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Poplar Elementary

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Poplar Elementary ranks 3646 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Poplar Elementary is a 450-student K–6 school in Fontana, California, serving families in the Fontana Unified area. In 2025–26, student proficiency was below the state average in ELA, math and science. The most important concern is math: 27% of students were proficient, 12 percentage points below the state.

Science is Poplar’s clearest strength against nearby K–6 schools: it ranked second of seven, with 30% proficient compared with their 19% average. Its science result was also 5 points above the district, though 6 points below the state. ELA was third of the seven schools, at 40% versus their 35% average, but remained below the district (41%) and state (49%). Math ranked fourth, with 27% proficient versus a 25% nearby-school average; that was essentially even with the district, but well below the state’s 38%.

Results have changed unevenly: ELA rose 12 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, and science rose 15 points over that period, while math increased by only 1 point and its gap with the state widened by 3 points. Poplar’s SchoolDigger statewide ranking was percentile 37, with 2 stars and a rank of 3,646 of 5,804; its percentile rose from 27 in 2022–23. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 20, the second-lowest among nearby schools, and 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the third-highest figure among nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was percentile 52 in 2025–26, 15 points above its overall percentile; for Special Education Students, it was percentile 22 in 2024–25, compared with an overall percentile of 39.

450

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,186

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

9937 Poplar Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-0004

(909) 357-5720

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Poplar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Henry J. Kaiser High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

White:

2.0%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

California avg42%

3,646^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Fontana Unified

660^th of 968Fontana 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
2026	34.1	3646 of 5804	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3556 of 5857	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3639 of 5869	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4261 of 5859	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4197 of 5883	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3774 of 5789	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3950 of 5662	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	3494 of 5692	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	3642 of 5614	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	3987 of 5611	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	3498 of 5530	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4339 of 5390	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	4294 of 5377	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	4388 of 5314	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	4422 of 5193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	4375 of 5113	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	4299 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	3373 of 4818	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	19.5	4002 of 4822	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	3610 of 4809	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2021 of 3162	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	1178 of 3245	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	1938 of 3311	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1465 of 3275	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1909 of 3246	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3519 of 5569	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	3639 of 5597	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3455 of 5612	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4446 of 5609	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3845 of 5635	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3163 of 5492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3721 of 5413	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	2452 of 5085	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	2382 of 5107	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2557 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3263 of 5087	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3085 of 5084	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2500 of 4963	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	2860 of 4830	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2774 of 5412	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	2783 of 5460	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3297 of 5517	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3714 of 5363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3221 of 5264	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2799 of 5173	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	3009 of 5084	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3529 of 5590	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	3265 of 5628	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3602 of 5643	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3675 of 5638	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4219 of 5663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4144 of 5510	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3953 of 5431	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2215 of 2847	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2272 of 2635	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2371 of 2420	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-10 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Poplar Elementary	Public	K-6	9937 Poplar Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5720	450	22	20.0	88.2%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	428 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	3646^th of 5804 public elementary schools	37.2%		35.3	3556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	90	29.8	29.8	36.7	40.3	36.8	43.5	39.5	41.7	25.8	21.1	18.8	26.6						$14,186	$11,964	$2,222
Citrus Elementary	Public	K-6	16041 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5140	596	27	22.4	86.4%	17 (2.9%)	24 (4.0%)	546 (91.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.5	3398^th of 5804 public elementary schools	41.5%		32.1	3788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%	390	24.0	24.0	44.8	34.9	45.3	38.5	40.7	45.5	37.2	24.0	18.5	31.4	89.9	97.0	96.0	95.0	97.0	$17,933	$15,290	$2,643
West Randall Elementary	Public	K-6	15620 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5780	304	20	15.0	88.8%	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	278 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15.4	5175^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.1	5408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%	233	5.4	5.4	16.1	39.0	21.6	30.0	27.5	21.9	22.0	2.7	10.0	14.0	94.2	97.1	94.2	97.1	95.7	$9,313	$7,216	$2,097
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%)	17.1	5045^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.5	5383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%	338	22.8	22.8	15.7	34.0	21.7		24.6	18.1	21.5	10.9		17.0						$16,986	$14,288	$2,698
Beech Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	9206 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5060	615	27	23.1	86.8%	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	591 (96.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36.3	3474^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.1%		44.5	2917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%	557	27.8	27.8	32.1	43.5	36.5	37.4	37.1	43.9	43.5	25.8	22.0	32.7						$17,913	$15,290	$2,623
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	9522 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5640	434	21	20.8	85.9%	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	418 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4115^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.1%		30.6	3915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%	200	24.5	24.5	31.5	40.4	29.6	41.2	35.7	37.0	24.6	13.2	21.6	24.2						$13,110	$10,788	$2,322
O'Day Short 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%)	12.7	5402^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.2	5243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%	159	12.9	12.9	20.0	23.6	21.4		21.7	15.1	18.1	15.7		16.3	97.0	98.0		98.0		$13,978	$11,596	$2,382
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%)	70	1586^th of 5804 public elementary schools	72.7%		50.2	2578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%	992	51.8	51.8	52.9	52.5	66.3		57.6	57.4	34.6	55.4		48.7						$15,732	$13,186	$2,546
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%)	29.2	4042^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.5	4270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%	228	21.1	21.1	48.3	27.2	27.8		34.2	44.2	27.2	12.4		27.7						$16,215	$13,626	$2,589
Jurupa Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	15920 Village Dr. East	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5021	388	17	22.8	82.0%	11 (2.8%)	43 (11.1%)	310 (79.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	20	4799^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.3%		21.8	4687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%	112	17.2	17.2	26.5	20.3	39.1	31.2	29.6	26.5	13.3	17.2	21.3	19.2	95.8		97.2	97.2		$22,013	$19,350	$2,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Poplar Elementary

How many students attend Poplar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Poplar Elementary.

Is Poplar Elementary a good school?

Poplar Elementary ranks 3646^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Poplar Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Poplar Elementary?

Students at Poplar Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Poplar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Poplar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Henry J. Kaiser High

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