Canyon Crest Elementary

Set in Fontana, California, Canyon Crest Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, overseen by Fontana Unified. It serves 420 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Fontana Unified (32,735 students total), Canyon Crest Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Canyon Crest Elementary shows that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% White, 5% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Canyon Crest Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Canyon Crest Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Canyon Crest Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Southridge Tech Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Canyon Crest Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canyon Crest Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Canyon Crest Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 420). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.