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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONITA UNIFIED·NCES 060561000508
Gladstone Elementary
1314 West Gladstone, San Dimas, CA 91773 · (909) 971-8204 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
180 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
67.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
65.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.7pp 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 66 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.4% | 31.0% | 19.4% | 13.2% |
| Math | 37.2% | 28.5% | 21.1% | 13.2% |
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 | 67.4% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 63.3% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.1% | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.6% | 64.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.7% | 68.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.6% | 66.8% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Gladstone Elementary
Gladstone Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Elementary this school | 518 | 34.7% | 64.8% |
| Allen Avenue Elementary San Dimas | 467 | 36.8% | 56.6% |
| Victoria Groves Elementary Alta Loma | 452 | 41.2% | 62.2% |
| Los Alamitos Elementary Los Alamitos | 625 | 31.7% | 67.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Bonita | 434 | 38.5% | 56.7% |
| San Miguel Elementary Sunnyvale | 431 | 31.1% | 39.4% |
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 Gladstone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #890 of 5,151 | #200 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #795 of 5,172 ▲ 84 | #182 of 1,129 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #885 of 5,172 ▲ 214 | #195 of 1,129 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #362 of 5,116 | #136 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #2,215 of 5,915 | #447 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,328 of 5,352 | #634 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,836 of 5,354 | #277 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #4,573 of 5,625 | #1,098 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #3,693 of 3,837 | #927 of 947 |
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
518
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 518 | 23.3 | 22.2:1 | 35% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 23.3 | 22.5:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 22.7 | 22.7:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 25.2 | 20.9:1 | 38% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 37% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 32% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 23% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 19 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gladstone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (526 to 518); teachers down 7% (25.2 to 23.3).
About Gladstone Elementary
Gladstone Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in San Dimas, California. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 518 students in 2024-25.
Bonita Unified has 9,905 students spread across 15 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Gladstone Elementary is 58% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 18% White, 15% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Gladstone Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gladstone Elementary is 22.2:1, based on 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Gladstone Elementary counts 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.2% for Gladstone Elementary. The school posts 64.8%, 5.6 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Gladstone Elementary.
Gladstone Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Willow Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.8% is below the 65.2% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Gladstone Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 505 to 518, a 3% rise.
On allk12, people connected to Gladstone Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bonita Unified
- Bonita HighHigh · 1,911 students
- Ramona MiddleMiddle · 1,371 students
- San Dimas HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Lone Hill MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- J. Marion Roynon ElementaryElementary · 842 students
- Arma J. Shull ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Other schools in San Dimas
- Ramona MiddleMiddle · 1,371 students
- San Dimas HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Lone Hill MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Arma J. Shull ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Fred Ekstrand ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Allen Avenue ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Other Gladstone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gladstone Elementary. Gladstone Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- GLADSTONE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Elementary0.4 mi · 388
- Arma J. Shull Elementary0.8 mi · 633
- Arrow High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 71
- Bridges Community Day0.8 mi · 1
- Oak Knoll Alternative0.8 mi · 107
- Lone Hill Middle1.1 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Gladstone ElementaryHow many students attend Gladstone Elementary?
Gladstone Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gladstone Elementary serve?
Gladstone Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gladstone Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Gladstone Elementary.
How diverse is Gladstone Elementary?
Gladstone Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Gladstone Elementary in?
Gladstone Elementary is part of Bonita Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.