How does Vineyard Junior High compare to other middle schools in Alta Loma?

Vineyard Junior High has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.9/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 29% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,848 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vineyard Junior High?

28.7% of students at Vineyard Junior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 58.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Vineyard Junior High improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Vineyard Junior High's proficiency rate decreases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Vineyard Junior High?

16.0% of students at Vineyard Junior High 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.

Vineyard Junior High

Middle School

Alta Loma Elementary Alta LomaSan Bernardino County91737

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

688 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

27 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 24 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic48.1%

White25.1%

Asian12.2%

Black6.0%

Other8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vineyard Junior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.7%
Met Standard	29.5%
Below Standard	41.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Vineyard Junior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.7% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.9 points below the Alta Loma Elementary district average of 32.6%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.2 points higher (vs 20.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.8 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 declined and Math declined year-over-year. 33.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

28.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

58.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,848

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	264	27.3%	37.9%	18.6%	16.3%	65.2%
7th	319	34.8%	39.2%	14.7%	11.3%	74.0%
8th	338	26.3%	40.2%	17.5%	16.0%	66.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	264	33.0%	19.3%	28.4%	19.3%	52.3%
7th	323	23.5%	22.6%	28.8%	25.1%	46.1%
8th	340	27.4%	17.9%	22.6%	32.1%	45.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Banyan Elementary

62.085th pctile

Deer Canyon Elementary

60.083rd pctile

Hermosa Elementary

53.874th pctile

Victoria Groves Elementary

61.785th pctile

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Middle

Vineyard Junior High

51.976th 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.