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Gerald A. Smith Elementary

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Gerald A. Smith Elementary ranks 3863 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gerald A. Smith Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 565 students in Bloomington, CA, within the Colton Joint Unified School District, where it shows a recent improvement in its statewide ranking.

While the school's academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below state averages, it performs better than its closest district peer, Mary B. Lewis Elementary. However, it trails significantly behind another school in the same district, Ruth Grimes Elementary, which has similar student demographics but achieves much higher scores, suggesting factors like teaching quality or specific programs make a big difference. The school has made exceptional progress in one key area: reducing chronic student absenteeism from 46% to 18% in just three years, a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages.

Notably, the school spends more per student than most nearby schools, yet this higher spending does not directly correlate with top-tier academic results, as some schools in other districts like Samuel W. Simpson Elementary in Rialto Unified achieve higher proficiency with lower spending. Parents should note a large performance gap between male and female students and a concerning trend where math scores drop sharply as students move from 3rd to 6th grade. The school shows relative strength in supporting students with special needs but has faced recent challenges in supporting English Language Learners.

565

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,281

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9551 Linden Ave.
Bloomington, CA 92316-1430

(909) 580-5033

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Baca
High:	Bloomington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

African American:

4.1%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2018 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2018) to 34th (2025)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,863^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	31.2	3863 of 5857	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4294 of 5869	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4180 of 5859	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3556 of 5883	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	3206 of 5789	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	3096 of 5662	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	3144 of 5692	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	3609 of 5614	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3303 of 5611	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	3922 of 5530	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	3137 of 5390	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	2880 of 5377	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	3231 of 5314	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	2746 of 5193	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.5	3630 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	3277 of 5113	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.0	3305 of 4818	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.9	3167 of 4822	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.6	3099 of 4809	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	49.1	801 of 2128	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	2620 of 3162	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2975 of 3245	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1508 of 3311	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	2156 of 3275	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1610 of 3246	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4256 of 5597	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4559 of 5612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4054 of 5609	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3340 of 5635	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3204 of 5492	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3314 of 5413	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2588 of 5107	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3142 of 5107	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	2950 of 5087	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	2192 of 5084	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	1999 of 4963	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1981 of 4830	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2977 of 5460	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3672 of 5517	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3260 of 5363	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	2343 of 5264	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	1992 of 5173	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	2010 of 5084	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3272 of 5628	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3560 of 5643	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3859 of 5638	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3544 of 5663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2993 of 5510	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2725 of 5431	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1748 of 2847	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1335 of 2635	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science18%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
Dolores Huerta International Academy	Public	K-6	17777 Merrill Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5070	639	27	23.6	82.6%	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.2	2874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		43.8	2939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	65		8.2			8.2		16.5			16.5		30.6			30.6		8.2			8.2	30.9	30.9	21.1	45.9	50.6	68.7	44.5	24.2	35.3	33.3	44.8	33.5							$17,937	$15,290	$2,647
Charlotte N. Werner Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6830	739	31	23.8	91.3%	7 (0.9%)	82 (11.1%)	624 (84.4%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	14.7	5293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		17.1	5110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	183																					11.5	11.5	19.5	26.2	31.3		25.6	23.0	9.2	12.4		14.9	96.9						$23,663	$21,938	$1,725
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
Sam V. Curtis Elementary	Public	K-5	451 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7366	702	29	24.4	85.5%	17 (2.4%)	55 (7.8%)	609 (86.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	27.2	4201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.2	4096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	105																					11.4	11.4	47.5	31.6	30.2		36.2	42.6	16.3	14.8		24.2	87.8	96.5	97.4		96.5	98.3	$18,932	$17,248	$1,684
Ted Porter Elementary	Public	K-5	8330 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5320	629	27	22.9	89.8%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	563 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28.4	4102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		27.8	4127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	25																					12.8	12.8	39.1	32.4	26.9		32.7	41.0	31.8	19.3		30.5	95.7	95.7	95.7		95.7		$18,712	$15,976	$2,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Gerald A. Smith Elementary

What district is Gerald A. Smith Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

How many students attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Gerald A. Smith Elementary.

Is Gerald A. Smith Elementary a good school?

Gerald A. Smith Elementary ranks 3863^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gerald A. Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joe Baca
High : Bloomington High

What is the racial makeup of Gerald A. Smith Elementary?

Students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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