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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIALTO UNIFIED·NCES 063237003847
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary
2568 West Terra Vista Dr., Rialto, CA 92377 · (909) 854-3800 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
322 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
35.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 20.4% | 19.6% | 45.5% |
| Math | 9.5% | 14.0% | 23.1% | 53.4% |
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 | 35.0% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.5% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 14.4% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 23.1% |
| 2017-18 | 42.5% | 31.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.3% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary this school | 414 | 77.8% | 26.6% |
| Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary San Jose | 454 | 79.5% | N/A |
| Darnall Charter San Diego | 442 | 79.6% | N/A |
| Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary Rialto | 436 | 78.0% | 25.2% |
| Cimarron Elementary Palmdale | 497 | 77.9% | 22.7% |
| Jurupa Vista Elementary Fontana | 388 | 82.0% | 25.0% |
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 Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,907 of 5,151 | #195 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #3,934 of 5,172 ▲ 442 | #199 of 321 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,434 of 5,172 ▲ 535 | #174 of 321 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #998 of 5,116 | #65 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,510 of 5,915 | #263 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,662 of 5,352 | #219 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #3,864 of 5,354 | #207 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #2,386 of 5,625 | #195 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #1,137 of 1,139 | #67 of 67 |
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
414
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 414 | 17.3 | 23.9:1 | 78% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 77% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 73% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 76% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 16 | 27.7:1 | 70% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | N/A | N/A | 62% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 43 | 21.1:1 | 27% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (413 to 414); teachers down 4% (18 to 17.3).
About Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Rialto, California, under Rialto Unified. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 414 students in kindergarten through 5.
Rialto Unified serves 23,067 students across 29 schools.
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary's enrollment is 82% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 9% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show San Bernardino County is about 55% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary and a ratio of 23.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 78% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary are 7.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.6% actual, 34.0% predicted).
San Bernardino County has about 2,197,104 residents, and the median household income is $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary, San Bernardino County has 582 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Ethel Kucera Middle, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 427 to 414 students. The ratio was 22.5:1 in 2020-21 and 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Rialto Unified
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
Other schools in Rialto
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
Nearby schools
- Ethel Kucera Middle0.5 mi · 978
- Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary0.8 mi · 718
- Paakuma K-81.6 mi · 940
- Wilmer Amina Carter High1.8 mi · 1,951
- Sierra Lakes Elementary2.0 mi · 902
- W.J.C. Trapp Elementary2.3 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Edward Fitzgerald ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary?
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary serve?
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary?
Student demographics at Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary are roughly 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary in?
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary is part of Rialto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.