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Sam V. Curtis Elementary

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Sam V. Curtis Elementary ranks 4201 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sam V. Curtis Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 702 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.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science below state averages and a high rate of chronic student absences; however, it's important to note that Sam V. Curtis Elementary performs better than several other nearby schools in Rialto Unified with similar student populations, such as J.P. Kelley Elementary and Merle S. Casey Elementary. The school shows particular strengths in supporting its African American students and English Language Learners, and its third graders perform relatively well, though scores drop in the upper grades.

Interesting comparisons reveal that Samuel W. Simpson Elementary, less than a mile away in the same district, achieves much higher rankings and test scores with a significantly lower absentee rate, demonstrating what is possible locally. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Colton Joint Unified district, like Ruth Grimes Elementary, receive more funding per student and have better attendance and outcomes, highlighting a complex relationship between resources, attendance, and achievement. The data suggests that improving daily attendance could be a key lever for helping Sam V. Curtis Elementary build on its historical capacity for improvement.

702

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,722

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 South Lilac Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376-2016

(909) 421-7366

District: Rialto Unified

Students who attend Sam V. Curtis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rialto Middle
High:	Rialto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

African American:

7.8%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2018 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2018) to 28th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,201^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	27.2	4201 of 5857	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	4096 of 5869	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4099 of 5859	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3947 of 5883	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3593 of 5789	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3167 of 5662	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	3913 of 5692	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.4	4057 of 5614	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4410 of 5611	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	5352 of 5530	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	5211 of 5390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	5184 of 5377	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	4656 of 5314	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4666 of 5193	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	4587 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	4858 of 5113	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	4513 of 4818	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	4279 of 4822	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	3921 of 4809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	192 of 569	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	273 of 661	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.4	648 of 2227	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	1239 of 3162	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	1744 of 3245	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	949 of 3311	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	767 of 3275	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	1467 of 3246	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3872 of 5597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3979 of 5612	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3807 of 5609	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3852 of 5635	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3272 of 5492	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3107 of 5413	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3350 of 5107	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2902 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2807 of 5087	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2802 of 5084	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2458 of 4963	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	2007 of 4830	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3802 of 5460	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3773 of 5517	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3182 of 5363	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2915 of 5264	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2510 of 5173	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	1988 of 5084	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4310 of 5628	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3852 of 5643	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4045 of 5638	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3790 of 5663	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3743 of 5510	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3099 of 5431	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1909 of 2847	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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							$20,257	$3,535	$16,722
Gerald A. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5033	565	25	22.4	86.9%	7 (1.2%)	23 (4.1%)	527 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	31.2	3863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		25.8	4294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	431																					18.2	18.2	35.4	37.5	34.9	39.2	36.9	37.0	31.5	23.1	17.7	27.7	97.4				97.4		$24,336	$4,499	$19,837
Ruth Grimes Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Spruce Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5030	606	28	21.6	85.5%	13 (2.1%)	15 (2.5%)	565 (93.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51.6	2523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		55.2	2279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	244	14.0	8.9	8.9	10.8	10.6	23.3	13.3	33.3	16.2	21.8	20.9	40.0	4.4	27.0	22.9	9.3	8.9	6.7	5.4	7.7	25.0	25.0	44.0	51.1	44.7	51.8	47.7	48.4	42.7	32.4	39.5	40.4							$25,926	$5,440	$20,486
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	751 South Maple Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5670	511	25	20.7	81.4%	14 (2.7%)	26 (5.1%)	460 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20.6	4778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		23.5	4525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	253																					9.1	9.1	28.2	29.9	33.0		30.4	29.4	23.4	15.9		22.8	88.3	92.6		92.6	90.4	90.4	$14,486	$1,738	$12,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam V. Curtis Elementary

Is Sam V. Curtis Elementary a good school?

Sam V. Curtis Elementary ranks 4201^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Sam V. Curtis Elementary in?

Rialto Unified

How many students attend Sam V. Curtis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Sam V. Curtis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sam V. Curtis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sam V. Curtis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rialto Middle
High : Rialto High

What is the racial makeup of Sam V. Curtis Elementary?

Students at Sam V. Curtis Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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