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Fred Ekstrand Elementary

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Fred Ekstrand Elementary ranks 1399 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fred Ekstrand Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 475 students in San Dimas, part of the high-performing Bonita Unified School District, and it has shown steady improvement to become a 4-star school ranked in the top quarter of all California elementary schools.

While the school's overall test scores in English and Math are above the state average, they are the lowest within its own district, notably behind top performers like Oak Mesa Elementary and Arma J. Shull Elementary. However, Fred Ekstrand excels in a key area: it is exceptionally effective in supporting its students, ranking in the 86th-95th percentile statewide for its success with these groups. Performance varies significantly by grade, with 3rd graders doing very well in math but 5th graders facing challenges in math and science.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Charter Oak Unified, Fred Ekstrand achieves stronger academic results even with a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has made impressive progress reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio than some higher-scoring schools in its district, indicating a commitment to individual student support as it continues its upward trajectory.

475

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,256

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 North Walnut Ave.
San Dimas, CA 91773-1437

(909) 971-8203

District: Bonita Unified

Students who attend Fred Ekstrand Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lone Hill Middle
High:	San Dimas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

White:

12.2%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bonita Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg66%

California avg41%

1,399^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Bonita Unified

203^rd of 1,543Bonita 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	74.5	1399 of 5857	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1427 of 5869	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	1160 of 5859	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	1561 of 5883	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	2283 of 5789	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	2590 of 5662	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.5	3206 of 5692	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	2736 of 5614	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.6	2817 of 5611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.3	1512 of 5530	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	1352 of 5390	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	1668 of 5377	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	1810 of 5314	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.1	2414 of 5193	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	2058 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.3	2007 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.0	1467 of 4818	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.2	1609 of 4822	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.5	2235 of 4809	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	1256 of 5597	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	1537 of 5612	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1127 of 5609	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	1618 of 5635	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	2812 of 5492	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	2505 of 5413	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	433 of 5107	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	504 of 5107	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	263 of 5087	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	697 of 5084	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	1285 of 4963	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1717 of 4830	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	738 of 5460	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	726 of 5517	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	719 of 5363	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	664 of 5264	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	1174 of 5173	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	2233 of 5084	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1463 of 5628	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	1246 of 5643	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	1146 of 5638	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	1371 of 5663	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1845 of 5510	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2571 of 5431	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1561 of 2847	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1704 of 2635	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science38%+5 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)	% Varicella (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fred Ekstrand Elementary	Public	K-5	400 North Walnut Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8203	475	22	21.5	47.8%	58 (12.2%)	11 (2.3%)	321 (67.6%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.1%)	74.5	1399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.6	1427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	28	37.8	37.8	72.2	48.0	59.5		60.1	79.8	57.3	43.2		60.5				$15,256	$854	$14,402
Allen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	740 East Allen Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8202	467	21	21.8	36.8%	93 (19.9%)	11 (2.4%)	266 (57.0%)	59 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	73.6	1441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		74.4	1392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	49	48.5	48.5	62.7	55.6	48.5		55.8	66.7	55.6	45.6		56.3				$15,199	$643	$14,556
Arma J. Shull Elementary	Public	K-5	825 North Amelia	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8208	633	23	27.7	26.1%	120 (19.0%)	5 (0.8%)	304 (48.0%)	139 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	95.6	271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.5	218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	53	68.6	68.6	80.0	69.8	88.6		79.4	82.2	76.4	81.9		80.1				$14,763	$643	$14,120
Sutherland Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 North Amelia Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4614	488	25	19.7	19.3%	109 (22.3%)	2 (0.4%)	251 (51.4%)	102 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	78.2	1235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		83.1	1035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	200	36.9	36.9	68.1	60.5	66.3		64.9	73.6	57.1	48.8		59.2				$16,519	$1,483	$15,036
Grace Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1629 Holly Oak St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8206	448	20	22.4	41.7%	87 (19.4%)	9 (2.0%)	302 (67.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	93	474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.5	784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	310	61.8	61.8	64.0	84.1	83.6		76.8	74.7	81.2	64.7		73.6	96.3			$15,421	$790	$14,631
La Verne Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Baseline Rd.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8205	477	19	25.3	29.4%	98 (20.5%)	21 (4.4%)	275 (57.7%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	86.5	849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		80.9	1122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	273	46.4	46.4	65.8	65.1	72.5		67.8	79.5	73.4	54.3		69.1				$15,254	$643	$14,611
Gladstone Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 West Gladstone	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8204	518	23	22.1	34.7%	92 (17.8%)	4 (0.8%)	302 (58.3%)	79 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	84.1	952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		84.2	989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	37	41.2	41.2	63.5	67.5	70.6		67.4	74.3	63.9	60.0		65.7				$14,996	$643	$14,353
Oak Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Wheeler Ave.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8209	582	23	25.3	24.2%	187 (32.1%)	2 (0.3%)	185 (31.8%)	146 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.7%)	96	240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.7	285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	45	64.7	64.7	76.8	78.4	86.1		80.5	84.9	82.7	71.6		79.6				$14,715	$643	$14,072
J. Marion Roynon Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 E St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8207	842	34	24.7	42.5%	137 (16.3%)	22 (2.6%)	518 (61.5%)	95 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.3%)	88.3	757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		87	864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	107	54.4	54.4	72.4	62.7	73.7		69.7	71.7	63.8	65.9		67.1	96.3	98.2	97.2	$15,769	$842	$14,927
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	1427 South Willow	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 914-5839	388	17	22.8	70.6%	63 (16.2%)	14 (3.6%)	250 (64.4%)	47 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	67	1743^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		72.8	1460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	283	35.3	35.3	88.9	47.7	47.1	59.2	60.3	91.1	45.5	33.3	44.9	52.9				$21,101	$2,363	$18,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Ekstrand Elementary

Is Fred Ekstrand Elementary a good school?

Fred Ekstrand Elementary ranks 1399^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fred Ekstrand Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Fred Ekstrand Elementary.

What district is Fred Ekstrand Elementary in?

Bonita Unified

What schools do graduates of Fred Ekstrand Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fred Ekstrand Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lone Hill Middle
High : San Dimas High

What is the racial makeup of Fred Ekstrand Elementary?

Students at Fred Ekstrand Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

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