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Lena M. Preston Elementary

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Lena M. Preston Elementary ranks 4338 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lena M. Preston Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 471 students in the Rialto Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is in the lower quartile of California elementary schools, it is on a clear and consistent upward trajectory, improving from the 14th to the 26th percentile over the last three years—a positive trend not seen in several nearby schools like Levi Bemis Elementary or Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary. The school has also made remarkable progress in getting students to class, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half in just two years, which is a better improvement than neighbors such as Merle S. Casey Elementary. Furthermore, Lena M. Preston Elementary shows particular strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with its African American students and homeless students performing at higher percentiles than the school's overall average.

The school faces significant challenges, especially a steep decline in math proficiency from 3rd to 5th grade and very low 5th-grade science scores. A notable comparison is with W.J.C. Trapp Elementary, another Rialto Unified school with similar student needs that achieves much higher academic results and lower absenteeism, demonstrating that different outcomes are possible within the same district. Despite spending more per student than many comparable schools, Lena M. Preston Elementary has not yet translated those resources into higher overall test scores, indicating a need to examine how resources are used to support learning in the upper grades.

471

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,224

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 North Willow Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376-2758

(909) 820-7932

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Lena M. Preston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ben F. Kolb Middle
High:	Eisenhower High
	Wilmer Amina Carter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,338^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	25.7	4338 of 5857	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4971 of 5869	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5022 of 5859	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5154 of 5883	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	5043 of 5789	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	5081 of 5662	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	5136 of 5692	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	4984 of 5614	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	4562 of 5611	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	4453 of 5530	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	4154 of 5390	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	4733 of 5377	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.7	3001 of 5314	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.6	3932 of 5193	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	3688 of 5113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	3681 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	3728 of 4818	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	3963 of 4822	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	3939 of 4809	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	323 of 569	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	351 of 593	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	559 of 661	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	514 of 663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	561 of 747	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	520 of 700	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.8	1071 of 2585	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	1034 of 2128	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	2008 of 3162	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	2012 of 3245	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2094 of 3311	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	2874 of 3275	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	2608 of 3246	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4422 of 5597	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5068 of 5612	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4755 of 5609	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4370 of 5635	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5036 of 5492	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4948 of 5413	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3188 of 5107	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3897 of 5107	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4012 of 5087	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3961 of 5084	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3719 of 4963	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3905 of 4830	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	153 of 429	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	287 of 364	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3721 of 5460	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4433 of 5517	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4244 of 5363	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4619 of 5264	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4139 of 5173	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4442 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3849 of 5628	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4339 of 5643	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4893 of 5638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5360 of 5663	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4529 of 5510	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4803 of 5431	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	2119 of 2847	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1969 of 2635	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science18%-15 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 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
Lena M. Preston Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 North Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7932	471	20	24.0	88.5%	6 (1.3%)	73 (15.5%)	370 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	25.7	4338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		18.7	4971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	633	18.0	18.0	37.7	33.8	36.0	35.8	37.7	22.4	7.9	20.7							$22,224	$20,400	$1,824
A. H. Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1571 North Sycamore Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7882	487	21	23.5	85.6%	6 (1.2%)	56 (11.5%)	407 (83.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	35.1	3564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		34.8	3537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.7%	27	23.1	23.1	39.4	33.7	51.9	41.6	35.2	25.3	23.1	27.6							$22,632	$20,762	$1,870
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary	Public	K-5	2241 North Apple Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7970	436	19	22.9	78.0%	13 (3.0%)	52 (11.9%)	350 (80.3%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	19.1	4912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.1%		31.9	3790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	1122	20.0	20.0	25.4	27.5	35.4	29.7	25.4	15.7	7.5	15.8							$20,710	$18,670	$2,040
George H. Dunn Elementary	Public	K-5	830 North Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7873	609	27	22.5	89.3%	7 (1.1%)	27 (4.4%)	562 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	21.2	4725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		22.3	4646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	79	17.6	17.6	25.3	29.1	36.5	29.7	28.0	24.0	10.8	21.9							$21,594	$19,852	$1,742
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	$24,685	$22,372	$2,313
Helen L. Dollahan Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 West Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7943	608	26	23.3	82.2%	17 (2.8%)	34 (5.6%)	527 (86.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	35.6	3534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		25.3	4342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	808	25.5	25.5	47.0	33.0	45.3	42.0	39.6	16.3	21.4	26.1	98.3						$19,894	$17,804	$2,090
W.J.C. Trapp Elementary	Public	K-5	2750 North Riverside Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7911	537	22	24.4	73.9%	25 (4.7%)	34 (6.3%)	463 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	65.1	1833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		50	2552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	719	35.2	35.2	64.7	53.9	49.5	55.7	69.4	49.0	31.9	49.6							$19,875	$18,280	$1,595
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							$21,789	$18,434	$3,355
Winn A. Myers Elementary	Public	K-5	975 North Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92410	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7921	461	20	23.0	91.5%	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.3%)	417 (90.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33.5	3681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%		27.6	4146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	465	27.4	27.4	29.6	32.9	44.1	35.8	26.4	24.4	36.9	29.3							$21,554	$19,630	$1,924
Virginia Primrose Elementary	Public	K-5	751 North Maple Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5790	336	17	20.3	81.8%	14 (4.2%)	24 (7.1%)	283 (84.2%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	25	4396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.3	4650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	254	22.8	22.8	25.5	16.7	35.7	26.1	35.9	16.7	29.8	27.4							$10,637	$8,416	$2,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Lena M. Preston Elementary

What district is Lena M. Preston Elementary in?

Rialto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lena M. Preston Elementary?

Students at Lena M. Preston Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lena M. Preston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lena M. Preston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ben F. Kolb Middle
High : Eisenhower High
High : Wilmer Amina Carter High

How many students attend Lena M. Preston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Lena M. Preston Elementary.

Is Lena M. Preston Elementary a good school?

Lena M. Preston Elementary ranks 4338^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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