Gerald F. Litel Elementary

Gerald F. Litel Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Chino Hills, California, run under Chino Valley Unified, with 616 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Chino Valley Unified runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 25,548 students. Gerald F. Litel Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Gerald F. Litel Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 31% Asian, 17% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gerald F. Litel Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Gerald F. Litel Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Gerald F. Litel Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Ruben S. Ayala High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gerald F. Litel Elementary has edged up 11%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 23% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

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