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What's one thing Reche Canyon Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939009352
Reche Canyon Elementary
3101 Canyon Vista Dr., Colton, CA 92324 · (909) 580-5012 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
23.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
438 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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
41%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
30.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
20.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp 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 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 20.7% | 29.1% | 40.0% |
| Math | 5.8% | 14.9% | 28.5% | 50.9% |
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 | 30.9% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 43.5% | 26.4% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 24.1% |
| 2016-17 | 38.2% | 25.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Reche Canyon Elementary
Reche Canyon Elementary's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reche Canyon Elementary this school | 547 | 80.1% | 26.8% |
| Kathy Binks Elementary Fontana | 567 | 77.6% | 40.7% |
| North Park Elementary San Bernardino | 514 | 82.1% | 36.8% |
| Hidden Springs Elementary Moreno Valley | 565 | 77.3% | 47.9% |
| Harrison Elementary Riverside | 571 | 77.2% | 35.8% |
| Lugonia Elementary Redlands | 527 | 83.7% | 21.8% |
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 Reche Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,882 of 5,151 | #192 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,236 of 5,172 ▼ 505 | #222 of 321 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,898 of 5,172 ▼ 314 | #204 of 321 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,148 of 5,116 | #46 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,898 of 5,915 | #161 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,420 of 5,352 | #196 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #3,363 of 5,354 | #165 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #2,183 of 5,625 | #179 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,589 of 3,837 | #231 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
547
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,022
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 547 | 23.2 | 23.6:1 | 80% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 23.2 | 22.4:1 | 82% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 24.2 | 21.5:1 | 81% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 80% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 79% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 72% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | N/A | N/A | 62% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 47% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 1,022 | 39 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reche Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (561 to 547); teachers down 7% (25 to 23.2).
About Reche Canyon Elementary
Reche Canyon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Colton, California. Enrolled students number 547 students, in kindergarten through 6.
Reche Canyon Elementary sits within Colton Joint Unified, which has 27 schools and 18,397 students.
By race and ethnicity, Reche Canyon Elementary is 76% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Reche Canyon Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1 at Reche Canyon Elementary, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%.
The allk12 Grade for Reche Canyon Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.6% at Reche Canyon Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of San Bernardino County number 583 and enroll about 393,648.
Cooley Ranch Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Reche Canyon Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 493 to 547. The number of students per teacher rose from 20.5 to 23.6 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- Cooley Ranch Elementary1.4 mi · 530
- Terrace View Elementary2.0 mi · 625
- San Bernardino County Special Education2.0 mi · 1,860
- Terrace Hills Middle2.3 mi · 852
- Mojave River Academy - National Trails2.4 mi · 801
- Bryn Mawr Elementary2.5 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Reche Canyon ElementaryHow many students attend Reche Canyon Elementary?
Reche Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Reche Canyon Elementary serve?
Reche Canyon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Reche Canyon Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Reche Canyon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reche Canyon Elementary?
At Reche Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Reche Canyon Elementary in?
Reche Canyon Elementary is part of Colton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.