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Michael D'Arcy Elementary

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Michael D'Arcy Elementary ranks 4213 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Michael D'Arcy Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 336 students in the Colton Joint Unified district in Fontana, operating in a high-need community where the majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school has a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.8%, which is much better than the district average and most nearby schools like Sycamore Hills Elementary and Jurupa Vista Elementary. However, academic performance is below average overall, ranking in the bottom third of California elementary schools, and has recently declined from a 2-star to a 1-star rating. Performance varies dramatically by grade, with sixth graders scoring notably higher in English than younger students, and math and science proficiency are particular challenges, especially in the early grades.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts with similar student populations, such as Oak Park Elementary in the Fontana Unified district, Michael D'Arcy's academic results are lower despite higher per-student spending. The school also shows extreme inconsistency from year to year in supporting English learners and students in special education. This suggests that while the school is effective at getting students to attend, improving the quality of instruction and support for all learners, particularly in core subjects, remains a critical need.

336

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,937

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11645 Elm Ave.
Fontana, CA 92337-0974

(909) 580-5018

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth O. Harris Middle
High:	Bloomington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

African American:

13.7%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,213^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	27.1	4213 of 5857	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3946 of 5869	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4472 of 5859	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4244 of 5883	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3796 of 5789	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3787 of 5662	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3754 of 5692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	3320 of 5614	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	3642 of 5611	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	3044 of 5530	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	3103 of 5390	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2911 of 5377	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	2630 of 5314	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.3	2402 of 5193	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	2122 of 5113	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.1	2898 of 5113	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	2395 of 4818	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.7	2501 of 4822	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.3	1953 of 4809	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	1003 of 2227	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	2965 of 3162	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1446 of 3245	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	2043 of 3311	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	920 of 3246	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3959 of 5597	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4027 of 5612	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4148 of 5609	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4273 of 5635	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	3044 of 5492	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3394 of 5413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3218 of 5107	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3124 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3607 of 5087	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3309 of 5084	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2785 of 4963	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2919 of 4830	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3602 of 5460	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3234 of 5517	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3742 of 5363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3762 of 5264	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3400 of 5173	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3208 of 5084	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4128 of 5628	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3539 of 5643	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4431 of 5638	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3834 of 5663	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4158 of 5510	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3983 of 5431	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science13%-19 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 (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	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
Michael D'Arcy Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Elm Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5018	336	16	20.9	78.3%	9 (2.7%)	46 (13.7%)	264 (78.6%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	4213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		29.8	3946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.8%	267	13.5	13.5	29.3	23.5	31.4	50.0	35.2	17.1	14.7	21.6	30.4	22.0							$23,937	$21,246	$2,691
Jurupa Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	15920 Village Dr. East	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5021	388	17	22.8	82.0%	11 (2.8%)	43 (11.1%)	310 (79.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	21.8	4687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		25.7	4297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	390	20.6	20.6	30.8	28.3	30.2	37.5	31.8	13.5	16.4	14.3	21.9	16.7	95.8			97.2	97.2		$22,013	$19,350	$2,663
Canyon Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	11851 Cherry Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5440	420	19	21.8	69.0%	23 (5.5%)	23 (5.5%)	347 (82.6%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	53.7	2382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		43.4	2971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	589	30.6	30.6	50.8	51.4	49.3		50.5	44.1	46.4	30.6		40.2							$12,922	$10,618	$2,304
Shadow Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Shadow Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5750	364	18	20.4	85.2%	17 (4.7%)	20 (5.5%)	311 (85.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	29.7	3985^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.8	3619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	366	25.7	25.7	19.6	31.4	54.3		36.2	25.0	17.1	25.7		22.5	96.4		96.4	96.4	96.4		$11,117	$8,464	$2,653
Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	14200 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5690	340	18	19.2	74.1%	26 (7.6%)	12 (3.5%)	291 (85.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	53.7	2381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		67.3	1717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	664	36.8	36.8	37.3	43.6	56.1		45.9	45.1	41.3	42.1		42.7	96.0	96.0	97.3	96.0	96.0	96.0	$9,687	$8,048	$1,639
Granite Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9371 Granite Hill	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2725	382	18	21.1	84.6%	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	329 (86.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	15.8	5199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		22.6	4622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	577	29.1	29.1	14.6	13.8	32.7	26.8	21.9	14.3	15.3	9.1	12.3	12.8	87.8	89.8		93.9	91.8	93.9	$27,073	$26,176	$897
Chaparral Academy of Technology	Public	K-5	14000 Shadow Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5450	205	12	16.8	87.3%	7 (3.4%)	9 (4.4%)	177 (86.3%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	31.6	3830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		28.2	4090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	260	23.7	23.7	30.8	35.0	42.1		35.9	30.8	35.0	21.1		29.1							$8,317	$5,896	$2,421
Poplar Elementary	Public	K-6	9937 Poplar Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5720	450	22	20.0	88.2%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	428 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		33.5	3639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	83	34.3	34.3	34.9	35.2	44.8	38.5	38.6	27.0	32.7	20.9	26.2	26.4							$14,186	$11,964	$2,222
Glen Avon Elementary	Public	K-6	4352 Pyrite St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2764	488	20	24.3	83.8%	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	431 (88.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27.2	4203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		33	3691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	512	17.6	17.6	32.9	30.3	24.7	40.5	32.2	34.2	32.8	18.9	21.1	26.6	96.3						$23,617	$22,640	$977
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	7050 38th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2781	819	34	24.0	78.3%	33 (4.0%)	10 (1.2%)	755 (92.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	22.5	4630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		20.3	4842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	212	18.4	18.4	25.4	27.5	27.2	27.9	26.9	27.6	27.5	20.2	26.1	25.4	91.2	96.2		97.5	92.5	98.1	$23,758	$22,810	$948

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael D'Arcy Elementary

How many students attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Michael D'Arcy Elementary.

Is Michael D'Arcy Elementary a good school?

Michael D'Arcy Elementary ranks 4213^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Michael D'Arcy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ruth O. Harris Middle
High : Bloomington High

What district is Michael D'Arcy Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Michael D'Arcy Elementary?

Students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White.

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