Crafton Elementary

Set in Redlands, California, Crafton Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, operated by Redlands Unified. It caters to 694 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 25 schools in Redlands Unified (19,105 students total), Crafton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Crafton Elementary logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with San Bernardino County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Crafton Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crafton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 41.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) reports that 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 Crafton Elementary is one.

Redlands East Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crafton Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crafton Elementary has edged up 3%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 694 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 59% across the same window.

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