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Montara Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montara Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 403 students in Barstow, CA, operating within the larger Barstow Unified district which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, Montara's performance is in the lowest percentiles statewide, though it sits in the middle compared to other elementary schools in its district. Its proficiency rates in English and Math are slightly above the district average, performing better than schools like Lenwood Elementary and Crestline Elementary but lower than top district performers like Skyline North Elementary and Cameron Elementary. A major challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which at 39.2% is more than double the state average, though this rate has shown recent improvement.

Interestingly, comparisons with nearby districts reveal different possibilities; schools in the Silver Valley Unified district, such as Newberry Springs Elementary and Yermo Elementary, serve similar student populations but achieve higher proficiency and have lower absenteeism. Within Barstow Unified, there appears to be little direct link between how much is spent per student and academic outcomes, suggesting other factors like teaching methods or school culture are key drivers of student success.

403

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,664

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Montara Rd.
Barstow, CA 92311-5729

(760) 252-5150

District: Barstow Unified

Students who attend Montara Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barstow Junior High
High:	Barstow High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

14.9%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 6th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg14%

California avg43%

5,500^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5500 of 5857	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5508 of 5869	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	5800 of 5859	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	5808 of 5883	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1384 of 1417	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	5698 of 5789	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5338 of 5662	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5044 of 5692	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	5012 of 5614	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	4914 of 5611	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	4330 of 5530	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	4000 of 5390	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	3994 of 5377	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	3886 of 5314	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	4690 of 5193	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4567 of 5113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	3992 of 5113	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	4087 of 4818	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.1	3336 of 4822	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.7	3434 of 4809	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	351 of 569	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	305 of 593	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	595 of 661	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	622 of 663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	722 of 747	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	563 of 700	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	2144 of 2227	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2193 of 2585	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1703 of 2128	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	26.7	539 of 602	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1573 of 3275	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	703 of 3246	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5302 of 5597	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5356 of 5612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5572 of 5609	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	5583 of 5635	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1225 of 1267	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	5432 of 5492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5177 of 5413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4547 of 5107	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4259 of 5107	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5032 of 5087	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	4978 of 5084	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	4861 of 4963	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4412 of 4830	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5106 of 5460	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5114 of 5517	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	5268 of 5363	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	5216 of 5264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1078 of 1110	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	5116 of 5173	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	4870 of 5084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	5235 of 5628	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5174 of 5643	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	5570 of 5638	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5577 of 5663	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1253 of 1272	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5426 of 5510	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5068 of 5431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2672 of 2847	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2253 of 2420	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	3.3	2785 of 2834	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	2680 of 2737	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)10th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

White (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montara Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Montara Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5150	403	17	23.9	83.9%	49 (12.2%)	60 (14.9%)	240 (59.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (11.4%)	12.1	5500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.6	5508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	8				21.8	17.7					19.8	18.0	18.0					18.0	78.6	85.7	88.1	88.1	88.1	83.3	$14,664	$2,271	$12,393
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	436	18	24.1	89.7%	43 (9.9%)	122 (28.0%)	235 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	24.6	4443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		17.4	5084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	641				19.8	38.5					27.8	25.3	33.9					29.0							$15,216	$2,905	$12,311
Crestline Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Monterey	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5121	371	17	22.0	91.1%	31 (8.4%)	137 (36.9%)	160 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	4.4	5848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.7	5851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	3				10.6	9.5					10.1	3.0	6.5					4.7	80.0	87.5	87.5	82.5	87.5	87.5	$14,311	$2,885	$11,426
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Avenue E	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6250	398	17	23.6	78.6%	64 (16.1%)	78 (19.6%)	220 (55.3%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	10.6	5598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		15.5	5262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	336				18.4	19.0					18.7	18.4	13.8					16.2	95.5	97.0		95.5	95.5	95.5	$13,425	$2,101	$11,324
Barstow Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-5	500 South Avenue G	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-4900	405	20	20.4	57.8%	62 (15.3%)	28 (6.9%)	281 (69.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	7.9	5741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	5663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	78				13.2	10.8					12.0	23.5	5.4					14.1							$15,971	$2,260	$13,711
Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	322	14	23.1	74.2%	77 (23.9%)	29 (9.0%)	187 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	16.4	5155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.1	5206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	51				23.5	20.4					22.1	29.0	17.0					23.8							$15,848	$2,322	$13,526
Challenges Community Day	Public	K-6	25757 Agate Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-2048	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	34374 Ash Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-7713	351	17	20.8	85.5%	77 (21.9%)	46 (13.1%)	199 (56.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.1%)	7.1	5772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		11.1	5615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	157				10.0	10.7					10.3	16.9	12.5					15.0							$15,051	$2,457	$12,594
Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	34.6	3615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		22	4673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1058	10.0	32.4	22.4	39.5	35.9	13.8	50.0	22.6	39.5	34.2	39.5	38.5	20.7	23.9	13.2	26.3	26.3							$21,555	$1,500	$20,055
Newberry Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	33713 Newberry Rd.	Newberry Springs	92365	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 257-3211	106	7	14.3	87.7%	43 (40.6%)	1 (0.9%)	51 (48.1%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	55	2313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		49.8	2564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	251	27.3		27.3	36.8	68.4	70.0				58.6	21.1	47.4	40.0				36.2							$29,660	$2,528	$27,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Montara Elementary

Is Montara Elementary a good school?

Montara Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Montara Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Montara Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Montara Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montara Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barstow Junior High
High : Barstow High

What district is Montara Elementary in?

Barstow Unified

What is the racial makeup of Montara Elementary?

Students at Montara Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 11% Two or more races.

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