Oro Grande Elementary

Oro Grande Elementary operates as a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Oro Grande, California, overseen by Oro Grande. Current enrollment sits at 91 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Oro Grande Elementary sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.

Oro Grande Elementary sits inside Oro Grande, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Oro Grande Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school records 7% White, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Oro Grande Elementary shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oro Grande Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 27.8%; actual is 12.6%, a gap of -15.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 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 Oro Grande Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside Preparatory, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oro Grande Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.4%.

Oro Grande Elementary operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oro Grande Elementary has declined 17%, going from 109 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 78% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.7:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.