Lugonia Elementary

Lugonia Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in Redlands, California, one of the schools within Redlands Unified, teaches 527 students, covering grades K through 5.

Lugonia Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Redlands Unified, a district that serves 19,105 students overall.

On demographics, Lugonia Elementary logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lugonia Elementary logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Lugonia Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lugonia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.4%.

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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Lugonia Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Clement Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lugonia Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lugonia Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.1%.

Lugonia Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Lugonia Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.