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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Paul Rogers Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000954
Paul Rogers Elementary
955 West Laurel St., Colton, CA 92324 · (909) 580-5027 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- BThree-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
22.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
556 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (109).
Student demographics
7%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
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 20.4% | 22.7% | 43.1% |
| Math | 7.9% | 13.6% | 25.1% | 53.4% |
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 | 34.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 17.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.1% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 25.2% |
| 2017-18 | 33.9% | 23.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.9% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Paul Rogers Elementary
Paul Rogers Elementary's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Rogers Elementary this school | 602 | 92.4% | 26.0% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Colton | 587 | 91.0% | 24.6% |
| Gulf Avenue Elementary Wilmington | 634 | 92.6% | 36.5% |
| Scholarship Prep - Orange County Santa Ana | 615 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Cortez Elementary Pomona | 607 | 91.6% | 39.0% |
| Moffett Elementary Lennox | 626 | 94.1% | 39.0% |
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 Paul Rogers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,962 of 5,151 | #198 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,164 of 5,172 ▲ 286 | #219 of 321 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,521 of 5,172 ▲ 300 | #182 of 321 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,176 of 5,116 | #156 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #1,379 of 5,915 | #104 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,431 of 5,352 | #119 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #5,094 of 5,354 | #325 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #792 of 5,625 | #46 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,776 of 3,837 | #110 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
602
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 92% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 28 | 23.3:1 | 91% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 26.4 | 24.1:1 | 92% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 93% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 28 | 25.9:1 | 91% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 90% (684) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | N/A | N/A | 87% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 69% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 31 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul Rogers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (725 to 602); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Paul Rogers Elementary
Paul Rogers Elementary sits in Colton, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 602 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 29% higher.
Paul Rogers Elementary is among 27 schools run by Colton Joint Unified, which serves 18,397 students.
Paul Rogers Elementary's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Paul Rogers Elementary total 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.3:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 92%. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Paul Rogers Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 25.4% for a school in California with Paul Rogers Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Paul Rogers Elementary posts 26.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
Colton Middle is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 29.6% proficiency; Paul Rogers Elementary posts 26.0%.
NCES assigns Paul Rogers Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 648. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.0:1 to 22.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Colton Joint Unified
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Terrace Hills MiddleMiddle · 852 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
Other schools in Colton
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Mojave River Academy - National TrailsCombined · 801 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Dr. Ernest Garcia ElementaryElementary · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Colton Middle0.4 mi · 870
- Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary0.5 mi · 608
- William McKinley Elementary0.7 mi · 495
- Ulysses Grant Elementary0.7 mi · 589
- Colton High0.9 mi · 1,729
- William G. Jehue Middle0.9 mi · 1,444
Frequently asked questions
About Paul Rogers ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paul Rogers Elementary?
Paul Rogers Elementary enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Paul Rogers Elementary serve?
Paul Rogers Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Rogers Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul Rogers Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paul Rogers Elementary?
Paul Rogers Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Paul Rogers Elementary?
Paul Rogers Elementary is overseen by Colton Joint Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.