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B+

Central Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Rancho Cucamonga’s School Grade A better than 88% of California school districts

Students
4,317
Schools
7
Spent per student
$16,673
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$93.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $93.6M, about $21,688 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rancho Cucamonga. Grade by grade →

K–616 schoolsEtiwanda Elementary School District
7–85 middle schoolsEtiwanda Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsChaffey Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency34%
State average 33.1% · 2,858 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 46.7% · 2,838 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Chaffey Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,673 per student · 21% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 71%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,213’20
4,328’21
4,263’22
4,324’23
4,317’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 57%White 14%Black 12%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.