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What's one thing Banyan Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTA LOMA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060216007259
Banyan Elementary
10900 Mirador Dr., Alta Loma, CA 91737 · (909) 484-5080 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
271 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 44% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
60.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.9% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 13.2% |
| Math | 33.0% | 27.6% | 20.9% | 18.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | 70.4% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 63.1% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 71.8% |
| 2017-18 | 73.7% | 70.4% |
| 2016-17 | 71.2% | 65.2% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Banyan Elementary
Banyan Elementary's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banyan Elementary this school | 572 | 47.4% | 61.5% |
| Edison Elementary Torrance | 466 | 43.3% | 53.8% |
| Latimer San Jose | 491 | 47.5% | 52.3% |
| Deer Canyon Elementary Alta Loma | 496 | 45.8% | 58.7% |
| Mary Casey Black Elementary Brentwood | 680 | 47.1% | 39.8% |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary Tracy | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Banyan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #1,044 of 5,151 | #29 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #1,038 of 5,172 ▲ 175 | #26 of 321 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #857 of 5,172 ▲ 187 | #23 of 321 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #683 of 5,116 | #20 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #1,621 of 5,915 | #128 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,354 of 5,352 | #281 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #850 of 5,354 | #20 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #4,032 of 5,625 | #297 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,950 of 3,837 | #184 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 47% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 26 | 24.2:1 | 36% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 23.1 | 26.1:1 | 40% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 36% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 24.6 | 25.3:1 | 40% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 22 | 27.8:1 | 36% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | N/A | N/A | 34% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 11% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banyan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (621 to 572); teachers down 6% (24.6 to 23).
About Banyan Elementary
In Alta Loma, California, Banyan Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 572 students. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Banyan Elementary is one of the 10 schools that make up Alta Loma Elementary (5,535 students in total).
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Banyan Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. Smaller groups are 20% Asian, 18% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Banyan Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 47%. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
allk12 grades Banyan Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.8%. Banyan Elementary scores 61.5%.
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Los Osos High, about 0.6 miles away. Banyan Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 62.8% on proficiency, and Banyan Elementary is below that at 61.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.4 to 24.9 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alta Loma Elementary
- Vineyard Junior HighMiddle · 933 students
- Alta Loma Junior HighMiddle · 831 students
- Floyd M. Stork ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Deer Canyon ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Victoria Groves ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Hermosa ElementaryElementary · 442 students
Other schools in Alta Loma
- Alta Loma HighHigh · 2,386 students
- Vineyard Junior HighMiddle · 933 students
- Carleton P. Lightfoot ElementaryElementary · 878 students
- Alta Loma Junior HighMiddle · 831 students
- Floyd M. Stork ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Caryn ElementaryElementary · 553 students
Other Banyan Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Banyan Elementary. Banyan Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Banyan ElementaryNewbury Park, CA · 416 students
- BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUNRISE, FL · 427 students
- BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Los Osos High0.6 mi · 2,759
- Caryn Elementary0.9 mi · 553
- Vineyard Junior High0.9 mi · 933
- Victoria Groves Elementary0.9 mi · 452
- Hermosa Elementary1.1 mi · 442
- Deer Canyon Elementary1.2 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Banyan ElementaryHow large is Banyan Elementary?
Banyan Elementary enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-06.
Is Banyan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Banyan Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Banyan Elementary have?
Banyan Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Banyan Elementary?
Student demographics at Banyan Elementary are roughly 18% White, 48% Hispanic, 7% Black, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Banyan Elementary in?
Banyan Elementary is part of Alta Loma Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.