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Kingsley Elementary

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Kingsley Elementary ranks 3415 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kingsley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 494 students in the Ontario-Montclair School District, showing a clear and positive trajectory of improvement in recent years.

The school has made remarkable progress, climbing from a 1-star to a 2-star state rating since 2021 and achieving a dramatic 73% reduction in chronic student absences. It demonstrates particular strength in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and homeless students, where its effectiveness ranks well above the state average for schools with similar demographics. However, academic performance in core subjects, especially mathematics and science, remains below district and state averages, indicating key areas for continued focus and growth.

An interesting point for parents is that Kingsley is located very close to several higher-performing schools like Buena Vista Arts-Integrated and Monte Vista Elementary, which have lower rates of economic disadvantage. Despite operating with comparable class sizes and resources, Kingsley serves a student population where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and its dedicated work with this community is reflected in its strong upward trend and subgroup successes.

494

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,945

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5625 Kingsley St.
Montclair, CA 91763-3999

(909) 984-3634

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Montclair High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

2.6%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,415^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3415 of 5857	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3575 of 5869	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3556 of 5859	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4393 of 5883	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3322 of 5789	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3662 of 5662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	3233 of 5692	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3877 of 5614	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.1	4833 of 5611	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	4845 of 5530	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	4961 of 5390	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	5169 of 5377	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	4814 of 5314	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	3760 of 5193	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	4093 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3947 of 5113	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	4418 of 4818	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	4607 of 4822	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	4292 of 4809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1356 of 3162	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	940 of 3245	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.0	2751 of 3311	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2689 of 3275	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2745 of 3246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3578 of 5597	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3512 of 5612	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3378 of 5609	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4216 of 5635	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	2952 of 5492	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3517 of 5413	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2350 of 5107	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2542 of 5107	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2532 of 5087	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	3230 of 5084	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2056 of 4963	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	2572 of 4830	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	122 of 429	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2565 of 5460	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	2955 of 5517	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2787 of 5363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3667 of 5264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	2213 of 5173	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	2524 of 5084	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3082 of 5628	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3404 of 5643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3393 of 5638	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4134 of 5663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3431 of 5510	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3606 of 5431	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science16%-16 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Mission Elementary	Public	K-6	5555 Howard St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3010	571	24	23.7	88.4%	16 (2.8%)	23 (4.0%)	507 (88.8%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32.4	3770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		36.6	3396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	374	18.5	18.5	27.3	36.4	35.4	51.1	38.3	22.8	22.4	24.6	33.0	26.2							$25,186	$3,783	$21,403
Howard Elementary	Public	K-6	4650 West Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2339	433	18	23.9	88.9%	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	367 (84.8%)	38 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	48.7	2664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		41.8	3084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.5%	420	14.8	14.8	46.2	42.6	42.6	58.6	47.9	53.9	31.2	27.9	40.0	38.5							$24,051	$3,710	$20,341
Lehigh Elementary	Public	K-6	10200 Lehigh St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5697	477	20	23.8	93.7%	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.7%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30	3958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		28.5	4071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	113	11.7	11.7	26.9	38.2	28.3	47.6	35.3	31.9	33.3	13.3	31.8	28.0	96.1		97.4		96.1		$25,904	$3,578	$22,326
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kingsley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Middle
High : Montclair High

What district is Kingsley Elementary in?

Ontario-Montclair

How many students attend Kingsley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Kingsley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Elementary?

Students at Kingsley Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Kingsley Elementary a good school?

Kingsley Elementary ranks 3415^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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