Los Amigos Elementary

Los Amigos Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Rancho Cucamonga, California, part of Cucamonga Elementary, educates 550 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Cucamonga Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 2,357 students, Los Amigos Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Los Amigos Elementary shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 11% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Los Amigos Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.6%; actual is 21.2%, a gap of -19.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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. Los Amigos Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arroyo Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Los Amigos Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 526 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 82% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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