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Vernon Middle

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Vernon Middle ranks 1583 rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Vernon Middle serves 580 students in grades 7–8 in Montclair, California, in a community with several nearby middle schools to compare. Its test results have improved over the past four years, but in 2025–2026 Vernon scored below both the state and Ontario-Montclair in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important concern is science, where Vernon had its largest gap with the state and its weakest standing among nearby schools.

ELA is Vernon’s strongest subject compared with the state and district, while science is its weakest. Vernon scored 44% in ELA, 28% in math, and 22% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively; it trailed the district by 3, 9, and 5 percentage points. Among Vernon and seven nearby schools serving grades 7–8, Vernon ranked fifth in ELA and math and sixth in science. Those schools averaged 47% in ELA, 32% in math, and 29% in science, putting Vernon below their averages in each subject. Seventh-grade math is a relative bright spot: Vernon ranked third among the eight schools in that grade, but fifth in eighth-grade math.

Scores rose from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: 2 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math, and 6 in science. Math and science made modest progress against the state, while Vernon’s ELA gap widened by about 1 point. SchoolDigger rates Vernon at the 42nd percentile, with 2 stars, ranking it 1,561 of 2,703 schools; within the ten nearby schools, it is sixth by percentile. Its 18.9 student-teacher ratio is close to the nearby-school average of about 19. Vernon reports 86% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, lower than the 90%–95% range among nearby schools in the same district; these figures are context, not an explanation for test results. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for homeless students is notably higher than Vernon’s overall standing: the group ranked at the 78th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 42nd overall. Its ranking for African American students fell from the 86th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 52nd in 2025–2026.

580

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,900

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

9775 Vernon Ave.
Montclair, CA 91763-2947

(909) 624-5036

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Vernon Middle usually attend:

High:

Montclair High

Feeder schools for Vernon Middle:

Elementary:	El Camino Elementary
	Elderberry Elementary
	Kingsley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

4.1%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg42%

1,583^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

685^th of 1,530Ontario-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
2026	37.4	1583 of 2740	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	1595 of 2761	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1411 of 2783	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1508 of 2781	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1625 of 2740	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1586 of 2715	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1581 of 2480	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.0	1993 of 2508	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1720 of 2497	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1975 of 2477	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1646 of 2379	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.3	1784 of 2259	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	1729 of 2236	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1596 of 2179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1491 of 2063	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	1535 of 2005	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	1543 of 1999	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	1206 of 1804	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	15.9	1558 of 1777	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	1568 of 1769	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	285 of 594	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	86 of 627	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	245 of 637	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	133 of 643	79.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	962 of 1531	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	909 of 1491	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	784 of 1369	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	472 of 1478	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	640 of 1521	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	717 of 1540	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	488 of 1442	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	792 of 1364	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1465 of 2516	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1642 of 2533	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1359 of 2551	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1511 of 2531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1412 of 2509	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1315 of 2380	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1424 of 2262	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1071 of 2357	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	1137 of 2395	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	912 of 2388	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	991 of 2374	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	1094 of 2359	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1078 of 2213	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1167 of 2072	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	96 of 442	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	118 of 477	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	147 of 336	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	1164 of 2529	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	1234 of 2542	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1035 of 2579	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1038 of 2531	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1093 of 2458	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	1067 of 2369	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1114 of 2230	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	1508 of 2514	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1346 of 2534	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1272 of 2552	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1281 of 2538	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1597 of 2527	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1665 of 2407	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1517 of 2273	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1006 of 1605	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	712 of 1566	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	707 of 1552	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	640 of 1531	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	1328 of 1543	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	700 of 1602	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	661 of 1496	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)78th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	37.4	1583^rd of 2740 public middle schools	42.2%		36.7	1595^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%	12	22.4	22.4		42.6	44.5	43.6		29.3	26.3	27.8	$30,900	$28,058	$2,842
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%)	59	958^th of 2740 public middle schools	65.0%		65.3	779^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.8%	179	26.5	26.5		52.8	56.7	54.8		38.9	46.1	42.7	$31,286	$28,522	$2,764
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%)	30.6	1809^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.0%		26.6	1937^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%	128	23.8	23.8		34.4	43.0	38.8		22.4	21.9	22.1	$35,261	$32,436	$2,825
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%)	53.8	1083^rd of 2740 public middle schools	60.5%		58.9	931^st of 2761 public middle schools	66.3%	152	35.5	35.5		48.6	56.2	52.3		28.1	38.3	33.1	$30,047	$27,126	$2,921
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%)	22.9	2088^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.8%		23.2	2091^st of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%	3	19.4	19.4		34.9	34.6	34.7		20.2	13.6	17.0	$20,519	$18,852	$1,667
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%)	43.2	1398^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.0%		48.8	1214^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.0%	184	20.7	20.7		47.4	42.7	44.8		26.7	42.1	35.3	$35,099	$32,130	$2,969
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%)	83.5	402^nd of 2740 public middle schools	85.3%		84.4	382^nd of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%	20	52.7	52.7		64.3	63.3	63.8		56.1	58.1	57.1	$19,711	$18,648	$1,063
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%)	17.3	2333^rd of 2740 public middle schools	14.9%		17.8	2325^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.8%	8	11.2	11.2	15.1	33.1	37.1	31.1	5.9	14.0	14.3	12.5	$8,549	$7,374	$1,175
Student Outreach & Academic Renaissance Academy	Public	4-8	1450 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 418-6349	0			—															(n/a)						8.3				0.0
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%)	45.6	1320^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.8%		32.7	1726^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.5%	406	25.4	25.4		50.8	48.4	49.7		30.5	30.4	30.5	$29,878	$27,044	$2,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Vernon Middle

Is Vernon Middle a good school?

Vernon Middle ranks 1583^rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vernon Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Vernon Middle attend?

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

What district is Vernon Middle in?

Ontario-Montclair

How many students attend Vernon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Vernon Middle.

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