How does Rancho Cucamonga Middle compare to other middle schools in Rancho Cucamonga?

Rancho Cucamonga Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.5/100, placing it at the 30th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,501 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Rancho Cucamonga Middle?

8.2% of students at Rancho Cucamonga Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Rancho Cucamonga Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Rancho Cucamonga Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Rancho Cucamonga Middle?

25.5% of students at Rancho Cucamonga Middle 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.

Rancho Cucamonga Middle

Middle School

Cucamonga Elementary Rancho CucamongaSan Bernardino County91730

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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

735 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

44 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 62 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic70.5%

White5.3%

Asian3.3%

Black15.7%

Other5.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rancho Cucamonga Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.2%
Met Standard	20.4%
Below Standard	71.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Rancho Cucamonga Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Cucamonga Elementary district average of 6.9%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 7.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 21.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

25.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,501

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	247	7.7%	27.9%	26.3%	38.1%	35.6%
7th	261	8.4%	28.7%	31.4%	31.4%	37.2%
8th	240	9.2%	32.9%	28.8%	29.2%	42.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	251	6.8%	11.9%	29.5%	51.8%	18.7%
7th	262	8.0%	12.2%	28.6%	51.1%	20.2%
8th	240	9.2%	8.8%	24.6%	57.5%	17.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Cucamonga Elementary

34.419th pctile

Los Amigos Elementary

37.128th pctile

Ontario Center

33.015th pctile

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Middle

Rancho Cucamonga Middle

35.530th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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