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Ethel Kucera Middle

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Ethel Kucera Middle ranks 1519 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Ethel Kucera Middle serves 978 students in grades 6–8 in Rialto, where it is one of ten nearby middle schools included in the comparison. Its latest results show a clear contrast: English language arts (ELA) is essentially at the state level, but math and science are behind. The most important takeaway is that science and math are the school’s biggest academic concerns, especially compared with state results.

ELA is a relative strength: 49% of students were proficient in 2025–26, about the same as the state’s 49%, and above the Rialto Unified rate of 44% and the nearby-school average of 42%; Ethel ranked third among the ten schools. But this strength is concentrated in sixth grade, where proficiency was 61%, compared with 47% in seventh and 41% in eighth. Math proficiency was 24%, 15 percentage points below the state, and 2 points below the nearby-school average. Science was weaker still: 20%, compared with 36% statewide and a nearby-school average of 25%. Ethel ranked fifth-lowest among the ten schools in science.

Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 18 percentage points, math 9 points and science 7 points, though science has fluctuated and remains far below the state. SchoolDigger rates Ethel at the 45th percentile with 2 stars overall, up from the 25th percentile in 2022–23. Its statewide subgroup rankings vary: Homeless Students are at the 63rd percentile, while Special Education Students are at the 29th, down from 42nd in 2024–25. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.7, above the nearby-school average of 23.8. Ethel reported 76% free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with 80% across nearby schools; this reported measure does not indicate whether students can receive free meals. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 34% in 2022–23 to 22% in 2025–26, but remained 4 percentage points above the state rate.

978

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,991

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2140 West Buena Vista Dr.
Rialto, CA 92377-4837

(909) 574-7044

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Ethel Kucera Middle usually attend:

High:	Eisenhower High
	Wilmer Amina Carter High

Feeder schools for Ethel Kucera Middle:

Elementary:	Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary
	George H. Dunn Elementary
	Helen L. Dollahan Elementary
	Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

8.0%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,519^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Rialto Unified

