Photo: YonderStone · CC BY-SA 4.0San Dimas’s public schools outscore 86% of California districts
In San Dimas, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving San Dimas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
San Dimas’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 559 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of San Dimas’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,684 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Lone Hill Middle, then San Dimas High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Holy Name of Mary Elementary School (private), Kindercare San Dimas Foothill (private), Arrow Montessori School of San Dimas (private), Kindercare Learning Center (private) and Dove Day School- Educational Programs- Inc. (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind San Dimas’s grade
A: better than 86% of California school districts, #107 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve San Dimas, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in San Dimas
Lone Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 23:1 students per teacher
7th grade in San Dimas
Lone Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 23:1 students per teacher
8th grade in San Dimas
Lone Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 23:1 students per teacher
9th grade in San Dimas
San Dimas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,235 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in San Dimas
San Dimas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,235 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in San Dimas
San Dimas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,235 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in San Dimas
San Dimas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,235 students · 21:1 students per teacher
San Dimas’s public schools are run by Bonita Unified School District, which also serves La Verne. Parts of San Dimas (5%, 4% and 4% of its land) are served by Pomona Unified, Covina-Valley Unified and Charter Oak Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
San Dimas vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share San Dimas’s borders.
Every school in San Dimas
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Vista (Alternative) and Adult Transition Program).
Questions about San Dimas’s schools
Are San Dimas’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools San Dimas children attend outscore 86% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #107 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is San Dimas in?
Bonita Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,905 students in 15 schools (2024–25). Small parts of San Dimas are served by Pomona Unified, Covina-Valley Unified and Charter Oak Unified.
Where do San Dimas kids go to high school?
San Dimas High, with 1,235 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is San Dimas’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Bonita Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does San Dimas spend per student?
$15,684 in Bonita Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in San Dimas?
Yes: Holy Name of Mary Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 362 students), Kindercare San Dimas Foothill (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 106 students), Arrow Montessori School of San Dimas (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 92 students), Kindercare Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 90 students) and Dove Day School- Educational Programs- Inc. (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 13 students).
Parents talk
What San Dimas families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near San Dimas → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.