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Vina Danks Middle

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Vina Danks Middle ranks 1937 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 30% of California middle schools

Summary

Vina Danks Middle is a public school serving about 544 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Ontario-Montclair School District in Ontario, CA, operating with a relatively small class size but serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently and significantly below both district and state averages. For example, only about 21% of students were proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year, which is the lowest rate among its Ontario-Montclair district peers like Serrano Middle and Oaks Middle. This is particularly notable because Vina Danks spends more per student than any other middle school in its district, suggesting resources are not directly translating to improved test scores. Its statewide ranking has also declined in recent years.

The school's results show high volatility from year to year for specific student groups, such as English Learners and students in special education, indicating inconsistency in support. However, it has shown relative strength in supporting homeless students. Compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Pioneer Junior High in Upland Unified, Vina Danks lags behind, though it performs similarly to others like Rancho Cucamonga Middle.

544

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,261

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 North Vine Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762-1999

(909) 983-2691

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Vina Danks Middle usually attend:

High:

Chaffey High

Feeder schools for Vina Danks Middle:

Elementary:	Berlyn Elementary
	Central Language Academy
	Edison Elementary
	Hawthorne Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

African American:

2.8%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,937^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	26.6	1937 of 2761	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2112 of 2783	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1792 of 2781	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1811 of 2740	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1804 of 2715	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1832 of 2480	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	1723 of 2508	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.3	2049 of 2497	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	2082 of 2477	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	1476 of 2379	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	1040 of 2259	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	1224 of 2236	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	1078 of 2179	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	1139 of 2063	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	1138 of 2005	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	1270 of 1999	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.8	1326 of 1804	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.6	1297 of 1777	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1370 of 1769	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	550 of 1531	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	1316 of 1491	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1110 of 1369	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	415 of 1478	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	32.7	1083 of 1521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	889 of 1540	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1296 of 1442	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1178 of 1364	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1881 of 2533	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1966 of 2551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1585 of 2531	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1575 of 2509	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1562 of 2380	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1700 of 2262	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1495 of 2395	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1570 of 2388	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1182 of 2374	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	1280 of 2359	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1340 of 2213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1395 of 2072	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	188 of 477	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	88 of 336	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1631 of 2542	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1797 of 2579	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1296 of 2531	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1231 of 2458	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1357 of 2369	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1608 of 2230	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1764 of 2534	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1966 of 2552	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1722 of 2538	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1791 of 2527	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1745 of 2407	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1756 of 2273	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1261 of 1566	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	737 of 1552	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	391 of 1531	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.4	925 of 1602	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1243 of 1496	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+31 vs school

White (2019)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (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/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
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	$35,261	$32,436	$2,825
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	$30,900	$28,058	$2,842
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	$20,519	$18,852	$1,667
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	$29,878	$27,044	$2,834
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	$30,047	$27,126	$2,921
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	$35,099	$32,130	$2,969
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	$31,286	$28,522	$2,764
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	$15,648	$14,272	$1,376
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	$27,765	$26,352	$1,413
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	$20,929	$17,834	$3,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Vina Danks Middle

What high school do graduates of Vina Danks Middle attend?

Students who attend Vina Danks Middle usually go on to attend Chaffey High

What is the racial makeup of Vina Danks Middle?

Students at Vina Danks Middle are 91% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Vina Danks Middle a good school?

Vina Danks Middle ranks 1937^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Vina Danks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Vina Danks Middle.

What district is Vina Danks Middle in?

Ontario-Montclair

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