Moreno Elementary

Set in Montclair, California, Moreno Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of Ontario-Montclair. It educates 428 students across grades K through 6.

Within Ontario-Montclair, which oversees 33 schools and 17,640 students, Moreno Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Moreno Elementary lists that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 5% Black, 3% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Moreno Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Moreno Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Serrano Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moreno Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

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