Rialto Middle

Summary:

Rialto Middle is a public middle school located in Rialto, California, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,087 students. It is part of the Rialto Unified School District, which is ranked 1115 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rialto Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1806 out of 2777 middle schools in the state.

Rialto Middle faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and widening achievement gaps. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen sharply from 11.5% in 2018-2019 to 40.4% in 2020-2021, much higher than the state average and nearby schools in the Rialto Unified and Fontana Unified districts. Academically, Rialto Middle's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

While Rialto Middle's performance is generally lower than the state average, it is also noticeably behind many of the nearby middle schools, such as Harry S. Truman Middle, Ruth O. Harris Middle, and Colton Middle. However, the school's performance on some metrics, such as the rankings for African American and Homeless students, suggests that it has the potential to improve with the right strategies and support. Addressing the root causes of the chronic absenteeism crisis and implementing targeted interventions to close the achievement gaps could help Rialto Middle work towards a brighter future for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1262 West Rialto Ave.
       Rialto, CA  92376-5828


(909) 879-7308

District: Rialto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1806th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,761 Help


Students who attend Rialto Middle usually attend:

High:    Rialto High

Feeder schools for Rialto Middle:

Elementary:    Charlotte N. Werner Elementary
    Sam V. Curtis Elementary
    Samuel W. Simpson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  23.2 Help
Number of students:  1,085

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.8%
African American:
10.6%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.6% Help


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Compare Details Rialto Middle ranks worse than 65% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.06. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.8%), African American (10.6%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rialto Middle is 23.2, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rialto Middle is $7,761. 3 middle schools in the Rialto Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rialto Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Rialto Middle 1806th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rialto Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rialto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Rialto Unified 1115th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rialto Middle

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Rank History for all students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.22 1515th 1769 14.4%
2005 19.82 1454th 1777 18.2%
2006 22.26 1428th 1804 20.8%
2007 21.74 1610th 1999 19.5%
2008 22.12 1627th 2005 18.9%
2009 20.80 1718th 2063 16.7%
2010 20.02 1848th 2179 15.2%
2011 21.94 1857th 2236 16.9%
2012 25.67 1776th 2259 21.4%
2013 27.57 1784th 2379 25.0%
2015 20.16 2018th 2477 18.5%
2016 22.11 1945th 2497 22.1%
2017 15.61 2199th 2508 12.3%
2018 14.11 2202nd 2480 11.2%
2019 20.08 2181st 2715 19.7%
2022 24.59 2013th 2740 26.5%
2023 24.77 2066th 2802 26.3%
2024 30.06 1806th 2777 35.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.09 1203rd 1364 11.8%
2019 33.87 919th 1442 36.3%
2022 35.87 934th 1540 39.4%
2023 30.04 1222nd 1529 20.1%
2024 38.79 779th 1477 47.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.80 1321st 1538 14.1%
2024 21.36 1416th 1550 8.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.74 1942nd 2230 12.9%
2019 28.09 1758th 2369 25.8%
2022 31.87 1625th 2458 33.9%
2023 31.07 1717th 2549 32.6%
2024 35.95 1531st 2575 40.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 39.78 187th 336 44.3%
2023 41.99 161st 321 49.8%
2024 49.00 163rd 394 58.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.59 2015th 2262 10.9%
2019 20.30 1934th 2380 18.7%
2022 27.05 1762nd 2509 29.8%
2023 23.66 1946th 2547 23.6%
2024 29.99 1670th 2546 34.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.03 981st 1369 28.3%
2019 28.52 1064th 1491 28.6%
2022 28.85 1097th 1531 28.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.31 2095th 2273 7.8%
2019 19.43 2008th 2407 16.6%
2022 22.60 1955th 2527 22.6%
2023 26.22 1824th 2558 28.7%
2024 29.51 1698th 2547 33.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.64 447th 600 25.5%
2019 33.92 408th 643 36.5%
2022 43.73 318th 637 50.1%
2023 55.90 231st 614 62.4%
2024 46.01 305th 626 51.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.41 1775th 2072 14.3%
2019 27.23 1631st 2213 26.3%
2022 33.24 1516th 2359 35.7%
2023 33.89 1490th 2391 37.7%
2024 42.22 1224th 2383 48.6%
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Rank History for White students at Rialto Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.26 1544th 1602 3.6%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rialto Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 504 134 20 354 5 n/a n/a 0 1017
1989 487 161 33 352 4 n/a n/a 0 1037
1990 459 180 33 423 2 n/a n/a 0 1097
1991 465 215 40 565 1 n/a n/a 0 1286
1992 430 222 31 586 0 n/a n/a 0 1269
1993 262 198 34 479 2 n/a n/a 0 975
1994 260 204 35 511 4 n/a n/a 0 1014
1995 198 221 39 555 1 n/a n/a 0 1014
1996 198 221 39 555 1 n/a n/a 0 1014
1997 196 210 35 577 2 n/a n/a 0 1020
1998 198 217 39 627 4 n/a n/a 0 1085
1999 157 147 27 639 2 n/a n/a 0 972
2000 140 149 29 766 2 n/a n/a 0 1086
2001 151 170 28 820 3 n/a n/a 0 1172
2002 121 181 25 941 5 n/a n/a 0 1273
2003 121 181 25 941 5 n/a n/a 0 1273
2004 121 195 15 1088 6 n/a n/a 0 1425
2005 99 189 10 1060 5 n/a n/a 0 1363
2006 64 152 13 1121 3 n/a n/a 0 1353
2007 64 116 20 1116 1 n/a n/a 1 1318
2008 60 102 18 1135 1 n/a n/a 0 1316
2009 53 86 11 1089 3 11 10 0 1263
2010 53 190 13 1212 3 10 11 0 1492
2011 56 190 11 1211 1 5 10 0 1484
2012 48 162 13 1003 2 3 6 0 1237
2013 36 135 10 1000 0 4 8 0 1193
2014 39 147 10 988 1 4 12 0 1201
2015 34 120 14 1063 5 2 14 0 1252
2016 38 127 12 1049 5 5 9 0 1245
2017 34 109 9 1032 4 4 13 0 1205
2018 30 122 10 1061 1 3 16 0 1243
2019 28 114 10 1063 2 0 16 0 1233
2020 28 116 11 1080 2 1 14 0 1252
2021 27 111 3 1014 2 3 12 0 1172
2022 24 136 8 1082 4 3 13 0 1270
2023 20 109 8 925 5 2 17 1 1087
2024 12 115 6 931 3 0 17 1 1085

