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Cooley Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cooley Ranch Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 530 students in the Colton Joint Unified district, operating in a community with high economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores well below state averages and a state ranking that has fallen sharply from the 35th to the 13th percentile in just three years; notably, only about 6% of students are proficient in science, which is a much larger gap compared to other subjects and to nearby schools like Terrace View Elementary. Performance varies greatly by grade and student group, and outcomes for students in special education are a particular concern, ranking in the 7th percentile. Despite these academic struggles, the school has made clear progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 45% to under 25% in recent years.

When compared to other local schools, Cooley Ranch's academic performance is lower than most in the area, including higher-performing neighbors in the same district like Terrace View Elementary. The school spends more per student than some nearby schools, such as SOAR Charter Academy, but this increased investment has not yet reversed the declining academic trends, indicating a focus on how resources are used for classroom instruction and support may be needed.

530

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,263

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 South Cooley Dr.
Colton, CA 92324-4503

(909) 580-5023

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend Cooley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Terrace Hills Middle
High:	Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

18.1%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,116^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	16.8	5116 of 5857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4624 of 5869	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3808 of 5859	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4183 of 5883	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4886 of 5789	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4141 of 5662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	3983 of 5692	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	3840 of 5614	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	3877 of 5611	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	3838 of 5530	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	2601 of 5390	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	2446 of 5377	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.5	3321 of 5314	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	2469 of 5193	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.6	2803 of 5113	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	2167 of 5113	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.4	2222 of 4818	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.2	2530 of 4822	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.8	2419 of 4809	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	451 of 569	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	323 of 593	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	203 of 661	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	235 of 663	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	432 of 747	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	415 of 700	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.1	1760 of 2128	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	2224 of 3245	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4871 of 5597	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4537 of 5612	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3377 of 5609	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4359 of 5635	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4392 of 5492	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3692 of 5413	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4214 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3593 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2765 of 5087	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3227 of 5084	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3962 of 4963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3150 of 4830	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4818 of 5460	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4513 of 5517	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3030 of 5363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3241 of 5264	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4447 of 5173	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3663 of 5084	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4978 of 5628	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4215 of 5643	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3957 of 5638	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3730 of 5663	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4823 of 5510	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4427 of 5431	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2645 of 2847	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.8	2464 of 2737	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)31st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)17th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2018)10th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science6%-27 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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cooley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Cooley Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5023	530	23	22.8	80.6%	19 (3.6%)	96 (18.1%)	391 (73.8%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	16.8	5116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.6	4624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	492																					6.1	6.1	20.9	19.2	20.0	40.0	25.0	25.4	14.8	5.0	26.7	17.5	91.4	96.8	94.6	92.5		$23,263	$4,348	$18,915
Terrace View Elementary	Public	K-6	22731 Grand Terrace Rd.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5016	625	25	24.6	58.9%	118 (18.9%)	20 (3.2%)	454 (72.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	47.8	2716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		47.5	2705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	11																					25.3	25.3	55.2	48.3	40.0	44.6	46.8	50.0	41.4	21.1	34.3	36.3	96.6				96.6	$23,492	$4,334	$19,158
Reche Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Canyon Vista Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5012	547	23	23.5	80.1%	50 (9.1%)	44 (8.0%)	413 (75.5%)	32 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	22.8	4613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.2	4182^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	431																					17.6	17.6	34.3	18.8	30.1	38.6	30.9	27.1	24.6	11.0	20.5	20.7	94.7	94.7	96.1	94.7		$23,004	$4,393	$18,611
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
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
Grand Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	12066 Vivienda Ave.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5032	654	29	22.3	79.8%	40 (6.1%)	69 (10.6%)	516 (78.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	22.8	4615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		20.5	4810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	195	5.1				5.1	25.6				25.6	7.7				7.7	5.1				5.1	16.5	16.5	31.6	36.0	27.4	27.2	30.4	30.5	24.3	16.7	18.5	22.6						$25,876	$4,488	$21,388
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
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9963 Richardson St.	San Bernardino	92354	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 478-5670	474	18	25.7	84.8%	18 (3.8%)	27 (5.7%)	341 (71.9%)	61 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	39	3288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		32.6	3729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	441																					27.9	27.9	30.1	41.5	48.3		39.5	27.0	34.5	39.3		33.3	96.8			96.8		$18,014	$2,186	$15,828
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooley Ranch Elementary

How many students attend Cooley Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Cooley Ranch Elementary.

What district is Cooley Ranch Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Cooley Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cooley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Terrace Hills Middle
High : Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Is Cooley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Cooley Ranch Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cooley Ranch Elementary?

Students at Cooley Ranch Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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