Terra Vista Elementary

As an expansive K-5 school in Rancho Cucamonga, California, Terra Vista Elementary educates 855 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Etiwanda Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 84% above the state mean of about 465.

Etiwanda Elementary runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 13,666 students. Terra Vista Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Terra Vista Elementary lists that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% Asian, 13% White, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Terra Vista Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Terra Vista Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.6%, the actual is 67.8%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) records that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Terra Vista Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Terra Vista Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Terra Vista Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 869 students in 2018 compared to 855 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 32.8:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.