Total enrollment
4,317
+104 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Central Elementary
California · 4,317 students · 1 city
Central Elementary reports 7 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 4,317 California students (5 elementary and 2 middle).
4-year change in Central Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Central Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #237 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,317 | #289 of 587 | #2,243 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #318 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #484 of 587 | #8,874 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.4% | #247 of 587 | #1,908 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #168 of 530 | #1,377 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Central Elementary
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Coyote Canyon Elementary at 57.2% proficient to Bear Gulch Elementary at 24.0%, a gap of 33.2 points. That is the 195th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 4,555 to 4,317 students (down 5%) and from 186 to 186 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Musser Middle | Rancho Cucamonga | Middle | 05-08 | 941 |
| Coyote Canyon Elementary | Rancho Cucamonga | Elementary | KG-04 | 817 |
| Cucamonga Middle | Rancho Cucamonga | Middle | 06-08 | 662 |
| Dona Merced Elementary | Rancho Cucamonga | Elementary | KG-05 | 547 |
| Valle Vista Elementary | Rancho Cucamonga | Elementary | KG-05 | 471 |
| Bear Gulch Elementary | Rancho Cucamonga | Elementary | KG-05 | 443 |
| Central Elementary | Rancho Cucamonga | Elementary | KG-05 | 436 |
About Central Elementary
As a rural-scale district in California, Central Elementary hosts 4,317 students across 7 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Central Elementary is made up of 5 elementary and 2 middle.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,317 students, stayed largely flat from the 4,213 reported in SY 2020-21.
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