How does Wayne Ruble Middle compare to other middle schools in Fontana?

Wayne Ruble Middle has a Scope Score of 60.7/100, ranked #594 among California middle schools. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,744 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wayne Ruble Middle?

19.8% of students at Wayne Ruble Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Wayne Ruble Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Wayne Ruble Middle's proficiency rate increases by 5.3 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 Wayne Ruble Middle?

18.1% of students at Wayne Ruble 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 the Scope Score.

Wayne Ruble Middle

Middle School

Fontana Unified FontanaSan Bernardino County92336

📍 6762 Juniper Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Scope 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

1,371 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

63 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 163 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic74.5%

White5.2%

Asian3.9%

Black10.8%

Other5.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wayne Ruble Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.8%
Met Standard	24.2%
Below Standard	56.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 19.8%

2.4pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 43.9%

4.4pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +5.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 18.1%

1.2pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 43.9%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.4%

0.7pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Wayne Ruble Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.3 points above the Fontana Unified district average of 12.4%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.7 points higher (vs 8.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 5.3 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 and Math increased year-over-year. 36.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

43.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+5.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

18.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,744

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	463	20.9%	24.8%	24.2%	30.0%	45.8%
7th	444	18.9%	36.5%	20.3%	24.3%	55.4%
8th	467	24.2%	34.0%	23.1%	18.6%	58.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	460	20.0%	15.0%	26.1%	38.9%	35.0%
7th	444	15.8%	20.3%	27.7%	36.3%	36.0%
8th	466	18.7%	14.4%	22.8%	44.2%	33.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Kathy Binks Elementary

47.0# in state

Sierra Lakes Elementary

40.3# in state

Mango Elementary

24.7# in state

Also serves area

North Tamarind Elementary

25.0# in state

Juniper Elementary

22.0# in state

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Middle

Wayne Ruble Middle

60.7# in state

This school

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High School

Summit High

72.0# in state

Also serves area

Fontana A. B. Miller High

61.3# in state

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