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Coyote Canyon Elementary

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Coyote Canyon Elementary ranks 1495 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coyote Canyon Elementary is a large, well-regarded K-4 school serving 817 students in Rancho Cucamonga, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing in the top 30% of schools statewide despite a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school's academic results are its standout feature, with over 60% of students proficient in English and over 52% in Math, significantly outperforming other schools in its own Central Elementary district like Central Elementary and Dona Merced Elementary. Most impressively, Coyote Canyon achieves exceptional success with specific student groups, including English Learners and students with special needs, ranking in the state's top 10% for these subgroups. The school has also made great strides in improving student attendance, which is now better than both district and state averages.

While Coyote Canyon is a top performer in its immediate area, some schools in neighboring districts like Etiwanda Elementary and Alta Loma Elementary have higher overall rankings; however, these comparison schools, such as Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary and Banyan Elementary, generally serve student populations with far fewer economic challenges. This makes Coyote Canyon a compelling example of a school delivering strong results efficiently within its community context.

817

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,317

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7889 Elm Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-6839

(909) 980-4743

District: Central Elementary

Students who attend Coyote Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth Musser Middle
High:	Rancho Cucamonga High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

African American:

17.5%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Central Elementary

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg42%

California avg43%

1,495^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	72.5	1495 of 5857	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	1308 of 5869	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	1145 of 5859	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	1350 of 5883	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	973 of 5789	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	1220 of 5662	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	1808 of 5692	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	1990 of 5614	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2121 of 5611	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	2035 of 5530	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	1393 of 5390	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	1066 of 5377	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	1009 of 5314	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	1059 of 5193	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	1413 of 5113	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	1232 of 5113	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.6	1355 of 4818	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	52.3	2081 of 4822	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.2	2150 of 4809	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	122 of 569	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	67 of 593	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	32 of 661	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	19 of 663	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	9 of 747	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	13 of 700	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	813 of 1203	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	786 of 1205	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	909 of 1190	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	820 of 1154	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	389 of 2227	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	542 of 2128	74.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.1	197 of 3162	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	53 of 3245	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	96 of 3311	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	105 of 3275	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	102 of 3246	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	1346 of 5597	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	1272 of 5612	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	1123 of 5609	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	1402 of 5635	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	1105 of 5492	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	1222 of 5413	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	548 of 5107	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	318 of 5107	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	328 of 5087	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	515 of 5084	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	198 of 4963	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	574 of 4830	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	757 of 5460	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	919 of 5517	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	424 of 5363	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	365 of 5264	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	166 of 5173	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	322 of 5084	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	1589 of 5628	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1302 of 5643	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	1109 of 5638	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	1209 of 5663	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	806 of 5510	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1196 of 5431	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	98 of 2847	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	238 of 2635	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	413 of 2420	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	411 of 2598	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	720 of 2651	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	731 of 2661	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	799 of 2726	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	1008 of 2834	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	1000 of 2737	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Terra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7497 Mountain View Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 945-5715	855	35	24.3	36.8%	114 (13.3%)	84 (9.8%)	336 (39.3%)	234 (27.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	75 (8.8%)	83.3	1002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		88.1	810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	192	44.9	44.9	68.4	65.5	65.1		66.3	72.7	62.2	54.4		62.9	97.5					$12,932	$737	$12,195
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
Victoria Groves Elementary	Public	K-6	10950 Emerson	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5070	452	21	22.0	41.2%	96 (21.2%)	14 (3.1%)	249 (55.1%)	63 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.0%)	79.4	1178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		85.2	944^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	234	48.8	48.8	54.6	71.6	61.2		60.5	53.3	67.6	58.1		57.8						$15,975	$1,200	$14,775
Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary	Public	K-5	6989 Kenyon Way	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-6120	878	35	25.0	32.6%	136 (15.5%)	30 (3.4%)	270 (30.8%)	348 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (10.5%)	92.2	532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.1	424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	108	60.3	60.3	68.6	75.5	75.8		73.3	77.4	72.9	64.9		71.8	97.0	97.6			97.6	$13,185	$939	$12,246
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
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
Caryn Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Sierra Crest View Loop	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 941-9551	553	23	23.9	24.1%	124 (22.4%)	15 (2.7%)	230 (41.6%)	132 (23.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)	88.9	720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		89.6	721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	1	56.2	56.2	66.7	78.0	68.0		70.8	68.9	72.6	60.0		66.9						$13,312	$667	$12,645
Windrows Elementary	Public	K-5	6855 Victoria Park Ln.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-2641	593	27	21.8	23.4%	120 (20.2%)	36 (6.1%)	298 (50.3%)	90 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.9%)	73.9	1424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.8	1205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	219	37.1	37.1	65.9	61.2	52.0		59.4	62.5	68.2	45.4		58.2	92.2				93.2	$13,172	$667	$12,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Coyote Canyon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Coyote Canyon Elementary?

Students at Coyote Canyon Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% Asian, 12% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Coyote Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Coyote Canyon Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Coyote Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coyote Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ruth Musser Middle
High : Rancho Cucamonga High

Is Coyote Canyon Elementary a good school?

Coyote Canyon Elementary ranks 1495^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Coyote Canyon Elementary in?

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