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Poplar Elementary

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Poplar Elementary ranks 3556 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Poplar Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 450 students in the Fontana Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic performance is in the middle range compared to other local schools, it has a standout strength in Science, where its students outperform both the district and state averages and do significantly better than nearby schools like Oleander Elementary and West Randall Elementary. Poplar also shows effective support for Hispanic students, ranking above average statewide in this area. Interestingly, the school achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than many other schools in the district, such as Redwood Elementary and Citrus Elementary.

The school faces challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, though it has improved significantly in recent years. Performance varies by grade, with strong results in 5th grade English and notable 4th grade math, but lower scores in 3rd grade math. A major area for improvement is support for students in special education, where performance has been consistently low. Compared to higher-performing schools in the area like Date Elementary, Poplar has room to grow, but its specific successes in Science and efficient use of resources are notable strengths within the district.

450

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,533

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

California avg41%

3,556^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

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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)	% 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 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%)	35.3	3556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		33.5	3639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	83	34.3	34.3	34.9	35.2	44.8	38.5	38.6	27.0	32.7	20.9	26.2	26.4						$13,533	$1,410	$12,123
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%)	32.1	3788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.5	4245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	457	11.3	11.3	49.5	30.1	27.1	45.5	38.2	54.8	20.5	12.5	19.4	26.8	89.9	97.0	96.0	95.0	97.0	$16,509	$1,890	$14,619
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%)	13.1	5408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		8	5771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	363	13.7	13.7	31.1	16.7	19.6	25.0	23.2	15.2	11.1	7.8	12.1	11.5	94.2	97.1	94.2	97.1	95.7	$13,995	$1,337	$12,658
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
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%)	44.5	2917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		36.2	3425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	508	26.3	26.3	47.9	43.8	41.7	33.3	41.1	56.3	43.3	37.5	19.6	37.7						$16,353	$1,908	$14,445
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%)	30.6	3915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		26.5	4249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	334	20.8	20.8	33.9	51.0	44.2	30.8	39.2	21.4	34.7	20.8	15.4	22.4						$14,141	$1,560	$12,581
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
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
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
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%)	21.8	4687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		25.7	4297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	390	20.6	20.6	30.8	28.3	30.2	37.5	31.8	13.5	16.4	14.3	21.9	16.7	95.8		97.2	97.2		$24,203	$4,499	$19,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Poplar Elementary

What district is Poplar Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

Is Poplar Elementary a good school?

Poplar Elementary ranks 3556^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Poplar Elementary?

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

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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