Butterfield Ranch Elementary

Butterfield Ranch Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Chino Hills, California, run under Chino Valley Unified. Current enrollment sits at 607 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% larger than typical.

Within Chino Valley Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 25,548 students, Butterfield Ranch Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Butterfield Ranch Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% White, 4% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Butterfield Ranch Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Butterfield Ranch Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.1%; actual is 76.8%, +26.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Butterfield Ranch Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Chino Hills High, roughly 2.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Butterfield Ranch Elementary. On composite proficiency, Butterfield Ranch Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.6%.

Butterfield Ranch Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Butterfield Ranch Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 724 (now 607). The Asian share of enrollment increased from 30% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.7:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

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