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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060846009349
Howard Cattle Elementary
13590 Cypress Ave., Chino, CA 91710 · (909) 591-2755 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
399 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
52%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
39.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 22.1% | 26.7% | 33.9% |
| Math | 12.0% | 18.8% | 30.7% | 38.5% |
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 | 39.4% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.5% | 39.3% |
| 2017-18 | 44.2% | 33.1% |
| 2016-17 | 44.3% | 34.0% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Howard Cattle Elementary
Howard Cattle Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Cattle Elementary this school | 594 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| Park Western Place Elementary San Pedro | 528 | 66.7% | 65.3% |
| Highland Grove Elementary Highland | 504 | 64.9% | 52.3% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Lawndale | 585 | 65.5% | 59.8% |
| Liberty Elementary Ontario | 578 | 72.7% | 50.4% |
| Creek View Elementary Ontario | 566 | 66.6% | 40.3% |
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 Howard Cattle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,765 of 5,151 | #114 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,151 of 5,172 ▼ 381 | #133 of 321 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,983 of 5,172 ▼ 690 | #137 of 321 ▼ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #220 of 5,116 | #4 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,453 of 5,915 | #109 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,562 of 5,352 | #209 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #2,629 of 5,354 | #109 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #3,109 of 5,625 | #244 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #1,635 of 3,837 | #102 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
594
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 594 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 67% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 68% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 27.1 | 21.6:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 44% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 27.5 | 26.4:1 | 48% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 26 | 27.1:1 | 49% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | N/A | N/A | 36% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 940 | 40 | 23.5:1 | 18% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 14 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Cattle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (725 to 594); teachers down 9% (27.5 to 25).
About Howard Cattle Elementary
Howard Cattle Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Chino, California, under Chino Valley Unified. The school's enrollment of 594 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Howard Cattle Elementary sits within Chino Valley Unified, which has 35 schools and 25,548 students.
Howard Cattle Elementary's enrollment is 67% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% White, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at Howard Cattle Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 23.8:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Howard Cattle Elementary is 67%.
The model predicts 40.2% for a school in California with Howard Cattle Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Howard Cattle Elementary posts 36.9%.
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard Cattle Elementary is among the 583 public schools in San Bernardino County.
The school nearest to Howard Cattle Elementary is Edwin Rhodes Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Howard Cattle Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Howard Cattle Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Howard Cattle Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Howard Cattle Elementary went from 612 students to 594.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Chino Valley Unified
- Chino Hills HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Ruben S. Ayala HighHigh · 2,541 students
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Canyon Hills Junior HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Cal Aero Preserve AcademyElementary · 982 students
Other schools in Chino
- Chino HighHigh · 2,077 students
- Don Antonio Lugo HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Cal Aero Preserve AcademyElementary · 982 students
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - ThriveElementary · 950 students
- Legacy AcademyElementary · 866 students
- Edwin Rhodes ElementaryElementary · 860 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin Rhodes Elementary0.4 mi · 860
- Magnolia Junior High0.5 mi · 541
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive0.9 mi · 950
- Alicia Cortez Elementary1.0 mi · 390
- Chino High1.6 mi · 2,077
- Walnut Avenue Elementary1.7 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Cattle ElementaryHow large is Howard Cattle Elementary?
Howard Cattle Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Howard Cattle Elementary serve?
Howard Cattle Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Howard Cattle Elementary have?
Howard Cattle Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Howard Cattle Elementary?
Student demographics at Howard Cattle Elementary are roughly 12% White, 67% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Howard Cattle Elementary in?
Howard Cattle Elementary is part of Chino Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.