Citrus Elementary

Located at 16041 Randall Ave., in Fontana, California, Citrus Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school that caters to 596 students (grades K through 6), run under Fontana Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Citrus Elementary sits 28% larger than that benchmark.

Citrus Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Fontana Unified, a district that educates 32,735 students overall.

Demographically, Citrus Elementary lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 4% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Citrus Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 28.1%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Citrus Elementary is one.

Fontana High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Citrus Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.9%.

Citrus Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Citrus Elementary has ticked down 24%, going from 783 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.