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Cope Middle

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Cope Middle ranks 1128 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 59% of California middle schools

Summary

Cope Middle is a public school serving about 1,200 students in grades 6-8 within the Redlands Unified School District, ranking in the middle tier of California schools with a 3-star rating for the 2024-2025 year.

When compared to other middle schools in Redlands Unified, Cope has notable strengths and challenges. Its English Language Arts scores are the second-highest in the district, just behind Moore Middle, but it has the lowest math scores among its peers. A significant concern is its high rate of chronic student absences, which is the highest in the district. The school shows a clear strength in supporting homeless students, ranking exceptionally well statewide for this group. However, performance tends to decline as students move from 6th to 8th grade, and the school has a higher student-to-teacher ratio than other district schools like Beattie Middle.

Looking at the broader area, Cope Middle generally performs better than most middle schools in neighboring districts such as Moreno Valley Unified and San Bernardino City Unified, though it is outperformed by the exceptional Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has gradually declined, highlighting areas like math instruction and absenteeism that may benefit from targeted focus, while also building on its demonstrated success with vulnerable student groups.

1,191

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,750

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 West Cypress Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373-5722

(909) 307-5420

District: Redlands Unified

Students who attend Cope Middle usually attend:

High:

Redlands Senior High

Feeder schools for Cope Middle:

Elementary:	Bryn Mawr Elementary
	Kimberly Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Mission Elementary
	More...
	Smiley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

19.4%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2013 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Redlands Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,128^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Redlands Unified

551^st of 1,543Redlands Unified 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	52.2	1128 of 2761	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	940 of 2783	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	825 of 2781	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	791 of 2740	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	670 of 2715	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	652 of 2480	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	632 of 2508	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	536 of 2497	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	497 of 2477	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	452 of 2379	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	653 of 2259	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	65.9	662 of 2236	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	633 of 2179	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.8	567 of 2063	72.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.8	574 of 2005	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	66.1	568 of 1999	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	57.9	671 of 1804	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.5	618 of 1777	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	565 of 1769	68.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	271 of 609	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	263 of 627	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	150 of 613	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	151 of 637	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	172 of 643	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	157 of 600	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	491 of 739	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	465 of 743	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	403 of 715	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	391 of 733	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	348 of 745	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	355 of 700	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	400 of 1531	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	621 of 1491	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	556 of 1369	59.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	657 of 1478	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	363 of 1521	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	248 of 1540	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	313 of 1442	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	196 of 1364	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	987 of 2533	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	995 of 2551	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	815 of 2531	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	773 of 2509	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	579 of 2380	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	541 of 2262	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1330 of 2395	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	949 of 2388	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	776 of 2374	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	755 of 2359	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	763 of 2213	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	750 of 2072	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	97 of 477	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	30 of 394	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	15 of 320	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	16 of 336	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1387 of 2542	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	850 of 2579	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	823 of 2531	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	718 of 2458	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	654 of 2369	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	629 of 2230	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1116 of 2534	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	816 of 2552	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	750 of 2538	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	726 of 2527	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	677 of 2407	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	694 of 2273	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	468 of 726	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	483 of 701	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	504 of 677	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	417 of 665	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	265 of 554	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	312 of 462	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1058 of 1566	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	812 of 1552	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	675 of 1531	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	508 of 1520	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	571 of 1537	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	538 of 1543	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	542 of 1555	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	527 of 1602	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	523 of 1496	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-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
Cope Middle	Public	6-8	1000 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5420	1,191	53	22.4	63.3%	231 (19.4%)	89 (7.5%)	621 (52.1%)	150 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	84 (7.1%)	52.2	1128^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.1%		57.7	940^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	188	33.9	33.9	54.2	49.1	42.0	48.4	33.9	32.1	30.7	32.2	$17,750	$1,973	$15,777
Moore Middle	Public	6-8	1550 East Highland Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5440	988	50	19.6	57.3%	281 (28.4%)	39 (3.9%)	533 (53.9%)	66 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.4%)	63.9	807^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.8%		51.8	1117^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.9%	310	36.3	36.3	54.3	49.8	51.2	51.8	45.9	40.1	40.8	42.3	$17,613	$1,881	$15,732
Clement Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5400	1,023	51	20.0	68.9%	146 (14.3%)	64 (6.3%)	681 (66.6%)	79 (7.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.5%)	47.5	1249^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.8%		52.6	1087^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.9%	162	31.9	31.9	47.3	42.4	52.2	47.2	27.0	23.4	35.2	28.5	$17,926	$2,170	$15,756
Beattie Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2400	1,072	50	21.2	63.2%	190 (17.7%)	59 (5.5%)	635 (59.2%)	125 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	58 (5.4%)	54.1	1072^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		53.9	1043^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	29	37.1	37.1	45.6	46.5	48.4	46.9	38.7	32.1	34.0	34.8	$17,833	$2,038	$15,795
Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1050 North Delrosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6332	679	34	19.6	97.1%	16 (2.4%)	56 (8.2%)	591 (87.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	15.2	2431^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.0%		16.6	2416^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.2%	15	11.5	11.5		22.5	25.8	24.2		12.3	13.1	12.7	$23,247	$4,919	$18,328
Palm Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Slawson Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4260	999	50	19.9	84.4%	99 (9.9%)	124 (12.4%)	712 (71.3%)	23 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.1%)	32.4	1743^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.9%		31.1	1768^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.5%	25	24.8	24.8	34.6	38.8	43.5	38.9	18.8	21.5	21.5	20.6	$20,711	$2,302	$18,409
Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,419	66	21.4	80.3%	108 (7.6%)	183 (12.9%)	1,005 (70.8%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.4%)	34.2	1670^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.5%		37.2	1555^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.1%	115	20.1	20.1	38.4	45.2	38.9	40.9	27.2	21.9	19.2	22.7	$18,441	$2,243	$16,198
New Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	New Vision Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	460	15	29.9	91.3%	17 (3.7%)	100 (21.7%)	319 (69.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	17.6	2332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		14.9	2484^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.7%	152	17.5	17.5	35.0	22.8	26.1	27.3	15.8	9.0	11.4	11.7	$27,066	$5,377	$21,689
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	Public	6-8	1985 North Guthrie St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-6030	640	29	22.3	89.2%	30 (4.7%)	27 (4.2%)	544 (85.0%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	94.4	172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.8%		90.7	265^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	93	50.2	50.2	84.3	81.9	84.6	83.5	72.2	67.1	63.1	66.9	$24,071	$4,602	$19,469
Terrace Hills Middle	Public	7-8	22579 DeBerry St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5022	852	39	21.8	79.5%	66 (7.7%)	75 (8.8%)	669 (78.5%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	18	2316^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.1%		19	2296^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	20	14.5	14.5		23.8	26.6	25.1		16.7	15.3	16.0	$24,080	$5,080	$19,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Cope Middle

Is Cope Middle a good school?

Cope Middle ranks 1128^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cope Middle?

Students at Cope Middle are 52% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Cope Middle in?

Redlands Unified

What high school do graduates of Cope Middle attend?

Students who attend Cope Middle usually go on to attend Redlands Senior High

How many students attend Cope Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,191 students attended Cope Middle.

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