Monte Vista Elementary

Monte Vista Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Montclair, California, one of the schools within Ontario-Montclair. The school instructs 535 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 33 schools in Ontario-Montclair (17,640 students total), Monte Vista Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Monte Vista Elementary records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Asian, 4% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Monte Vista Elementary records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monte Vista Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 28.9%; Monte Vista Elementary posts 52.9%, +23.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Monte Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Montclair High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monte Vista Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monte Vista Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.9%.

Monte Vista Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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