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What's the most underrated thing about Central Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 060795000761
Central Elementary
7955 Archibald Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 · (909) 987-2541 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
24.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
328 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 | 142 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (142) is 92% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
53%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central Elementary→Cucamonga Middle
Based on grade levels within Central Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.6pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 19.2% | 23.7% | 37.9% |
| Math | 9.4% | 19.9% | 29.4% | 41.3% |
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 | 38.4% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 28.4% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 26.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.8% | 37.3% |
| 2017-18 | 37.3% | 32.9% |
| 2016-17 | 35.2% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 436 | 75.2% | 34.8% |
| Juliette Low School of the Arts Anaheim | 475 | 76.2% | 48.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary Upland | 412 | 75.0% | 42.3% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Upland | 409 | 74.1% | 45.2% |
| Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation Upland | 514 | 73.9% | 40.1% |
| Michelle Obama Elementary Richmond | 431 | 77.7% | 23.0% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,976 of 5,151 | #128 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,295 of 5,172 ▼ 55 | #143 of 321 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #3,100 of 5,172 ▼ 641 | #144 of 321 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,822 of 5,116 | #214 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #3,204 of 5,915 | #245 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,903 of 5,352 | #240 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #2,511 of 5,354 | #103 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #2,599 of 5,625 | #209 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #2,065 of 3,837 | #129 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
436
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 18.5 | 23.2:1 | 77% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 72% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 21 | 24.3:1 | 68% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 20 | 26.6:1 | 55% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | N/A | N/A | 58% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 39% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 25 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (511 to 436); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About Central Elementary
In Rancho Cucamonga, California, Central Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 436 students in kindergarten through 5.
Central Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
Hispanic students are 66% of those enrolled at Central Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 11% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Central Elementary lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. About 75% of students at Central Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is similar, at 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Central Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 39% of California public elementary schools.
Central Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.8% versus 35.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In San Bernardino County, home to about 2,197,104 people, median household income comes to about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 393,648, Central Elementary among them.
Central Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Cucamonga Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Central Elementary is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 436, up from 413 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 24.2 students per teacher, compared with 20.6 in 2020-21.
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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 Central Elementary
- Ruth Musser MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Coyote Canyon ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Cucamonga MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Dona Merced ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Valle Vista ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Bear Gulch ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other schools in Rancho Cucamonga
- Rancho Cucamonga HighHigh · 3,221 students
- Los Osos HighHigh · 2,759 students
- Ruth Musser MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Terra Vista ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Coyote Canyon ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Rancho Cucamonga MiddleMiddle · 770 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 57th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementaryEscondido, CA · 575 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Cucamonga Middle0.7 mi · 662
- Cucamonga Elementary0.8 mi · 452
- Dona Merced Elementary0.9 mi · 547
- Bear Gulch Elementary1.0 mi · 443
- Rancho Cucamonga Middle1.1 mi · 770
- Alta Loma Elementary1.2 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryHow large is Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
Is Central Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary.
How diverse is Central Elementary?
Central Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 66% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of Central Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.