Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Ray Wiltsey Middle is a public middle school located in Ontario, California, serving 799 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Ontario-Montclair School District, which is ranked 793 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ray Wiltsey Middle faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 10.1% in 2017-2018 to 27.7% in 2022-2023, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.65% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.16% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 17.24%, compared to 31.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. While Ray Wiltsey Middle shows some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as African American students, it lags behind nearby schools like Oaks Middle and Vernon Middle, which have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

The challenges faced by Ray Wiltsey Middle are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.8, which may impact its ability to provide individualized attention and support to students. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach focused on improving attendance, academic support, and addressing the needs of the school's economically disadvantaged population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1450 East G St.
       Ontario, CA  91764-4410


(909) 986-5838

District: Ontario-Montclair

SchoolDigger Rank:
1754th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,252 Help


Feeder schools for Ray Wiltsey Middle:

Elementary:    Arroyo Elementary
    Corona Elementary
    Del Norte Elementary
    Mariposa Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  799

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.7%
African American:
6.8%
Asian:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.7% Help


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Compare Details Ray Wiltsey Middle ranks worse than 63.2% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.27. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ray Wiltsey Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Ontario-Montclair School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.7%), African American (6.8%), Asian (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ray Wiltsey Middle is 19.8. 3 middle schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ray Wiltsey Middle is $7,252, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ray Wiltsey Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ray Wiltsey Middle 1754th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ray Wiltsey Middle in the ranking list.)

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Ontario-Montclair:

SchoolDigger ranks Ontario-Montclair 793rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.22 1591st 1769 10.1%
2005 14.77 1572nd 1777 11.5%
2006 17.88 1540th 1804 14.6%
2007 22.15 1601st 1999 19.9%
2008 30.12 1431st 2005 28.6%
2009 25.86 1577th 2063 23.6%
2010 31.20 1539th 2179 29.4%
2011 29.08 1668th 2236 25.4%
2012 37.25 1441st 2259 36.2%
2013 28.01 1771st 2379 25.6%
2015 17.80 2088th 2477 15.7%
2016 15.94 2178th 2497 12.8%
2017 28.05 1730th 2508 31.0%
2018 34.07 1544th 2480 37.7%
2019 30.72 1765th 2715 35.0%
2022 28.51 1845th 2740 32.7%
2023 35.84 1603rd 2802 42.8%
2024 31.27 1754th 2777 36.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.16 735th 1364 46.1%
2019 35.13 868th 1442 39.8%
2022 37.60 864th 1540 43.9%
2023 42.26 677th 1529 55.7%
2024 39.88 740th 1477 49.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.45 968th 1538 37.1%
2024 41.25 740th 1550 52.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.71 1176th 2230 47.3%
2019 41.51 1285th 2369 45.8%
2022 39.90 1331st 2458 45.9%
2023 48.39 1083rd 2549 57.5%
2024 37.91 1459th 2575 43.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.14 162nd 336 51.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.40 1391st 2262 38.5%
2019 31.79 1565th 2380 34.2%
2022 27.83 1733rd 2509 30.9%
2023 36.85 1425th 2547 44.1%
2024 37.90 1407th 2546 44.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.36 822nd 1369 40.0%
2019 32.85 938th 1491 37.1%
2022 37.40 844th 1531 44.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.26 1523rd 2273 33.0%
2019 27.83 1691st 2407 29.7%
2022 29.38 1681st 2527 33.5%
2023 34.06 1535th 2558 40.0%
2024 24.77 1879th 2547 26.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.78 416th 600 30.7%
2019 49.73 278th 643 56.8%
2022 50.54 262nd 637 58.9%
2023 44.88 303rd 614 50.7%
2024 45.13 309th 626 50.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.34 1031st 2072 50.2%
2019 38.89 1283rd 2213 42.0%
2022 39.08 1317th 2359 44.2%
2023 50.81 969th 2391 59.5%
2024 40.59 1286th 2383 46.0%
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Rank History for White students at Ray Wiltsey Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.80 248th 1602 84.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 290 85 20 364 9 n/a n/a 0 768
1989 211 62 35 440 7 n/a n/a 0 755
1990 193 59 25 559 14 n/a n/a 0 850
1991 177 72 27 523 8 n/a n/a 0 807
1992 167 89 30 567 7 n/a n/a 0 860
1993 147 84 32 595 8 n/a n/a 0 866
1994 129 107 23 600 7 n/a n/a 0 866
1995 94 79 23 646 5 n/a n/a 0 847
1996 94 79 23 646 5 n/a n/a 0 847
1997 74 58 19 649 3 n/a n/a 0 803
1998 79 72 27 669 4 n/a n/a 0 851
1999 76 94 33 670 1 n/a n/a 0 874
2000 81 79 14 711 2 n/a n/a 0 887
2001 83 80 28 753 3 n/a n/a 0 947
2002 70 71 22 854 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
2003 70 71 22 854 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
2004 68 34 24 911 2 n/a n/a 0 1039
2005 55 52 23 942 3 n/a n/a 0 1075
2006 43 44 18 920 2 n/a n/a 0 1027
2007 38 31 12 896 3 n/a n/a 1 981
2008 39 32 17 913 4 n/a n/a 0 1005
2009 39 27 22 828 3 2 2 0 923
2010 28 26 17 728 2 1 3 0 805
2011 22 31 8 651 2 0 9 0 723
2012 21 26 9 658 3 1 12 0 730
2013 16 25 9 706 3 0 16 0 775
2014 24 34 10 869 2 4 28 0 971
2015 26 34 14 942 2 1 24 0 1043
2016 21 34 10 947 0 0 26 0 1038
2017 23 29 10 1002 1 2 29 0 1096
2018 20 31 11 1039 1 5 21 0 1128
2019 23 46 14 905 2 5 8 0 1003
2020 15 46 12 883 4 2 7 0 969
2021 19 58 11 826 5 0 6 0 925
2022 13 56 15 784 7 0 5 0 880
2023 8 54 11 717 6 0 3 0 799

