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Alice Birney Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alice Birney Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 681 students in the Colton Joint Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school is consistently ranked among the lowest-performing in California, with only about 21% of students proficient in English and 14% in math, which is lower than other district schools like Ulysses Grant Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary that receive similar funding. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly one in three students missing too much school—a rate higher than the district and state averages and notably higher than nearby SOAR Charter Academy.

Despite these challenges, the school shows some areas of potential strength, such as relatively better performance with homeless students and stronger Spanish listening skills among students. Comparisons with nearby schools, such as Hardy Brown College Prep, suggest that factors beyond funding, like attendance and instructional approaches, are critical for improvement, as Alice Birney's academic results have not risen alongside increased per-student spending in recent years.

681

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,005

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 East Olive St.
Colton, CA 92324-2531

(909) 580-5017

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Alice Birney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colton Middle
High:	Colton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

White:

2.3%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,508^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	12.0	5508 of 5857	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5457 of 5869	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5234 of 5859	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5355 of 5883	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5299 of 5789	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	5196 of 5662	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5446 of 5692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	5418 of 5614	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	5118 of 5611	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	4986 of 5530	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	4871 of 5390	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	4620 of 5377	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	4938 of 5314	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	4988 of 5193	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	5020 of 5113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	4984 of 5113	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	4578 of 4818	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	4749 of 4822	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	4471 of 4809	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	3005 of 3162	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2998 of 3245	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3037 of 3311	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3003 of 3275	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	2395 of 3246	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5270 of 5597	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5339 of 5612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5070 of 5609	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5080 of 5635	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5074 of 5492	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4884 of 5413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	4807 of 5107	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4695 of 5107	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4436 of 5087	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4545 of 5084	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4416 of 4963	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4369 of 4830	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5012 of 5460	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5021 of 5517	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4666 of 5363	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4595 of 5264	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4444 of 5173	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4516 of 5084	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	5262 of 5628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5037 of 5643	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4941 of 5638	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5115 of 5663	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	5008 of 5510	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5096 of 5431	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)25th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening30%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Writing5%-12 vs state

Overall2%-8 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Alice Birney Elementary

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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)	% 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	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5017	681	30	22.7	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	12 (1.8%)	645 (94.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.2	5457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	51	2.3				2.3	29.6				29.6	4.6				4.6	0.0				0.0	6.0		6.0	15.9	20.0	22.2	26.8			21.1	19.1	11.8	8.5	16.9			14.2	98.2					$23,005	$4,506	$18,499
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	587	26	22.5	91.0%	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17.7	5034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.1	4448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	586																					12.8		12.8	23.1	27.9	26.7	20.2			24.5	30.4	14.8	17.4	20.5			20.7						$23,104	$4,483	$18,621
Urbita Elementary	Public	K-6	771 South J St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6488	390	20	19.5	92.1%	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	365 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	18.1	5001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		11.6	5578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	577	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	21.7	0.0	22.7	27.8	18.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	16.7	7.5	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	19.7		19.7	17.9	24.0	31.2	21.6			23.9	23.2	16.0	21.7	17.7			19.8						$24,881	$4,769	$20,112
Ulysses Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	550 West Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5024	589	25	23.5	87.3%	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	558 (94.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		32.6	3723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	68																					18.0		18.0	32.5	40.5	40.3	44.3			39.6	32.5	31.8	19.5	28.4			28.2						$23,060	$4,514	$18,546
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.4	4817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	330																					17.2		17.2	27.3	33.3	28.1	22.4			27.2	15.2	19.6	13.8	9.3			14.0	91.6	94.0		91.6	96.4	$23,503	$4,490	$19,013
Lytle Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	275 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6382	525	27	19.4	97.1%	10 (1.9%)	13 (2.5%)	493 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	15.1	5254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.3	5452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	198																					9.2		9.2	13.9	33.7	22.9	33.3			25.9	15.1	19.5	6.9	14.5			13.9						$23,112	$4,621	$18,491
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	750 South Eighth St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5015	465	19	24.2	89.0%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.7%)	363 (78.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.3	4560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		29.8	3938^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	622																					16.7		16.7	22.4	43.4	28.1	22.9			28.6	28.8	49.1	9.4	8.6			22.4						$23,742	$4,541	$19,201
SOAR Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	198 West Mill St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	SOAR Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-3300	461	20	22.9	85.7%	35 (7.6%)	64 (13.9%)	341 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	25.7	4340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.2	4923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	583																					15.2	28.8	22.9	17.8	40.4	37.0	46.9	40.4	37.9	37.1	17.8	19.6	10.9	25.5	10.5	12.1	15.9						$20,553	$1,642	$18,911
Paul Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	955 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5027	602	27	22.2	92.4%	8 (1.3%)	9 (1.5%)	580 (96.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	4702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	328																					13.3		13.3	40.3	31.8	31.1	34.9			34.3	42.5	16.3	11.2	19.8			21.5	95.5		95.5	97.0	95.5	$23,696	$4,527	$19,169
Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	316	17	18.6	89.9%	2 (0.6%)	206 (65.2%)	79 (25.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	43.7	2970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		23.8	4486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	1516																					33.3	31.3	32.6	36.1	42.1	46.7	33.3	39.1	31.3	38.5	41.7	30.0	50.0	20.8	13.0	31.3	32.9	95.5	97.0		95.5		$24,992	$3,318	$21,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Birney Elementary

What district is Alice Birney Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alice Birney Elementary?

Students at Alice Birney Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

Is Alice Birney Elementary a good school?

Alice Birney Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Alice Birney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Alice Birney Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alice Birney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alice Birney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colton Middle
High : Colton High

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