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Rancho Cucamonga Middle

Q: Is Rancho Cucamonga Middle a good school?

Rancho Cucamonga Middle ranks 1848 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Rancho Cucamonga Middle is a public school serving about 770 students in grades 6-8 within the Cucamonga Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 13% of all California districts.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science all below state averages; for example, only about 19% of students are proficient in math compared to 37% statewide. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 25% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than both the district and state and notably higher than nearby schools like Etiwanda Intermediate (11.6%) and Pioneer Junior High (10.9%). The school serves a high-need population, with over 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that has risen sharply in recent years.

Despite spending more per student ($23,912) than most neighboring schools, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. However, comparisons show that improvement is possible, as nearby schools like De Anza Middle and Cucamonga Middle achieve better academic outcomes while serving student populations with similar or higher levels of economic need.

770

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,912

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10022 Feron Blvd.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-5233

(909) 980-0969

District: Cucamonga Elementary

Students who attend Rancho Cucamonga Middle usually attend:

High:

Colony High

Feeder schools for Rancho Cucamonga Middle:

Elementary:	Cucamonga Elementary
	Los Amigos Elementary
	Ontario Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

African American:

18.1%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,848^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1339^th of 1,543Cucamonga 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	29.4	1848 of 2761	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2003 of 2783	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1868 of 2781	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1627 of 2740	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1322 of 2715	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	1369 of 2480	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	1286 of 2508	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	1375 of 2497	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	1634 of 2477	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	1081 of 2379	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.8	923 of 2259	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	1048 of 2236	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.2	882 of 2179	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.0	1104 of 2063	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	890 of 2005	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.7	965 of 1999	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.6	952 of 1804	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.5	730 of 1777	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.0	862 of 1769	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	382 of 609	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	396 of 627	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	246 of 613	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	263 of 637	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	216 of 643	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	213 of 600	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	698 of 1531	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	702 of 1491	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	714 of 1369	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1417 of 1478	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1511 of 1521	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	477 of 1540	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	535 of 1442	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	674 of 1364	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1638 of 2533	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2022 of 2551	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1524 of 2531	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1378 of 2509	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1139 of 2380	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	1298 of 2262	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1350 of 2395	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1512 of 2388	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1516 of 2374	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1184 of 2359	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	824 of 2213	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	943 of 2072	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	83 of 477	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	88 of 394	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1512 of 2542	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1733 of 2579	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1604 of 2531	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1190 of 2458	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	890 of 2369	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1122 of 2230	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1790 of 2534	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1694 of 2552	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1868 of 2538	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1596 of 2527	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1287 of 2407	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1307 of 2273	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	154 of 194	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	986 of 1566	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1118 of 1552	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1142 of 1531	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1282 of 1520	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1097 of 1537	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1340 of 1543	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	888 of 1555	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1193 of 1602	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1038 of 1496	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rancho Cucamonga Middle

Is Rancho Cucamonga Middle a good school?

Rancho Cucamonga Middle ranks 1848^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Cucamonga Middle?

Students at Rancho Cucamonga Middle are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Rancho Cucamonga Middle attend?

Students who attend Rancho Cucamonga Middle usually go on to attend Colony High

What district is Rancho Cucamonga Middle in?

Cucamonga Elementary

How many students attend Rancho Cucamonga Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Rancho Cucamonga Middle.

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