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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207004947
Smiley Elementary
1210 West Cypress Ave., Redlands, CA 92373 · (909) 307-5580 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- 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
25.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
360 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
45.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 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 | 32.9% | 26.1% | 20.5% | 20.5% |
| Math | 23.8% | 22.1% | 31.0% | 23.1% |
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 | 59.0% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 51.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.9% | 55.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 51.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.3% | 57.2% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 57.5% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 55.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Smiley Elementary
Smiley Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Elementary this school | 634 | 56.8% | 52.8% |
| Arroyo Verde Elementary Highland | 518 | 59.1% | 46.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary Fresno | 631 | 62.3% | 57.6% |
| J. C. Crumpton Elementary Marina | 562 | 59.6% | 41.9% |
| Stockdale Elementary Bakersfield | 587 | 60.3% | 55.5% |
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary Merced | 722 | 59.6% | 38.0% |
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 Smiley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,537 of 5,151 | #47 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,863 of 5,172 ▼ 415 | #62 of 321 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,404 of 5,172 ▲ 158 | #51 of 321 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #1,254 of 5,116 | #53 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,132 of 5,915 | #81 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,604 of 5,352 | #305 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #1,413 of 5,354 | #44 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #3,610 of 5,625 | #281 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #871 of 1,139 | #52 of 67 |
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
634
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 634 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 57% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 24 | 26.2:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 22.5 | 26.4:1 | 67% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 65% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 48% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 24 | 26.7:1 | 46% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | N/A | N/A | 49% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 33 | 21.3:1 | 39% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 26 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smiley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (614 to 634); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Smiley Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Redlands, California, Smiley Elementary is part of Redlands Unified. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 634 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Redlands Unified counts 25 schools and 19,105 students, including Smiley Elementary.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at Smiley Elementary. Other groups include 20% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Smiley Elementary comes in at 64%.
Smiley Elementary operates with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 25.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. About 57% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in San Bernardino County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Smiley Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.3% for Smiley Elementary. The school posts 52.8%, 6.5 points above the prediction.
Within San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of San Bernardino County number 583 and enroll about 393,648.
Nearest public school: Cope Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Smiley Elementary is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Smiley Elementary saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 22.9 to 25.4 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Smiley Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Redlands Unified
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Clement MiddleMiddle · 1,023 students
Other schools in Redlands
- Sage Oak CharterCombined · 3,879 students
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa ClaritaCombined · 1,559 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
Other Smiley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Smiley Elementary. Smiley Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Smiley Elementary SchoolLudowici, GA · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Cope Middle0.3 mi · 1,191
- McKinley Elementary0.7 mi · 315
- Kingsbury Elementary1.0 mi · 512
- Orangewood High (Continuation)1.4 mi · 260
- Redlands eAcademy1.4 mi · 151
- Kimberly Elementary1.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Smiley ElementaryHow large is Smiley Elementary?
Smiley Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-05.
Is Smiley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smiley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Smiley Elementary have?
Smiley Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Smiley Elementary?
Student demographics at Smiley Elementary are roughly 20% White, 55% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Smiley Elementary in?
Smiley Elementary is part of Redlands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.