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Smiley Elementary

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Smiley Elementary ranks 1730 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Smiley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 634 students in the Redlands Unified district, consistently performing above average academically despite serving a student population with significant economic need.

The school's key strength is its ability to help students achieve strong academic results, particularly in English Language Arts, where it outperforms both district and state averages. This is notable when compared to some nearby schools like Franklin Elementary or Lugonia Elementary, which have similar or higher levels of economic disadvantage but lower test scores. Smiley also shows particular effectiveness with its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, ranking higher for these groups than many peers such as Crafton Elementary and Bryn Mawr Elementary.

However, parents should be aware of two main challenges. First, chronic absenteeism is high at 27.4%, significantly above the rates at schools like Kimberly Elementary (13.3%) and Mariposa Elementary (14.7%). Second, while the school's overall ranking has been historically consistent, it has recently declined, partly due to a drop in mathematics performance in the upper grades. Addressing attendance and supporting math learning in 4th and 5th grade appear to be the school's primary opportunities for improvement.

634

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,608

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 West Cypress Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373-5726

(909) 307-5580

District: Redlands Unified

Students who attend Smiley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cope Middle
High:	Redlands Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

20.2%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,730^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Redlands Unified

551^st of 1,543Redlands Unified 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	67.2	1730 of 5857	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1556 of 5869	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	1249 of 5859	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	1446 of 5883	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	1281 of 5789	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	1243 of 5662	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	1172 of 5692	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	1097 of 5614	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	1350 of 5611	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	1250 of 5530	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	1447 of 5390	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	1285 of 5377	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	990 of 5314	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	1614 of 5193	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	1453 of 5113	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	1350 of 5113	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	1099 of 4818	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.5	1316 of 4822	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.7	1503 of 4809	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	76 of 663	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	788 of 1154	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	900 of 2585	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	1578 of 5597	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1738 of 5612	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	1406 of 5609	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	1608 of 5635	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	1471 of 5492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	1219 of 5413	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	802 of 5107	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	1359 of 5107	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	678 of 5087	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	679 of 5084	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	642 of 4963	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	800 of 4830	83.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.5	12 of 356	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1537 of 5460	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	1704 of 5517	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	833 of 5363	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	585 of 5264	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	821 of 5173	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	1036 of 5084	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1809 of 5628	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	1288 of 5643	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	1112 of 5638	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	1278 of 5663	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	1064 of 5510	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	1237 of 5431	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	1019 of 2847	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	970 of 2635	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	370 of 2420	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	1165 of 2598	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1065 of 2651	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	592 of 2661	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	1223 of 2726	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	897 of 2834	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1143 of 2737	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)97th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2022)89th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2022)32nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The teachers are very dedicated and care about their students. Every effort is being made to accomodate students who are stuggling by offering various intervention lessons as well as reaching the high-end students with after school GATE classes in addition to GATE instruction in the regular classroom. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Smiley Elementary	Public	K-5	1210 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5580	634	25	25.3	56.8%	128 (20.2%)	48 (7.6%)	349 (55.0%)	60 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	40 (6.3%)	67.2	1730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.9	1556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	174	40.0	40.0	57.8	62.0	57.4	59.0	50.6	52.2	36.0	45.9	94.4			96.7	95.6	96.7	$17,608	$1,988	$15,620
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	645 West Olive Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5570	315	13	24.2	67.0%	60 (19.0%)	31 (9.8%)	184 (58.4%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	52.1	2489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		48	2665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	176	37.2	37.2	36.0	44.7	58.1	45.7	39.2	46.8	37.2	41.1	96.4	96.4			96.4		$17,880	$2,139	$15,741
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Cajon St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5550	512	23	22.2	60.4%	115 (22.5%)	27 (5.3%)	314 (61.3%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	41.6	3103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		50.7	2523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	580	33.3	33.3	41.9	36.1	59.7	44.9	38.0	26.8	22.4	29.9	96.3			96.3			$17,787	$1,971	$15,816
Kimberly Elementary	Public	K-5	301 West South Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5540	457	20	22.8	37.2%	175 (38.3%)	22 (4.8%)	177 (38.7%)	34 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	72.2	1511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		82.8	1044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	467	43.6	43.6	52.6	62.3	58.5	57.6	55.3	73.3	41.5	54.4							$17,626	$1,887	$15,739
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Colton Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5530	624	25	24.9	84.0%	42 (6.7%)	52 (8.3%)	469 (75.2%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	29.2	4021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		30.9	3862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	159	22.3	22.3	36.6	34.0	34.3	35.0	29.7	28.3	23.5	27.2	97.1	98.0	98.0	97.1	97.1	98.0	$17,652	$1,976	$15,676
Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	K-5	11680 Whittier Ave.	Loma Linda	92354	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 478-5650	622	26	23.9	68.3%	64 (10.3%)	57 (9.2%)	298 (47.9%)	127 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (12.1%)	55.2	2300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		59.7	2078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	222	40.0	40.0	37.8	56.1	52.2	49.3	39.4	42.1	38.9	40.3	96.6				96.6		$17,764	$2,003	$15,761
Lugonia Elementary	Public	K-5	202 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5560	527	21	25.0	83.7%	19 (3.6%)	41 (7.8%)	402 (76.3%)	35 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	20.5	4793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		16.8	5143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	350	15.2	15.2	27.9	30.7	32.6	30.3	30.8	19.1	9.8	20.5	95.8	96.8	96.8		95.8		$18,035	$2,248	$15,787
Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	10568 California St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2480	594	25	24.2	68.2%	72 (12.1%)	58 (9.8%)	347 (58.4%)	78 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.1%)	41.7	3089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		42	3067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	22	28.1	28.1	41.6	33.7	47.4	40.8	42.1	33.0	33.0	35.6							$17,746	$2,038	$15,708
Judson & Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2430	484	22	22.5	50.6%	107 (22.1%)	21 (4.3%)	271 (56.0%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	61.3	2006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		71.7	1513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	493	37.9	37.9	55.7	55.6	45.5	52.4	57.0	39.7	37.9	45.7							$17,636	$1,974	$15,662
Crafton Elementary	Public	K-5	311 North Wabash Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8600	694	28	24.7	57.5%	188 (27.1%)	22 (3.2%)	410 (59.1%)	27 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.6%)	51.8	2506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		51.3	2490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	16	37.4	37.4	45.9	42.2	50.0	46.4	49.6	33.3	34.9	39.1	98.4						$17,600	$1,941	$15,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Smiley Elementary

Is Smiley Elementary a good school?

Smiley Elementary ranks 1730^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Smiley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smiley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cope Middle
High : Redlands Senior High

How many students attend Smiley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Smiley Elementary.

What district is Smiley Elementary in?

Redlands Unified

What is the racial makeup of Smiley Elementary?

Students at Smiley Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 20% White, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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