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Central Elementary

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Central Elementary ranks 3642 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 436 students in Rancho Cucamonga, part of the Central Elementary district, which has experienced a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below both its own district and state averages, with particular challenges in upper-grade mathematics. The school serves a high-need population, with over 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its chronic absenteeism rate, while near the state average, is higher than many nearby higher-performing schools. Performance varies significantly for different groups of students, with recent sharp declines noted for male students and those in special education.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context: within its own district, Coyote Canyon Elementary achieves much higher results with similar resources, while schools in the neighboring Alta Loma Elementary district, like Deer Canyon Elementary, consistently outperform Central Elementary. This suggests that improvement is possible, and the school could benefit from targeted strategies to address attendance, learn from higher-performing peers, and support struggling student subgroups.

436

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,863

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7955 Archibald Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-2805

(909) 987-2541

District: Central Elementary

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cucamonga Middle
High:	Alta Loma High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

11.2%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

California avg41%

3,642^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Central Elementary

697^th of 1,543Central Elementary 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	34.1	3642 of 5857	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	3115 of 5869	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3112 of 5859	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3319 of 5883	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3303 of 5789	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3553 of 5662	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	3338 of 5692	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	3055 of 5614	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.2	2279 of 5611	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	1882 of 5530	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	2024 of 5390	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.9	2476 of 5377	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	2663 of 5314	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.4	2160 of 5193	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	1731 of 5113	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	1733 of 5113	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	1521 of 4818	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	1455 of 4822	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.7	1340 of 4809	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	1324 of 2585	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	885 of 2128	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	776 of 3245	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	22.4	3052 of 3275	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2773 of 5597	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2760 of 5612	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	3680 of 5609	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3727 of 5635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3230 of 5492	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3069 of 5413	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2387 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1852 of 5107	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1792 of 5087	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2137 of 5084	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	1928 of 4963	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	2306 of 4830	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2715 of 5460	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2430 of 5517	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1975 of 5363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2492 of 5264	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	2950 of 5173	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3754 of 5084	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4260 of 5628	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3160 of 5643	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2460 of 5638	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2746 of 5663	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	3187 of 5510	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3894 of 5431	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2035 of 2847	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1266 of 2635	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	1930 of 2651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2656 of 2834	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2449 of 2737	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)27th percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science25%-8 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	7955 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-2541	436	18	24.2	75.2%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.8%)	34.1	3642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.2	3115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	527	25.0	25.0	33.8	42.9	39.4		38.4	31.9	36.8	20.8		29.4	95.3		98.1		96.2		$17,863	$3,220	$14,643
Cucamonga Elementary	Public	K-5	8677 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1318	452	24	18.9	82.3%	49 (10.8%)	60 (13.3%)	320 (70.8%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	16.2	5170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		21.4	4742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	428	19.4	19.4	24.2	20.8	30.3		25.0	19.4	13.7	14.9		15.9	88.6	90.0		91.4	90.0		$23,915	$1,852	$22,063
Dona Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	10333 Palo Alto	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1600	547	22	24.8	67.8%	95 (17.4%)	57 (10.4%)	300 (54.8%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	51.2	2545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		60.3	2054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	491	42.4	42.4	49.0	37.5	59.8		48.6	39.2	33.0	32.6		35.0	96.6						$16,998	$2,658	$14,340
Bear Gulch Elementary	Public	K-5	8355 Bear Gulch Pl.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-9396	443	20	22.1	84.0%	35 (7.9%)	58 (13.1%)	302 (68.2%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	18.8	4933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		23	4582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.9%	351	17.1	17.1	15.5	39.7	31.9		28.6	19.7	18.8	11.6		16.7	97.5	97.5	97.5		97.5		$18,078	$2,981	$15,097
Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	7085 Amethyst St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5000	328	13	25.2	61.6%	64 (19.5%)	25 (7.6%)	195 (59.5%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	49	2646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		53.3	2385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	261	30.3	30.3	46.9	52.4	46.2		48.1	40.0	40.5	31.8		36.7							$23,021	$6,054	$16,967
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7727 Valle Vista Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 981-8697	471	19	24.7	60.9%	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	312 (66.2%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	57.5	2195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		62.9	1932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	263	39.7	39.7	37.7	47.2	62.5		48.7	40.6	44.0	49.2		44.4							$17,272	$2,733	$14,539
Deer Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	10225 Hamilton St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5030	496	19	26.3	45.8%	115 (23.2%)	22 (4.4%)	257 (51.8%)	76 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	78.9	1197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		76.5	1312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	115	44.9	44.9	59.5	70.4	68.1	52.4	64.7	58.8	70.4	49.3	28.6	57.4							$14,860	$899	$13,961
Carnelian Elementary	Public	K-6	7105 Carnelian St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5010	441	17	25.9	42.2%	124 (28.1%)	16 (3.6%)	246 (55.8%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	78.7	1205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.4	1271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	66	44.4	44.4	55.4	61.1	68.1	69.8	63.9	67.9	51.4	52.8	50.8	55.1							$19,720	$1,217	$18,503
Coyote Canyon Elementary	Public	K-4	7889 Elm Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-4743	817	31	26.3	68.9%	95 (11.6%)	143 (17.5%)	376 (46.0%)	140 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.1%)	72.5	1495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.6	1308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	187			61.8	58.3			60.1	59.2	45.6			52.6							$16,317	$2,622	$13,695
Los Amigos Elementary	Public	K-5	8496 Ninth St.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-8387	550	27	20.1	65.3%	18 (3.3%)	60 (10.9%)	426 (77.5%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	19.2	4899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		19.3	4921^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	22	23.2	23.2	20.8	24.3	33.3		26.6	19.4	15.3	19.2		17.7	87.1	91.1	94.1	89.1	90.1	95.1	$22,819	$1,612	$21,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Central Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cucamonga Middle
High : Alta Loma High

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks 3642^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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