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South Tamarind Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

South Tamarind Elementary serves 565 students in grades K–5 in Fontana, California. In 2025–2026, its all-grade results were below state levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science, while chronic absenteeism remained high at 29%, compared with 20% in Fontana Unified and 18% statewide. The clearest specific academic concern is fifth-grade math: 15% of students were proficient, the second-lowest result among nearby schools reporting that grade.

Science is South Tamarind’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools and its district: 27% were proficient, 2 percentage points above the district and 9 points below the state. Only Dolores Huerta International Academy scored higher among the 11 schools, and South Tamarind was 7 points above the nearby average. ELA is a weaker comparison: its 31% result was 10 points below the district, 19 points below the state and 2 points below the nearby average. Math proficiency was 23%, close to the nearby average but 4 points below the district and 15 below the state. Absenteeism has fallen 19 points from its 2021–2022 level, but only Virginia Primrose Elementary had a higher rate among nearby schools.

Results have improved over four reported years, though progress varies by subject: ELA rose 8 percentage points and science 20, while math rose 4 and its gap with the state was essentially unchanged. Science scores have swung considerably from year to year, so the latest result is not yet a steady trend. SchoolDigger ranks South Tamarind at the 23rd statewide percentile and gives it 1 star for 2025–2026; its percentile has risen from 14 in 2022–2023. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.3, below the nearby average of 21.4. In 2024–2025, 84% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 86% nearby average. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show notable variation: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 59th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 20th percentile that year, while Special Education Students’ ranking fell from the 37th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 8th in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 23rd percentile.

565

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,191

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

8561 Tamarind Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-3976

(909) 357-5760

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend South Tamarind Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fontana Middle
High:	Fontana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

African American:

3.9%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2017 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg42%

4,472^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 30Elementary Schools in the Fontana Unified

1026^th of 1,530Fontana 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	4472 of 5817	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	4714 of 5857	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4698 of 5869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5021 of 5859	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5132 of 5883	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4372 of 5789	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4763 of 5662	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5045 of 5692	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	4804 of 5614	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	3564 of 5611	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.6	4236 of 5530	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	3964 of 5390	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	4038 of 5377	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	4442 of 5314	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	4603 of 5193	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	4602 of 5113	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	4331 of 5113	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	4152 of 4818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	3814 of 4822	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3653 of 4809	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	2185 of 2227	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	2320 of 2585	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1353 of 2128	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	1301 of 3162	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	1886 of 3245	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1885 of 3311	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1514 of 3275	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	2170 of 3246	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4742 of 5581	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	4725 of 5597	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4274 of 5612	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4885 of 5609	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5099 of 5635	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3792 of 5492	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4673 of 5413	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	3544 of 5094	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	3894 of 5107	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3616 of 5107	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3919 of 5087	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4238 of 5084	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3184 of 4963	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3888 of 4830	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	312 of 335	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	3726 of 5423	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	3856 of 5460	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4215 of 5517	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4482 of 5363	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4497 of 5264	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3521 of 5173	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4092 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3938 of 5603	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	4398 of 5628	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4718 of 5643	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4727 of 5638	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4700 of 5663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4547 of 5510	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4504 of 5431	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	2694 of 2927	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1801 of 2847	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
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)59th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2023)7th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-19 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	23.9	4472^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.1%		21.4	4714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%	242													26.8	26.8	25.3	34.4	32.1		30.7	28.9	25.3	14.8		23.1	95%	0%	$18,191	$2,763	$15,428
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%)	41.4	3147^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.9%		45.2	2874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%	273	18.3		18.1	21.5		21.3	41.9		41.5	8.6		8.5	36.1	36.1	32.2	33.3	48.2	62.0	43.2	38.9	25.8	22.9	34.2	30.4	≥ 99%		$17,770	$2,647	$15,123
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%)	34.4	3626^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.7%		28.4	4102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%	476													10.0	10.0	36.7	48.5	26.5		37.0	43.9	41.7	21.8		35.6	98%	0%	$18,807	$2,736	$16,071
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%)	11	5540^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.8%		15	5264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	276													14.3	14.3	20.0	20.8	26.8	23.3	22.7	10.9	5.7	10.7	9.3	9.2	≥ 98%		$15,645	$2,136	$13,509
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%)	29.3	4043^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.5%		20.8	4755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%	712													23.5	23.5	28.9	44.0	38.1		37.0	30.6	27.0	18.8		25.8	≥ 98%		$19,498	$2,602	$16,896
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%)	21.9	4642^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	20.2%		20.6	4778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%	136													16.9	16.9	20.3	39.5	31.5		30.7	26.6	24.4	16.9		22.9	93%	0%	$16,230	$2,434	$13,796
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%)	23.5	4524^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.2%		25	4396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%	128													18.6	18.6	34.1	29.1	35.6		32.9	25.0	20.0	23.7		22.8	96%	0%	$15,263	$2,221	$13,042
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%)	31.7	3844^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		25.2	4377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%	533													23.8	23.8	33.3	41.4	42.1		39.0	38.1	27.1	15.2		27.9	≥ 99%		$16,304	$2,165	$14,139
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	5415^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.2	5243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%	172													12.9	12.9	20.0	23.6	21.4		21.7	15.1	18.1	15.7		16.3	95%	0%	$16,263	$2,382	$13,881
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%)	23.6	4509^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.5%		16.9	5110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%	601													17.8	17.8	34.9	27.5	33.3		31.9	34.9	18.8	20.6		24.5	97%	0%	$15,782	$2,228	$13,554

Frequently Asked Questions about South Tamarind Elementary

How many students attend South Tamarind Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended South Tamarind Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Tamarind Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Fontana Middle
High : Fontana High

Is South Tamarind Elementary a good school?

South Tamarind Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Tamarind Elementary?

Students at South Tamarind Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is South Tamarind Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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