977^th of 1,530Rialto 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
2026	39.5	1519 of 2740	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1599 of 2761	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1841 of 2783	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2077 of 2781	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	2030 of 2740	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2072 of 2715	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	2073 of 2480	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1879 of 2508	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	2012 of 2497	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1843 of 2477	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1581 of 2379	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	1454 of 2259	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	1406 of 2236	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	1454 of 2179	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.0	1498 of 2063	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1492 of 2005	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	1568 of 1999	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1410 of 1804	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	1337 of 1777	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.1	1338 of 1769	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	242 of 594	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	281 of 609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	331 of 627	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	268 of 613	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	338 of 637	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	345 of 643	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	408 of 600	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1232 of 1531	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1094 of 1491	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1107 of 1369	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	771 of 1478	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1203 of 1521	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	978 of 1540	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	702 of 1442	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	1027 of 1364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1495 of 2516	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	1665 of 2533	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1752 of 2551	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1904 of 2531	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1907 of 2509	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1945 of 2380	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1942 of 2262	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	1076 of 2357	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	1071 of 2395	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1309 of 2388	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1643 of 2374	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1564 of 2359	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1601 of 2213	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1688 of 2072	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	163 of 442	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	197 of 477	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	189 of 394	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	221 of 320	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	239 of 336	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	1363 of 2529	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	1408 of 2542	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1788 of 2579	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1929 of 2531	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1799 of 2458	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1824 of 2369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1904 of 2230	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1313 of 2514	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	1323 of 2534	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1685 of 2552	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1888 of 2538	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1824 of 2527	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1831 of 2407	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1925 of 2273	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1146 of 1605	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	916 of 1566	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1049 of 1552	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1255 of 1531	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	959 of 1490	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1116 of 1520	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	948 of 1543	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1094 of 1555	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1251 of 1602	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1314 of 1496	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science20%-16 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
Ethel Kucera Middle	Public	6-8	2140 West Buena Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 574-7044	978	39	24.7	75.6%	45 (4.6%)	78 (8.0%)	818 (83.6%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.2%)	39.5	1519^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.6%		36.6	1599^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%	80	19.5	19.5	60.6	47.0	40.8	49.3	28.3	21.8	21.8	23.9	$15,991	$2,058	$13,933
Ben F. Kolb Middle	Public	6-8	2351 North Spruce St.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7849	917	37	24.9	81.5%	27 (2.9%)	106 (11.6%)	743 (81.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	24 (2.6%)	45.7	1314^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.0%		42.4	1413^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%	99	33.7	33.7	43.8	49.6	48.0	47.1	31.6	28.5	26.7	29.0	$15,744	$1,741	$14,003
Wayne Ruble Middle	Public	6-8	6762 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5530	1,394	54	26.0	77.0%	75 (5.4%)	158 (11.3%)	998 (71.6%)	124 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.3%)	53.9	1079^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.6%		57.9	953^rd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%	126	33.3	33.3	44.7	56.3	54.3	51.9	34.3	33.8	34.7	34.2	$29,484	$5,186	$24,298
Alder Middle	Public	6-8	7555 Alder Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5330	964	43	22.4	92.1%	32 (3.3%)	43 (4.5%)	870 (90.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	20.6	2194^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.9%		24.8	2020^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.8%	174	16.5	16.5	24.8	27.8	32.9	28.9	18.5	17.3	23.2	19.8	$23,071	$3,895	$19,176
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	6650 North Magnolia Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2050	1,107	48	22.8	88.0%	71 (6.4%)	66 (6.0%)	918 (82.9%)	25 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	21 (1.9%)	37.1	1594^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.8%		28.9	1868^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%	274	32.4	32.4	65.9	39.8	37.6	40.9	43.5	25.8	20.3	24.7	$23,292	$1,772	$21,520
Warren F. Frisbie Middle	Public	6-8	1442 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7887	1,000	40	24.8	87.8%	8 (0.8%)	71 (7.1%)	902 (90.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	24.4	2025^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.1%		18.3	2303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%	278	15.6	15.6	32.5	40.6	43.7	39.1	12.8	17.6	12.7	14.4	$17,202	$1,725	$15,477
Almeria Middle	Public	6-8	7723 Almeria Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5350	772	37	20.8	82.4%	28 (3.6%)	54 (7.0%)	645 (83.5%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	23.1	2080^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.1%		21.1	2181^st of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%	101	18.5	18.5	27.8	32.9	30.0	30.3	21.1	20.2	24.1	21.9	$20,210	$3,601	$16,609
Fontana Middle	Public	6-8	8425 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5370	1,049	38	27.6	91.7%	32 (3.1%)	37 (3.5%)	962 (91.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17.4	2325^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.1%		16.9	2360^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%	35	13.2	13.2	26.7	27.1	26.6	26.8	17.5	19.6	16.2	17.8	$24,949	$4,277	$20,672
Rialto Middle	Public	6-8	1262 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 879-7308	1,017	46	21.8	87.9%	11 (1.1%)	90 (8.8%)	888 (87.3%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	36.6	1604^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.5%		32.1	1753^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	149	24.6	24.6	37.1	50.2	45.2	44.1	19.8	27.6	24.6	23.9	$16,987	$1,834	$15,153
Heritage Intermediate	Public	6-8	13766 South Heritage Cir.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-1345	1,175	51	23.2	32.9%	138 (11.7%)	145 (12.3%)	615 (52.3%)	171 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.8%)	74	591^st of 2740 public middle schools	78.4%		76.7	547^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%	44	37.4	37.4	61.5	64.8	70.9	65.8	44.9	43.8	48.2	45.6	$8,084	$534	$7,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethel Kucera Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ethel Kucera Middle?

Students at Ethel Kucera Middle are 84% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Ethel Kucera Middle attend?

Students who attend Ethel Kucera Middle usually go on to attend Eisenhower High

How many students attend Ethel Kucera Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 978 students attended Ethel Kucera Middle.

What district is Ethel Kucera Middle in?

Rialto Unified

Is Ethel Kucera Middle a good school?

Ethel Kucera Middle ranks 1519^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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