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Vernon Middle

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Vernon Middle ranks 1595 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Vernon Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in Montclair, CA, serving about 580 students in the Ontario-Montclair School District, where a high percentage of families qualify for economic assistance.

Academically, the school's performance is in the middle range for the state, with math and science scores below average. However, it has a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the state average and better than many higher-performing nearby schools like Serrano Middle and Oaks Middle. The school also shows notable success in supporting specific groups of students, including English learners and students experiencing homelessness, who perform well above state averages. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than many local schools, such as the high-achieving El Roble Intermediate in Claremont Unified, but this higher investment does not currently translate to higher overall test scores.

When compared to other schools in the area with similar student demographics, Vernon Middle often performs better, outpacing schools like Simons Middle in Pomona Unified. Within its own district, it sits in the middle, performing better than Vina Danks Middle but below others like Serrano Middle. A key area for attention is a drop in student performance between 7th and 8th grade, particularly in math. The school's ability to maintain strong attendance and support vulnerable students suggests a solid foundation of engagement that could be built upon to strengthen academic outcomes.

580

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,155

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 31st percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,595^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2024)86th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+33 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ramona Junior High	Public	7-8	4575 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9144	417	22	19.3	90.4%	26 (6.2%)	7 (1.7%)	364 (87.3%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.9	1931^st of 2761 public middle schools	30.1%		28.8	1864^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.0%	67	19.9	19.9		36.3	36.9	36.6		18.6	14.6	16.5

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Vernon Middle ranks 1595^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

What is the racial makeup of Vernon Middle?

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

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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