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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000952
Mary B. Lewis Elementary
18040 San Bernardino Ave., Bloomington, CA 92316 · (909) 580-5025 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
510 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
30.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 23.7% | 23.4% | 45.7% |
| Math | 4.6% | 12.1% | 30.3% | 53.1% |
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 | 30.9% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 15.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 16.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 21.5% |
| 2017-18 | 27.6% | 15.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.5% | 16.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Mary B. Lewis Elementary
Mary B. Lewis Elementary's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary B. Lewis Elementary this school | 548 | 93.1% | 24.3% |
| Oak Street Inglewood | 569 | 93.0% | 25.4% |
| Bradley Elementary San Bernardino | 530 | 94.9% | 34.3% |
| Cypress Elementary Highland | 517 | 94.2% | 23.2% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Lynwood | 542 | 92.8% | 33.5% |
| Ramona-Alessandro Elementary San Bernardino | 502 | 92.8% | 38.0% |
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 Mary B. Lewis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #4,151 of 5,151 | #220 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,604 of 5,172 ▼ 13 | #259 of 321 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,889 of 5,172 ▼ 488 | #203 of 321 ▼ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #888 of 5,116 | #28 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,882 of 5,915 | #159 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,852 of 5,352 | #153 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #4,261 of 5,354 | #256 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #694 of 5,625 | #38 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #1,312 of 3,837 | #76 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
548
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 93% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 94% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 24.2 | 24.2:1 | 94% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 88% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 28 | 24.8:1 | 95% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 29 | 25.1:1 | 92% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | N/A | N/A | 91% (719) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 80% (643) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 24 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary B. Lewis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (694 to 548); teachers down 14% (28 to 24).
About Mary B. Lewis Elementary
Mary B. Lewis Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Bloomington, California, administered by Colton Joint Unified. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 548 students enrolled.
The district for Mary B. Lewis Elementary is Colton Joint Unified, with 27 schools and 18,397 students.
Mary B. Lewis Elementary enrolls a student body that is 87% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 7% Black and 4% White. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. Mary B. Lewis Elementary has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 22.8:1 comes from the school's 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.0% at Mary B. Lewis Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.3%.
San Bernardino County census figures show that median household income is about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mary B. Lewis Elementary is among the 583 public schools in San Bernardino County.
Gerald A. Smith Elementary is located about 0.6 miles from Mary B. Lewis Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mary B. Lewis Elementary ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 584 to 548. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.6:1 in 2020-21, and 22.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mary B. Lewis Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Colton Joint Unified
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Terrace Hills MiddleMiddle · 852 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Ruth Grimes ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Crestmore ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Gerald A. Smith ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Ruth O. Harris MiddleMiddle · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Gerald A. Smith Elementary0.6 mi · 565
- Maple Elementary0.7 mi · 511
- Palmetto Elementary1.0 mi · 577
- Dolores Huerta International Academy1.0 mi · 639
- Slover Mountain High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 231
- Ruth Grimes Elementary1.4 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Mary B. Lewis ElementaryHow large is Mary B. Lewis Elementary?
Mary B. Lewis Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mary B. Lewis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary B. Lewis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mary B. Lewis Elementary have?
Mary B. Lewis Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary B. Lewis Elementary?
Student demographics at Mary B. Lewis Elementary are roughly 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mary B. Lewis Elementary in?
Mary B. Lewis Elementary is part of Colton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.