Locust Elementary

Locust Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in Fontana, California, part of Fontana Unified. Current enrollment sits at 346 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Locust Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Fontana Unified, a district that works with 32,735 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Locust Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Locust Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Locust Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 28.1%.

In the surrounding community, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Locust Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Locust Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Locust Elementary's enrollment has shrank 22% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 346). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.