📍 17607 Ranchero Rd., Hesperia, San Bernardino County, 92345
Ranchero Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hesperia, San Bernardino County. The school has 1,160 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Meagan Kelly. It is part of the Hesperia Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Ranchero Middle enrolls 1,160 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 804 | 69% |
| White | 248 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
669 of the school's 1,160 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ranchero Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ranchero Middle is one of 25 schools in Hesperia Unified, based in Hesperia, California. The district serves 23,209 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,160 students, Ranchero Middle is larger than the district average of about 928 students per school.