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North Tamarind Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Tamarind Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 373 students in the Fontana Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools and serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged community.

Academic performance at North Tamarind is significantly below both district and state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and even fewer in math and science. This places it behind all nearby schools like Kathy Binks Elementary and Dolores Huerta International Academy. The school also faces a persistent challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 28.8%, which is higher than most neighboring schools and well above the state average, a factor closely linked to lower academic achievement.

Notably, North Tamarind spends less per student ($13,722) than other comparison schools in the district, such as Ted Porter Elementary, raising questions about resource equity. However, the school shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. The contrast with Dolores Huerta International Academy, which serves a similar student population but has higher funding, much lower absenteeism, and far better academic results, suggests targeted interventions in attendance and early math instruction could be key areas for improvement at North Tamarind.

373

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,188

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7961 Tamarind Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-2753

(909) 357-5680

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend North Tamarind Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alder Middle
High:	Fontana A. B. Miller High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

4.6%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg31%

California avg41%

5,264^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	15.0	5264 of 5857	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5356 of 5869	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5613 of 5859	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5455 of 5883	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5425 of 5789	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5335 of 5662	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	4994 of 5692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	4593 of 5614	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	4818 of 5611	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	4650 of 5530	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	5098 of 5390	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5064 of 5377	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	4320 of 5314	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	3777 of 5193	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	4249 of 5113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3822 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3753 of 4818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	3754 of 4822	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	4225 of 4809	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	1258 of 2585	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	1635 of 2128	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	1980 of 3162	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1618 of 3245	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1509 of 3311	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	1999 of 3275	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2789 of 3246	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5227 of 5597	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5216 of 5612	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5246 of 5609	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5203 of 5635	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4979 of 5492	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4953 of 5413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4374 of 5107	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4520 of 5107	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4825 of 5087	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4672 of 5084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4666 of 4963	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4512 of 4830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4619 of 5460	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4826 of 5517	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5074 of 5363	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4655 of 5264	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4669 of 5173	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4717 of 5084	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4815 of 5628	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5006 of 5643	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5423 of 5638	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5258 of 5663	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5308 of 5510	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	5233 of 5431	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2667 of 2847	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)51st percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$11,188	$9,052	$2,136
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					$16,145	$13,382	$2,763
Ted Porter Elementary	Public	K-5	8330 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5320	629	27	22.9	89.8%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	563 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28.4	4102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		27.8	4127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	25									12.8		12.8	39.1	32.4	26.9				32.7	41.0	31.8	19.3				30.5	95.7	95.7	95.7		95.7	$18,712	$15,976	$2,736
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						$13,517	$11,352	$2,165
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana	Public, Charter	K-8	7930 Locust Ave.	Fontana	91710	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						$22,943	$11,478	$11,465
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	$10,809	$8,832	$1,977
Virginia Primrose Elementary	Public	K-5	751 North Maple Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5790	336	17	20.3	81.8%	14 (4.2%)	24 (7.1%)	283 (84.2%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	25	4396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.3	4650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	254									22.8		22.8	25.5	16.7	35.7				26.1	35.9	16.7	29.8				27.4						$10,637	$8,416	$2,221
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						$13,580	$11,352	$2,228
Dolores Huerta International Academy	Public	K-6	17777 Merrill Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5070	639	27	23.6	82.6%	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.2	2874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		43.8	2939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	65	8.2	8.2	16.5	16.5	30.6	30.6	8.2	8.2	30.9		30.9	21.1	45.9	50.6	68.7			44.5	24.2	35.3	33.3	44.8			33.5						$17,937	$15,290	$2,647
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						$16,594	$14,018	$2,576

Frequently Asked Questions about North Tamarind Elementary

What schools do graduates of North Tamarind Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Tamarind Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alder Middle
High : Fontana A. B. Miller High

What is the racial makeup of North Tamarind Elementary?

Students at North Tamarind Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American.

What district is North Tamarind Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

How many students attend North Tamarind Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended North Tamarind Elementary.

Is North Tamarind Elementary a good school?

North Tamarind Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of California elementary schools.

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