Mariposa Elementary

Located at 30800 Palo Alto Dr., in Redlands, California, Mariposa Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 432 students (grades K through 5), part of Redlands Unified.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mariposa Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 33% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mariposa Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 68.0%.

In the area at large, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Mariposa Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sage Oak Charter School - South, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mariposa Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mariposa Elementary has contracted 22%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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