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What's the most underrated thing about Etiwanda Colony Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETIWANDA ELEMENTARY·NCES 061296011094
Etiwanda Colony Elementary
13144 Banyan St., Etiwanda, CA 91739 · (909) 803-3911 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
23.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
128 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
67.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.5pp since 2014
Math
66.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.1% | 24.4% | 16.6% | 15.9% |
| Math | 38.4% | 28.2% | 19.7% | 13.7% |
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 | 67.5% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 63.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 62.6% |
| 2018-19 | 68.8% | 61.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.5% | 67.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Etiwanda Colony Elementary
Etiwanda Colony Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etiwanda Colony Elementary this school | 571 | 22.4% | 66.3% |
| Windrows Elementary Etiwanda | 593 | 23.4% | 59.5% |
| La Fetra Elementary Glendora | 613 | 22.7% | 60.9% |
| Cullen Elementary Glendora | 569 | 19.5% | 65.0% |
| David W. Long Elementary Fontana | 757 | 23.2% | 64.9% |
| Caryn Elementary Alta Loma | 553 | 24.1% | 69.1% |
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 Etiwanda Colony Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #823 of 5,151 | #15 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #752 of 5,172 ▲ 113 | #13 of 321 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #881 of 5,172 ▼ 53 | #25 of 321 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,326 of 5,116 | #245 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,634 of 5,915 | #132 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,492 of 5,352 | #204 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #617 of 5,354 | #10 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #5,064 of 5,625 | #329 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #2,830 of 3,837 | #175 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
571
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 571 | 24.1 | 23.7:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 24.1 | 23.7:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 26.2 | 20.9:1 | 37% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 26.6 | 23.6:1 | 26% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 34 | 25.6:1 | 25% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | N/A | N/A | 20% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Etiwanda Colony Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (627 to 571); teachers down 9% (26.6 to 24.1).
About Etiwanda Colony Elementary
Etiwanda Colony Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Etiwanda, California, administered by Etiwanda Elementary. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 571 students. That is 23% larger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Etiwanda Colony Elementary falls under Etiwanda Elementary, which has 18 schools enrolling 13,666 students.
The student body at Etiwanda Colony Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points below the 55% share among San Bernardino County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Etiwanda Colony Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Etiwanda Colony Elementary, there are about 23.7 students; the school has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 22%. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Etiwanda Colony Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 66.4% for a school in California with Etiwanda Colony Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Etiwanda Colony Elementary posts 66.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Bernardino County show that the median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Etiwanda Colony Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Etiwanda Community Day, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Etiwanda Colony Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 66.6% on proficiency, and Etiwanda Colony Elementary is below that at 66.3%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 579 in 2020-21 and 571 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 20.7:1 to 23.7:1.
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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 Etiwanda Elementary
- Day Creek IntermediateMiddle · 1,326 students
- Etiwanda IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Heritage IntermediateMiddle · 1,175 students
- Summit IntermediateMiddle · 1,065 students
- John L. Golden ElementaryElementary · 916 students
- Carleton P. Lightfoot ElementaryElementary · 878 students
Other schools in Etiwanda
- Etiwanda HighHigh · 3,446 students
- Day Creek IntermediateMiddle · 1,326 students
- Etiwanda IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Summit IntermediateMiddle · 1,065 students
- John L. Golden ElementaryElementary · 916 students
- Grapeland ElementaryElementary · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Etiwanda Community Day0.3 mi · 5
- Summit Intermediate0.3 mi · 1,065
- John L. Golden Elementary0.9 mi · 916
- Etiwanda High1.0 mi · 3,446
- Etiwanda Intermediate1.2 mi · 1,181
- Day Creek Intermediate1.2 mi · 1,326
Frequently asked questions
About Etiwanda Colony ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Etiwanda Colony Elementary?
Etiwanda Colony Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-05.
Is Etiwanda Colony Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Etiwanda Colony Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Etiwanda Colony Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Etiwanda Colony Elementary is approximately 23.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Etiwanda Colony Elementary?
At Etiwanda Colony Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Etiwanda Colony Elementary in?
Etiwanda Colony Elementary is part of Etiwanda Elementary.
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