Is Allen Avenue Elementary a good school?

Allen Avenue Elementary ranks 1389 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Allen Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Allen Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Avenue Elementary?

Students at Allen Avenue Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Allen Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ramona Middle High : Bonita High

Allen Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Allen Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in San Dimas, California, serving 473 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Bonita Unified School District, which is ranked 294 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Allen Avenue Elementary generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, but lags behind the district average in most grade levels and subject areas. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2020-2021 to 30.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.5% to 34.83% over the past few years. Interestingly, the school performs particularly well for its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 1,051 out of 5,102 California elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024, but its performance for White students is relatively lower.

When compared to nearby schools, Arma J. Shull Elementary and Oak Mesa Elementary stand out as top-performing schools within the Bonita Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools and outperforming Allen Avenue Elementary across most academic measures. However, Allen Avenue Elementary generally outperforms the average schools in the nearby Charter Oak Unified and Claremont Unified districts, particularly in mathematics and science.

Detail:

Public K-5

740 East Allen Ave.
San Dimas, CA 91773-1437

(909) 971-8202

District: Bonita Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1389^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Allen Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ramona Middle
High:	Bonita High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

White:

22.0%

Asian:

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Allen Avenue Elementary ranks better than 76.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.4%), White (22%), Asian (11.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Allen Avenue Elementary is 23.3, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Allen Avenue Elementary employs 20.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Allen Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Allen Avenue Elementary 1389^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Allen Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Bonita Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Bonita Unified 294^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Allen Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.66	1454^th	4809	69.8%
2005	69.78	1349^th	4822	72.0%
2006	69.23	1373^rd	4818	71.5%
2007	72.45	1268^th	5113	75.2%
2008	62.04	1763^rd	5113	65.5%
2009	60.02	1914^th	5193	63.1%
2010	63.06	1825^th	5314	65.7%
2011	64.38	1782^nd	5377	66.9%
2012	82.60	878^th	5390	83.7%
2013	86.52	680^th	5530	87.7%
2015	66.21	1645^th	5611	70.7%
2016	63.71	1827^th	5614	67.5%
2017	62.10	1915^th	5692	66.4%
2018	72.95	1440^th	5662	74.6%
2019	77.50	1268^th	5789	78.1%
2022	74.55	1424^th	5883	75.8%
2023	80.69	1141^st	5874	80.6%
2024	74.37	1389^th	5862	76.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.85	1086^th	5084	78.6%
2019	81.33	656^th	5173	87.3%
2022	70.34	1156^th	5264	78.0%
2023	77.18	886^th	5374	83.5%
2024	65.80	1460^th	5511	73.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.89	1139^th	5413	79.0%
2019	76.78	1226^th	5492	77.7%
2022	71.82	1448^th	5635	74.3%
2023	84.19	927^th	5617	83.5%
2024	75.98	1250^th	5605	77.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.73	1623^rd	5431	70.1%
2019	75.56	1278^th	5510	76.8%
2022	74.38	1337^th	5663	76.4%
2023	74.23	1324^th	5650	76.6%
2024	69.91	1507^th	5636	73.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.27	632^nd	4830	86.9%
2019	83.55	572^nd	4963	88.5%
2022	84.91	554^th	5084	89.1%
2023	89.47	374^th	5098	92.7%
2024	72.82	1051^st	5102	79.4%

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Rank History for White students at Allen Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.75	1561^st	2737	43.0%
2019	71.39	761^st	2834	73.1%
2022	43.62	1643^rd	2726	39.7%
2023	65.25	955^th	2662	64.1%
2024	67.41	895^th	2647	66.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, December 13, 2024

