Summary
Wayne Ruble Middle serves 1,394 students in grades 6–8 in Fontana, California, and has the largest enrollment among the nearby schools in the comparison. Its clearest advantage is over nearby schools in its own district: it led the five nearby Fontana Unified schools with reported results in ELA, math and science.
In 2025–2026, Wayne Ruble ranked third among 10 nearby schools in ELA and math, and fourth in science. Its proficiency was 52% in ELA, 34% in math and 33% in science; the highest results at the other nearby Fontana Unified schools were 39%, 22% and 24%, respectively. Compared with the district, Wayne Ruble was ahead by 11 points in ELA, 8 in math and 9 in science. Against California, however, it was 3 points above the ELA result and 4 points below in math and 3 below in science. The two nearby Etiwanda schools, Summit Intermediate and Heritage Intermediate, scored higher overall.
Results rose in all three subjects from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA increased by 3 points, math by 4 and science by 4. State gains were larger in science and slightly larger in math. SchoolDigger placed Wayne Ruble at the 61st percentile statewide, with 3 stars, in 2025–2026; its percentile was 60 in 2023–2024 and 65 in 2024–2025. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26, compared with a nearby-school average of 23.4; only Fontana Middle was higher. In 2024–2025, 77% of Wayne Ruble students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby-school average of 75%. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also varied by group: the school ranked at the 80th percentile for how well it serves African American students, versus the 61st percentile overall, while its ranking for White students was at the 30th percentile.
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