Hidden Trails Elementary

Hidden Trails Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school in Chino Hills, California, overseen by Chino Valley Unified. The school instructs 569 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Hidden Trails Elementary reports that Asian students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Hidden Trails Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hidden Trails Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.2%; Hidden Trails Elementary posts 83.3%, +37.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Hidden Trails Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Country Springs Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hidden Trails Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 70.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Hidden Trails Elementary's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 569). Over the same period, the Asian share rose from 45% to 69%. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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