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 Rialto Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1017 40.0 25.4 n/a
1989 1037 42.7 24.2 n/a
1990 1097 47.2 23.2 n/a
1991 1286 50.9 25.2 n/a
1992 1269 51.7 24.5 27.8
1993 975 45.2 21.6 47.2
1994 1014 48.0 21.1 59.5
1995 1014 46.1 22.0 55.9
1996 1014 46.1 22.0 55.9
1997 1020 44.2 23.1 60.3
1998 1085 47.4 22.9 64.8
1999 972 43.4 22.4 74.4
2000 1086 46.4 23.4 75.8
2001 1172 48.0 24.4 83.7
2002 1273 55.4 23.0 73.4
2003 1273 55.4 23.0 73.4
2004 1425 58.0 24.6 67.1
2005 1363 51.6 26.4 65.2
2006 1353 53.0 25.5 69
2007 1318 60.0 22.0 74.2
2008 1316 63.4 20.8 76.4
2009 1263 59.7 18.4 83.1
2010 1492 70.0 21.3 89.2
2011 1484 n/a n/a 90.9
2012 1237 62.6 19.7 n/a
2013 1193 62.4 19.1 80.7
2014 1201 57.2 20.9 84.7
2015 1252 57.0 21.9 84.3
2016 1245 48.0 25.9 87.3
2017 1205 48.9 24.6 87.6
2018 1243 48.4 25.6 87.5
2019 1233 51.3 24.0 93.3
2020 1252 n/a n/a 91.8
2021 1172 43.9 26.6 89
2022 1270 48.7 26.0 87.8
2023 1087 44.0 24.6 84
2024 1085 46.6 23.2 88.6

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 Rialto Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1017 40.0 25.4 n/a
1989 1037 42.7 24.2 n/a
1990 1097 47.2 23.2 n/a
1991 1286 50.9 25.2 n/a
1992 1269 51.7 24.5 27.8
1993 975 45.2 21.6 47.2
1994 1014 48.0 21.1 59.5
1995 1014 46.1 22.0 55.9
1996 1014 46.1 22.0 55.9
1997 1020 44.2 23.1 60.3
1998 1085 47.4 22.9 64.8
1999 972 43.4 22.4 74.4
2000 1086 46.4 23.4 75.8
2001 1172 48.0 24.4 83.7
2002 1273 55.4 23.0 73.4
2003 1273 55.4 23.0 73.4
2004 1425 58.0 24.6 67.1
2005 1363 51.6 26.4 65.2
2006 1353 53.0 25.5 69
2007 1318 60.0 22.0 74.2
2008 1316 63.4 20.8 76.4
2009 1263 59.7 18.4 83.1
2010 1492 70.0 21.3 89.2
2011 1484 n/a n/a 90.9
2012 1237 62.6 19.7 n/a
2013 1193 62.4 19.1 80.7
2014 1201 57.2 20.9 84.7
2015 1252 57.0 21.9 84.3
2016 1245 48.0 25.9 87.3
2017 1205 48.9 24.6 87.6
2018 1243 48.4 25.6 87.5
2019 1233 51.3 24.0 93.3
2020 1252 n/a n/a 91.8
2021 1172 43.9 26.6 89
2022 1270 48.7 26.0 87.8
2023 1087 44.0 24.6 84
2024 1085 46.6 23.2 88.6

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 Rialto Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,761

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rialto Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2181st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2066th of 2802 Middle schools
 6.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Middle)32.126
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Unified)31.529.9
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Middle)15.114.6
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Unified)18.917.3
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Middle)38.931
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Unified)32.633.8
 1.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Middle)12.513
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Unified)14.214.3
 0.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Middle)32.133
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rialto Unified)29.331
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Middle)11.913.6
 1.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rialto Unified)14.112.1
 1.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Rialto Middle)15.221.3
 6.2%
   8th Grade Science (Rialto Unified)13.815.3
 1.4%
   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 Students12331087
 11.8%
African American114109
 4.4%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic1063925
 13%
Pacific Islander02
White2820
 28.6%
Two or More Races1617
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.3%84%
 9.4%


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Students who attend Rialto Middle usually go on to attend Rialto High

Rialto Middle ranks 1806th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,085 students attended Rialto Middle.

Students at Rialto Middle are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.


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