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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207007269
Cram Elementary
29700 Water St., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 425-9300 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
214 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 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
65%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
63.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
49.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.6% | 29.8% | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| Math | 23.7% | 26.1% | 29.4% | 20.9% |
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 | 63.5% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 63.3% | 55.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.6% | 67.9% |
| 2017-18 | 62.8% | 57.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.7% | 61.1% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Cram Elementary
Cram Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cram Elementary this school | 507 | 42.2% | 57.6% |
| Magnolia Elementary Upland | 506 | 43.5% | 65.7% |
| Mayflower Elementary Monrovia | 524 | 45.4% | 61.1% |
| Van Buren Elementary Placentia | 538 | 42.9% | 63.1% |
| Bay View Academy Monterey | 477 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Carnelian Elementary Alta Loma | 441 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
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 Cram Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,244 of 5,151 | #37 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,606 of 5,172 ▼ 260 | #49 of 321 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #1,121 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #37 of 321 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,011 of 5,116 | #39 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,346 of 5,915 | #197 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,861 of 5,352 | #235 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #1,237 of 5,354 | #39 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #4,246 of 5,625 | #304 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,824 of 3,837 | #173 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
507
+50 (+11%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 507 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 42% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 21.3 | 24.4:1 | 45% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 20.5 | 22.9:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 49% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 21.5 | 25.9:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 23 | 26.4:1 | 38% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | N/A | N/A | 27% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 10% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cram Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (557 to 507); teachers down 2% (21.5 to 21).
About Cram Elementary
This page covers Cram Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Highland, California. It reports enrollment of 507 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Redlands Unified, Cram Elementary is one of 25 schools. The district enrolls 19,105 students.
The student body at Cram Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 50%. The next largest groups are 29% White, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Cram Elementary are from different groups.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Cram Elementary lands at B, ahead of 63% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cram Elementary is +2.8 points: 57.6% actual, 54.8% predicted.
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, Cram Elementary among them.
Arroyo Verde Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Cram Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Cram Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Cram Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 457 to 507, an 11% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 24.1:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Cram Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Highland
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Serrano MiddleMiddle · 716 students
- Belvedere ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Lankershim ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Entrepreneur HighHigh · 528 students
- Arroyo Verde ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Arroyo Verde Elementary1.0 mi · 518
- Highland Grove Elementary1.6 mi · 504
- Beattie Middle1.7 mi · 1,072
- Thompson Elementary2.8 mi · 455
- Judson & Brown Elementary3.0 mi · 484
- Cole Elementary3.2 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Cram ElementaryHow many students attend Cram Elementary?
Cram Elementary enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cram Elementary serve?
Cram Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cram Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Cram Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cram Elementary?
At Cram Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 50% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cram Elementary public or private?
Cram 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.