Best Public Schools in Montclair, CA

Summary:

The city of Montclair, California is home to 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standout schools and others facing challenges.

Montclair High School is a standout, consistently ranking in the top half of California high schools with a 4-star rating. It boasts a strong 87.0% 4-year graduation rate and exceptional performance in English Language Arts. At the elementary level, Buena Vista Arts-Integrated and Monte Vista Elementary are top performers, ranking in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools with over 60% and 50% proficiency in core subjects, respectively.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the Ontario-Montclair school district, which encompasses all of the schools in the area. The middle schools, Serrano and Vernon, lag behind the high school and many of the elementary schools in test scores and other metrics. Additionally, the district as a whole is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement across the board.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Montclair High	Public	9-12	4725 Benito St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 621-6781	2,605	110	23.5	89.9%	99 (3.8%)	45 (1.7%)	2,291 (87.9%)	110 (4.2%)	15 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (1.5%)	59.5	647^th of 2323 public high schools	72.1%		65.3	554^th of 2348 public high schools	76.4%	93			24.9	24.9							63.4	63.4							24.8	24.8					$9,137
Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-6	5625 Kingsley St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-3634	492	22	22.3	91.1%	14 (2.8%)	10 (2.0%)	452 (91.9%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	34.3	3569^th of 5862 public elementary schools	39.1%		34.2	3562^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	39.4%	7	8.6			8.6	41.8	37.3	43.7	24.7				37.1	41.8	32.0	28.2	12.3				29.4					$8,049
Lehigh Elementary	Public	K-6	10200 Lehigh St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5697	449	22	20.4	92.4%	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	415 (92.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	28.5	4065^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.7%		30	3892^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	33.7%	173	15.3			15.3	31.2	17.2	43.1	36.5				32.2	37.7	11.9	29.3	16.0				24.2	96.1	97.4		96.1	$7,647
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Orchard Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 626-5046	555	24	23.1	86.5%	21 (3.8%)	17 (3.1%)	484 (87.2%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	1560^th of 5862 public elementary schools	73.4%		66.8	1717^th of 5874 public elementary schools	70.8%	157	37.5			37.5	51.1	55.9	58.8	57.3				55.7	51.1	54.9	45.0	48.9				49.9	95.1		96.3	96.3	$7,689
Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Moreno St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-2672	435	22	19.6	87.1%	10 (2.3%)	20 (4.6%)	388 (89.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44	2918^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.2%		49	2581^st of 5874 public elementary schools	56.1%	337	15.5			15.5	38.2	30.9	52.1	51.3				43.5	32.4	26.5	32.4	42.1				33.6					$9,753
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3411	569	24	23.7	94.6%	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	544 (95.6%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46	2784^th of 5862 public elementary schools	52.5%		46.3	2737^th of 5874 public elementary schools	53.4%	47	20.6			20.6	42.4	31.0	41.1	50.0				41.1	48.2	32.1	31.5	38.3				37.8					$6,571
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	4725 San Jose St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-0029	623	36	17.0	92.5%	18 (2.9%)	15 (2.4%)	553 (88.8%)	25 (4.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	63.3	809^th of 2777 public middle schools	70.9%		54	1057^th of 2802 public middle schools	62.3%	248		21.8		21.8					53.2	51.4		52.4					44.7	40.5		42.7					$8,641
Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	590	31	19.2	88.1%	23 (3.9%)	25 (4.2%)	517 (87.6%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	41.6	1407^th of 2777 public middle schools	49.3%		38.5	1513^th of 2802 public middle schools	46.0%	106		18.9		18.9					40.5	44.4		42.6					28.3	23.8		25.9					$9,316
Howard Elementary	Public	K-6	4650 West Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2339	449	18	24.8	90.0%	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.7%)	387 (86.2%)	35 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	41.8	3079^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.5%		41.5	3039^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.3%	40	23.3			23.3	24.6	26.3	50.7	53.6				40.2	35.1	21.1	30.1	39.1				31.6					$7,663
Buena Vista Arts-Integrated	Public	K-6	5685 San Bernardino St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-9556	353	15	23.5	67.1%	20 (5.7%)	8 (2.3%)	312 (88.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	78.2	1233^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	79.0%		71.5	1515^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.2%	282	37.2			37.2	72.9	38.1	55.8	73.2				61.4	66.7	47.6	62.8	64.3				60.9	97.4				$7,453
Montera Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Bandera St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 445-1062	565	31	18.2	91.0%	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.4%)	454 (80.4%)	80 (14.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	2906^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.4%		45.3	2803^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	52.3%	103	14.3			14.3	39.8	37.0	34.3	45.7				39.2	51.2	42.7	25.4	34.3				39.1	98.2				$8,729

Cities Near Montclair

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chino	0.54 mi	18	391^st
Ontario	1.93 mi	46	431^st
Chino Hills	2.52 mi	16	183^rd
Pomona	3.43 mi	37	661^st
Claremont	4.97 mi	11	218^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.