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What's one thing Tokay Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392007718
Tokay Elementary
7846 Tokay Ave., Fontana, CA 92336 · (909) 357-5770 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
309 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
38.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.4pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 23 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 | 7.6% | 30.8% | 24.4% | 37.2% |
| Math | 6.9% | 17.3% | 31.2% | 44.5% |
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 | 38.4% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 20.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 28.8% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 20.6% | 18.8% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Tokay Elementary
Tokay Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokay Elementary this school | 378 | 81.7% | 26.6% |
| Shadow Hills Elementary Fontana | 364 | 85.2% | 30.9% |
| Virginia Primrose Elementary Fontana | 336 | 81.8% | 25.5% |
| Queen Anne Place Elementary Los Angeles | 337 | 80.4% | 56.7% |
| Moreno Elementary Montclair | 428 | 79.7% | 37.7% |
| Leland Street Elementary San Pedro | 418 | 83.5% | 32.9% |
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 Tokay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,903 of 5,151 | #194 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #3,847 of 5,172 ▲ 572 | #187 of 321 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #3,104 of 5,172 ▲ 1,044 | #145 of 321 ▲ 77 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #866 of 5,116 | #55 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #3,949 of 5,915 | #288 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,236 of 5,352 | #48 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #4,030 of 5,354 | #224 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #1,998 of 5,625 | #173 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #626 of 3,837 | #24 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
378
-98 (-21%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 378 | 18.4 | 20.5:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 19.9 | 19.4:1 | 91% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 20.9 | 19.8:1 | 89% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 93% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 20.9 | 25.4:1 | 82% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 22 | 27.1:1 | 84% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | N/A | N/A | 82% (587) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 49 | 20.9:1 | 86% (885) |
| 1990-91 | 1,075 | 38 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tokay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (530 to 378); teachers down 12% (20.9 to 18.4).
About Tokay Elementary
Tokay Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Fontana, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 378 students.
District-wide, Fontana Unified has 44 schools and 32,735 students.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Tokay Elementary. Next come 6% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.5:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Tokay Elementary reports 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Tokay Elementary scores 26.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.6%.
Among San Bernardino County residents, the median household income is $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tokay Elementary is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Almeria Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Tokay Elementary is behind the 34.6% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal data place Tokay Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Tokay Elementary's enrollment dropped 21%, to 378.
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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 Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Wayne Ruble MiddleMiddle · 1,394 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Nearby schools
- Almeria Middle0.3 mi · 772
- Kathy Binks Elementary0.9 mi · 567
- Juniper Elementary1.0 mi · 446
- Oleander Elementary1.1 mi · 517
- Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy1.1 mi · 682
- Hemlock Elementary1.2 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Tokay ElementaryHow many students attend Tokay Elementary?
Tokay Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Tokay Elementary serve?
Tokay Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tokay Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tokay Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tokay Elementary?
At Tokay Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tokay Elementary public or private?
Tokay Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fontana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.