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Crestmore Elementary

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Crestmore Elementary ranks 3454 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Crestmore Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 586 students in Bloomington, CA, operating within the Colton Joint Unified district, and it stands out as a relatively stronger performer locally despite facing significant economic challenges.

While the school's academic scores in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, they are consistently and notably higher than the Colton Joint Unified district averages. A major success story is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, from 57.8% to 19.0% in just three years, which is now better than both the district and state averages. The school shows particular effectiveness with Hispanic students, who perform above the state average for their subgroup. However, performance for Special Education students has varied significantly year-to-year, and the school has a higher student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools despite similar per-student funding.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context. Within the same district, Ruth Grimes Elementary achieves higher academic rankings with similar student demographics but benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio and significantly better attendance. Meanwhile, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary in the Rialto Unified district serves a similar high-need population but ranks much higher academically, suggesting factors like instructional quality or school culture can lead to different outcomes even with comparable resources. Crestmore is on a positive recovery trajectory from pandemic lows, with improved attendance likely paving the way for future academic gains.

586

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,296

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18870 Jurupa Ave.
Bloomington, CA 92316-3133

(909) 580-5010

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Crestmore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Baca
High:	Bloomington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

White:

1.4%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colton Joint Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,454^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 18Elementary Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

1245^th of 1,543Colton Joint 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	36.3	3454 of 5857	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3910 of 5869	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3537 of 5859	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3325 of 5883	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3269 of 5789	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2757 of 5662	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	2503 of 5692	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	2458 of 5614	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.5	3167 of 5611	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.7	4690 of 5530	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	4893 of 5390	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	4765 of 5377	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	4675 of 5314	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	4494 of 5193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	4614 of 5113	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4596 of 5113	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3972 of 4818	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	4082 of 4822	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	4035 of 4809	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1688 of 2227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1256 of 2585	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	1327 of 2128	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	2475 of 3162	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1944 of 3245	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1825 of 3311	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2310 of 3275	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2221 of 3246	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3107 of 5597	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3847 of 5612	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3359 of 5609	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2871 of 5635	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3232 of 5492	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2633 of 5413	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2337 of 5107	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2821 of 5107	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2445 of 5087	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2306 of 5084	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	2171 of 4963	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	1575 of 4830	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2766 of 5460	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3434 of 5517	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2887 of 5363	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2660 of 5264	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	2260 of 5173	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	1712 of 5084	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3657 of 5628	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3634 of 5643	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3471 of 5638	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3718 of 5663	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3067 of 5510	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2722 of 5431	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1798 of 2847	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	816 of 2635	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Crestmore Elementary	Public	K-6	18870 Jurupa Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5010	586	24	24.4	87.0%	8 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	572 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.3	3454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		30.2	3910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	456																					27.0	27.0	46.7	34.1	37.9	42.1	40.2	40.2	22.5	25.6	24.7	28.3	95.7			96.8			$21,296	$18,518	$2,778
Walter Zimmerman Elementary	Public	K-6	11050 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5019	512	23	22.2	92.0%	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	502 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.3	4721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		26.9	4212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	509																					20.3	20.3	24.1	29.8	35.9	33.3	31.0	27.4	16.7	14.1	16.7	18.4	96.5						$24,342	$21,542	$2,800
Ruth Grimes Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Spruce Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5030	606	28	21.6	85.5%	13 (2.1%)	15 (2.5%)	565 (93.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51.6	2523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		55.2	2279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	244	14.0	8.9	8.9	10.8	10.6	23.3	13.3	33.3	16.2	21.8	20.9	40.0	4.4	27.0	22.9	9.3	8.9	6.7	5.4	7.7	25.0	25.0	44.0	51.1	44.7	51.8	47.7	48.4	42.7	32.4	39.5	40.4							$37,082	$34,264	$2,818
Sycamore Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	11036 Mahogany Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5029	565	26	21.7	80.0%	21 (3.7%)	35 (6.2%)	457 (80.9%)	41 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	31.9	3808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		29	4017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	209																					17.0	17.0	26.9	43.7	42.3	41.5	38.3	27.1	42.3	16.2	25.5	26.7	97.0						$21,061	$18,364	$2,697
Gerald A. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5033	565	25	22.4	86.9%	7 (1.2%)	23 (4.1%)	527 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	31.2	3863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		25.8	4294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	431																					18.2	18.2	35.4	37.5	34.9	39.2	36.9	37.0	31.5	23.1	17.7	27.7	97.4				97.4		$21,281	$18,588	$2,693
Mary B. Lewis Elementary	Public	K-6	18040 San Bernardino Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5025	548	24	22.8	93.1%	23 (4.2%)	39 (7.1%)	478 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	19.6	4861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		24	4466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	395																					11.8	11.8	21.4	28.4	32.1	40.8	30.9	18.6	28.0	7.1	14.1	16.6	96.2				97.5		$21,282	$18,698	$2,584
Samuel W. Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7954	638	26	24.5	82.4%	23 (3.6%)	27 (4.2%)	573 (89.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	73.8	1429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		73.3	1437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	8																					43.8	43.8	55.6	72.6	70.9		66.3	48.5	61.5	38.1		49.0	94.4		97.5	97.5		97.5	$19,380	$17,574	$1,806
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	751 South Maple Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5670	511	25	20.7	81.4%	14 (2.7%)	26 (5.1%)	460 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20.6	4778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		23.5	4525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	253																					9.1	9.1	28.2	29.9	33.0		30.4	29.4	23.4	15.9		22.8	88.3	92.6		92.6	90.4	90.4	$15,474	$13,040	$2,434
Palmetto Elementary	Public	K-5	9325 Palmetto Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5710	577	27	21.7	92.7%	22 (3.8%)	18 (3.1%)	524 (90.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20.8	4755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		23	4578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	177																					18.9	18.9	33.0	26.1	32.1		30.6	27.8	20.0	9.9		18.8							$16,228	$13,626	$2,602
Georgia F. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6864	604	24	25.7	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	35 (5.8%)	546 (90.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	34.5	3623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		43.8	2934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	689																					23.5	23.5	32.0	40.9	39.8		37.8	38.0	38.7	16.8		30.6							$18,863	$17,390	$1,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestmore Elementary

What district is Crestmore Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Crestmore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crestmore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joe Baca
High : Bloomington High

How many students attend Crestmore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Crestmore Elementary.

Is Crestmore Elementary a good school?

Crestmore Elementary ranks 3454^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Crestmore Elementary?

Students at Crestmore Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

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