How does Vina Danks Middle compare to other middle schools in Ontario?

Vina Danks Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.1/100, placing it at the 28th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,051 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vina Danks Middle?

8.5% of students at Vina Danks Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.7% 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 Vina Danks Middle?

15.0% of students at Vina Danks 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.

Vina Danks Middle

Middle School

Ontario-Montclair OntarioSan Bernardino County91762

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

607 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+20.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

18.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 136 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic91.4%

White1.6%

Asian0.8%

Black2.3%

Other3.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vina Danks Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.5%
Met Standard	20.2%
Below Standard	71.3%

What other rankings don't show you

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

8.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.3 points below the Ontario-Montclair district average of 16.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 18.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than 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

8.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

N/A

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,051

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	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	251	11.2%	27.9%	29.5%	31.5%	39.0%
8th	271	4.1%	29.9%	29.9%	36.2%	34.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	256	12.5%	14.1%	23.4%	50.0%	26.6%
8th	273	6.2%	9.2%	30.8%	53.9%	15.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Vina Danks Middle

35.128th pctile

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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.