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What advice would you give to incoming students at Sumner Elementary?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 060876000894
Sumner Elementary
1770 Sumner Ave., Claremont, CA 91711 · (909) 398-0320 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
203 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Claremont Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.4pp since 2014
Math
44.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.7% | 27.9% | 25.8% | 24.6% |
| Math | 19.6% | 25.3% | 29.4% | 25.7% |
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 | 49.6% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 37.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.2% | 43.3% |
| 2017-18 | 52.1% | 38.6% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 38.6% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Sumner Elementary
Sumner Elementary's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Elementary this school | 444 | 45.7% | 45.4% |
| Vintage Parkway Elementary Oakley | 481 | 44.3% | 39.4% |
| High Tech Elementary San Diego | 444 | 48.6% | N/A |
| Mountain View Elementary Claremont | 408 | 44.1% | 44.6% |
| Carnelian Elementary Alta Loma | 441 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
| Judson & Brown Elementary Redlands | 484 | 50.6% | 50.6% |
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 Sumner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,038 of 5,151 | #477 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,934 of 5,172 ▼ 30 | #474 of 1,129 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #2,069 of 5,172 ▲ 253 | #472 of 1,129 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #752 of 5,116 | #267 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,103 of 5,915 | #645 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,263 of 5,352 | #780 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,631 of 5,354 | #246 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #4,099 of 5,625 | #1,028 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #2,214 of 3,837 | #649 of 947 |
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
444
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 41% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 40% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 20 | 26.2:1 | 49% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | N/A | N/A | 43% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 40% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 20 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (513 to 444); teachers down 10% (21 to 19).
About Sumner Elementary
Sumner Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Claremont, California. Federal data show 444 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Claremont Unified, which runs Sumner Elementary, has 11 schools and 6,120 students.
More than half of the students at Sumner Elementary are Hispanic (55%). Next come 25% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Sumner Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumner Elementary is 23.4:1, based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.8% for Sumner Elementary. The school posts 45.4%, 7.4 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Sumner Elementary among them.
Danbury Special Education, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sumner Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sumner Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 444, close to the 440 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.4:1 to 23.4:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont Unified
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- El Roble IntermediateMiddle · 952 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Sycamore ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Claremont HighHigh · 2,065 students
- El Roble IntermediateMiddle · 952 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Condit ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Sycamore ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Other Sumner Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sumner Elementary. Sumner Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Sumner Elementary SchoolRoslindale, MA · 576 students
- Sumner ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 549 students
- Sumner ElementaryAUSTIN, MN · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Danbury Special Education0.1 mi · 47
- Condit Elementary0.8 mi · 603
- Mountain View Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- Harrison Elementary1.2 mi · 328
- Claremont High1.2 mi · 2,065
- El Roble Intermediate1.3 mi · 952
Frequently asked questions
About Sumner ElementaryHow large is Sumner Elementary?
Sumner Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sumner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sumner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumner Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumner Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumner Elementary?
At Sumner Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 55% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sumner Elementary?
Sumner Elementary is overseen by Claremont Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.