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Date Elementary

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Date Elementary ranks 2578 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Date Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 533 students in the Fontana Unified School District, and it stands out as a rapidly improving and high-achieving school within its community.

Academically, Date Elementary is a top performer compared to other local schools like Tokay Elementary and South Tamarind Elementary. Its students score significantly higher in English and Math than the district average, and the school has shown remarkable growth, climbing from one of the lower-ranked schools in the state to the 56th percentile. This positive trend is especially notable because many nearby schools have seen their performance stall or decline. The school excels at supporting key student groups, with English Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds achieving at high levels.

While the school manages a higher-than-average rate of chronic student absences, this rate has been cut nearly in half since 2022, showing major improvement. Date Elementary's success, particularly for its 5th graders, demonstrates what is possible with effective programs and support. It serves as a strong example within the Fontana Unified district, proving that local schools can achieve excellent results for all students.

533

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,732

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9011 Oleander Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-4532

(909) 357-5240

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Date Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fontana Middle
High:	Fontana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

African American:

3.6%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fontana Unified

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,578^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	50.2	2578 of 5857	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	3194 of 5869	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3560 of 5859	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4992 of 5883	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4254 of 5789	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5281 of 5662	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	5112 of 5692	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	4559 of 5614	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4743 of 5611	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	3933 of 5530	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	4112 of 5390	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	3724 of 5377	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3844 of 5314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	4016 of 5193	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	3836 of 5113	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	4222 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3987 of 4818	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	3392 of 4822	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	3146 of 4809	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	31.3	1373 of 2128	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	461 of 3162	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	520 of 3245	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.3	2102 of 3311	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1726 of 3275	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2537 of 3246	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2708 of 5597	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	3047 of 5612	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4001 of 5609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4849 of 5635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4872 of 5492	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5298 of 5413	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1371 of 5107	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	1902 of 5107	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	2309 of 5087	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	3900 of 5084	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3140 of 4963	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4426 of 4830	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	1423 of 5460	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	2417 of 5517	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2658 of 5363	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.0	4079 of 5264	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3485 of 5173	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4561 of 5084	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2234 of 5628	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	3171 of 5643	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2968 of 5638	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4703 of 5663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3333 of 5510	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4579 of 5431	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.3	1108 of 2420	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)54th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)35th percentile+29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science28%-5 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 (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	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
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						$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%)	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						$16,215	$13,626	$2,589
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		$13,978	$11,596	$2,382
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	$17,933	$15,290	$2,643
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						$16,986	$14,288	$2,698
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	$9,313	$7,216	$2,097
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						$16,228	$13,626	$2,602
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						$17,913	$15,290	$2,623
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						$14,186	$11,964	$2,222
Tokay Elementary	Public	K-5	7846 Tokay Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5770	378	18	20.5	81.7%	14 (3.7%)	22 (5.8%)	319 (84.4%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	29.8	3974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		18.7	4966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	992	20.6	20.6	32.1	30.2	50.8		38.4	30.4	24.1	19.1		24.3						$11,257	$9,346	$1,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Date Elementary

What district is Date Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

How many students attend Date Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Date Elementary.

Is Date Elementary a good school?

Date Elementary ranks 2578^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Date Elementary?

Students at Date Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Date Elementary attend?

Students who attend Date Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fontana Middle
High : Fontana High

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