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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847011318
Montera Elementary
4825 Bandera St., Montclair, CA 91762 · (909) 445-1062 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
493 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 51% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
37%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
53.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.5pp since 2014
Math
47.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 29.1% | 20.1% | 26.4% |
| Math | 23.1% | 24.4% | 26.1% | 26.4% |
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 | 53.5% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.7% | 27.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.1% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Montera Elementary
Montera Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montera Elementary this school | 564 | 87.4% | 44.8% |
| Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy Stanton | 601 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Bryant Elementary Garden Grove | 571 | 88.3% | 34.5% |
| Commonwealth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 504 | 88.7% | 42.0% |
| Mattie Lou Maxwell Anaheim | 577 | 85.4% | 31.8% |
| Madison Elementary Fresno | 487 | 85.0% | 40.1% |
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 Montera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,082 of 5,151 | #76 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,759 of 5,172 ▲ 503 | #58 of 321 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,790 of 5,172 ▲ 1,015 | #69 of 321 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.1pp | #62 of 5,116 | #4 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #1,711 of 5,915 | #146 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #214 of 5,352 | #6 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #3,587 of 5,354 | #188 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,413 of 5,625 | #106 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #3,732 of 3,837 | #243 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
564
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 87% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 91% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 91% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 24.1 | 23.7:1 | 81% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 26 | 24.9:1 | 89% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 91% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (571 to 564); teachers up 33% (24.1 to 32).
About Montera Elementary
The public elementary school Montera Elementary is located in Montclair, California. The school has 564 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 21% above average.
Ontario-Montclair has 33 schools; together they serve 17,640 students.
Hispanic students are 77% of those enrolled at Montera Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 16% Asian and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 493 students, or 87%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
After accounting for student poverty, Montera Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.8% is 16.4 points above the 28.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Montera Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Monte Vista Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 44.8% is above the 39.2% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 559 in 2020-21, 564 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.4:1 to 17.6:1.
People who know Montera Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Vernon Middle1.1 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Montera ElementaryHow large is Montera Elementary?
Montera Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Montera Elementary serve?
Montera Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montera Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montera Elementary is approximately 17.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montera Elementary?
At Montera Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Montera Elementary public or private?
Montera Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ontario-Montclair.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.