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Juniper Elementary

Q: Is Juniper Elementary a good school?

Juniper Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Juniper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Juniper Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Juniper Elementary?

Students at Juniper Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

5110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Juniper Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 446 students in the Fontana Unified School District, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math well below district and state averages, contributing to a statewide ranking in the bottom 13th percentile. A particularly concerning trend is the high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 30.3%, which is higher than the district average and correlates with weaker academic performance. The school has also experienced a dramatic decline over the past decade, falling from an average statewide ranking to its current low position.

Interestingly, several nearby schools with similar student demographics perform much better, suggesting school-level practices are a key factor. For instance, Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy and Kathy Binks Elementary achieve significantly higher test scores and have much lower absenteeism rates. This wide performance variation within a small geographic area indicates that improvement is possible, with addressing attendance and learning from successful practices at neighboring schools being potential areas for focus.

446

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,679

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7655 Juniper Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-2025

(909) 357-5480

District: Fontana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

African American:

9.6%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

California avg41%

5,110^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Fontana Unified

1055^th of 1,543Fontana 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	16.9	5110 of 5857	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	5081 of 5869	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5365 of 5859	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5598 of 5883	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4440 of 5789	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4545 of 5662	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	4608 of 5692	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	4128 of 5614	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	4145 of 5611	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.5	2382 of 5530	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	2345 of 5390	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.2	2818 of 5377	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	2833 of 5314	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	3510 of 5193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	3492 of 5113	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	3745 of 5113	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	4356 of 4818	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	3956 of 4822	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	4041 of 4809	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	2216 of 2227	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1507 of 2128	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	2457 of 3162	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	2178 of 3245	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3049 of 3311	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	790 of 3275	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	1342 of 3246	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	5036 of 5597	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5179 of 5612	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5202 of 5609	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5249 of 5635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4587 of 5492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4305 of 5413	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4379 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4176 of 5107	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4471 of 5087	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4754 of 5084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3345 of 4963	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3601 of 4830	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4566 of 5460	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4488 of 5517	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4728 of 5363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4865 of 5264	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3678 of 5173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3806 of 5084	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4723 of 5628	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4463 of 5643	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5064 of 5638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5439 of 5663	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3871 of 5510	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4488 of 5431	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2595 of 2847	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Juniper Elementary

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	7655 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5480	446	20	22.8	84.8%	12 (2.7%)	43 (9.6%)	381 (85.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.9	5110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.4	5081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	29	22.4		22.4	23.6	15.8	29.9				22.8	25.0	12.8	16.4				18.0							$14,679	$1,493	$13,186
Mango Elementary	Public	K-5	7450 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5660	523	25	20.8	73.2%	29 (5.5%)	20 (3.8%)	444 (84.9%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.2	4377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.3	4557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	180	7.4		7.4	35.8	44.1	20.7				32.7	35.7	33.3	8.9				25.2							$14,162	$1,554	$12,608
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
Tokay Elementary	Public	K-5	7846 Tokay Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5770	378	18	20.5	81.7%	14 (3.7%)	22 (5.8%)	319 (84.4%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	29.8	3974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		18.7	4966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	992	20.6		20.6	32.1	30.2	50.8				38.4	30.4	24.1	19.1				24.3							$14,008	$1,399	$12,609
North Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-6	7961 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5680	373	19	19.4	88.2%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	334 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15	5264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.5	5356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	92	12.7		12.7	18.9	12.3	27.3	36.5			23.5	9.1	8.8	12.7	22.6			13.2	94.6			96.4			$13,722	$1,384	$12,338
Oleander Elementary	Public	K-5	8650 Oleander Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5700	517	24	21.8	87.4%	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.0%)	471 (91.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	26.5	4270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.2	4271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	1	11.0		11.0	40.7	31.0	30.5				33.8	41.8	23.0	19.5				27.4							$16,343	$1,796	$14,547
South Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-5	8561 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5760	565	28	20.3	83.7%	13 (2.3%)	22 (3.9%)	514 (91.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	21.4	4714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		21.8	4698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	16	9.5		9.5	23.6	41.6	13.5				27.0	20.0	38.2	6.8				22.5	97.4						$15,848	$1,915	$13,933
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
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana	Public, Charter	K-8	7420 North Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5405	245	12	19.9	41.2%	16 (6.5%)	25 (10.2%)	178 (72.7%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	9 (3.7%)	41.4	3120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.7	3260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	140	32.1	27.3	30.0	48.0	34.6	39.3	46.7	29.6	45.5	40.5	44.0	42.3	21.4	19.4	11.1	18.2	25.8							$19,580	$1,181	$18,399
Locust Elementary	Public	K-6	7420 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5650	346	16	21.3	82.1%	10 (2.9%)	10 (2.9%)	312 (90.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	37	3405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		30.6	3888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	483	34.2		34.2	18.4	25.6	63.2	55.3			39.6	26.5	9.1	31.6	31.9			24.7	94.7				96.5		$13,323	$1,457	$11,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Juniper Elementary

Is Juniper Elementary a good school?

Juniper Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Juniper Elementary?

Students at Juniper Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Juniper Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

How many students attend Juniper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Juniper Elementary.

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