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Mission Elementary

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Mission Elementary ranks 3770 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 571 students in Ontario, CA, operating within the Ontario-Montclair School District and known for its high-needs student population and specialized support programs.

Academically, the school's overall test scores in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages, placing it in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools. However, the school demonstrates significant strengths in supporting specific student groups, earning much higher ratings for its effectiveness with English Language Learners and students in Special Education. A notable success story is the school's dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from over 42% to just 8.2% in three years—a rate now better than the district average.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture. For instance, Monte Vista Elementary, located less than two miles away in the same district and serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves significantly higher academic rankings. Mission Elementary also has the highest per-student spending among its nearby district peers. This suggests that while the school is investing resources and seeing success in areas like attendance and specialized support, there may be opportunities to learn from higher-performing neighbors to boost overall academic outcomes.

571

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,718

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5555 Howard St.
Ontario, CA 91762-4612

(909) 627-3010

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Mission Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oaks Middle
High:	Ontario High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

African American:

4.0%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Ontario-Montclair's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,770^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	32.4	3770 of 5857	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3396 of 5869	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3279 of 5859	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3736 of 5883	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3313 of 5789	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3643 of 5662	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	3801 of 5692	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4890 of 5614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4624 of 5611	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	3673 of 5530	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	3415 of 5390	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	2990 of 5377	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.8	3712 of 5314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.2	4049 of 5193	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	4712 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	4712 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	4587 of 4818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	4629 of 4822	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	4603 of 4809	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	1388 of 2227	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1322 of 2585	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1300 of 2128	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	896 of 3162	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	983 of 3245	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	2150 of 3311	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	2515 of 3275	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	2766 of 3246	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3244 of 5597	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3425 of 5612	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	3028 of 5609	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3284 of 5635	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2709 of 5492	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	3084 of 5413	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2823 of 5107	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2455 of 5107	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2372 of 5087	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2762 of 5084	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2234 of 4963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2694 of 4830	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3095 of 5460	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2755 of 5517	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	2552 of 5363	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2820 of 5264	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2200 of 5173	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	2961 of 5084	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3992 of 5628	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3157 of 5643	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3354 of 5638	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3914 of 5663	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3940 of 5510	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4081 of 5431	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	883 of 2847	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1116 of 2635	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1201 of 2420	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science18%-14 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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				$31,718	$29,028	$2,690
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 West Francis St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-2234	358	15	23.8	77.9%	28 (7.8%)	23 (6.4%)	280 (78.2%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	58	2172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.3	1802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	370	27.6	27.6	51.1	47.2	64.9	63.0	56.9	49.0	33.3	39.7	34.6	38.8	97.2		97.2	$31,804	$29,470	$2,334
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				$30,398	$27,968	$2,430
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				$32,348	$29,668	$2,680
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			$37,293	$34,962	$2,331
E. J. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	12045 Telephone Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9741	417	18	22.7	89.2%	25 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	360 (86.3%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	54.1	2361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		50.6	2527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.9%	166	29.2	29.2	51.8	48.9	56.5	44.2	50.7	48.2	45.8	33.9	30.8	39.4				$19,434	$18,120	$1,314
Richard Haynes Elementary	Public	K-6	715 West Francis St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-1759	641	27	23.7	89.2%	21 (3.3%)	17 (2.7%)	568 (88.6%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	35.4	3548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.5	3097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	451	25.0	25.0	29.6	33.0	46.0	46.7	38.8	38.6	24.8	25.0	29.4	29.1				$27,302	$25,064	$2,238
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	$31,517	$29,046	$2,471
Walnut Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5550 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9817	483	21	23.0	91.7%	9 (1.9%)	14 (2.9%)	431 (89.2%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	25.6	4343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		27.6	4149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	194	8.3	8.3	24.2	24.1	22.5	56.9	32.1	37.1	22.2	13.9	26.2	24.5				$18,947	$17,628	$1,319
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3411	556	24	23.1	87.8%	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	532 (95.7%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.8	2715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		46	2789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	74	27.4	27.4	46.9	46.1	48.2	34.7	44.1	54.7	34.2	32.9	36.1	38.7				$29,039	$26,848	$2,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mission Elementary?

Students at Mission Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White.

Is Mission Elementary a good school?

Mission Elementary ranks 3770^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mission Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oaks Middle
High : Ontario High

How many students attend Mission Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Mission Elementary.

What district is Mission Elementary in?

Ontario-Montclair

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