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Which teacher or staff member at Dona Merced Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 060795000763
Dona Merced Elementary
10333 Palo Alto, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 · (909) 980-1600 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
371 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dona Merced Elementary→Cucamonga Middle
Based on grade levels within Central Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.4pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.5% | 26.1% | 20.8% | 30.6% |
| Math | 14.3% | 20.6% | 30.4% | 34.6% |
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 | 48.6% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.4% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 41.3% |
| 2018-19 | 60.4% | 55.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.5% | 54.1% |
| 2016-17 | 58.8% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Dona Merced Elementary
Dona Merced Elementary's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dona Merced Elementary this school | 547 | 67.8% | 43.7% |
| Mission Elementary Redlands | 594 | 68.2% | 36.8% |
| Fairmont Charter Elementary Vacaville | 586 | 69.8% | 23.4% |
| B. Gale Wilson Middle Fairfield | 602 | 62.3% | 31.4% |
| La Mesa Dale Elementary La Mesa | 460 | 68.3% | 44.3% |
| Toluca Lake Elementary North Hollywood | 503 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
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 Dona Merced Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,182 of 5,151 | #82 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #2,753 of 5,172 ▼ 728 | #114 of 321 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #2,150 of 5,172 ▼ 176 | #87 of 321 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.7pp | #330 of 5,116 | #5 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,897 of 5,915 | #160 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,349 of 5,352 | #280 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #1,341 of 5,354 | #43 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #3,084 of 5,625 | #242 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #3,234 of 3,837 | #202 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
547
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 547 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 68% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 70% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 22 | 25.3:1 | 65% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 47% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 59% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 22 | 26.4:1 | 52% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | N/A | N/A | 47% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 26% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 26 | 29.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dona Merced Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (580 to 547); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Dona Merced Elementary
Dona Merced Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 547 students.
Central Elementary is made up of 7 schools with 4,317 students in all.
About 55% of the student body at Dona Merced Elementary is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 17% White, 10% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, Dona Merced Elementary has a ratio of 24.9:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%.
Among California public elementary schools, Dona Merced Elementary outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dona Merced Elementary would be expected to post about 39.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.7%.
San Bernardino County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Bernardino County's 583 public schools enroll about 393,648 students and include Dona Merced Elementary.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Ruth Musser Middle, is the closest to Dona Merced Elementary. Dona Merced Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.3% proficiency; Dona Merced Elementary posts 43.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Dona Merced Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 547 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Dona Merced Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Central Elementary
- Ruth Musser MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Coyote Canyon ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Cucamonga MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Valle Vista ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Bear Gulch ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Rancho Cucamonga
- Rancho Cucamonga HighHigh · 3,221 students
- Los Osos HighHigh · 2,759 students
- Ruth Musser MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Terra Vista ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Coyote Canyon ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Rancho Cucamonga MiddleMiddle · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Ruth Musser Middle0.6 mi · 941
- Central Elementary0.9 mi · 436
- Deer Canyon Elementary1.0 mi · 496
- Coyote Canyon Elementary1.1 mi · 817
- Victoria Groves Elementary1.2 mi · 452
- Alta Loma Elementary1.2 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Dona Merced ElementaryHow many students attend Dona Merced Elementary?
Dona Merced Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dona Merced Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dona Merced Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dona Merced Elementary have?
Dona Merced Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dona Merced Elementary?
Student demographics at Dona Merced Elementary are roughly 17% White, 55% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Dona Merced Elementary in?
Dona Merced Elementary is part of Central Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.