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Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary

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Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary ranks 3488 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 608 students in the Rialto Unified School District in Colton, CA, a district that ranks in the lower half statewide.

The school has a mixed academic record but shows clear strengths in mathematics, where it outperforms both the district and state averages, and in significantly reducing chronic student absenteeism over the past few years. It also receives strong ratings for its effectiveness with English Language Learners and students from low-income families. However, the school underperforms in science and has seen its overall statewide ranking decline over the past decade from a historical high to its current position in the 40th percentile.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools, particularly Samuel W. Simpson Elementary, which is in the same district and has similar student demographics and funding but achieves significantly higher test scores and a 76th percentile ranking. Conversely, Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary achieves better outcomes with its resources than several lower-performing neighboring schools that actually spend more per student, such as Merle S. Casey Elementary and Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

608

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,816

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1390 West Randall Ave.
Colton, CA 92324-1634

(909) 421-7620

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William G. Jehue Middle
High:	Rialto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

African American:

3.9%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2018 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2018)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rialto Unified

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,488^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Rialto Unified

1015^th of 1,543Rialto 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	36.0	3488 of 5857	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3124 of 5869	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3559 of 5859	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3915 of 5883	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4551 of 5789	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4510 of 5662	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3816 of 5692	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	3182 of 5614	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	2976 of 5611	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.7	1959 of 5530	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	1850 of 5390	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.9	2415 of 5377	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.9	2800 of 5314	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.7	3865 of 5193	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	3309 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	3326 of 5113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3663 of 4818	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3614 of 4822	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	3847 of 4809	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	1235 of 2227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2054 of 2585	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1661 of 2128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	1251 of 3162	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1969 of 3245	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1987 of 3311	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1943 of 3275	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	2599 of 3246	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3700 of 5597	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3296 of 5612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3600 of 5609	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3785 of 5635	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3643 of 5492	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4327 of 5413	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2339 of 5107	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2034 of 5107	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2103 of 5087	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2754 of 5084	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3231 of 4963	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3452 of 4830	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	213 of 364	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	158 of 356	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2465 of 5460	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2832 of 5517	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	3073 of 5363	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3208 of 5264	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3690 of 5173	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3907 of 5084	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3069 of 5628	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2703 of 5643	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	3236 of 5638	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3757 of 5663	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4884 of 5510	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4218 of 5431	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1647 of 2847	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)41st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science20%-13 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
Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7620	608	24	25.1	77.0%	14 (2.3%)	24 (3.9%)	550 (90.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	36	3488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		41.1	3124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	364	19.8	19.8	29.5	35.5	45.8		36.9	37.9	36.5	31.3		35.2	94.6			94.6		94.6	$19,816	$3,828	$15,988
Paul Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	955 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5027	602	27	22.2	92.4%	8 (1.3%)	9 (1.5%)	580 (96.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	4702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	328	13.3	13.3	40.3	31.8	31.1	34.9	34.3	42.5	16.3	11.2	19.8	21.5	95.5			95.5	97.0	95.5	$23,696	$4,527	$19,169
Georgia F. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6864	604	24	25.7	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	35 (5.8%)	546 (90.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	34.5	3623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		43.8	2934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	689	23.5	23.5	32.0	40.9	39.8		37.8	38.0	38.7	16.8		30.6							$18,862	$3,478	$15,384
J.P. Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	380 South Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7923	661	27	24.4	87.1%	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.5%)	600 (90.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	21.4	4715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.2	5007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	292	22.2	22.2	20.8	27.1	41.6		30.6	18.8	16.2	17.5		17.3							$19,854	$4,135	$15,719
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.4	4817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	330	17.2	17.2	27.3	33.3	28.1	22.4	27.2	15.2	19.6	13.8	9.3	14.0	91.6	94.0			91.6	96.4	$23,503	$4,490	$19,013
Ulysses Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	550 West Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5024	589	25	23.5	87.3%	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	558 (94.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		32.6	3723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	68	18.0	18.0	32.5	40.5	40.3	44.3	39.6	32.5	31.8	19.5	28.4	28.2							$23,060	$4,514	$18,546
J. Calvin Boyd Elementary	Public	K-5	310 East Merrill St.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7929	569	23	24.7	87.0%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	531 (93.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	24.5	4456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		18	5033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	577	15.2	15.2	34.4	35.5	28.9		32.6	29.4	34.6	11.5		24.1							$20,255	$3,967	$16,288
Merle S. Casey Elementary	Public	K-5	219 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7904	563	25	22.5	93.1%	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	531 (94.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18.5	4967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.9	5131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	164	18.3	18.3	27.1	25.9	27.9		26.9	27.3	13.8	15.9		19.2	94.1			95.2			$21,338	$4,098	$17,240
Sam V. Curtis Elementary	Public	K-5	451 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7366	702	29	24.4	85.5%	17 (2.4%)	55 (7.8%)	609 (86.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	27.2	4201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.2	4096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	105	11.4	11.4	47.5	31.6	30.2		36.2	42.6	16.3	14.8		24.2	87.8	96.5	97.4		96.5	98.3	$19,722	$3,843	$15,879
Samuel W. Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7954	638	26	24.5	82.4%	23 (3.6%)	27 (4.2%)	573 (89.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	73.8	1429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		73.3	1437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	8	43.8	43.8	55.6	72.6	70.9		66.3	48.5	61.5	38.1		49.0	94.4		97.5	97.5		97.5	$18,966	$3,224	$15,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary

What district is Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary in?

Rialto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary?

Students at Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William G. Jehue Middle
High : Rialto High

How many students attend Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary.

Is Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary a good school?

Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary ranks 3488^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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