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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000955
Ruth Grimes Elementary
1609 Spruce Ave., Bloomington, CA 92316 · (909) 580-5030 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
518 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 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
13%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
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.2% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 25.3% |
| Math | 19.4% | 21.0% | 29.6% | 29.9% |
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 | 47.7% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 40.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 30.7% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.6% | 36.6% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Ruth Grimes Elementary
Ruth Grimes Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Grimes Elementary this school | 606 | 85.5% | 44.3% |
| J. Calvin Boyd Elementary Rialto | 569 | 87.0% | 25.3% |
| West Riverside Elementary Jurupa Valley | 648 | 84.3% | 14.0% |
| Ulysses Grant Elementary Colton | 589 | 87.3% | 32.3% |
| Good Hope Elementary Perris | 648 | 84.1% | 19.5% |
| Citrus Elementary Fontana | 596 | 86.4% | 30.2% |
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 Ruth Grimes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,123 of 5,151 | #77 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,260 of 5,172 ▼ 136 | #79 of 321 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #2,219 of 5,172 ▼ 209 | #90 of 321 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,546 of 5,116 | #107 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,343 of 5,915 | #102 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,917 of 5,352 | #90 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #4,805 of 5,354 | #306 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,606 of 5,625 | #128 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #3,487 of 3,837 | #221 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
606
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 85% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 28.2 | 21.3:1 | 84% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 29.2 | 20.4:1 | 85% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 87% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 87% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 26 | 24.1:1 | 86% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 83% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 73% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 23 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Grimes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (628 to 606); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Ruth Grimes Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Ruth Grimes Elementary serves students in Bloomington, California. Its 606 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Ruth Grimes Elementary is run by Colton Joint Unified, whose 27 schools enroll 18,397 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Ruth Grimes Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Black and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. By the diversity index, Ruth Grimes Elementary comes in at 13%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.6:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 85% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Ruth Grimes Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ruth Grimes Elementary does better than predicted by 14.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%; the prediction is 29.5%.
Across San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Ruth Grimes Elementary is among the 583 public schools in San Bernardino County.
Nearby, Joe Baca is about 0.4 miles away. Ruth Grimes Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 31.1% on proficiency, and Ruth Grimes Elementary is above that at 44.3%.
The federal government classifies Ruth Grimes Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 611 students in 2020-21 and 606 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 19.7:1 to 21.6:1.
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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 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 Bloomington
- Bloomington HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Crestmore ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Gerald A. Smith ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Ruth O. Harris MiddleMiddle · 562 students
- Mary B. Lewis ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Joe Baca0.4 mi · 705
- Slover Mountain High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 231
- Samuel W. Simpson Elementary0.8 mi · 638
- Gerald A. Smith Elementary1.0 mi · 565
- Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation1.2 mi · 190
- Zupanic Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Grimes ElementaryHow many students attend Ruth Grimes Elementary?
Ruth Grimes Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ruth Grimes Elementary serve?
Ruth Grimes Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Ruth Grimes Elementary have?
Ruth Grimes Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ruth Grimes Elementary?
Student demographics at Ruth Grimes Elementary are roughly 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Ruth Grimes Elementary public or private?
Ruth Grimes Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.