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Palmetto Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palmetto Elementary is a K-5 public school in the Fontana Unified school district, serving 577 students in a high-need community where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools, with particularly low proficiency rates in English (30.6%) and Math (18.8%). A concerning trend shows math scores dropping sharply from 3rd to 5th grade. Chronic student absenteeism, at 26%, is also higher than the state average, though it has improved recently. The school's performance varies greatly for different student groups; it shows a relative strength in supporting English Learners but has significant struggles in serving students in special education.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that improvement is possible within the same community. For instance, Dolores Huerta International Academy, less than a mile away and serving a similar student population, achieves much higher academic scores and has a remarkably low absenteeism rate of 9.4%. Furthermore, while some neighboring schools in the Colton Joint Unified district spend significantly more per student, their academic results are similar, suggesting that how resources are used is more critical than the amount spent.

577

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,808

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9325 Palmetto Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-5904

(909) 357-5710

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Palmetto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harry S. Truman Middle
High:	Jurupa Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

3.8%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,755^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	20.8	4755 of 5857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4578 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4931 of 5859	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4856 of 5883	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	4068 of 5789	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4101 of 5662	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	4030 of 5692	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	4163 of 5614	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	4011 of 5611	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	4396 of 5530	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	4506 of 5390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.0	3464 of 5377	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.8	3447 of 5314	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4110 of 5193	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	4441 of 5113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	4199 of 5113	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.3	3981 of 4818	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	3900 of 4822	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3571 of 4809	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	1969 of 2585	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1780 of 2128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	1445 of 3162	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	2209 of 3245	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	2804 of 3311	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1878 of 3275	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1868 of 3246	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4609 of 5597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4594 of 5612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4599 of 5609	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4494 of 5635	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3717 of 5492	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3966 of 5413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	3934 of 5107	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3524 of 5107	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3962 of 5087	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3927 of 5084	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3032 of 4963	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3149 of 4830	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4154 of 5460	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	4006 of 5517	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4231 of 5363	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4140 of 5264	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2870 of 5173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3102 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4475 of 5628	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4161 of 5643	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4848 of 5638	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4846 of 5663	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4106 of 5510	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3882 of 5431	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2353 of 2847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	2121 of 2834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+32 vs school

White (2019)25th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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)	% 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	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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmetto Elementary	Public	K-5	9325 Palmetto Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5710	577	27	21.7	92.7%	22 (3.8%)	18 (3.1%)	524 (90.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20.8	4755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		23	4578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	177									18.9	18.9	33.0	26.1	32.1		30.6	27.8	20.0	9.9		18.8							$16,808	$1,699	$15,109
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							$15,580	$1,759	$13,821
Randall Pepper Elementary	Public	K-5	16613 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5730	455	23	19.4	92.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.7%)	418 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15.2	5243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.9	5398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	155									7.8	7.8	29.7	14.9	34.2		26.3	23.7	14.5	9.1		15.7	97.0	98.0			98.0		$14,791	$1,552	$13,239
Mary B. Lewis Elementary	Public	K-6	18040 San Bernardino Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5025	548	24	22.8	93.1%	23 (4.2%)	39 (7.1%)	478 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	19.6	4861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		24	4466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	395									11.8	11.8	21.4	28.4	32.1	40.8	30.9	18.6	28.0	7.1	14.1	16.6	96.2				97.5		$23,776	$4,532	$19,244
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
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	9751 Cypress Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5460	572	27	21.0	85.3%	15 (2.6%)	9 (1.6%)	522 (91.3%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	13.5	5383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.5	5170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	213									11.1	11.1	22.7	24.7	23.2		23.5	20.9	17.2	8.4		15.5							$15,534	$1,748	$13,786
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	751 South Maple Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5670	511	25	20.7	81.4%	14 (2.7%)	26 (5.1%)	460 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20.6	4778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		23.5	4525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	253									9.1	9.1	28.2	29.9	33.0		30.4	29.4	23.4	15.9		22.8	88.3	92.6		92.6	90.4	90.4	$14,486	$1,738	$12,748
Date Elementary	Public	K-5	9011 Oleander Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5240	533	24	21.8	87.4%	8 (1.5%)	19 (3.6%)	496 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50.2	2578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		39.7	3194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	616									27.6	27.6	37.7	48.8	61.6		49.4	34.1	32.6	48.3		38.3							$16,063	$1,725	$14,338
Gerald A. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5033	565	25	22.4	86.9%	7 (1.2%)	23 (4.1%)	527 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	31.2	3863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		25.8	4294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	431									18.2	18.2	35.4	37.5	34.9	39.2	36.9	37.0	31.5	23.1	17.7	27.7	97.4				97.4		$24,336	$4,499	$19,837
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		$16,824	$1,849	$14,975

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmetto Elementary

What schools do graduates of Palmetto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palmetto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry S. Truman Middle
High : Jurupa Hills High

How many students attend Palmetto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Palmetto Elementary.

What district is Palmetto Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Palmetto Elementary?

Students at Palmetto Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Palmetto Elementary a good school?

Palmetto Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

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