Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRONA JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063984006608
Trona Elementary
83600 Trona Rd., Trona, CA 93562 · (760) 372-2868 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
21.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
117 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Trona Elementary→Trona High
Based on grade levels within Trona Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
21.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 15.8% | 26.8% | 50.0% |
| Math | 7.3% | 14.6% | 32.9% | 45.1% |
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 | 23.2% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.7% | 19.7% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 15.6% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 36.7% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 30.8% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 32.6% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Trona Elementary
Trona Elementary's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trona Elementary this school | 147 | 79.6% | 20.4% |
| Inyokern Elementary Inyokern | 161 | 80.1% | 45.3% |
| Morongo Valley Elementary Morongo Valley | 170 | 75.3% | 42.7% |
| Lake Don Pedro Elementary La Grange | 195 | 81.0% | 21.9% |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) Guerneville | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| Cypress Elementary Redding | 215 | 89.3% | 27.6% |
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 Trona Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,548 of 5,151 | #252 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,112 of 5,172 ▲ 457 | #215 of 321 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,635 of 5,172 ▲ 76 | #273 of 321 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,795 of 5,116 | #128 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #5,528 of 5,915 | #331 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #2,225 of 5,625 | #183 of 331 |
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
147
+15 (+11%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 147 | 7 | 21.0:1 | 80% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 8 | 16.5:1 | 77% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 8 | 16.4:1 | 71% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 9 | 14.7:1 | 82% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 71% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 71% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | N/A | N/A | 75% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 12 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (140 to 147); teachers down 30% (10 to 7).
About Trona Elementary
Trona Elementary serves students in Trona, California, as a very small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 147 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 68% lower.
Trona Joint Unified is the local district for Trona Elementary. It runs 2 schools with 258 students.
More than half of the students at Trona Elementary are White (59%). Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 33% White among all San Bernardino County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
There are 7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.0:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Trona Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.9%. Trona Elementary scores 20.4%.
In San Bernardino County, home to about 2,197,104 people, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
Of the public schools around it, Trona Elementary is closest to Trona High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: Trona Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 20.4% versus a 30.1% average.
Trona Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 132 in 2020-21 to 147 in 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 14.7:1 to 21.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Trona High0.0 mi · 111
- Richmond Elementary18.8 mi · 364
- Burroughs High18.8 mi · 1,536
- Pierce Elementary18.8 mi · 297
- Murray Middle18.9 mi · 643
- Gateway Elementary19.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Trona ElementaryHow large is Trona Elementary?
Trona Elementary enrolls approximately 147 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Trona Elementary serve?
Trona Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trona Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trona Elementary is approximately 21.0:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Trona Elementary?
Student demographics at Trona Elementary are roughly 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Trona Elementary in?
Trona Elementary is part of Trona Joint Unified.
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