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How has Cal Aero Preserve Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
982
Elementary
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060846012552
Cal Aero Preserve Academy
15850 Main St., Chino, CA 91708 · (909) 606-8531 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
22.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
470 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (128).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
69.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
60.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.4% | 31.0% | 15.8% | 14.9% |
| Math | 37.7% | 22.4% | 20.1% | 19.7% |
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 | 69.3% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 43.6% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 52.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.9% | 54.5% |
| 2016-17 | 59.6% | 48.0% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cal Aero Preserve Academy
Cal Aero Preserve Academy's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Aero Preserve Academy this school | 982 | 47.9% | 58.4% |
| Helen Carr Castello Elementary Elk Grove | 790 | 50.4% | 60.9% |
| Arlene Hein Elementary Elk Grove | 817 | 45.9% | 62.5% |
| Franklin Elementary Elk Grove | 932 | 54.3% | 62.2% |
| NextGeneration STEAM Academy Lathrop | 797 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Philistine Rondo School of Discovery Eastvale | 1,226 | 53.4% | 66.0% |
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 Cal Aero Preserve Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #1,199 of 5,151 | #35 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #1,054 of 5,172 ▲ 509 | #28 of 321 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #780 of 5,172 ▲ 795 | #21 of 321 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.1pp | #144 of 5,116 | #8 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #89 of 5,915 | #9 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,618 of 5,352 | #136 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #932 of 5,354 | #22 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #4,009 of 5,625 | #295 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #806 of 3,837 | #35 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
982
-552 (-36%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 982 | 43.6 | 22.5:1 | 48% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 1,718 | 70.1 | 24.5:1 | 33% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 1,673 | 68.4 | 24.4:1 | 26% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 1,534 | 64 | 24.0:1 | 30% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 1,331 | 48 | 27.7:1 | 27% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 1,111 | 43 | 25.8:1 | 26% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | N/A | N/A | 25% (206) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cal Aero Preserve Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,331 to 982); teachers down 9% (48 to 43.6).
About Cal Aero Preserve Academy
Cal Aero Preserve Academy is a large elementary school. Its address is in Chino, California. School enrollment was 982 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 111% above that.
Chino Valley Unified includes 35 schools. Together they enroll 25,548 students.
Asian students are the largest group at Cal Aero Preserve Academy, with 43% of enrollment. Next come 35% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 8% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Cal Aero Preserve Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Staffing totals 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cal Aero Preserve Academy is 48%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is lower.
Cal Aero Preserve Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cal Aero Preserve Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.4%; the prediction is 51.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in San Bernardino County, serving about 393,648 students.
The nearest other public school, Legacy Academy, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cal Aero Preserve Academy ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cal Aero Preserve Academy is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,534 to 982. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.5:1.
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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
Other schools in Chino Valley Unified
- Chino Hills HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Ruben S. Ayala HighHigh · 2,541 students
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Canyon Hills Junior HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Robert O. Townsend Junior HighMiddle · 905 students
Other schools in Chino
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - ThriveElementary · 950 students
- Legacy AcademyElementary · 866 students
- Edwin Rhodes ElementaryElementary · 860 students
- Lyle S. Briggs FundamentalElementary · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Academy0.7 mi · 866
- Philistine Rondo School of Discovery1.2 mi · 1,226
- Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate2.2 mi · 1,228
- Rosa Parks Elementary2.2 mi · 970
- Clara Barton Elementary2.2 mi · 1,136
- Ronald Reagan Elementary2.4 mi · 1,063
Frequently asked questions
About Cal Aero Preserve AcademyHow large is Cal Aero Preserve Academy?
Cal Aero Preserve Academy enrolls approximately 982 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Cal Aero Preserve Academy serve?
Cal Aero Preserve Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cal Aero Preserve Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cal Aero Preserve Academy is approximately 22.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cal Aero Preserve Academy?
At Cal Aero Preserve Academy, the student body is approximately 10% White, 35% Hispanic, 5% Black, 43% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cal Aero Preserve Academy public or private?
Cal Aero Preserve Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chino Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.