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Middle College High

Public Grades 9-12
63rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,135 California High Schools
Better than 97% of California high schools
Summary

Middle College High is a 269-student school serving grades 9–12 in San Bernardino, within the San Bernardino City Unified district. Its standout feature is the combination of high test scores and strong student outcomes: it reports 100% graduation and 0% dropout in each of the five years shown. Most importantly, it has the highest reported results among nearby schools in all three tested subjects and far exceeds state and district results.

The school is strongest in English language arts (ELA) compared with the state: its 2025–2026 proficiency rate was 93%, 44 points above California and 54 points above the district. Math was its weakest subject relative to those two comparisons, but its 64% proficiency still topped the state by 26 points and the district by 38. Science proficiency was also 64%, 28 points above the state and 39 above the district. Among nearby schools with results that year, its leads over the next-highest scores were 30 points in ELA, 39 in math and 26 in science; those next-highest scores were at Rialto High in ELA and math and Colton High in science. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 12 points above the state and 14 above the district.

Results remain high, though the school’s advantage over the state narrowed between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026: the ELA gap narrowed by 4 points, the math gap by 11, and the science gap by 2. SchoolDigger ranks it 63rd of 2,137 schools, in the 97th percentile with five stars; nearby schools with rankings range from the 6th to the 64th percentile. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for female students rose 17 points in the latest year, to the 96th percentile, close to the school’s overall 97th. In 2024–2025, 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Its student-teacher ratio that year was 18.8, a midrange figure among nearby schools—not the lowest.

269
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,466
Per pupil spending ?
91.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 1260 West Esperanza St.
       San Bernardino, CA  92410-2704

(909) 888-4041

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.9%
African American:
8.9%
Asian:
3.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school74%
District avg31%
California avg42%
63rd of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 9High Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified
1086th of 1,530San 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.263 of 213597.0%★★★★★
202590.4193 of 216291.1%★★★★★
202497.072 of 215996.7%★★★★★
202397.566 of 217097.0%★★★★★
202288.0230 of 212389.2%★★★★☆
201996.177 of 213396.4%★★★★★
201893.0140 of 201793.1%★★★★★
201796.549 of 202197.6%★★★★★
201694.683 of 203995.9%★★★★★
201598.59 of 199499.5%★★★★★
201383.690 of 242696.3%★★★★★
201287.652 of 235497.8%★★★★★
201181.3129 of 236794.6%★★★★★
201084.977 of 228196.6%★★★★★
200968.3280 of 223887.5%★★★★☆
200865.0370 of 211782.5%★★★★☆
200771.3240 of 206388.4%★★★★☆
200665.5360 of 196881.7%★★★★☆
200561.7381 of 190180.0%★★★★☆
200463.9285 of 165382.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202694.476 of 186495.9%★★★★★
202577.0406 of 190678.7%★★★★☆
202490.7165 of 191591.4%★★★★★
202395.485 of 191595.6%★★★★★
202286.6223 of 185888.0%★★★★☆
201984.9245 of 183386.6%★★★★☆
201887.2212 of 176088.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202698.526 of 188098.6%★★★★★
202592.895 of 190095.0%★★★★★
202499.319 of 190299.0%★★★★★
202399.318 of 191799.1%★★★★★
202296.859 of 186196.8%★★★★★
201998.820 of 181498.9%★★★★★
201897.442 of 174297.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.241 of 199797.9%★★★★★
202593.490 of 201395.5%★★★★★
202498.925 of 202698.8%★★★★★
202399.227 of 203098.7%★★★★★
202292.8106 of 194394.5%★★★★★
201997.640 of 193797.9%★★★★★
201896.750 of 186297.3%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.368 of 193096.5%★★★★★
202595.680 of 194295.9%★★★★★
202499.122 of 194898.9%★★★★★
202397.952 of 196397.4%★★★★★
202286.8224 of 191688.3%★★★★☆
201998.924 of 188098.7%★★★★★
201895.194 of 183494.9%★★★★★
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 (2026)99th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)96th percentile~ school
Female (2026)96th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy93%+44 vs state
Mathematics64%+26 vs state
Science64%+28 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Middle College High.

Yes! Middle College High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 63rd of 2135 California high schools.

Students at Middle College High are 83% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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