Alice Birney Elementary

Set in Colton, California, Alice Birney Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school, part of Colton Joint Unified. It enrolls 681 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 27 schools in Colton Joint Unified (18,397 students total), Alice Birney Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Alice Birney Elementary lists that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 2% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Alice Birney Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alice Birney Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.4%; this one delivers 16.6%.

Around the school, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Alice Birney Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Abraham Lincoln Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alice Birney Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alice Birney Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 697 students in 2018 compared to 681 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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