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Terra Vista Elementary

Q: Is Terra Vista Elementary a good school?

Terra Vista Elementary ranks 1002 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Terra Vista Elementary is a large, well-regarded public school serving about 855 students in kindergarten through 5th grade within the Etiwanda Elementary school district in Rancho Cucamonga, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing well above state averages in English and Math.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, where it ranks among the very top schools in the state. While it is a larger school with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio, it achieves these strong academic results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools like Dona Merced Elementary or Coyote Canyon Elementary. However, parents should note the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while improving since the pandemic, is currently higher than some district peers such as Caryn Elementary and Grapeland Elementary.

Compared to other high-performing schools in the Etiwanda Elementary district, such as Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary, Terra Vista's overall statewide ranking is slightly lower, but its great strength is delivering equitable, high-quality education across its diverse student body. An area for potential growth is science proficiency, where its scores trail those of several nearby schools.

855

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,932

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7497 Mountain View Dr.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-7274

(909) 945-5715

District: Etiwanda Elementary

Students who attend Terra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Etiwanda Intermediate
High:	Rancho Cucamonga High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

Asian:

27.4%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!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 school62%

District avg62%

California avg41%

1,002^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Etiwanda Elementary

170^th of 1,543Etiwanda Elementary 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	83.3	1002 of 5857	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	810 of 5869	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	950 of 5859	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	675 of 5883	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	540 of 5789	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	330 of 5662	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	250 of 5692	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	357 of 5614	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.2	659 of 5611	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	1158 of 5530	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	1378 of 5390	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	1274 of 5377	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	1276 of 5314	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	1342 of 5193	74.2%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	1747 of 5113	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	1404 of 5113	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	55.4	1946 of 4818	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.2	1243 of 4822	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	60.3	1696 of 4809	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	91 of 569	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.5	8 of 593	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	19 of 661	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	7 of 663	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	3 of 747	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	4 of 700	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	591 of 1203	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	514 of 1205	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	488 of 1190	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	63 of 1154	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	238 of 1149	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	138 of 1071	87.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.8	77 of 2227	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	273 of 2585	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	96.4	71 of 2128	96.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.0	80 of 3162	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	15 of 3245	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	5 of 3311	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1105 of 5597	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	811 of 5612	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	788 of 5609	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	679 of 5635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	266 of 5492	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	500 of 5413	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	468 of 5107	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	278 of 5107	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	455 of 5087	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	224 of 5084	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	73 of 4963	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	49 of 4830	99.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	9 of 364	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	6 of 356	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	542 of 5460	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	533 of 5517	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	429 of 5363	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	105 of 5264	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	106 of 5173	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	56 of 5084	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	867 of 5628	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	781 of 5643	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	1111 of 5638	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	656 of 5663	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	740 of 5510	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	262 of 5431	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	400 of 718	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	280 of 670	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	300 of 669	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	357 of 610	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	365 of 445	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	873 of 2847	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.0	232 of 2635	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	167 of 2420	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	922 of 2598	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1060 of 2651	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	630 of 2661	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	455 of 2726	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	717 of 2834	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	289 of 2737	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Terra Vista is a wonderful school! There are so many programs that keep the kids excited about going to school. I really love that they have high academic standards and many programs centered around the arts. The kids learn about a new artist every month and they create their own art. My son is in the band program and my daughter performs in Chorus every year. They also teach kids how to persevere and never give up. The teachers really care about the kids and the office staff is always friendly. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	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
Terra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7497 Mountain View Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 945-5715	855	35	24.3	36.8%	114 (13.3%)	84 (9.8%)	336 (39.3%)	234 (27.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	75 (8.8%)	83.3	1002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		88.1	810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	192	44.9	44.9	68.4	65.5	65.1		66.3	72.7	62.2	54.4		62.9	97.5					$12,932	$737	$12,195
Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary	Public	K-5	6989 Kenyon Way	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-6120	878	35	25.0	32.6%	136 (15.5%)	30 (3.4%)	270 (30.8%)	348 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (10.5%)	92.2	532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.1	424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	108	60.3	60.3	68.6	75.5	75.8		73.3	77.4	72.9	64.9		71.8	97.0	97.6		97.6		$13,185	$939	$12,246
Coyote Canyon Elementary	Public	K-4	7889 Elm Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-4743	817	31	26.3	68.9%	95 (11.6%)	143 (17.5%)	376 (46.0%)	140 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.1%)	72.5	1495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.6	1308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	187			61.8	58.3			60.1	59.2	45.6			52.6						$16,317	$2,622	$13,695
Victoria Groves Elementary	Public	K-6	10950 Emerson	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5070	452	21	22.0	41.2%	96 (21.2%)	14 (3.1%)	249 (55.1%)	63 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.0%)	79.4	1178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		85.2	944^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	234	48.8	48.8	54.6	71.6	61.2		60.5	53.3	67.6	58.1		57.8						$15,975	$1,200	$14,775
Windrows Elementary	Public	K-5	6855 Victoria Park Ln.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-2641	593	27	21.8	23.4%	120 (20.2%)	36 (6.1%)	298 (50.3%)	90 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.9%)	73.9	1424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.8	1205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	219	37.1	37.1	65.9	61.2	52.0		59.4	62.5	68.2	45.4		58.2	92.2			93.2		$13,172	$667	$12,505
Dona Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	10333 Palo Alto	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1600	547	22	24.8	67.8%	95 (17.4%)	57 (10.4%)	300 (54.8%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	51.2	2545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		60.3	2054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	491	42.4	42.4	49.0	37.5	59.8		48.6	39.2	33.0	32.6		35.0	96.6					$16,998	$2,658	$14,340
Caryn Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Sierra Crest View Loop	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 941-9551	553	23	23.9	24.1%	124 (22.4%)	15 (2.7%)	230 (41.6%)	132 (23.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)	88.9	720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		89.6	721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	1	56.2	56.2	66.7	78.0	68.0		70.8	68.9	72.6	60.0		66.9						$13,312	$667	$12,645
Grapeland Elementary	Public	K-5	7171 Etiwanda Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-7026	620	27	22.9	28.9%	92 (14.8%)	45 (7.3%)	223 (36.0%)	203 (32.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	90.3	642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		90.5	673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	31	55.4	55.4	73.1	68.2	71.6		70.8	75.3	69.4	66.3		70.4						$12,947	$667	$12,280
Perdew Elementary	Public	K-5	13051 Miller Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3316	589	26	22.4	37.7%	59 (10.0%)	51 (8.7%)	279 (47.4%)	141 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.5%)	70.5	1584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.8	1687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	103	35.6	35.6	61.8	52.9	57.1		57.1	73.0	48.6	48.3		55.4	98.1		98.1	98.1		$13,932	$991	$12,941
Banyan Elementary	Public	K-6	10900 Mirador Dr.	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5080	572	23	24.8	47.4%	105 (18.4%)	40 (7.0%)	277 (48.4%)	117 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (5.1%)	84.7	934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		80.9	1117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	183	50.0	50.0	63.1	64.6	74.1	67.9	67.9	63.5	64.6	60.0	50.9	60.6	95.5			96.6	96.6	$14,430	$1,070	$13,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Terra Vista Elementary

Is Terra Vista Elementary a good school?

Terra Vista Elementary ranks 1002^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Terra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Terra Vista Elementary.

What district is Terra Vista Elementary in?

Etiwanda Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Terra Vista Elementary?

Students at Terra Vista Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 13% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Terra Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Terra Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Etiwanda Intermediate
High : Rancho Cucamonga High

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