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What's the one class at Crafton Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207004933
Crafton Elementary
311 North Wabash Ave., Redlands, CA 92374 · (909) 794-8600 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
24.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
399 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 155 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
57%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
46.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.3% | 23.0% | 20.7% | 32.9% |
| Math | 18.0% | 21.2% | 25.5% | 35.4% |
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 | 46.4% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.9% | 52.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.9% | 44.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.1% | 54.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.5% | 50.6% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Crafton Elementary
Crafton Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crafton Elementary this school | 694 | 57.5% | 42.1% |
| Tomas Rivera Elementary Riverside | 699 | 54.6% | 52.6% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Tulare | 671 | 61.3% | 39.4% |
| Endeavour School of Exploration Victorville | 668 | 54.0% | 52.9% |
| Cole Elementary Clovis | 667 | 57.3% | 50.8% |
| Patterson Road Elementary Santa Maria | 662 | 60.9% | 40.7% |
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 Crafton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,299 of 5,151 | #89 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,349 of 5,172 ▲ 78 | #85 of 321 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #2,333 of 5,172 ▼ 212 | #99 of 321 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.2pp | #64 of 5,116 | #1 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #792 of 5,915 | #56 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,311 of 5,352 | #277 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #2,105 of 5,354 | #75 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #3,583 of 5,625 | #279 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #913 of 1,139 | #55 of 67 |
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
694
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 694 | 28 | 24.8:1 | 57% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 60% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 30 | 22.1:1 | 69% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 57% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 26 | 26.1:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 53% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 28% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 28 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crafton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (676 to 694); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Crafton Elementary
Crafton Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Redlands, California. Its 694 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
The district, Redlands Unified, operates 25 schools serving 19,105 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Crafton Elementary, with 59% of enrollment. The school is also 27% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That is close to the 55% Hispanic share among all San Bernardino County residents. Crafton Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.8 students per teacher. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. The 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 17 points higher.
allk12 grades Crafton Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.9% for Crafton Elementary. The school posts 42.1%, 3.8 points below the prediction.
In San Bernardino County (population about 2,197,104), the median household income is $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Crafton Elementary is one of 583 public schools in the county.
Redlands East Valley High is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 48.6% proficiency; Crafton Elementary posts 42.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 30 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.1:1 to 24.8:1.
Community posts for Crafton Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Redlands Unified
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Clement MiddleMiddle · 1,023 students
Other schools in Redlands
- Sage Oak CharterCombined · 3,879 students
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa ClaritaCombined · 1,559 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
Other Crafton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Crafton Elementary. Crafton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Crafton Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Redlands East Valley High0.7 mi · 1,845
- Moore Middle0.7 mi · 988
- Judson & Brown Elementary1.4 mi · 484
- Mentone Elementary1.4 mi · 378
- Sage Oak Charter School - South1.6 mi · 583
- Sage Oak Charter1.6 mi · 3,879
Frequently asked questions
About Crafton ElementaryHow large is Crafton Elementary?
Crafton Elementary enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-05.
Is Crafton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crafton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crafton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crafton Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crafton Elementary?
At Crafton Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Crafton Elementary public or private?
Crafton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redlands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.