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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392001597
Palmetto Elementary
9325 Palmetto Ave., Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 357-5710 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
535 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
30.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.6pp since 2014
Math
18.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 19.4% | 23.8% | 45.6% |
| Math | 6.0% | 12.8% | 34.6% | 46.6% |
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 | 30.6% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 20.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.5% | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 34.3% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 23.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Palmetto Elementary
Palmetto Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Elementary this school | 577 | 92.7% | 24.9% |
| Bubbling Wells Elementary Desert Hot Springs | 581 | 93.3% | 20.9% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Bakersfield | 614 | 90.9% | 11.3% |
| Merle S. Casey Elementary Rialto | 563 | 93.1% | 22.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Pomona | 529 | 93.4% | 22.7% |
| Elderberry Elementary Ontario | 544 | 92.5% | 42.1% |
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 Palmetto Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,089 of 5,151 | #217 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #4,417 of 5,172 ▼ 289 | #238 of 321 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,926 of 5,172 ▲ 15 | #208 of 321 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,751 of 5,116 | #126 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,588 of 5,915 | #127 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,963 of 5,352 | #93 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #4,579 of 5,354 | #286 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #744 of 5,625 | #41 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #611 of 3,837 | #23 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
577
-92 (-14%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 964
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 577 | 26.6 | 21.7:1 | 93% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 28.5 | 19.7:1 | 88% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 88% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 33 | 20.3:1 | 92% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 31.8 | 25.6:1 | 89% (721) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 33 | 27.8:1 | 85% (782) |
| 2010-11 | 909 | N/A | N/A | 88% (803) |
| 2000-01 | 1,040 | 50 | 20.8:1 | 73% (764) |
| 1990-91 | 964 | 36 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmetto Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (812 to 577); teachers down 16% (31.8 to 26.6).
About Palmetto Elementary
Palmetto Elementary sits in Fontana, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school has 577 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
The district for Palmetto Elementary is Fontana Unified, with 44 schools and 32,735 students.
Hispanic students are 91% of those enrolled at Palmetto Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 4% White and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. The school has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. In all, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Bernardino County averages 74%, lower than here.
Palmetto Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Palmetto Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.9% actual against a predicted 25.2%.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 393,648 students.
Dolores Huerta International Academy is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Palmetto Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 669 students in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.7:1) than in 2020-21 (20.3:1).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Wayne Ruble MiddleMiddle · 1,394 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Other Palmetto Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Palmetto Elementary. Palmetto Elementary is the 4th largest of the 10.
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 1,006 students
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 654 students
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 645 students
- Palmetto ElementaryWilliamston, SC · 572 students
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMETTO, FL · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Dolores Huerta International Academy0.7 mi · 639
- Randall Pepper Elementary0.9 mi · 455
- Mary B. Lewis Elementary1.0 mi · 548
- South Tamarind Elementary1.0 mi · 565
- Cypress Elementary1.1 mi · 572
- Fontana Middle1.2 mi · 1,049
Frequently asked questions
About Palmetto ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Palmetto Elementary?
Palmetto Elementary enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Palmetto Elementary serve?
Palmetto Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Palmetto Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Palmetto Elementary is approximately 21.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palmetto Elementary?
At Palmetto Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Palmetto Elementary in?
Palmetto Elementary is part of Fontana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.