strength in English Language Arts, where it outperforms both its district and the state average. However, it faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates notably below state benchmarks, especially in 8th grade. The school is particularly effective in supporting its English Learner students, an area where it excels compared to many others. A concerning trend is the rate of chronic absenteeism, which is higher than at many higher-performing nearby schools like Day Creek Intermediate or Etiwanda Intermediate.

When compared to other middle schools in the immediate area, Cucamonga Middle occupies a unique middle ground. It performs adequately despite a high-need population, unlike some struggling schools with similar demographics such as Vina Danks Middle or Upland Junior High, but it has not achieved the exceptional outcomes seen at top-tier schools like Day Creek Intermediate. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several of these higher-performing schools, suggesting that how resources are used is critical. Key areas for improvement include addressing the math achievement gap, reducing absenteeism, and ensuring all student subgroups are supported effectively.

662

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,285

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7611 Hellman Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-2204

(909) 987-1788

District: Central Elementary

Students who attend Cucamonga Middle usually attend:

High:

Alta Loma High

Feeder schools for Cucamonga Middle:

Elementary:	Bear Gulch Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Valle Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

14.7%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,203^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.0	1203 of 2761	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1209 of 2783	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	1130 of 2781	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1141 of 2740	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	992 of 2715	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	847 of 2480	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	963 of 2508	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.2	1212 of 2497	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	1092 of 2477	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	694 of 2379	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	669 of 2259	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	64.1	712 of 2236	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	810 of 2179	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	610 of 2063	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	56.0	792 of 2005	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.4	851 of 1999	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	733 of 1804	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.7	611 of 1777	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	670 of 1769	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	412 of 609	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	363 of 627	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	331 of 613	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	332 of 637	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.7	112 of 643	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	140 of 600	76.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.0	564 of 1531	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	329 of 1491	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	301 of 1369	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	257 of 1478	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	439 of 1521	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	467 of 1540	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	252 of 1442	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	377 of 1364	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1190 of 2533	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1219 of 2551	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	950 of 2531	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1042 of 2509	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	867 of 2380	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	692 of 2262	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	721 of 2395	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	735 of 2388	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	735 of 2374	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	666 of 2359	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	659 of 2213	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	453 of 2072	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	962 of 2542	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	924 of 2579	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	748 of 2531	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	709 of 2458	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	670 of 2369	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	468 of 2230	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1098 of 2534	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	1058 of 2552	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1155 of 2538	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1067 of 2527	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	981 of 2407	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	904 of 2273	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	499 of 701	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	446 of 677	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	479 of 665	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	815 of 1566	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	795 of 1552	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	946 of 1531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	858 of 1520	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	831 of 1537	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	729 of 1543	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	820 of 1555	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	771 of 1602	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	726 of 1496	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science25%-8 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
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
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
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
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
Upland Junior High	Public	7-8	444 East 11th St.	Upland	91785	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7810	599	32	18.8	91.3%	49 (8.2%)	49 (8.2%)	468 (78.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	23.2	2091^st of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		23.1	2124^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	33		10.1	10.1			40.8	30.0	35.2			21.7	11.4	16.4	$20,330	$2,258	$18,072
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
Ray Wiltsey Middle	Public	6-8	1450 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-5838	727	42	17.4	95.2%	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.7%)	648 (89.1%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	32.7	1726^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.5%		31.3	1758^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	32		23.2	23.2		35.6	37.0	41.2	38.1		24.9	25.5	17.4	22.4	$23,605	$3,935	$19,670
Vina Danks Middle	Public	7-8	1020 North Vine Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-2691	544	33	16.2	90.3%	12 (2.2%)	15 (2.8%)	496 (91.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26.6	1937^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		23.4	2112^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	175		10.6	10.6			39.0	34.0	36.3			26.6	15.4	20.8	$26,991	$5,213	$21,778
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cucamonga Middle

Is Cucamonga Middle a good school?

Cucamonga Middle ranks 1203^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cucamonga Middle in?

Central Elementary

What high school do graduates of Cucamonga Middle attend?

Students who attend Cucamonga Middle usually go on to attend Alta Loma High

How many students attend Cucamonga Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Cucamonga Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cucamonga Middle?

Students at Cucamonga Middle are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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