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Central Language Academy

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Central Language Academy ranks 3135 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Central Language Academy is a K-8 elementary school serving 736 students in Ontario, California, within the Ontario-Montclair School District, and it stands out as a school on a strong and steady upward path of improvement over the last decade.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with its special education students and Hispanic students performing well above the school's overall state ranking. It also excels in science, nearly matching the state average, and has made a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, drastically reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate far better than the district or state. A notable pattern is that while early grade scores can be lower, student performance grows significantly by 7th and 8th grade, especially in English and math, suggesting effective preparation for middle school.

When compared to nearby schools like Edison Elementary—which is a top performer in the area—or Lincoln Elementary, Central Language Academy's story is one of efficient progress; it achieves solid academic results and serves its community well, even while spending less per student than some neighbors. Its consistent gains demonstrate a capacity for positive change, making it a steadily improving choice within the Ontario-Montclair district.

736

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,538

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 East G St.
Ontario, CA 91764-3729

(909) 983-8522

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Central Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Vina Danks Middle
High:	Chaffey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

White:

3.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,135^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

842^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3135 of 5857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3323 of 5869	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3623 of 5859	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3369 of 5883	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3668 of 5789	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4181 of 5662	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	4673 of 5692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4526 of 5614	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4749 of 5611	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	4891 of 5530	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	4623 of 5390	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4089 of 5377	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	4069 of 5314	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	3965 of 5193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	4347 of 5113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	4694 of 5113	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.6	4651 of 4818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	4439 of 4822	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4595 of 4809	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.7	1015 of 2585	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	1744 of 2128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2143 of 3162	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	2369 of 3245	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	2864 of 3311	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	3114 of 3275	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3129 of 3246	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3292 of 5597	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3224 of 5612	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3555 of 5609	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3337 of 5635	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3470 of 5492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4096 of 5413	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	1874 of 5107	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2176 of 5107	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2703 of 5087	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2380 of 5084	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2677 of 4963	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3542 of 4830	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3066 of 5460	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3280 of 5517	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3617 of 5363	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2887 of 5264	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3735 of 5173	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4329 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2808 of 5628	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	3218 of 5643	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3336 of 5638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3182 of 5663	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3522 of 5510	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4001 of 5431	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	871 of 2847	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	1203 of 2635	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	842 of 2761	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	704 of 2783	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	1044 of 2781	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	810 of 2740	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	1091 of 2715	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	1445 of 2480	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1696 of 2508	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.6	1921 of 2497	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.6	1617 of 2477	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	74.0	483 of 2379	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	447 of 2259	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	346 of 2236	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	989 of 2533	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	613 of 2551	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	1131 of 2531	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	867 of 2509	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	987 of 2380	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1205 of 2262	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	523 of 2395	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	297 of 2388	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	547 of 2374	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	327 of 2359	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	690 of 2213	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	1063 of 2072	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	768 of 2542	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	419 of 2579	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	770 of 2531	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	481 of 2458	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	973 of 2369	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1367 of 2230	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	685 of 2534	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	758 of 2552	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	797 of 2538	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	657 of 2527	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	1013 of 2407	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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)	% MMR (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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Language Academy	Public	K-8	415 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-8522	736	29	25.0	65.2%	26 (3.5%)	24 (3.3%)	664 (90.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	41.3	3135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		37.7	3323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	188	32.5	31.8	32.2	35.2	47.0	53.3	40.5	73.2	61.4	49.4	38.6	25.3	29.9	24.1	50.0	65.9	36.1					$24,538	$22,442	$2,096
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	440 North Allyn Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-9803	530	29	18.5	90.4%	20 (3.8%)	25 (4.7%)	470 (88.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36.2	3465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		34.9	3531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	66	16.7		16.7	34.6	28.8	40.7	41.1			35.7	42.3	31.5	35.2	33.9			35.3					$54,583	$52,008	$2,575
Berlyn Elementary	Public	K-6	1320 North Berlyn Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-8995	639	28	22.8	91.7%	22 (3.4%)	9 (1.4%)	584 (91.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	25.7	4337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		33.3	3650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	687	20.8		20.8	20.5	34.8	42.9	37.2			33.6	23.9	19.1	18.2	24.7			21.6					$33,651	$31,350	$2,301
Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	515 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5618	736	28	25.9	72.8%	78 (10.6%)	9 (1.2%)	562 (76.4%)	60 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.3%)	82.9	1028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.6	1087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	59	46.9	70.7	55.8	72.4	62.0	66.3	71.3	96.7	89.7	74.1	65.5	58.7	52.0	55.7	81.7	82.5	63.7					$23,876	$21,680	$2,196
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					$30,081	$27,722	$2,359
Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-6	850 Del Norte Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-9515	428	20	21.4	93.0%	11 (2.6%)	31 (7.2%)	369 (86.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24.6	4451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		23.4	4544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	93	15.4		15.4	32.2	21.7	29.5				27.2	39.0	28.9	23.1				29.4					$34,317	$31,864	$2,453
Euclid Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Euclid Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5119	572	27	21.1	89.3%	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.6%)	526 (92.0%)	8 (1.4%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.2	3703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		31.5	3814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	111	26.5		26.5	29.2	24.3	40.2	46.0			34.9	32.6	32.4	31.3	22.4			29.8					$31,394	$29,018	$2,376
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					$30,718	$28,432	$2,286
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	$16,837	$15,482	$1,355
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	1605 East D St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-4116	537	25	21.4	94.8%	11 (2.0%)	53 (9.9%)	460 (85.7%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21.9	4680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		31	3860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	820	18.6		18.6	20.8	27.0	37.1				26.9	24.5	23.6	26.8				24.4	97.2		98.1		$32,283	$29,996	$2,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Language Academy

What is the racial makeup of Central Language Academy?

Students at Central Language Academy are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Central Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 736 students attended Central Language Academy.

What district is Central Language Academy in?

Ontario-Montclair

What schools do graduates of Central Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Central Language Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vina Danks Middle
High : Chaffey High

Is Central Language Academy a good school?

Central Language Academy ranks 3135^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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