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What advice would you give to incoming students at Magnolia Elementary?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLAND UNIFIED·NCES 060001609091
Magnolia Elementary
465 West 15th St., Upland, CA 91786 · (909) 949-7750 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
220 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 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
70.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
62.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.3% | 31.3% | 19.6% | 9.8% |
| Math | 32.6% | 29.6% | 24.0% | 13.9% |
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 | 70.6% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 63.2% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.3% | 55.7% |
| 2018-19 | 69.3% | 63.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 60.5% |
| 2016-17 | 61.3% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Magnolia Elementary
Magnolia Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Elementary this school | 506 | 43.5% | 65.7% |
| Cram Elementary Highland | 507 | 42.2% | 57.6% |
| Bay View Academy Monterey | 477 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Carnelian Elementary Alta Loma | 441 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
| Mayflower Elementary Monrovia | 524 | 45.4% | 61.1% |
| Vintage Parkway Elementary Oakley | 481 | 44.3% | 39.4% |
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 Magnolia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #851 of 5,151 | #17 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #956 of 5,172 ▲ 181 | #23 of 321 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #724 of 5,172 ▲ 28 | #18 of 321 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,542 of 5,116 | #106 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #2,349 of 5,915 | #198 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,135 of 5,352 | #102 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,669 of 5,354 | #53 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #4,197 of 5,625 | #303 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #1,742 of 3,837 | #107 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
506
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 506 | 23.1 | 21.9:1 | 43% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 23.1 | 22.9:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 21.7 | 24.2:1 | 42% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 36% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 26.9 | 22.8:1 | 31% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 22% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 7% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 20 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (611 to 506); teachers down 14% (26.9 to 23.1).
About Magnolia Elementary
Magnolia Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Upland, California. It teaches 506 students in kindergarten through 6.
Upland Unified has 9,461 students spread across 14 schools.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Magnolia Elementary. Other reported shares: 29% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with San Bernardino County, where about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
There are about 21.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Magnolia Elementary, which has 23.1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Magnolia Elementary is about 43%. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Magnolia Elementary would score about 54.1%. It scores 65.7%, 11.6 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income comes to about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. San Bernardino County counts 583 public schools with about 393,648 students.
Magnolia Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Sierra Vista Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Magnolia Elementary is ahead of the 45.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Magnolia Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 6% over 4 years, reaching 506 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Magnolia Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Upland Unified
- Upland HighHigh · 2,797 students
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Upland Junior HighMiddle · 599 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Upland
- Upland HighHigh · 2,797 students
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Upland Junior HighMiddle · 599 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Other Magnolia Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Magnolia Elementary. Magnolia Elementary is the 7th largest of the 14.
- Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 703 students
- Magnolia ElementaryOakdale, CA · 636 students
- Magnolia ElementaryRiverside, CA · 535 students
- Magnolia ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 488 students
- Magnolia ElementaryAzusa, CA · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.6 mi · 409
- Pioneer Junior High0.7 mi · 771
- Sycamore Elementary0.8 mi · 412
- Pepper Tree Elementary1.0 mi · 719
- Upland High1.0 mi · 2,797
- Baldy View Elementary1.1 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia ElementaryHow large is Magnolia Elementary?
Magnolia Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Magnolia Elementary serve?
Magnolia Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Magnolia Elementary have?
Magnolia Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Magnolia Elementary?
Student demographics at Magnolia Elementary are roughly 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Magnolia Elementary public or private?
Magnolia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.