Montera Elementary

Montera Elementary is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Montclair, California, one of the schools within Ontario-Montclair, teacheing 564 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Montera Elementary sits 21% above that benchmark.

Ontario-Montclair comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 17,640 students; Montera Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Montera Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 16% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Montera Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Montera Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montera Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.3%; this one delivers 44.8%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) logs that median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Montera Elementary is one.

Monte Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Montera Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montera Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 571 students in 2018 to 564 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 8% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Montera Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.