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If you had an hour of school board time for Montara Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARSTOW UNIFIED·NCES 060402000364
Montara Elementary
700 Montara Rd., Barstow, CA 92311 · (760) 252-5150 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
338 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Montara Elementary→BUSD School of Opportunity
Based on grade levels within Barstow Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
17.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 12.1% | 20.4% | 59.9% |
| Math | 5.8% | 12.2% | 26.9% | 55.1% |
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 | 19.8% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 8.9% | 7.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.4% | 7.6% |
| 2020-21 | 10.9% | 6.5% |
| 2018-19 | 15.3% | 13.1% |
| 2017-18 | 20.8% | 16.5% |
| 2016-17 | 22.5% | 17.6% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Montara Elementary
Montara Elementary's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montara Elementary this school | 403 | 83.9% | 16.6% |
| Belshaw Elementary Antioch | 431 | 83.3% | 14.1% |
| Don Riggio Stockton | 436 | 81.4% | 24.5% |
| Kohler TK-8 North Highlands | 400 | 87.3% | 26.4% |
| Cucamonga Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 452 | 82.3% | 22.1% |
| Bear Gulch Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 443 | 84.0% | 24.0% |
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 Montara Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,841 of 5,151 | #283 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #4,487 of 5,172 ▲ 64 | #245 of 321 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,856 of 5,172 ▲ 125 | #298 of 321 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #696 of 5,116 | #41 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #3,657 of 5,915 | #273 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,693 of 5,352 | #224 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,883 of 5,354 | #64 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,781 of 5,625 | #149 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.9% | #129 of 3,837 | #3 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
403
-147 (-27%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 27.5:1
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 | 403 | 16.8 | 23.9:1 | 84% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 18 | 25.4:1 | 81% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 21.4 | 25.1:1 | 87% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 20 | 27.5:1 | 90% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 25 | 27.3:1 | 79% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 23 | 28.1:1 | 82% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | N/A | N/A | 76% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 64% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 23 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montara Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (682 to 403); teachers down 33% (25 to 16.8).
About Montara Elementary
Montara Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Barstow, California. Enrollment is 403 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Barstow Unified has 6,118 students spread across 13 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Montara Elementary is 60% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Black, 12% White, and 11% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Montara Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Montara Elementary counts 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.9 students for each one. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in San Bernardino County, the average is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Montara Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of San Bernardino County number 583 and enroll about 393,648.
The closest public school, Barstow Junior High, is about 0.9 miles from Montara Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Montara Elementary is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Montara Elementary is Town: Distant.
Montara Elementary had 550 students in 2020-21 and 403 in 2024-25, a 27% decrease. The ratio was 27.5:1 in 2020-21 and 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Barstow Unified
- Barstow HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Barstow STEM AcademyMiddle · 454 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Barstow Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 405 students
Other schools in Barstow
- Barstow HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Mojave River Academy - Silver MountainCombined · 677 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Barstow STEM AcademyMiddle · 454 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Barstow Junior High0.9 mi · 646
- Barstow Intermediate0.9 mi · 692
- Cameron Elementary1.2 mi · 436
- Crestline Elementary1.3 mi · 371
- Barstow High2.1 mi · 1,558
- Barstow STEM Academy2.2 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Montara ElementaryHow many students attend Montara Elementary?
Montara Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Montara Elementary serve?
Montara Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Montara Elementary?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Montara Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montara Elementary?
At Montara Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 60% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Montara Elementary in?
Montara Elementary is part of Barstow Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.