Total enrollment
18,397
-2,128 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in Colton Joint Unified
California · 18,397 students · 4 cities
Public schools in the Colton Joint Unified system total 28 schools across California, with roughly 18,397 students enrolled (19 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Colton Joint Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Colton Joint Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #426 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18,397 | #66 of 587 | #448 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #59 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #206 of 587 | #8,500 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 84.9% | #95 of 587 | #947 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #459 of 530 | #5,489 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 Colton Joint Unified
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Ruth Grimes Elementary at 44.3% proficient to Alice Birney Elementary at 17.1%, a gap of 27.2 points. That is the 242nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 22,497 to 18,397 students (down 18%) and from 984 to 881 full-time teachers (down 10%), 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.
About Colton Joint Unified
Colton Joint Unified maintains 28 public schools across California, collectively educateing roughly 18,397 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Colton Joint Unified comprises 19 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Colton Joint Unified runs about 657 students per school, 14% above the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 18,397 students, fell 10% from the 20,525 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Colton Joint Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.