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 768 36.0 21.3 n/a
1989 755 34.4 21.9 n/a
1990 850 38.2 22.2 n/a
1991 807 37.0 21.8 n/a
1992 860 37.6 22.8 64.7
1993 866 36.6 23.7 64
1994 866 36.6 23.7 76.2
1995 847 36.0 23.5 82.9
1996 847 36.0 23.5 82.9
1997 803 37.0 21.7 84.8
1998 851 37.0 23.0 89.3
1999 874 39.2 22.3 82.3
2000 887 37.0 24.0 76
2001 947 40.0 23.7 69.5
2002 1019 46.0 22.2 55.3
2003 1019 46.0 22.2 55.3
2004 1039 47.8 21.7 78.4
2005 1075 49.0 21.9 75.1
2006 1027 49.3 20.8 64.5
2007 981 46.2 21.2 72
2008 1005 54.5 18.4 89
2009 923 39.2 18.0 88.5
2010 805 41.0 19.6 87.5
2011 723 n/a n/a 90.2
2012 730 36.6 19.9 90.1
2013 775 43.1 17.9 99.6
2014 971 45.5 21.3 92.8
2015 1043 45.0 23.1 94.8
2016 1038 45.0 23.0 93.2
2017 1096 47.2 23.2 90.5
2018 1128 48.1 23.4 82.6
2019 1003 49.1 20.4 94.3
2020 969 n/a n/a 94.9
2021 925 45.0 20.5 94.7
2022 880 44.9 19.5 82.6
2023 799 40.3 19.8 94.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 768 36.0 21.3 n/a
1989 755 34.4 21.9 n/a
1990 850 38.2 22.2 n/a
1991 807 37.0 21.8 n/a
1992 860 37.6 22.8 64.7
1993 866 36.6 23.7 64
1994 866 36.6 23.7 76.2
1995 847 36.0 23.5 82.9
1996 847 36.0 23.5 82.9
1997 803 37.0 21.7 84.8
1998 851 37.0 23.0 89.3
1999 874 39.2 22.3 82.3
2000 887 37.0 24.0 76
2001 947 40.0 23.7 69.5
2002 1019 46.0 22.2 55.3
2003 1019 46.0 22.2 55.3
2004 1039 47.8 21.7 78.4
2005 1075 49.0 21.9 75.1
2006 1027 49.3 20.8 64.5
2007 981 46.2 21.2 72
2008 1005 54.5 18.4 89
2009 923 39.2 18.0 88.5
2010 805 41.0 19.6 87.5
2011 723 n/a n/a 90.2
2012 730 36.6 19.9 90.1
2013 775 43.1 17.9 99.6
2014 971 45.5 21.3 92.8
2015 1043 45.0 23.1 94.8
2016 1038 45.0 23.0 93.2
2017 1096 47.2 23.2 90.5
2018 1128 48.1 23.4 82.6
2019 1003 49.1 20.4 94.3
2020 969 n/a n/a 94.9
2021 925 45.0 20.5 94.7
2022 880 44.9 19.5 82.6
2023 799 40.3 19.8 94.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ray Wiltsey Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,252

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ray Wiltsey Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1765th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1603rd of 2802 Middle schools
 7.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ray Wiltsey Middle)2430.6
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ontario-Montclair)44.639.3
 5.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ray Wiltsey Middle)18.813.9
 4.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ontario-Montclair)32.926.1
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ray Wiltsey Middle)34.235.8
 1.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ontario-Montclair)43.642.9
 0.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ray Wiltsey Middle)24.923.7
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ontario-Montclair)32.128.2
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ray Wiltsey Middle)43.341.4
 1.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ontario-Montclair)44.245.8
 1.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ray Wiltsey Middle)28.923.9
 4.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ontario-Montclair)33.329.3
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Ray Wiltsey Middle)23.923.7
 0.2%
   8th Grade Science (Ontario-Montclair)20.621.8
 1.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1003799
 20.3%
African American4654
 17.4%
American Indian26
 200%
Asian1411
 21.4%
Hispanic905717
 20.8%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White238
 65.2%
Two or More Races83
 62.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.3%94.7%
 0.4%


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Ray Wiltsey Middle ranks 1754th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Ray Wiltsey Middle are 90% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Asian, 1% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 799 students attended Ray Wiltsey Middle.


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