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Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Ray Wiltsey Middle ranks 1726 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Ray Wiltsey Middle is a public school serving about 730 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Ontario-Montclair School District, serving a community with high economic need where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are below both state and Ontario-Montclair district averages, and it is one of the lower-performing middle schools in its own district, notably lagging behind peers like Oaks Middle and De Anza Middle. However, Ray Wiltsey has shown positive momentum, improving its statewide ranking over the last decade and significantly reducing chronic student absenteeism to a rate that is now better than the California average.

The school has some notable strengths, including a better student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools, which can mean smaller class sizes, and it shows particularly strong results for specific student groups, such as homeless students. An interesting point for parents is that the school receives higher per-student funding than several higher-performing area schools like Grace Yokley Junior High and Ruth Musser Middle, yet its overall academic outcomes are lower, suggesting a focus on how resources are used. Families may want to inquire about targeted supports, especially in 8th-grade math where scores dip noticeably.

727

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,605

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 East G St.
Ontario, CA 91764-4410

(909) 986-5838

District: Ontario-Montclair

Feeder schools for Ray Wiltsey Middle:

Elementary:	Arroyo Elementary
	Corona Elementary
	Del Norte Elementary
	Mariposa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

African American:

6.7%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Ontario-Montclair's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,726^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Ontario-Montclair

745^th of 1,543Ontario-Montclair 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	32.7	1726 of 2761	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1758 of 2783	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1595 of 2781	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1845 of 2740	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1765 of 2715	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1544 of 2480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1730 of 2508	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.9	2178 of 2497	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	2088 of 2477	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1771 of 2379	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	1441 of 2259	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1668 of 2236	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1539 of 2179	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	1577 of 2063	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1431 of 2005	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	1601 of 1999	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	1540 of 1804	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1572 of 1777	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1591 of 1769	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	264 of 609	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	310 of 627	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	303 of 613	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	262 of 637	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	278 of 643	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	416 of 600	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	844 of 1531	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	938 of 1491	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	822 of 1369	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	740 of 1478	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	674 of 1521	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	864 of 1540	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	868 of 1442	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	735 of 1364	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1510 of 2533	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1411 of 2551	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1420 of 2531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1733 of 2509	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1565 of 2380	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1391 of 2262	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1194 of 2395	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1289 of 2388	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	966 of 2374	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1317 of 2359	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1283 of 2213	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1031 of 2072	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	141 of 477	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	162 of 336	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1294 of 2542	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1462 of 2579	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1076 of 2531	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1331 of 2458	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1285 of 2369	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1176 of 2230	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1684 of 2534	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1883 of 2552	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1524 of 2538	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1681 of 2527	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1691 of 2407	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1523 of 2273	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	881 of 1566	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	742 of 1552	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	964 of 1531	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.8	248 of 1602	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2019)85th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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
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
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
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
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
Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	1221 South Oaks Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-2050	668	31	21.5	89.5%	15 (2.2%)	17 (2.5%)	595 (89.1%)	28 (4.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	58.9	931^st of 2761 public middle schools	66.3%		44.5	1328^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.3%	397	33.4	33.4		50.9	54.9	52.8		30.8	41.9	36.1	$24,267	$3,668	$20,599
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
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
Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	580	31	18.9	85.9%	24 (4.1%)	23 (4.0%)	514 (88.6%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	36.7	1595^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		41.6	1411^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.3%	184	15.8	15.8		46.1	40.2	43.3		28.7	22.6	25.8	$25,155	$3,576	$21,579
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Wiltsey Middle

How many students attend Ray Wiltsey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Ray Wiltsey Middle.

What district is Ray Wiltsey Middle in?

Ontario-Montclair

Is Ray Wiltsey Middle a good school?

Ray Wiltsey Middle ranks 1726^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ray Wiltsey Middle?

Students at Ray Wiltsey Middle are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Asian, 1% White.

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