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Rialto Middle

Q: Is Rialto Middle a good school?

Rialto Middle ranks 1753 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Rialto Middle is a large public school serving about 1,017 students in grades 6-8 within the Rialto Unified School District, showing steady academic improvement in recent years despite serving a community with significant economic needs.

The school has made notable progress, climbing from a low statewide ranking to the 37th percentile, and it performs solidly compared to other middle schools in its district, ranking second behind Ben F. Kolb Middle. It shows particular strengths in supporting Hispanic, African American, and homeless students, and it leads other Rialto Unified schools in science scores. However, significant challenges remain, especially in mathematics proficiency and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7%, which is worse than the district and state averages and similar to the rate at Warren F. Frisbie Middle.

When looking at nearby districts, Wayne Ruble Middle in Fontana Unified stands out as a higher-performing school with similar demographics, suggesting room for growth. Rialto Middle's consistent upward trend and effective work with specific student groups are positive signs, but addressing attendance and math achievement, which is a district-wide concern, will be key to its continued improvement.

1,017

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,124

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1262 West Rialto Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376-5828

(909) 879-7308

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Rialto Middle usually attend:

High:

Rialto High

Feeder schools for Rialto Middle:

Elementary:	Charlotte N. Werner Elementary
	Sam V. Curtis Elementary
	Samuel W. Simpson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

African American:

8.8%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,753^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	32.1	1753 of 2761	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1810 of 2783	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2052 of 2781	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2013 of 2740	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2181 of 2715	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2202 of 2480	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	2199 of 2508	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	1945 of 2497	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	2018 of 2477	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1784 of 2379	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1776 of 2259	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1857 of 2236	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	1848 of 2179	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1718 of 2063	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	1627 of 2005	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	1610 of 1999	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	1428 of 1804	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	1454 of 1777	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	1515 of 1769	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	314 of 609	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	306 of 627	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	231 of 613	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	318 of 637	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	408 of 643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	447 of 600	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	1097 of 1531	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1064 of 1491	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	981 of 1369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	779 of 1478	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1217 of 1521	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	934 of 1540	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	919 of 1442	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1203 of 1364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1768 of 2533	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1674 of 2551	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1936 of 2531	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1762 of 2509	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1934 of 2380	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2015 of 2262	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1140 of 2395	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	1227 of 2388	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1481 of 2374	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1516 of 2359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1631 of 2213	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1775 of 2072	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	242 of 477	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	163 of 394	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	160 of 320	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	187 of 336	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1492 of 2542	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1534 of 2579	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1706 of 2531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1625 of 2458	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1758 of 2369	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1942 of 2230	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1505 of 2534	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1702 of 2552	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1813 of 2538	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1955 of 2527	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2008 of 2407	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2095 of 2273	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1285 of 1566	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1418 of 1552	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1314 of 1531	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.3	1544 of 1602	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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 (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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
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
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
Joe Baca	Public	7-8	1640 South Lilac Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5014	705	39	18.1	91.8%	20 (2.8%)	32 (4.5%)	641 (90.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17	2356^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%		17.4	2373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.7%	17	6.5	0.0	3.4	12.9	3.6	8.5	9.7	10.7	10.2	0.0	3.6	1.7	14.7	14.7		22.2	25.9	24.1		16.9	12.2	14.5	$27,398	$24,714	$2,684
William G. Jehue Middle	Public	6-8	1500 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7377	1,444	57	25.4	87.1%	23 (1.6%)	70 (4.8%)	1,310 (90.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.2%)	36	1619^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.4%		29.6	1822^nd of 2783 public middle schools	34.5%	203													20.0	20.0	37.6	40.4	52.0	43.6	24.2	20.3	22.1	22.1	$19,386	$17,806	$1,580
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
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
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
Harry S. Truman Middle	Public	6-8	16224 Mallory Dr.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5190	883	37	23.8	89.2%	29 (3.3%)	18 (2.0%)	805 (91.2%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	27.4	1914^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		26	2000^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.1%	86													26.0	26.0	35.2	28.8	36.1	33.3	19.2	14.4	21.0	18.2	$26,888	$22,532	$4,356
Ruth O. Harris Middle	Public	7-8	11150 Alder Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5020	562	28	19.7	85.9%	14 (2.5%)	29 (5.2%)	498 (88.6%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.4	2418^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.4%		18	2348^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	70													12.3	12.3		19.6	28.7	24.4		15.1	9.2	12.0	$21,720	$18,930	$2,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Rialto Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rialto Middle?

Students at Rialto Middle are 87% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Rialto Middle a good school?

Rialto Middle ranks 1753^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rialto Middle attend?

Students who attend Rialto Middle usually go on to attend Rialto High

How many students attend Rialto Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Rialto Middle.

What district is Rialto Middle in?

Rialto Unified

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