How does Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy compare to other middle schools in San Bernardino?

Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.9/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 36% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,246 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy?

35.6% of students at Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 75.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy?

8.9% of students at Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy

Q: Is Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 4.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

San Bernardino City Unified San BernardinoSan Bernardino County92404

📍 1985 North Guthrie Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

699 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

66.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 15 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic84.8%

White5.0%

Asian1.3%

Black5.2%

Other3.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	35.6%
Met Standard	39.9%
Below Standard	24.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.6% of students exceeded standard while 39.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 24.0 points above the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 11.6%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.4 points higher (vs 6.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 66.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

35.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

75.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,246

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	159	40.3%	44.0%	12.6%	3.1%	84.3%
7th	232	37.9%	44.0%	15.9%	2.2%	81.9%
8th	233	36.0%	48.5%	12.9%	2.6%	84.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	158	38.6%	33.5%	20.9%	7.0%	72.2%
7th	231	29.4%	37.7%	30.3%	2.6%	67.1%
8th	233	31.3%	31.8%	27.0%	9.9%	63.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Emmerton Elementary

37.027th pctile

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Middle

Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PR…

61.990th pctile

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High School

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.