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Falcon Ridge Elementary

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Falcon Ridge Elementary ranks 754 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Falcon Ridge Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 546 students in Fontana, California, and is part of the highly-regarded Etiwanda Elementary district.

The school consistently earns top marks, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide with 72% of students proficient in English and 65% in math, significantly above state averages. It excels in supporting key student groups, such as those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to 10.8%. Compared to other schools in its own district, like Etiwanda Colony Elementary and David W. Long Elementary, Falcon Ridge often leads in English Language Arts proficiency and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio.

The most striking finding is the dramatic difference a district can make. While Falcon Ridge thrives, other nearby schools just blocks away in different districts face much greater challenges. For example, Sierra Lakes Elementary, less than a mile away in the Fontana Unified district, has significantly lower proficiency rates. This pattern holds true when comparing to schools in Rialto Unified, such as Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary, which spends more per student but achieves far lower academic results, highlighting how district-level policies and culture are major factors in a school's success.

546

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,807

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5470 Lytle Creek Rd.
Fontana, CA 92336

(909) 463-6111

District: Etiwanda Elementary

Students who attend Falcon Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Intermediate
High:	Etiwanda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

15.0%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg62%

California avg41%

754^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	88.3	754 of 5857	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	1147 of 5869	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	1100 of 5859	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1119 of 5883	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	1611 of 5789	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	65 of 593	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	59 of 663	91.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.9	247 of 2585	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	815 of 5597	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	1094 of 5612	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	1064 of 5609	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	1350 of 5635	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	1819 of 5492	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	289 of 5107	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	337 of 5107	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	261 of 5087	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	146 of 5084	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	836 of 4963	83.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	120 of 364	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	317 of 5460	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	925 of 5517	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	617 of 5363	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	317 of 5264	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	1078 of 5173	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	671 of 5628	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	1177 of 5643	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1085 of 5638	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	845 of 5663	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	1399 of 5510	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.7	268 of 2635	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	111 of 2420	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	813 of 2598	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	928 of 2651	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	967 of 2661	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.1	341 of 2726	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1062 of 2834	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)90th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)90th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)89th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

Homeless (2024)67th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

Science53%+20 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 (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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	5470 Lytle Creek Rd.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-6111	546	26	20.9	26.6%	82 (15.0%)	60 (11.0%)	271 (49.6%)	74 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	88.3	754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		80.1	1147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	393	52.9	52.9	69.7	73.3	72.9	72.2	72.7	65.1	57.7	64.6							$15,807	$1,049	$14,758
Sierra Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	5740 Avenal Pl.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5270	902	39	23.0	63.3%	108 (12.0%)	120 (13.3%)	479 (53.1%)	151 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.4%)	37.4	3388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		34.2	3590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	202	24.2	24.2	38.5	39.7	41.4	39.8	35.9	40.6	22.6	32.7	95.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$17,508	$2,076	$15,432
David W. Long Elementary	Public	K-5	5383 Bridlepath Dr.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-1626	757	30	25.1	23.2%	169 (22.3%)	39 (5.2%)	376 (49.7%)	88 (11.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.0%)	85.2	915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.1	992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	77	54.8	54.8	61.7	61.8	72.6	65.3	66.7	61.0	65.6	64.3	96.4				96.4		$13,390	$667	$12,723
Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary	Public	K-5	15172 Walnut St.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-8691	813	34	23.8	30.9%	91 (11.2%)	79 (9.7%)	434 (53.4%)	121 (14.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (10.5%)	83.2	1007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.9	1251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	244	47.8	47.8	61.7	70.0	67.4	66.5	62.6	65.8	55.2	61.0	95.4			98.2	96.3	98.2	$13,523	$680	$12,843
Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy	Public	K-5	7069 Isabel Ln.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5540	682	30	22.7	69.1%	49 (7.2%)	75 (11.0%)	473 (69.4%)	53 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (4.0%)	64	1885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%		66.7	1743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	142	41.5	41.5	62.8	47.5	60.7	56.9	57.5	37.7	36.6	43.6	95.4	96.6	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	$16,653	$2,107	$14,546
Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary	Public	K-5	4580 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-4203	718	32	22.5	62.3%	61 (8.5%)	67 (9.3%)	539 (75.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	43.7	2969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		49.1	2599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	370	32.0	32.0	36.6	38.4	53.6	42.8	37.6	41.4	25.8	35.0							$20,692	$3,766	$16,926
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary	Public	K-5	2568 West Terra Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 854-3800	414	17	23.8	77.8%	22 (5.3%)	37 (8.9%)	339 (81.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	27.8	4147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		21.7	4706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	559	24.6	24.6	36.8	28.9	41.0	35.0	22.4	21.4	27.9	23.5							$21,628	$3,382	$18,246
Kathy Binks Elementary	Public	K-5	7358 Cypress Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5030	567	28	20.5	77.6%	40 (7.1%)	52 (9.2%)	420 (74.1%)	43 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	47	2763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		43.4	2975^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	212	22.2	22.2	53.5	45.3	40.6	46.3	55.0	39.6	23.2	38.9							$16,127	$1,684	$14,443
Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-5	15080 Miller Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5470	426	19	22.9	78.6%	37 (8.7%)	37 (8.7%)	291 (68.3%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	43.9	2956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		41.4	3100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	144	38.6	38.6	38.2	39.1	35.6	37.4	49.1	37.5	28.7	36.9	96.8				96.8		$14,860	$1,421	$13,439
Etiwanda Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	13144 Banyan St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3911	571	24	23.6	22.4%	134 (23.5%)	27 (4.7%)	260 (45.5%)	85 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.0%)	87.9	782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.7	878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.0%	96	58.3	58.3	67.7	64.7	69.8	67.5	67.7	68.6	63.5	66.6							$14,930	$667	$14,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Falcon Ridge Elementary

Is Falcon Ridge Elementary a good school?

Falcon Ridge Elementary ranks 754^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Falcon Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Falcon Ridge Elementary.

What district is Falcon Ridge Elementary in?

Etiwanda Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Falcon Ridge Elementary?

Students at Falcon Ridge Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 15% White, 14% Asian, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Falcon Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Falcon Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Summit Intermediate
High : Etiwanda High

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