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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004388
Berlyn Elementary
1320 North Berlyn Ave., Ontario, CA 91764 · (909) 986-8995 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
586 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
33.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.6pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 22.1% | 21.3% | 45.1% |
| Math | 8.9% | 12.7% | 30.8% | 47.5% |
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 | 33.6% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 30.6% | 22.9% |
| 2017-18 | 26.9% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Berlyn Elementary
Berlyn Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlyn Elementary this school | 639 | 91.7% | 29.3% |
| Tuolumne Elementary Modesto | 624 | 91.7% | 16.0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Selma | 634 | 92.4% | 33.5% |
| Cortez Elementary Pomona | 607 | 91.6% | 39.0% |
| Agua Caliente Elementary Cathedral City | 645 | 93.3% | 24.1% |
| Bellevue Elementary Atwater | 599 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
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 Berlyn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,615 of 5,151 | #176 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,149 of 5,172 ▼ 870 | #218 of 321 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,598 of 5,172 ▼ 276 | #189 of 321 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,814 of 5,116 | #129 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #1,102 of 5,915 | #79 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,847 of 5,352 | #152 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #4,630 of 5,354 | #294 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #872 of 5,625 | #55 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #1,615 of 3,837 | #99 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
639
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 639 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 92% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 89% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 90% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 88% (609) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 32.1 | 24.4:1 | 80% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 31 | 25.1:1 | 88% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | N/A | N/A | 91% (665) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 45 | 23.2:1 | 83% (866) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 27 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlyn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (782 to 639); teachers down 13% (32.1 to 28).
About Berlyn Elementary
Berlyn Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Ontario, California. It teaches 639 students in kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
In Ontario-Montclair, 33 schools enroll a combined 17,640 students.
By race and ethnicity, Berlyn Elementary is 91% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% White. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. On the income side, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Berlyn Elementary is +3.5 points: 29.3% actual, 25.8% predicted.
The school is in San Bernardino County, where median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County's 583 public schools enroll about 393,648 students and include Berlyn Elementary.
Edison Elementary is the nearest public school to Berlyn Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, higher than Berlyn Elementary's 29.3%.
Berlyn Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 696 to 639, an 8% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 21.8:1 in 2020-21 to 22.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in Ontario
- Chaffey HighHigh · 3,127 students
- Colony HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Ontario HighHigh · 1,994 students
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 844 students
- Ranch View ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Central Language AcademyElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary0.5 mi · 736
- Chaffey High0.8 mi · 3,127
- Vineyard Elementary0.9 mi · 562
- Central Language Academy0.9 mi · 736
- Del Norte Elementary1.0 mi · 428
- Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Berlyn ElementaryHow many students attend Berlyn Elementary?
Berlyn Elementary enrolls approximately 639 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Berlyn Elementary serve?
Berlyn Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Berlyn Elementary have?
Berlyn Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Berlyn Elementary?
Student demographics at Berlyn Elementary are roughly 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Berlyn Elementary public or private?
Berlyn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ontario-Montclair.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.