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Ben F. Kolb Middle

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Ben F. Kolb Middle ranks 1413 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Ben F. Kolb Middle is a public school serving about 920 students in grades 6-8 within the Rialto Unified School District, and it has shown impressive, steady improvement over the last decade, rising to rank in the top half of similar California schools.

This school stands out as a strong performer within its own district, leading other Rialto Unified middle schools like Rialto Middle and Warren F. Frisbie Middle in English Language Arts and math proficiency. It has also made excellent progress in getting students to school regularly, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate better than most district peers. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, with homeless students and special education students making dramatic academic gains in recent years.

While Ben F. Kolb Middle is a leader in Rialto, comparisons to schools in neighboring districts, such as Wayne Ruble Middle in Fontana Unified, show that math and science achievement remain a common area for growth across the region. The school's trajectory of improvement, efficient use of resources, and success in boosting attendance and subgroup performance suggest it is on a positive path.

917

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,731

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2351 North Spruce St.
Rialto, CA 92377-4505

(909) 820-7849

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Ben F. Kolb Middle usually attend:

High:	Eisenhower High
	Wilmer Amina Carter High

Feeder schools for Ben F. Kolb Middle:

Elementary:	Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary
	Lena M. Preston Elementary
	W.J.C. Trapp Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

11.6%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rialto Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,413^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Rialto Unified

1015^th of 1,543Rialto 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	42.4	1413 of 2761	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1613 of 2783	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1679 of 2781	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1515 of 2740	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2020 of 2715	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2103 of 2480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	2096 of 2508	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1863 of 2497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	1581 of 2477	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	1539 of 2379	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1593 of 2259	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1715 of 2236	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1864 of 2179	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1714 of 2063	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	1678 of 2005	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	1700 of 1999	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1521 of 1804	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	1582 of 1777	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1536 of 1769	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	421 of 609	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	442 of 627	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	362 of 613	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	292 of 637	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	311 of 643	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	392 of 600	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1390 of 1531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	929 of 1491	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1121 of 1369	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	897 of 1478	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	755 of 1521	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	1089 of 1540	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	831 of 1442	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1240 of 1364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1417 of 2533	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1429 of 2551	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1540 of 2531	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1457 of 2509	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1736 of 2380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1890 of 2262	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	757 of 2395	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	922 of 2388	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	990 of 2374	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	805 of 2359	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	1481 of 2213	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1673 of 2072	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	107 of 477	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	121 of 394	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	104 of 320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	190 of 336	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1196 of 2542	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1416 of 2579	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1386 of 2531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	1024 of 2458	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	1674 of 2369	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1840 of 2230	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1239 of 2534	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	1579 of 2552	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1541 of 2538	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1334 of 2527	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1945 of 2407	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2046 of 2273	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	695 of 1566	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	1214 of 1552	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1357 of 1531	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	1361 of 1555	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1194 of 1602	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1254 of 1496	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-18 vs school

White (2022)12th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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%)	42.4	1413^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.3	1613^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.0%	200		23.5	23.5			46.8	51.8	41.5	46.6			30.9	25.4	21.2	25.8	$20,731	$18,990	$1,741
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%)	18.3	2303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%		15.8	2444^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.2%	141		11.5	11.5			28.8	40.9	22.0	30.1			15.0	13.6	7.8	11.9	$23,663	$21,938	$1,725
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%)	36.6	1599^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%		29.3	1841^st of 2783 public middle schools	33.8%	242		20.9	20.9			46.6	42.1	43.8	44.2			25.5	20.3	19.1	21.7	$20,908	$18,850	$2,058
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%)	24.8	2020^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.8%		23.3	2115^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.0%	95		16.3	16.3			27.0	28.3	37.5	31.3			22.5	18.7	20.3	20.4	$26,549	$22,654	$3,895
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%)	32.1	1753^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		30.1	1810^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	57		24.3	24.3			38.0	41.8	39.2	39.7			18.7	22.8	16.7	19.4	$23,124	$21,290	$1,834
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%)	57.9	953^rd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%		52.1	1105^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.3%	152		33.3	33.3			45.8	55.4	58.2	53.1			35.0	36.0	33.1	34.7	$38,166	$32,980	$5,186
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%)	16.9	2360^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%		19.2	2292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.6%	68		9.7	9.7			27.4	27.7	19.8	25.0			21.1	16.4	10.3	15.9	$31,287	$27,010	$4,277
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	1250 North Medical Center Dr.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6350	581	30	19.6	97.1%	7 (1.2%)	35 (6.0%)	521 (89.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	11.2	2584^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%		10.3	2654^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.6%	70		8.2	8.2				21.3	19.3	20.4				10.9	7.5	9.3	$19,737	$17,850	$1,887
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%)	28.9	1868^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		33.2	1699^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.0%	169		22.8	22.8			57.0	31.3	32.7	33.8			31.7	25.4	13.7	20.4	$18,142	$16,370	$1,772
Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary	Public	4-6	1250 West 14th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-2353	338	16	21.0	96.2%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	311 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)	22.0		22.0	33.3	40.7	20.9			32.8	27.9	25.2	9.4			21.9	$20,916	$19,096	$1,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben F. Kolb Middle

How many students attend Ben F. Kolb Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Ben F. Kolb Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ben F. Kolb Middle attend?

Students who attend Ben F. Kolb Middle usually go on to attend Eisenhower High

Is Ben F. Kolb Middle a good school?

Ben F. Kolb Middle ranks 1413^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ben F. Kolb Middle?

Students at Ben F. Kolb Middle are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ben F. Kolb Middle in?

Rialto Unified

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