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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETIWANDA ELEMENTARY·NCES 061296014111
Falcon Ridge Elementary
5470 Lytle Creek Rd., Fontana, CA 92336 · (909) 463-6111 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- B+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
20.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
145 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 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
69%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
72.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2017
Math
64.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2017
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 13 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.7% | 27.4% | 15.6% | 12.2% |
| Math | 35.9% | 28.7% | 21.5% | 13.9% |
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 | 72.2% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 60.1% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 59.2% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 53.1% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Falcon Ridge Elementary
Falcon Ridge Elementary's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Ridge Elementary this school | 546 | 26.6% | 65.2% |
| Del Aire Elementary Hawthorne | 612 | 28.8% | 56.6% |
| Windrows Elementary Etiwanda | 593 | 23.4% | 59.5% |
| Bixby Elementary Long Beach | 548 | 32.1% | 59.3% |
| Aviation Elementary Hawthorne | 439 | 29.8% | 62.2% |
| East Heritage Elementary Fontana | 612 | 36.3% | 64.2% |
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 Falcon Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #870 of 5,151 | #18 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #847 of 5,172 ▲ 163 | #16 of 321 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #648 of 5,172 ▲ 402 | #14 of 321 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,422 of 5,116 | #100 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #1,912 of 5,915 | #162 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,445 of 5,352 | #63 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #780 of 5,354 | #16 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #4,911 of 5,625 | #325 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #229 of 1,139 | #14 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
546
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 546 | 26.1 | 20.9:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 23.1 | 22.8:1 | 36% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 23.6 | 21.7:1 | 53% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 35% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 19.1 | 23.6:1 | 43% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falcon Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (451 to 546); teachers up 37% (19.1 to 26.1).
About Falcon Ridge Elementary
Falcon Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fontana, California, (ZIP code 92336). The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 546 students.
Etiwanda Elementary is the local district for Falcon Ridge Elementary. It runs 18 schools with 13,666 students.
At Falcon Ridge Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 50%. Smaller groups are 15% White, 14% Asian, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Classroom staffing at Falcon Ridge Elementary totals 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Falcon Ridge Elementary is about 27%. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Falcon Ridge Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of California public elementary schools.
Falcon Ridge Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.2%) and its predicted rate (64.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Summit High sits about 0.5 miles from Falcon Ridge Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Falcon Ridge Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Falcon Ridge Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Falcon Ridge Elementary enrolled 537; in 2024-25, 546. Students per teacher increased from 19.9 in 2020-21 to 20.9 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Falcon Ridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Other Falcon Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Falcon Ridge Elementary. Falcon Ridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Falcon Ridge Elementary SchoolHUFFMAN, TX · 677 students
Nearby schools
- Summit High0.5 mi · 2,725
- Sierra Lakes Elementary0.9 mi · 902
- David W. Long Elementary1.0 mi · 757
- Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary1.8 mi · 813
- Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy2.0 mi · 682
- Fontana A. B. Miller High2.1 mi · 1,950
Frequently asked questions
About Falcon Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Falcon Ridge Elementary?
Falcon Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 546 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Falcon Ridge Elementary serve?
Falcon Ridge Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Falcon Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Falcon Ridge Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Falcon Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Falcon Ridge Elementary are roughly 15% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Falcon Ridge Elementary in?
Falcon Ridge Elementary is part of Etiwanda Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.