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What's one thing Gerald A. Smith Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939008127
Gerald A. Smith Elementary
9551 Linden Ave., Bloomington, CA 92316 · (909) 580-5033 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
491 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
36.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2014
Math
27.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 22.8% | 25.3% | 37.8% |
| Math | 11.2% | 16.6% | 31.2% | 41.1% |
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 | 36.9% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.2% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 32.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 29.9% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary
Gerald A. Smith Elementary's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald A. Smith Elementary this school | 565 | 86.9% | 29.5% |
| Date Elementary Fontana | 533 | 87.4% | 39.8% |
| Citrus Elementary Fontana | 596 | 86.4% | 30.2% |
| J. Calvin Boyd Elementary Rialto | 569 | 87.0% | 25.3% |
| Fremont Elementary Riverside | 593 | 88.0% | 29.8% |
| George H. Dunn Elementary Rialto | 609 | 89.3% | 25.4% |
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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,572 of 5,151 | #170 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #3,453 of 5,172 ▲ 558 | #159 of 321 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #3,236 of 5,172 ▲ 228 | #160 of 321 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,528 of 5,116 | #190 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,699 of 5,915 | #142 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,528 of 5,352 | #127 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #4,812 of 5,354 | #307 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #1,484 of 5,625 | #116 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #1,297 of 3,837 | #75 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
565
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 565 | 25.2 | 22.4:1 | 87% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 25.2 | 22.6:1 | 88% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 25 | 23.5:1 | 89% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 29 | 23.6:1 | 88% (605) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 29 | 24.7:1 | 93% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 94% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | N/A | N/A | 85% (631) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 75% (642) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 21 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerald A. Smith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (716 to 565); teachers down 13% (29 to 25.2).
About Gerald A. Smith Elementary
Gerald A. Smith Elementary is an elementary school in Bloomington, California, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 565 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Colton Joint Unified is made up of 27 schools with 18,397 students in all.
Gerald A. Smith Elementary is 93% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Black. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
A staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is higher.
Gerald A. Smith Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.5%) and its predicted rate (28.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
The school is in San Bernardino County, where median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County's 583 public schools enroll about 393,648 students and include Gerald A. Smith Elementary.
Maple Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Gerald A. Smith Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Gerald A. Smith Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 685 to 565, an 18% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.6:1 in 2020-21 to 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Colton Joint Unified
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Terrace Hills MiddleMiddle · 852 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Ruth Grimes ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Crestmore ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Ruth O. Harris MiddleMiddle · 562 students
- Mary B. Lewis ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Elementary0.6 mi · 511
- Mary B. Lewis Elementary0.6 mi · 548
- Ruth Grimes Elementary1.0 mi · 606
- Slover Mountain High (Continuation)1.2 mi · 231
- Samuel W. Simpson Elementary1.2 mi · 638
- Dolores Huerta International Academy1.3 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Gerald A. Smith ElementaryHow large is Gerald A. Smith Elementary?
Gerald A. Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Gerald A. Smith Elementary serve?
Gerald A. Smith Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Gerald A. Smith Elementary?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Gerald A. Smith Elementary.
How diverse is Gerald A. Smith Elementary?
Gerald A. Smith Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Gerald A. Smith Elementary in?
Gerald A. Smith Elementary is part of Colton Joint Unified.
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