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Canyon Crest Elementary

Public Grades K-5
2375th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 59% of California elementary schools
Summary

Canyon Crest Elementary is a 420-student K–5 school in Fontana, California, serving families in Fontana Unified. Its clearest distinction is that it had the highest reported all-grades results among 10 nearby schools in all three subjects in 2025–26.

The school’s results are especially strong against nearby schools and its district: ELA, math and science proficiency was 49%, 42% and 35%, compared with nearby-school averages of 32%, 24% and 19%, and the school was ahead of the next-highest nearby result by about 3, 3 and 5 points, respectively. It also exceeded Fontana Unified by 8 points in ELA, 15 in math and 10 in science. Compared with California, math was 3 points higher, ELA was essentially level, and science was 1 point lower—making science the clearest gap with the state. Grade-level results add an important contrast: grade 4 and 5 ELA were standout results at 58% each, while grade 3 ELA was 32%, below the state’s 44% and the district’s 35%.

Results have improved over the four years shown: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 6 points, math 9 and science 6, although ELA dipped in the latest year and science’s path varied. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 59th statewide percentile and gives it 3 stars, the strongest percentile among the nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Hispanic students places that group at the 79th percentile, 20 points above the school overall; its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 87th percentile in 2022–23 to the 40th in 2023–24, with no later subgroup ranking provided. In 2024–25, 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest rate among nearby schools, while the student-teacher ratio was 21.8, above the nearby-school average of 18.8. Chronic absenteeism fell from 46% in 2021–22 to 20% in 2025–26, but rose from 16% the previous year and remained 1 point above the state rate.

420
Students ?
21.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,288
Per pupil spending ?
69.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 11851 Cherry Ave.
       Fontana, CA  92337-2792

(909) 357-5440

District: Fontana Unified


Students who attend Canyon Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southridge Technical Middle
High:    Henry J. Kaiser High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.6%
White:
5.5%
African American:
5.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fontana Unified
✓Above the California median (59th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg32%
California avg42%
2,375th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to top 41% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 30Elementary Schools in the Fontana Unified
1026th of 1,530Fontana 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.12375 of 581759.2%★★★☆☆
202553.72382 of 585759.3%★★★☆☆
202443.42971 of 586949.4%★★☆☆☆
202344.72837 of 585951.6%★★★☆☆
202236.43347 of 588343.1%★★☆☆☆
201942.23053 of 578947.3%★★☆☆☆
201833.23583 of 566236.7%★★☆☆☆
201726.54120 of 569227.6%★☆☆☆☆
201629.43821 of 561431.9%★★☆☆☆
201524.04227 of 561124.7%★☆☆☆☆
201337.83474 of 553037.2%★★☆☆☆
201245.72898 of 539046.2%★★☆☆☆
201141.63119 of 537742.0%★★☆☆☆
201038.73255 of 531438.7%★★☆☆☆
200945.52731 of 519347.4%★★☆☆☆
200834.93279 of 511335.9%★★☆☆☆
200730.33557 of 511330.4%★★☆☆☆
200630.43281 of 481831.9%★★☆☆☆
200536.22939 of 482239.1%★★☆☆☆
200435.42923 of 480939.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202238.01162 of 222747.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.62203 of 258514.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.91929 of 21289.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202439.21882 of 316240.5%★★☆☆☆
202373.3416 of 324587.2%★★★★☆
202253.71014 of 331169.4%★★★☆☆
201965.3667 of 327579.6%★★★★☆
201843.21603 of 324650.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.12568 of 558154.0%★★★☆☆
202552.32326 of 559758.4%★★★☆☆
202442.82875 of 561248.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.12869 of 560948.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.53371 of 563540.2%★★☆☆☆
201948.32593 of 549252.8%★★★☆☆
201832.13596 of 541333.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.31085 of 509478.7%★★★★☆
202569.91208 of 510776.3%★★★★☆
202458.21772 of 510765.3%★★★☆☆
202359.61694 of 508766.7%★★★☆☆
202250.82155 of 508457.6%★★★☆☆
201959.51713 of 496365.5%★★★☆☆
201842.82684 of 483044.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.51382 of 542374.5%★★★★☆
202572.21151 of 546078.9%★★★★☆
202445.72702 of 551751.0%★★★☆☆
202359.91745 of 536367.5%★★★☆☆
202241.42878 of 526445.3%★★☆☆☆
201958.31883 of 517363.6%★★★☆☆
201845.62639 of 508448.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.62008 of 560364.2%★★★☆☆
202553.22326 of 562858.7%★★★☆☆
202443.82833 of 564349.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.62585 of 563854.2%★★★☆☆
202238.33116 of 566345.0%★★☆☆☆
201935.63348 of 551039.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.33392 of 543137.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.6877 of 292770.0%★★★★☆
202433.21647 of 263537.5%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)79th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2022)48th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg
Mathematics42%+3 vs state
Science35%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Crest Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Canyon Crest Elementary.

Canyon Crest Elementary ranks 2375th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Canyon Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southridge Technical Middle
High : Henry J. Kaiser High

Students at Canyon Crest Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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