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Virginia Primrose Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4524th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of California elementary schools
Summary

Virginia Primrose Elementary is a 336-student K–5 school in Fontana, in a community also served by schools in nearby districts. SchoolDigger places it at the 22nd statewide percentile, with 1 star. The key concern is that its 2025–2026 proficiency results were below both Fontana Unified and California in all three tested subjects.

English language arts is closest to nearby schools’ results: 33% of students were proficient, nearly matching the nearby-school average of 33%, and the school ranked sixth among 11 schools. Math and science were modestly below their nearby averages, with 23% proficient in each; math ranked eighth and science sixth. Against district and state results, math was the closest subject to both benchmarks, at 23% versus 27% for the district and 38% for the state. Science was furthest behind the state, at 19% versus 36%. Results also differ by grade: fifth-grade math was a relative strength at 24%, above the district’s 22%; only nearby Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana scored higher. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 31%, compared with 20% districtwide and 18% statewide; only Charlotte N. Werner Elementary was higher among nearby schools.

Proficiency has improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 10 percentage points, math 8 points, and science 8 points. However, the latest state gaps widened in math and science. Chronic absenteeism has fallen 22 points since 2021–2022, despite remaining high. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 20.3, and 82% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; these are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings offer a stronger statewide signal for some groups: Special Education Students were at the 56th percentile in 2025–2026, versus the school’s overall 22nd percentile, while English Language Learner Students were at the 55th percentile in 2023–2024, versus 21st for the school overall that year. Nearby schools vary in grade span, so comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

336
Students ?
20.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,637
Per pupil spending ?
81.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
96%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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 — 24th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg32%
California avg42%
4,524th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
23rd of 30Elementary Schools in the Fontana Unified
1026th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.54524 of 581722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.04396 of 585724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.34650 of 586920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.15300 of 58599.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.05057 of 588314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201924.64401 of 578924.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.64267 of 566224.6%★☆☆☆☆
201727.04082 of 569228.3%★☆☆☆☆
201627.43976 of 561429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201523.84256 of 561124.1%★☆☆☆☆
201328.44171 of 553024.6%★☆☆☆☆
201235.93527 of 539034.6%★★☆☆☆
201139.33300 of 537738.6%★★☆☆☆
201039.13228 of 531439.3%★★☆☆☆
200945.72721 of 519347.6%★★☆☆☆
200837.53104 of 511339.3%★★☆☆☆
200730.53538 of 511330.8%★★☆☆☆
200620.23998 of 481817.0%★☆☆☆☆
200519.83980 of 482217.5%★☆☆☆☆
200424.13622 of 480924.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202445.91419 of 316255.1%★★★☆☆
202340.31791 of 324544.8%★★☆☆☆
202233.02359 of 331128.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.01981 of 327539.5%★★☆☆☆
201846.91403 of 324656.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.14671 of 558116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202520.24661 of 559716.7%★☆☆☆☆
202418.94811 of 561214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202312.65343 of 56094.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.94724 of 563516.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.44348 of 549220.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.14228 of 541321.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.83533 of 509430.6%★★☆☆☆
202531.63638 of 510728.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.23730 of 510727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.14315 of 508715.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.03952 of 508422.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.03163 of 496336.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.83091 of 483036.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.03500 of 542335.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.83681 of 546032.6%★★☆☆☆
202424.94391 of 551720.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.94832 of 53639.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.44470 of 526415.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.43997 of 517322.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.73648 of 508428.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.44005 of 560328.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.33828 of 562832.0%★★☆☆☆
202427.44061 of 564328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.34766 of 563815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.74959 of 566312.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.24006 of 551027.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.94031 of 543125.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.61302 of 292755.5%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)56th percentile+33 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+34 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state
Mathematics23%-16 vs state
Science19%-17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Primrose Elementary

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

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

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

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

Virginia Primrose Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of California elementary schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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