Samuel W. Simpson Elementary

Samuel W. Simpson Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Rialto, California, operated by Rialto Unified. Current enrollment sits at 638 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% bigger than typical.

Within Rialto Unified, which oversees 29 schools and 23,067 students, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 82% of students at Samuel W. Simpson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.4%; Samuel W. Simpson Elementary posts 54.8%, +24.4 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) records that median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Samuel W. Simpson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Samuel W. Simpson Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

Samuel W. Simpson Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

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