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Bear Gulch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bear Gulch Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 443 students in Rancho Cucamonga, operating within the Central Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance has declined sharply over the past decade, now ranking in the bottom 16th percentile statewide, with only 28.6% of students proficient in English and 16.7% in math. This is notably lower than other schools in its own district, such as Valle Vista Elementary (63rd percentile) and Central Elementary (38th percentile), despite serving a similarly high-need community. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 29.4% of students missing significant school time—a rate nearly double that of Carnelian Elementary and significantly higher than district peers.

While the school shows relative strength in supporting special education students, there is a stark performance gap for male students, who rank in the 7th percentile. The data suggests the challenges are not solely due to socioeconomic factors, as schools like Corona Elementary achieve much stronger results with a similar student population. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's pronounced struggle with math proficiency, high absenteeism, and a concerning downward trend in overall achievement compared to nearby options.

443

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,078

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8355 Bear Gulch Pl.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-3469

(909) 989-9396

District: Central Elementary

Students who attend Bear Gulch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cucamonga Middle
High:	Alta Loma High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

African American:

13.1%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,933^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	18.8	4933 of 5857	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4582 of 5869	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3807 of 5859	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3882 of 5883	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3449 of 5789	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3206 of 5662	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	3201 of 5692	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	2503 of 5614	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	2673 of 5611	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.5	3638 of 5530	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	3516 of 5390	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	3116 of 5377	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	2666 of 5314	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.2	3832 of 5193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	3456 of 5113	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	2693 of 5113	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	2575 of 4818	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.4	2120 of 4822	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.4	2724 of 4809	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	349 of 569	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	270 of 593	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	189 of 661	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	416 of 747	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	277 of 700	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	1172 of 2227	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1339 of 2585	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1001 of 2128	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	1766 of 3162	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1851 of 3311	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1868 of 3275	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	1219 of 3246	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4164 of 5597	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3783 of 5612	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3312 of 5609	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3354 of 5635	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2867 of 5492	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3126 of 5413	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4111 of 5107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3686 of 5107	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2469 of 5087	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	3098 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2369 of 4963	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2269 of 4830	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4428 of 5460	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4073 of 5517	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2931 of 5363	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3031 of 5264	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2838 of 5173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	2363 of 5084	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	5238 of 5628	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4971 of 5643	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4001 of 5638	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4142 of 5663	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3779 of 5510	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3083 of 5431	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1526 of 2847	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1432 of 2635	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1930 of 2420	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.2	2465 of 2834	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	2246 of 2737	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-27 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-8	1700 East Seventh St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-1012	493	23	21.2	76.3%	16 (3.2%)	7 (1.4%)	442 (89.7%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	24.2	4480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		24.2	4443^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	37	11.8	13.0	12.4	39.1	30.9	28.0	30.5	50.9	50.0	38.2	27.7	28.1	25.5	15.3	30.2	24.1	24.9							$23,728	$3,161	$20,567
Vineyard Elementary	Public	K-8	1500 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-2306	562	22	25.4	86.7%	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	504 (89.7%)	22 (3.9%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39.8	3232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%		34.8	3541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.7%	309	23.3	12.9	17.7	21.9	43.8	40.7	55.7	52.6	47.8	44.1	34.4	40.9	23.3	32.8	34.6	32.9	33.3							$22,024	$3,236	$18,788
Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation	Public	K-8	1245 Veterans Ct.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7740	514	21	24.1	73.9%	83 (16.1%)	43 (8.4%)	337 (65.6%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	49.8	2602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		55.7	2252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	350	39.4	22.4	30.8	50.0	43.8	50.0	38.9	58.6	43.3	47.5	51.2	25.0	37.9	28.3	35.1	20.9	32.3	94.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	94.1		$19,068	$2,094	$16,974
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
Corona Elementary	Public	K-6	1140 North Corona Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-6411	414	18	22.8	91.1%	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	383 (92.5%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60.5	2042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		52.5	2426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	384	39.7		39.7	44.6	51.6	63.5				52.9	48.4	33.9	47.6				43.0	97.4				97.4		$27,296	$3,742	$23,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Gulch Elementary

How many students attend Bear Gulch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Bear Gulch Elementary.

Is Bear Gulch Elementary a good school?

Bear Gulch Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bear Gulch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bear Gulch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cucamonga Middle
High : Alta Loma High

What is the racial makeup of Bear Gulch Elementary?

Students at Bear Gulch Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Bear Gulch Elementary in?

Central Elementary

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