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If you could change one rule at Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIALTO UNIFIED·NCES 063237009427
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary
2241 North Apple Ave., Rialto, CA 92377 · (909) 820-7970 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
340 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
CA avg 47.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 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 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-120 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.3:1
% White
3%
was 6%
% Hispanic
80%
was 77%
% Black
12%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Rialto, California, part of Rialto Unified, caters to 436 students, covering grades K through 5.
Within Rialto Unified, which oversees 29 schools and 23,067 students, Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%). Other groups include 12% Black, 3% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of -5.4 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Ben F. Kolb Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary has shrank 22%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Ben F. Kolb Middle0.4 mi · 917
- W.J.C. Trapp Elementary0.7 mi · 537
- Lena M. Preston Elementary0.8 mi · 471
- A. H. Morgan Elementary1.2 mi · 487
- Eisenhower High1.3 mi · 2,075
- Wilmer Amina Carter High1.4 mi · 1,951
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth T. Hughbanks ElementaryHow large is Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary?
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
Is Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary.
How diverse is Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary?
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary public or private?
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rialto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.