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Curtis Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Curtis Middle is a public school serving 679 students in grades 7-8 within the San Bernardino City Unified district, a community where the school faces significant academic challenges and serves a student population with high economic need.

The school is currently one of the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with only about 24% of students proficient in English and 13% in math. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at nearly 40% is more than double the state average and is strongly linked to lower academic achievement. Interestingly, despite receiving more funding per student than many nearby schools and the state average, these resources have not translated into better outcomes, and the school's performance has declined over the past decade.

Looking at nearby schools reveals a striking contrast: within the same district and serving similar communities, schools like Richardson PREP High Middle and Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy achieve exceptional results, demonstrating that much better outcomes are possible locally. Curtis Middle shows some relative strengths in supporting homeless students and English Learners, but struggles profoundly, especially in mathematics. This wide variation within the district suggests that learning from these higher-performing neighbor schools could provide a path forward for improvement.

679

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,247

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 North Delrosa Dr.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-4112

(909) 388-6332

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Curtis Middle usually attend:

High:

Indian Springs High

Feeder schools for Curtis Middle:

Elementary:	Bing Wong Elementary
	E. Neal Roberts Elementary
	H. Frank Dominguez Elementary
	Lytle Creek Elementary
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	Monterey Elementary
	Urbita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

African American:

8.2%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,431^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Middle Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City 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	15.2	2431 of 2761	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2416 of 2783	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2208 of 2781	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2303 of 2740	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1987 of 2715	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1649 of 2480	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	1603 of 2508	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	1667 of 2497	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1948 of 2477	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1656 of 2379	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.7	1975 of 2259	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1912 of 2236	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	1786 of 2179	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	1759 of 2063	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	1732 of 2005	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1706 of 1999	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1604 of 1804	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	1590 of 1777	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	1508 of 1769	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	501 of 609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	502 of 627	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	511 of 613	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	551 of 637	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	456 of 643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	327 of 600	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1267 of 1531	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	962 of 1491	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1047 of 1369	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	922 of 1478	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1026 of 1521	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	782 of 1540	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	573 of 1442	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	459 of 1364	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	2270 of 2533	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2336 of 2551	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2057 of 2531	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2181 of 2509	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1826 of 2380	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1618 of 2262	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1992 of 2395	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1967 of 2388	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1708 of 2374	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1823 of 2359	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1351 of 2213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1100 of 2072	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	283 of 477	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	187 of 394	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	148 of 320	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	229 of 336	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2149 of 2542	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2110 of 2579	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1837 of 2531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1923 of 2458	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1420 of 2369	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1126 of 2230	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2240 of 2534	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2114 of 2552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2030 of 2538	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2082 of 2527	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1791 of 2407	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1438 of 2273	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.0	181 of 192	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1419 of 1566	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1155 of 1552	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1100 of 1531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.8	1456 of 1602	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)9th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2024)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science12%-21 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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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
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
Del Vallejo Middle	Public	6-8	1885 East Lynwood Dr.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8280	642	35	18.3	97.5%	9 (1.4%)	115 (17.9%)	496 (77.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	11.2	2582^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.5%		10.9	2636^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.3%	54																		7.0	7.0			22.3	22.6	20.5	21.6			7.9	10.8	6.9	8.6	$23,824	$5,366	$18,458
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
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	3131 Piedmont Dr.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6530	716	41	17.3	92.9%	23 (3.2%)	66 (9.2%)	591 (82.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	26.8	1932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.0%		28.8	1866^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.0%	66		13.6		13.6		27.3		27.3		13.6		13.6		13.6		13.6		17.8	17.8				40.8	35.6	38.1				13.7	17.4	15.6	$24,714	$5,253	$19,461
Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	917	45	20.4	96.7%	20 (2.2%)	59 (6.4%)	812 (88.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	27.9	1900^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%		27.5	1921^st of 2783 public middle schools	31.0%	21	1.6	4.8	11.7	6.5	8.1	16.7	24.3	17.5	4.8	20.6	12.6	14.4	0.0	2.4	13.6	5.8		19.8	19.8			21.7	37.8	40.0	35.5			12.1	18.7	22.2	18.8	$22,460	$4,828	$17,632
Golden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3800 Waterman Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8168	742	37	20.0	95.0%	25 (3.4%)	74 (10.0%)	619 (83.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.3%)	30.5	1809^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.5%		34.6	1645^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	164																		19.6	19.6			35.3	34.7	42.4	38.3			54.9	18.8	16.8	20.4	$22,820	$4,935	$17,885
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	$22,466	$4,670	$17,796
Richardson PREP High Middle	Public	6-8	455 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6438	583	26	22.3	88.0%	26 (4.5%)	28 (4.8%)	497 (85.2%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	98.3	37^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.7%		97.8	61^st of 2783 public middle schools	97.8%	24																		64.4	64.4			85.0	87.5	86.6	86.4			81.9	80.2	90.9	84.3	$24,138	$4,765	$19,373
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	$22,916	$5,476	$17,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Curtis Middle

What high school do graduates of Curtis Middle attend?

Students who attend Curtis Middle usually go on to attend Indian Springs High

Is Curtis Middle a good school?

Curtis Middle ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Curtis Middle?

Students at Curtis Middle are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Curtis Middle in?

San Bernardino City Unified

How many students attend Curtis Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Curtis Middle.

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