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Serrano Middle

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Serrano Middle ranks 779 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 72% of California middle schools

Summary

Serrano Middle is a public school serving about 650 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Ontario-Montclair School District, and it has earned a 4-star rating by showing a remarkable decade-long trend of improvement in its statewide ranking.

What truly sets Serrano apart is its exceptional effectiveness in helping all students succeed, particularly when compared to other local middle schools with very similar student populations. For example, it achieves significantly higher proficiency rates in English and Math than nearby schools like De Anza Middle and Vina Danks Middle. The school's state rankings for students from low-income families, English learners, and homeless students are all in the 85th percentile or higher, demonstrating a powerful commitment to equity that outperforms many peers in the region.

While Serrano is a strong performer overall, parents should note it has an area for growth in science proficiency, and chronic absenteeism, though lower than the state average, has risen since the pandemic. The school also shows impressive efficiency, delivering strong academic results even with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some district counterparts, solidifying its reputation as a leading and steadily improving school in the area.

657

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,701

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4725 San Jose St.
Montclair, CA 91763-1747

(909) 624-0029

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Serrano Middle usually attend:

High:

Montclair High

Feeder schools for Serrano Middle:

Elementary:	Lehigh Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
	Moreno Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

Asian:

3.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ontario-Montclair

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg38%

California avg41%

779^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	65.3	779 of 2761	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	812 of 2783	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	1053 of 2781	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1034 of 2740	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	953 of 2715	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	865 of 2480	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	1176 of 2508	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.2	1270 of 2497	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	1304 of 2477	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	1010 of 2379	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	959 of 2259	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	1154 of 2236	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	1091 of 2179	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.4	1219 of 2063	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	1087 of 2005	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.4	1083 of 1999	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.4	1219 of 1804	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.0	1290 of 1777	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	1506 of 1769	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.6	62 of 613	89.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	316 of 739	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	406 of 743	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	475 of 715	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	422 of 733	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.8	105 of 745	85.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	410 of 1531	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	558 of 1491	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	500 of 1369	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.8	181 of 1478	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	385 of 1521	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	437 of 1540	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	434 of 1442	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.5	563 of 1364	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	756 of 2533	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	731 of 2551	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	793 of 2531	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	836 of 2509	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	892 of 2380	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	911 of 2262	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	341 of 2395	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	383 of 2388	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	543 of 2374	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	520 of 2359	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	484 of 2213	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	393 of 2072	81.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	60 of 477	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	44 of 336	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	377 of 2542	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	444 of 2579	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	602 of 2531	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	542 of 2458	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	419 of 2369	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	379 of 2230	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	739 of 2534	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	832 of 2552	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1226 of 2538	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1077 of 2527	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	905 of 2407	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	741 of 2273	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	793 of 1566	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	450 of 1552	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	485 of 1531	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.6	258 of 1555	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	885 of 1602	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)90th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

White (2022)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science28%-5 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
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	4725 San Jose St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-0029	657	36	18.4	91.5%	15 (2.3%)	22 (3.3%)	588 (89.5%)	23 (3.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65.3	779^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.8%		63.3	812^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	33	27.7	27.7		53.8	56.7	55.2		38.8	54.9	46.8	$25,701	$3,635	$22,066
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
El Roble Intermediate	Public	7-8	665 North Mountain Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0343	952	42	22.8	35.9%	222 (23.3%)	48 (5.0%)	459 (48.2%)	139 (14.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.5%)	84.4	382^nd of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%		83.7	407^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.4%	25	50.2	50.2		62.3	68.1	65.2		51.1	59.2	55.1	$18,768	$1,227	$17,541
Emerson Middle	Public	6-8	635 Lincoln Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4516	664	30	22.2	93.7%	9 (1.4%)	29 (4.4%)	599 (90.2%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	17.8	2325^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.8%		18.9	2303^rd of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	22	11.6	11.6	24.4	32.4	33.2	31.1	7.8	10.5	12.2	10.6	$18,770	$2,406	$16,364
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
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
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
Simons Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4544	578	27	21.3	95.8%	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	546 (94.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19.7	2240^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.9%		22.5	2146^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.9%	94	13.0	13.0	22.2	28.1	30.8	28.3	14.4	14.7	19.4	16.7	$20,306	$2,643	$17,663
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
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 Serrano Middle

What district is Serrano Middle in?

Ontario-Montclair

How many students attend Serrano Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Serrano Middle.

Is Serrano Middle a good school?

Serrano Middle ranks 779^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Serrano Middle attend?

Students who attend Serrano Middle usually go on to attend Montclair High

What is the racial makeup of Serrano Middle?

Students at Serrano Middle are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% White.

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