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Virginia Primrose Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Primrose Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 336 students in the Fontana Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, where its rate of 36.7% is the highest among comparable local schools and nearly double the state average; this is a critical issue, as nearby schools with much lower absenteeism, like Dolores Huerta International Academy (9.4%), tend to have stronger academic results. Overall academic performance has historically been in the bottom quartile of California schools, with notable inconsistency across different grade levels, though the school spends less per student than similar schools in the district.

Despite these struggles, Virginia Primrose Elementary shows important strengths: it outperforms the Fontana Unified district average in mathematics and science, and it is remarkably effective in supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking above the state average in that specific area. This suggests the school has successful strategies that, if applied more broadly, could lead to meaningful improvement.

336

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,176

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

751 North Maple Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-4802

(909) 357-5790

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Virginia Primrose Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alder Middle
High:	Fontana A. B. Miller High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

African American:

7.1%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,396^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	25.0	4396 of 5857	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4650 of 5869	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5300 of 5859	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5057 of 5883	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4401 of 5789	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4267 of 5662	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	4082 of 5692	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	3976 of 5614	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	4256 of 5611	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	4171 of 5530	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	3527 of 5390	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	3300 of 5377	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	3228 of 5314	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	2721 of 5193	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	3104 of 5113	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.5	3538 of 5113	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3998 of 4818	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	3980 of 4822	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.1	3622 of 4809	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	1419 of 3162	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1791 of 3245	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2359 of 3311	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1981 of 3275	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1403 of 3246	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4661 of 5597	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4811 of 5612	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5343 of 5609	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4724 of 5635	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4348 of 5492	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4228 of 5413	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3638 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3730 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4315 of 5087	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3952 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3163 of 4963	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3091 of 4830	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3681 of 5460	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4391 of 5517	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4832 of 5363	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4470 of 5264	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3997 of 5173	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3648 of 5084	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3828 of 5628	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4061 of 5643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4766 of 5638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4959 of 5663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4006 of 5510	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4031 of 5431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Virginia Primrose Elementary

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	25	4396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.3	4650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	254	22.8		22.8	25.5	16.7	35.7				26.1	35.9	16.7	29.8				27.4						$14,176	$1,440	$12,736
Locust Elementary	Public	K-6	7420 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5650	346	16	21.3	82.1%	10 (2.9%)	10 (2.9%)	312 (90.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	37	3405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		30.6	3888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	483	34.2		34.2	18.4	25.6	63.2	55.3			39.6	26.5	9.1	31.6	31.9			24.7	94.7				96.5	$13,323	$1,457	$11,866
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana	Public, Charter	K-8	7420 North Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5405	245	12	19.9	41.2%	16 (6.5%)	25 (10.2%)	178 (72.7%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	9 (3.7%)	41.4	3120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.7	3260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	140	32.1	27.3	30.0	48.0	34.6	39.3	46.7	29.6	45.5	40.5	44.0	42.3	21.4	19.4	11.1	18.2	25.8						$19,580	$1,181	$18,399
Helen L. Dollahan Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 West Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7943	608	26	23.3	82.2%	17 (2.8%)	34 (5.6%)	527 (86.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	35.6	3534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		25.3	4342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	808	25.5		25.5	47.0	33.0	45.3				42.0	39.6	16.3	21.4				26.1	98.3					$19,806	$3,455	$16,351
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
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%)	15	5264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.5	5356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	92	12.7		12.7	18.9	12.3	27.3	36.5			23.5	9.1	8.8	12.7	22.6			13.2	94.6			96.4		$13,722	$1,384	$12,338
Charlotte N. Werner Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6830	739	31	23.8	91.3%	7 (0.9%)	82 (11.1%)	624 (84.4%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	14.7	5293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		17.1	5110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	183	11.5		11.5	19.5	26.2	31.3				25.6	23.0	9.2	12.4				14.9	96.9					$21,976	$3,710	$18,266
George H. Dunn Elementary	Public	K-5	830 North Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7873	609	27	22.5	89.3%	7 (1.1%)	27 (4.4%)	562 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	21.2	4725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		22.3	4646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	79	17.6		17.6	25.3	29.1	36.5				29.7	28.0	24.0	10.8				21.9						$20,257	$3,535	$16,722
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
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%)	25.2	4377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.3	4557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	180	7.4		7.4	35.8	44.1	20.7				32.7	35.7	33.3	8.9				25.2						$14,162	$1,554	$12,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Primrose Elementary

How many students attend Virginia Primrose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Virginia Primrose Elementary.

What district is Virginia Primrose Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

Is Virginia Primrose Elementary a good school?

Virginia Primrose Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Virginia Primrose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Primrose Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alder Middle
High : Fontana A. B. Miller High

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Primrose Elementary?

Students at Virginia Primrose Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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