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Montera Elementary

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Montera Elementary ranks 1995 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montera Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 564 students in the Ontario-Montclair School District, notable for its remarkable and consistent improvement from a lower-performing to a solidly above-average state ranking over the past six years.

The school's story is one of impressive growth, especially in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with its proficiency rates in English and Math now exceeding both district and state averages. This upward trend stands out compared to some nearby schools like El Camino Elementary and Kingsley Elementary, which have shown less consistent progress. A key factor in Montera's success appears to be a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has plummeted from 28.8% to 9.4%, a steeper improvement than seen in the broader district or state.

While Monte Vista Elementary, located less than a mile away, achieves higher overall test scores, Montera operates with a significantly lower student-teacher ratio. Like most schools in the district, Montera faces a challenge with science proficiency, which lags behind the state average. Overall, Montera Elementary demonstrates that strong academic gains and efficient use of resources are possible, making it a compelling example of effective school improvement within the community.

564

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,293

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4825 Bandera St.
Montclair, CA 91763-4337

(909) 445-1062

District: Ontario-Montclair

Students who attend Montera Elementary usually attend:

High:

Montclair High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

Asian:

16.1%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ontario-Montclair

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,995^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	61.4	1995 of 5857	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	2911 of 5869	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2798 of 5859	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	3596 of 5883	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4264 of 5789	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3456 of 5662	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	3988 of 5692	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	4068 of 5614	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.2	3603 of 5611	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	3704 of 5530	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.6	4607 of 5390	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	4377 of 5377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	4774 of 5314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	4100 of 5193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	4866 of 5113	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	4318 of 5113	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	4583 of 4818	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	4760 of 4822	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.7	4729 of 4809	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	729 of 1203	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.3	863 of 2585	66.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	794 of 3162	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	609 of 3245	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	1091 of 3311	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	2990 of 3275	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	2724 of 3246	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2170 of 5597	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2868 of 5612	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2701 of 5609	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	3187 of 5635	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4448 of 5492	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3453 of 5413	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	1107 of 5107	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	1979 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2152 of 5087	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	3001 of 5084	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3731 of 4963	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2547 of 4830	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	46 of 429	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	1048 of 5460	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	2053 of 5517	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1643 of 5363	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2415 of 5264	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	3371 of 5173	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2565 of 5084	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1724 of 5628	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	2754 of 5643	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	2723 of 5638	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	3792 of 5663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3514 of 5510	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3158 of 5431	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)67th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science25%-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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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
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
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
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		$31,930	$29,482	$2,448
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
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
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
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
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						$31,467	$28,982	$2,485
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	$46,475	$44,208	$2,267
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Montera Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Montera Elementary?

Students at Montera Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Montera Elementary a good school?

Montera Elementary ranks 1995^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Montera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montera Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Montclair High

What district is Montera Elementary in?

Ontario-Montclair

How many students attend Montera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Montera Elementary.

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