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What do students at Mission Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207012666
Mission Elementary
10568 California St., Redlands, CA 92373 · (909) 307-2480 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
405 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
40.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
35.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 25.0% | 24.6% | 34.6% |
| Math | 12.2% | 23.3% | 28.5% | 35.9% |
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 | 40.8% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 30.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.2% | 29.3% |
| 2018-19 | 58.1% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 46.6% |
| 2016-17 | 60.6% | 50.2% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Mission Elementary
Mission Elementary's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Elementary this school | 594 | 68.2% | 36.8% |
| Dona Merced Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 547 | 67.8% | 43.7% |
| Promenade Elementary Corona | 579 | 73.6% | 47.4% |
| August Knodt Elementary Stockton | 642 | 67.9% | 15.2% |
| Leo B. Hart Elementary Bakersfield | 705 | 71.6% | 48.5% |
| Fairmont Charter Elementary Vacaville | 586 | 69.8% | 23.4% |
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 Mission Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,785 of 5,151 | #118 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #2,692 of 5,172 ▲ 299 | #108 of 321 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,846 of 5,172 ▼ 72 | #126 of 321 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,483 of 5,116 | #182 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,457 of 5,915 | #110 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,921 of 5,352 | #243 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,701 of 5,354 | #57 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #3,062 of 5,625 | #240 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #713 of 1,139 | #44 of 67 |
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
594
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 594 | 24.5 | 24.2:1 | 68% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 69% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 23.5 | 25.0:1 | 80% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 24 | 24.2:1 | 83% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 21.5 | 26.1:1 | 71% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 20 | 28.1:1 | 73% (411) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (561 to 594); teachers up 14% (21.5 to 24.5).
About Mission Elementary
Mission Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Redlands, California. It teaches 594 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Redlands Unified runs Mission Elementary along with 24 other schools, enrolling 19,105 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Mission Elementary is 58% Hispanic. Next come 13% Asian, 12% White, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. In San Bernardino County overall, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. The school has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 68% of students (405) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mission Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 39.6% for a school in California with Mission Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mission Elementary posts 36.8%.
In San Bernardino County, home to about 2,197,104 people, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Mission Elementary shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Gorman Learning Center is about 0.7 miles from Mission Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Mission Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 581 in 2020-21 to 594 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students.
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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 Redlands Unified
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Clement MiddleMiddle · 1,023 students
Other schools in Redlands
- Sage Oak CharterCombined · 3,879 students
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa ClaritaCombined · 1,559 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
Other Mission Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mission Elementary. Mission Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Mission ElementaryOntario, CA · 571 students
- Mission ElementaryAntioch, CA · 512 students
- Mission ElementaryOceanside, CA · 419 students
- Mission ElementarySoledad, CA · 130 students
- Mission Elementary SchoolAnadarko, OK · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Gorman Learning Center0.7 mi · 1,185
- Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita0.7 mi · 1,559
- Grove0.8 mi · 262
- Bryn Mawr Elementary1.4 mi · 622
- Victoria Elementary1.6 mi · 474
- Redlands eAcademy2.0 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Mission ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mission Elementary?
Mission Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mission Elementary serve?
Mission Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mission Elementary have?
Mission Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Mission Elementary?
Student demographics at Mission Elementary are roughly 12% White, 58% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mission Elementary in?
Mission Elementary is part of Redlands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.