Richard Haynes Elementary

Richard Haynes Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Ontario, California, run under Ontario-Montclair. Current enrollment sits at 641 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

Richard Haynes Elementary is one of 33 schools operated by Ontario-Montclair, a district that enrolls 17,640 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Richard Haynes Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 4% Asian, 3% White, 3% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Richard Haynes Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Richard Haynes Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Richard Haynes Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Richard Haynes Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.3%; this one delivers 35.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Richard Haynes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ontario High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richard Haynes Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 788 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

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