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Terrace Hills Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 16% of California middle schools

Summary

Terrace Hills Middle is a public school for grades 7-8 in Grand Terrace, CA, serving 852 students within the Colton Joint Unified district, and it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of California middle schools.

While the school performs comparably to or slightly better than other middle schools in its own district, like Ruth O. Harris Middle and Joe Baca, all schools in Colton Joint Unified rank very low statewide. There is a notable performance gap when compared to middle schools in neighboring districts, such as William G. Jehue Middle in Rialto Unified or Vista Heights Middle in Moreno Valley Unified, which serve similar student populations but achieve much higher test scores.

A concerning trend is that the school's academic ranking has declined over the past decade even though its funding per student has nearly doubled, now the highest among the nearby schools analyzed. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved recently, and there are signs of progress for some groups of students. However, the data suggests that reversing the school's academic trajectory will likely require systemic changes beyond just increased resources.

852

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,668

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22579 DeBerry St.
Grand Terrace, CA 92313-5515

(909) 580-5022

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Terrace Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Feeder schools for Terrace Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Cooley Ranch Elementary
	Grand Terrace Elementary
	Reche Canyon Elementary
	Terrace View Elementary
	More...
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

African American:

8.8%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colton Joint Unified

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,316^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

1245^th of 1,543Colton Joint 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	18.0	2316 of 2761	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2296 of 2783	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2325 of 2781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2390 of 2740	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	676 of 894	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1964 of 2715	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1758 of 2480	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1891 of 2508	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	1460 of 2497	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	1178 of 2477	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.7	1327 of 2379	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	1324 of 2259	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	1248 of 2236	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1579 of 2179	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1464 of 2063	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	1743 of 2005	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	1600 of 1999	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	1355 of 1804	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.2	1254 of 1777	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	1126 of 1769	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	429 of 609	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	384 of 627	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	493 of 613	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	548 of 637	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	380 of 643	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	398 of 600	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.5	503 of 745	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	519 of 700	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1336 of 1531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	188 of 354	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1123 of 1491	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	532 of 1369	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	1326 of 1478	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1366 of 1521	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1355 of 1540	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	278 of 363	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	956 of 1442	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1121 of 1364	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2178 of 2533	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1961 of 2551	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2050 of 2531	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2114 of 2509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	584 of 738	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1652 of 2380	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1704 of 2262	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1983 of 2395	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1934 of 2388	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1856 of 2374	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2030 of 2359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1511 of 2213	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1357 of 2072	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	370 of 477	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	262 of 394	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	241 of 320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	280 of 336	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2096 of 2542	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2222 of 2579	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2173 of 2531	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	2294 of 2458	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	520 of 721	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1764 of 2369	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1661 of 2230	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2149 of 2534	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2273 of 2552	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2242 of 2538	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2318 of 2527	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	540 of 763	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1913 of 2407	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1581 of 2273	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	563 of 665	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1274 of 1566	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1219 of 1552	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1158 of 1531	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1299 of 1520	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1236 of 1537	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1352 of 1543	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1336 of 1555	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1409 of 1602	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1351 of 1496	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)32nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Terrace Hills Middle	Public	7-8	22579 DeBerry St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5022	852	39	21.8	79.5%	66 (7.7%)	75 (8.8%)	669 (78.5%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	18	2316^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.1%		19	2296^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	20													14.5	14.5		23.8	26.6	25.1		16.7	15.3	16.0	$21,668	$19,086	$2,582
University Heights Middle	Public	7-8	1155 Massachusetts Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7388	870	39	22.5	91.4%	56 (6.4%)	53 (6.1%)	697 (80.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	30.7	1805^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%		28.4	1885^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	80													14.8	14.8		44.9	36.5	40.8		23.7	17.0	20.4	$25,131	$24,200	$931
Colton Middle	Public	7-8	670 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5009	870	40	21.9	92.8%	16 (1.8%)	16 (1.8%)	830 (95.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	15.8	2403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	13.0%		19.2	2291^st of 2783 public middle schools	17.7%	112													11.7	11.7		26.1	26.7	26.4		11.3	12.8	12.1	$20,254	$17,398	$2,856
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	$22,164	$20,392	$1,772
William G. Jehue Middle	Public	6-8	1500 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7377	1,444	57	25.4	87.1%	23 (1.6%)	70 (4.8%)	1,310 (90.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.2%)	36	1619^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.4%		29.6	1822^nd of 2783 public middle schools	34.5%	203													20.0	20.0	37.6	40.4	52.0	43.6	24.2	20.3	22.1	22.1	$19,386	$17,806	$1,580
Joe Baca	Public	7-8	1640 South Lilac Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5014	705	39	18.1	91.8%	20 (2.8%)	32 (4.5%)	641 (90.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17	2356^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%		17.4	2373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.7%	17	6.5	0.0	3.4	12.9	3.6	8.5	9.7	10.7	10.2	0.0	3.6	1.7	14.7	14.7		22.2	25.9	24.1		16.9	12.2	14.5	$27,398	$24,714	$2,684
Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,419	66	21.4	80.3%	108 (7.6%)	183 (12.9%)	1,005 (70.8%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.4%)	34.2	1670^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.5%		37.2	1555^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.1%	115													20.1	20.1	38.4	45.2	38.9	40.9	27.2	21.9	19.2	22.7	$23,587	$20,482	$3,105
Central Middle	Public	7-8	4795 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7282	621	29	21.1	83.3%	77 (12.4%)	43 (6.9%)	474 (76.3%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	34.6	1658^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		33.8	1678^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.7%	20													21.5	21.5		41.2	43.9	42.6		22.5	19.2	20.8	$29,919	$29,174	$745
Mission Middle	Public	7-8	5961 Mustang Ln.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7842	612	31	20.0	87.7%	15 (2.5%)	18 (2.9%)	561 (91.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	13	2519^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.8%		14	2514^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	5													5.9	5.9		22.2	22.5	22.3		13.9	11.5	12.8	$27,461	$26,454	$1,007
Ruth O. Harris Middle	Public	7-8	11150 Alder Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5020	562	28	19.7	85.9%	14 (2.5%)	29 (5.2%)	498 (88.6%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.4	2418^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.4%		18	2348^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	70													12.3	12.3		19.6	28.7	24.4		15.1	9.2	12.0	$21,720	$18,930	$2,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Terrace Hills Middle

What district is Terrace Hills Middle in?

Colton Joint Unified

Is Terrace Hills Middle a good school?

Terrace Hills Middle ranks in the bottom 16.1% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Terrace Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Terrace Hills Middle usually go on to attend Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

What is the racial makeup of Terrace Hills Middle?

Students at Terrace Hills Middle are 79% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Terrace Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Terrace Hills Middle.

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