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J. Calvin Boyd Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

J. Calvin Boyd Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 569 students in the Rialto Unified district, located in a community with high economic need where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to all California schools, it is on a clear and positive upward trend, improving its statewide standing significantly over the past few years. This improvement coincides with a notable decrease in chronic student absences, which are now lower than the district average, unlike several nearby schools such as Charlotte N. Werner Elementary and Merle S. Casey Elementary. In mathematics, J. Calvin Boyd Elementary performs slightly better than the Rialto Unified average, which is a relative strength among its peers.

The school shows remarkable success with specific groups, such as homeless students, where progress has been dramatic. However, challenges remain, particularly in fifth-grade math and science, a pattern seen across the district. It's worth noting that another school in the district, Samuel W. Simpson Elementary, achieves much higher results with similar student demographics, demonstrating what is possible. Boyd's trajectory suggests it is implementing effective strategies, especially in improving attendance and supporting vulnerable students, which are key areas for continued growth.

569

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,255

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 East Merrill St.
Rialto, CA 92376-6536

(909) 820-7929

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend J. Calvin Boyd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William G. Jehue Middle
High:	Rialto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

White:

2.3%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,456^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	24.5	4456 of 5857	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5033 of 5869	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5466 of 5859	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5230 of 5883	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4306 of 5789	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4534 of 5662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	3972 of 5692	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.0	4177 of 5614	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4756 of 5611	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	4622 of 5530	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	4179 of 5390	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	4812 of 5377	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	3343 of 5314	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.3	4039 of 5193	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	4303 of 5113	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4590 of 5113	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	3793 of 4818	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	4264 of 4822	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3901 of 4809	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	1467 of 2227	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1954 of 2585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	2476 of 3162	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3032 of 3245	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2381 of 3311	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	2402 of 3275	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2938 of 3246	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4664 of 5597	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4906 of 5612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5321 of 5609	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5254 of 5635	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4103 of 5492	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4573 of 5413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3538 of 5107	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4200 of 5107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4648 of 5087	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4328 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3310 of 4963	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3650 of 4830	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	134 of 429	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.8	330 of 335	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3666 of 5460	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4709 of 5517	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4894 of 5363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4610 of 5264	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3282 of 5173	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3805 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3830 of 5628	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4662 of 5643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5157 of 5638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4556 of 5663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4132 of 5510	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4143 of 5431	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2607 of 2847	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2227 of 2420	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science15%-17 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lida M. Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7909	391	17	23.4	89.3%	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.4%)	356 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27.5	4168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		23.6	4518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	350	35.5	35.5	25.8	26.6	36.1	29.1	30.3	22.5	24.2	25.5	88.0	89.2	90.4	91.6	90.4	90.4	$22,789	$4,817	$17,972
Charlotte N. Werner Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6830	739	31	23.8	91.3%	7 (0.9%)	82 (11.1%)	624 (84.4%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	14.7	5293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		17.1	5110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	183	11.5	11.5	19.5	26.2	31.3	25.6	23.0	9.2	12.4	14.9	96.9						$21,976	$3,710	$18,266
Levi Bemis Elementary	Public	K-5	774 East Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7916	566	25	22.6	85.0%	17 (3.0%)	41 (7.2%)	489 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	24.3	4470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		14.9	5309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	839	15.9	15.9	21.6	35.9	35.4	30.7	23.9	33.3	20.7	25.8							$20,663	$5,239	$15,424

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Calvin Boyd Elementary

What schools do graduates of J. Calvin Boyd Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. Calvin Boyd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William G. Jehue Middle
High : Rialto High

Is J. Calvin Boyd Elementary a good school?

J. Calvin Boyd Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of J. Calvin Boyd Elementary?

Students at J. Calvin Boyd Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is J. Calvin Boyd Elementary in?

Rialto Unified

How many students attend J. Calvin Boyd Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended J. Calvin Boyd Elementary.

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