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El Camino Elementary

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El Camino Elementary ranks 2906 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Camino Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 476 students in Ontario, California, within the Ontario-Montclair School District, and it stands out as a school on a strong and steady upward path, having significantly improved its statewide ranking over the past decade.

The school has shown particular strength in supporting students with special education needs, ranking well above average in this area compared to other schools. This progress is supported by a lower student-teacher ratio than many neighboring schools, such as Elderberry Elementary and Kingsley Elementary, and higher per-student spending. While academic performance in English and Math is improving and now close to state averages, science scores are an area identified for growth. The school has also made dramatic improvements in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic, though its current rate remains higher than some higher-performing nearby schools like Monte Vista Elementary and Buena Vista Arts-Integrated.

An interesting finding is the variation in performance between grade levels and a consistent gap between female and male student rankings, suggesting opportunities for targeted strategies. Overall, El Camino Elementary demonstrates that focused investment and interventions can drive meaningful improvement, transforming it into a mid-performing school with specific strengths and a clear trajectory of success.

476

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,089

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1525 West Fifth St.
Ontario, CA 91762-1499

(909) 986-6402

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend El Camino Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Montclair High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

5.9%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

California avg41%

2,906^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Ontario-Montclair

745^th of 1,543Ontario-Montclair 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
2025	44.7	2906 of 5857	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3473 of 5869	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3664 of 5859	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3743 of 5883	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4247 of 5789	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3305 of 5662	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	3639 of 5692	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	3763 of 5614	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4995 of 5611	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	4954 of 5530	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	3717 of 5390	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	4317 of 5377	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3586 of 5314	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	2983 of 5193	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.8	3843 of 5113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	4217 of 5113	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	3732 of 4818	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	3050 of 4822	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.8	3258 of 4809	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2332 of 5597	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2839 of 5612	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2628 of 5609	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	3227 of 5635	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3718 of 5492	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3496 of 5413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1693 of 5107	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2399 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	2511 of 5087	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	2918 of 5084	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3314 of 4963	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2197 of 4830	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1747 of 5460	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2640 of 5517	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2797 of 5363	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2696 of 5264	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3286 of 5173	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	2369 of 5084	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3230 of 5628	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3697 of 5643	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4274 of 5638	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3873 of 5663	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4280 of 5510	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2959 of 5431	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	836 of 2847	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	868 of 2635	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1214 of 2420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science24%-8 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
El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Fifth St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-6402	476	26	18.3	89.9%	23 (4.8%)	28 (5.9%)	398 (83.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	44.7	2906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		35.6	3473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	567	24.2	24.2	45.0	35.0	50.0	46.2	43.9	47.6	26.2	38.7	33.3	35.6	86.2	95.4	89.2	92.3	92.3	$32,089	$3,380	$28,709
Buena Vista Arts-Integrated	Public	K-6	5685 San Bernardino St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-9556	369	15	24.6	68.8%	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	318 (86.2%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	73.5	1454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		78.2	1236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	218	29.8	29.8	53.1	69.2	51.1	65.9	59.9	57.1	57.7	55.3	56.8	56.8	97.4					$25,277	$4,164	$21,113
Elderberry Elementary	Public	K-6	950 North Elderberry Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-0108	544	24	22.4	92.5%	12 (2.2%)	24 (4.4%)	491 (90.3%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	53.4	2398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		41.8	3083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.5%	685	23.5	23.5	37.5	50.7	46.9	41.0	43.8	57.5	56.5	46.9	31.3	47.6						$23,631	$3,109	$20,522
Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-6	5625 Kingsley St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-3634	494	20	24.7	91.3%	13 (2.6%)	12 (2.4%)	456 (92.3%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36.9	3415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		34.3	3575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	160	16.2	16.2	36.2	45.7	46.6	42.5	43.5	34.0	34.1	24.3	21.6	28.4						$23,945	$3,413	$20,532
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	705 West Hawthorne St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-6582	549	22	24.8	82.7%	40 (7.3%)	16 (2.9%)	475 (86.5%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	35.8	3520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.9%		35.7	3468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	52	24.7	24.7	36.7	39.2	44.6	39.5	39.9	30.4	30.7	36.5	18.4	28.6						$23,783	$3,183	$20,600
Citrus Elementary	Public	K-6	925 West Seventh St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7731	494	22	22.4	87.2%	41 (8.3%)	35 (7.1%)	378 (76.5%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	32.5	3767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		31.2	3843^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	76	31.0	31.0	30.4	28.1	50.0	46.0	37.8	21.1	24.4	17.2	31.1	23.9	92.6		94.7	95.7	94.7	$18,654	$2,040	$16,614
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Orchard Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 626-5046	535	22	24.3	84.9%	11 (2.1%)	21 (3.9%)	470 (87.9%)	25 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	76.8	1293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		70.8	1563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	270	36.4	36.4	57.8	62.1	62.1	69.1	62.8	59.8	53.2	51.5	55.6	55.1	95.1		96.3	96.3		$24,098	$3,217	$20,881
Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Moreno St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-2672	428	20	21.4	79.7%	14 (3.3%)	20 (4.7%)	379 (88.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	41.3	3130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		44	2923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	207	28.6	28.6	31.5	38.7	55.4	42.7	42.1	31.5	27.4	39.3	30.7	32.0						$28,066	$3,419	$24,647
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1562 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-2619	522	20	26.5	85.1%	33 (6.3%)	60 (11.5%)	354 (67.8%)	40 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.7%)	41.6	3107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		40.9	3135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	28	17.6	17.6	47.1	56.6	45.2	51.3	49.6	40.0	31.5	13.5	25.0	27.0	97.2					$18,897	$2,205	$16,692
Montera Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Bandera St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 445-1062	564	32	17.6	87.4%	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.7%)	436 (77.3%)	91 (16.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	61.4	1995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		44.2	2911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	916	24.6	24.6	53.8	42.7	49.3	70.6	53.5	57.0	42.2	42.0	48.5	47.5	98.2					$26,683	$3,297	$23,386

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Elementary

How many students attend El Camino Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended El Camino Elementary.

What district is El Camino Elementary in?

Ontario-Montclair

Is El Camino Elementary a good school?

El Camino Elementary ranks 2906^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of El Camino Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Camino Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Middle
High : Montclair High

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Elementary?

Students at El Camino Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 5% Asian.

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