Terrible principal and office staff. They are always rude and unwelcoming to parents and students. This is definitely the worst elementary school in the district. Debbie Grenier should be fired. The students deserve a caring, empathetic principal. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Allen Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	373	11	46	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1989	378	12	43	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1990	395	18	49	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1991	380	21	46	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1992	395	22	34	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1993	347	22	29	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	514
1994	318	21	34	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1995	331	10	32	124	4	n/a	n/a	0	501
1996	331	10	32	124	4	n/a	n/a	0	501
1997	320	10	31	137	4	n/a	n/a	0	502
1998	316	13	35	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	507
1999	318	12	31	139	5	n/a	n/a	0	505
2000	318	12	34	130	4	n/a	n/a	2	500
2001	301	9	31	148	4	n/a	n/a	3	496
2002	282	20	39	152	4	n/a	n/a	10	507
2003	282	20	39	152	4	n/a	n/a	10	507
2004	234	15	9	148	3	n/a	n/a	94	503
2005	223	19	9	125	2	n/a	n/a	101	479
2006	200	24	18	124	2	n/a	n/a	106	474
2007	186	12	22	131	0	n/a	n/a	111	462
2008	178	13	14	132	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	337
2009	177	11	17	150	0	0	121	0	476
2010	152	10	16	205	0	0	41	0	424
2011	157	8	16	191	0	2	34	0	408
2012	147	9	18	191	0	1	27	0	393
2013	137	9	17	185	0	1	21	0	370
2014	137	8	23	229	0	0	23	0	420
2015	141	13	38	265	1	1	25	0	484
2016	147	14	34	274	2	1	41	0	513
2017	128	12	35	273	0	0	36	0	484
2018	125	13	34	264	0	0	38	0	474
2019	123	7	43	260	1	0	31	0	465
2020	120	8	45	278	0	1	37	0	489
2021	122	5	36	249	0	0	33	0	445
2022	113	6	45	254	1	0	34	0	453
2023	103	9	54	267	0	1	39	0	473
2024	105	7	54	274	0	0	37	0	477

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Allen Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1989	505	19.0	26.5	n/a
1990	541	22.0	24.5	n/a
1991	541	20.0	27.0	n/a
1992	560	20.3	27.5	11.6
1993	514	21.0	24.5	16
1994	493	19.0	25.9	18.1
1995	501	18.4	27.2	21
1996	501	18.4	27.2	21
1997	502	20.0	25.1	18.5
1998	507	22.0	23.0	20.3
1999	505	23.4	21.6	20.6
2000	500	25.4	19.7	19.1
2001	496	24.4	20.3	23.5
2002	507	24.4	20.8	27
2003	507	24.4	20.8	27
2004	503	24.2	20.8	28.6
2005	479	24.6	19.5	29.9
2006	474	23.4	20.3	25.5
2007	462	22.8	20.3	29.6
2008	337	26.1	12.9	28.2
2009	476	23.4	17.4	22.1
2010	424	20.0	21.2	29.2
2011	408	n/a	n/a	32.1
2012	393	17.8	22.0	n/a
2013	370	15.0	24.6	33.5
2014	420	20.0	21.0	36.2
2015	484	23.0	21.0	37
2016	513	22.0	23.3	36.8
2017	484	20.4	23.7	32.4
2018	474	20.0	23.7	36.3
2019	465	20.0	23.2	36.3
2020	489	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	445	19.4	22.9	34.8
2022	453	20.2	22.4	33.8
2023	473	20.4	23.1	31.5
2024	477	20.4	23.3	37.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Allen Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1989	505	19.0	26.5	n/a
1990	541	22.0	24.5	n/a
1991	541	20.0	27.0	n/a
1992	560	20.3	27.5	11.6
1993	514	21.0	24.5	16
1994	493	19.0	25.9	18.1
1995	501	18.4	27.2	21
1996	501	18.4	27.2	21
1997	502	20.0	25.1	18.5
1998	507	22.0	23.0	20.3
1999	505	23.4	21.6	20.6
2000	500	25.4	19.7	19.1
2001	496	24.4	20.3	23.5
2002	507	24.4	20.8	27
2003	507	24.4	20.8	27
2004	503	24.2	20.8	28.6
2005	479	24.6	19.5	29.9
2006	474	23.4	20.3	25.5
2007	462	22.8	20.3	29.6
2008	337	26.1	12.9	28.2
2009	476	23.4	17.4	22.1
2010	424	20.0	21.2	29.2
2011	408	n/a	n/a	32.1
2012	393	17.8	22.0	n/a
2013	370	15.0	24.6	33.5
2014	420	20.0	21.0	36.2
2015	484	23.0	21.0	37
2016	513	22.0	23.3	36.8
2017	484	20.4	23.7	32.4
2018	474	20.0	23.7	36.3
2019	465	20.0	23.2	36.3
2020	489	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	445	19.4	22.9	34.8
2022	453	20.2	22.4	33.8
2023	473	20.4	23.1	31.5
2024	477	20.4	23.3	37.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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