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Grace Yokley Junior High

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Grace Yokley Junior High ranks 812 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Grace Yokley Junior High is a public middle school located in Ontario, California, serving 602 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Mountain View Elementary School District, which is ranked 556 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace Yokley Junior High stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently exceeding the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked in the top 30% of California middle schools for English Language Arts/Literacy and the top 40% for Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its English Language Learner students, who rank in the top 5% of California middle schools, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the top 25%.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate and River Heights Intermediate have higher overall rankings, but Grace Yokley Junior High still compares favorably. Other nearby schools, such as Southridge Technical Middle, Oaks Middle, and Rancho Cucamonga Middle, have lower overall rankings and performance compared to Grace Yokley Junior High.

606

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,178

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2947 South Turner Ave.
Ontario, CA 91761-8146

(909) 947-6774

District: Mountain View Elementary

Students who attend Grace Yokley Junior High usually attend:

High:

Colony High

Feeder schools for Grace Yokley Junior High:

Elementary:	Creek View Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
	Ranch View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

Asian:

10.7%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

California avg41%

812^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

537^th of 1,543Mountain View 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	63.7	812 of 2761	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	777 of 2783	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	850 of 2781	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1043 of 2740	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1061 of 2715	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	990 of 2480	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	1304 of 2508	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	1116 of 2497	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.0	1239 of 2477	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	1092 of 2379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	899 of 2259	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	889 of 2236	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	894 of 2179	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	794 of 2063	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	679 of 2005	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	783 of 1999	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	682 of 1804	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.2	782 of 1777	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.9	842 of 1769	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	62 of 609	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	143 of 627	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	167 of 613	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	209 of 637	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	259 of 643	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	229 of 600	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	509 of 739	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	422 of 743	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	384 of 715	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	494 of 733	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	531 of 745	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.7	259 of 700	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	582 of 1531	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	767 of 1491	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	885 of 1369	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	104 of 1478	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	62.5	238 of 1521	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	65 of 1540	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	157 of 1442	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	188 of 1364	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	763 of 2533	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	698 of 2551	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	837 of 2531	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	891 of 2509	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	948 of 2380	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	904 of 2262	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	464 of 2395	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	406 of 2388	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	542 of 2374	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	682 of 2359	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	566 of 2213	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	611 of 2072	70.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	198 of 394	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	625 of 2542	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	642 of 2579	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	676 of 2531	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	645 of 2458	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	734 of 2369	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	711 of 2230	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	796 of 2534	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	763 of 2552	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	755 of 2538	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	1015 of 2527	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	998 of 2407	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	986 of 2273	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	935 of 1566	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	674 of 1552	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	550 of 1531	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	496 of 1520	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	532 of 1537	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	466 of 1543	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	458 of 1555	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	893 of 1602	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	817 of 1496	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)50th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science36%+3 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 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
Grace Yokley Junior High	Public	7-8	2947 South Turner Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-6774	606	29	21.2	66.0%	57 (9.4%)	56 (9.2%)	419 (69.1%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63.7	812^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%		65.7	777^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.1%	35	35.9	35.9		59.9	51.5	55.7		43.1	33.1	38.1	$17,178	$1,607	$15,571
Woodcrest Junior High	Public	7-8	2725 South Campus Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 923-3455	324	19	17.4	87.7%	31 (9.6%)	9 (2.8%)	248 (76.5%)	31 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59.8	913^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.9%		67.8	725^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	188	27.6	27.6		59.1	48.5	53.2		47.0	35.0	40.4
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Public	7-8	6905 Harrison Ave.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-8241	1,228	46	26.6	58.7%	213 (17.3%)	99 (8.1%)	440 (35.8%)	409 (33.3%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (4.7%)	85.1	370^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	423^rd of 2783 public middle schools	84.8%	53	47.6	47.6		70.6	69.0	69.8		54.8	50.1	52.4	$14,146	$736	$13,410
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
De Anza Middle	Public	7-8	1450 South Sultana Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-8577	510	32	15.8	90.2%	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.7%)	467 (91.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	48.8	1214^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.0%		43.9	1343^rd of 2783 public middle schools	51.7%	129	19.9	19.9		47.0	41.0	44.0		31.2	48.1	39.8	$26,734	$4,335	$22,399
River Heights Intermediate	Public	7-8	7227 Scholar Way	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2155	1,203	45	26.6	68.7%	116 (9.6%)	95 (7.9%)	551 (45.8%)	384 (31.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.2%)	78	519^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79	502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	17	41.6	41.6		63.5	59.5	61.5		50.6	50.1	50.3	$14,584	$440	$14,144
Magnolia Junior High	Public	7-8	13150 Mountain Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9263	541	28	19.0	83.4%	41 (7.6%)	15 (2.8%)	429 (79.3%)	39 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	34.9	1653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		40.1	1459^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.6%	194	21.7	21.7		42.3	36.6	39.3		24.0	25.1	24.6
Mira Loma Middle	Public	7-8	5051 Steve St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2883	711	33	21.3	84.2%	39 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	651 (91.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	22.2	2146^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%		22.1	2167^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	21	15.3	15.3		29.1	30.6	29.9		19.8	17.3	18.5	$20,898	$2,161	$18,737
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
Southridge Technical Middle	Public	6-8	14500 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5420	923	37	25.2	75.1%	35 (3.8%)	50 (5.4%)	802 (86.9%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	35.2	1638^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		36.5	1581^st of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	57	27.3	27.3	36.6	37.1	47.4	41.0	24.0	21.9	17.3	20.4	$19,963	$2,806	$17,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Yokley Junior High

Is Grace Yokley Junior High a good school?

Grace Yokley Junior High ranks 812^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grace Yokley Junior High?

Students at Grace Yokley Junior High are 69% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% White, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Grace Yokley Junior High in?

Mountain View Elementary

How many students attend Grace Yokley Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Grace Yokley Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Grace Yokley Junior High attend?

Students who attend Grace Yokley Junior High usually go on to attend Colony High

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