Is Grace Miller Elementary a good school?

Grace Miller Elementary ranks 783 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grace Miller Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 461 students attended Grace Miller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grace Miller Elementary?

Students at Grace Miller Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Grace Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace Miller Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ramona Middle High : Bonita High

Grace Miller Elementary

Summary:

Grace Miller Elementary is a public elementary school located in La Verne, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 444 students. It is part of the Bonita Unified School District, which is ranked 294 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace Miller Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with strong academic performance. The school's Smarter Balanced Assessments show 68.29% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 67.16% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state average. Grace Miller also outperforms the Bonita Unified School District in several grade-level assessments, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts/Literacy (75% proficient or better vs. 64.32% district) and 4th grade Mathematics (79.41% proficient or better vs. 67.29% district). The school's diverse student population, including its Hispanic and White student groups, as well as its special education and low socioeconomic status students, all perform very well, ranking in the top 10-15% of California elementary schools.

While Grace Miller Elementary is a high-performing school, it has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.1% in 2018-2019 to 35.9% in 2021-2022, before declining to 24.6% in 2022-2023. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address. Compared to nearby schools, Grace Miller outperforms Fred Ekstrand Elementary and J. Marion Roynon Elementary in the Bonita Unified School District, as well as Harrison Elementary in the Pomona Unified School District and Sumner Elementary in the Claremont Unified School District. The high-performing Oak Mesa Elementary, also in the Bonita Unified School District, is the closest school to Grace Miller in terms of academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

1629 Holly Oak St.
La Verne, CA 91750-1437

(909) 971-8206

District: Bonita Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
783^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Grace Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ramona Middle
High:	Bonita High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 461

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

19.3%

Asian:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grace Miller Elementary ranks better than 86.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.54. (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 Grace Miller Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Bonita Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.7%), White (19.3%), Asian (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grace Miller Elementary is 23, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Grace Miller Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grace Miller Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grace Miller Elementary 783^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Grace Miller Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bonita Unified:

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

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Rank History for Grace Miller Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.57	1000^th	4809	79.2%
2005	71.72	1264^th	4822	73.8%
2006	75.39	1125^th	4818	76.7%
2007	76.75	1105^th	5113	78.4%
2008	65.65	1598^th	5113	68.7%
2009	81.30	934^th	5193	82.0%
2010	78.74	1059^th	5314	80.1%
2011	84.32	764^th	5377	85.8%
2012	81.73	934^th	5390	82.7%
2013	80.49	1019^th	5530	81.6%
2015	75.86	1284^th	5611	77.1%
2016	76.51	1257^th	5614	77.6%
2017	69.03	1616^th	5692	71.6%
2018	80.66	1095^th	5662	80.7%
2019	83.48	989^th	5789	82.9%
2022	87.20	845^th	5883	85.6%
2023	89.80	726^th	5874	87.6%
2024	88.54	783^rd	5862	86.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	82.38	303^rd	2634	88.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.00	529^th	5084	89.6%
2019	84.82	500^th	5173	90.3%
2022	92.98	247^th	5264	95.3%
2023	93.93	234^th	5374	95.6%
2024	88.94	483^rd	5511	91.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.08	906^th	5413	83.3%
2019	82.51	949^th	5492	82.7%
2022	81.83	1024^th	5635	81.8%
2023	89.01	692^nd	5617	87.7%
2024	86.41	808^th	5605	85.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	80.28	279^th	2128	86.9%
2019	90.88	166^th	2585	93.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.52	1346^th	5431	75.2%
2019	80.02	1074^th	5510	80.5%
2022	89.58	652^nd	5663	88.5%
2023	88.04	723^rd	5650	87.2%
2024	88.20	700^th	5636	87.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.09	341^st	4830	92.9%
2019	88.67	353^rd	4963	92.9%
2022	94.69	197^th	5084	96.1%
2023	95.42	153^rd	5098	97.0%
2024	95.46	152^nd	5102	97.0%

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Rank History for White students at Grace Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.53	1277^th	2737	53.3%
2019	62.55	1111^th	2834	60.8%
2022	83.51	326^th	2726	88.0%
2023	90.04	104^th	2662	96.1%
2024	84.02	276^th	2647	89.6%

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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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Enrollment information for Grace Miller Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	331	8	17	129	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1989	311	15	21	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
1990	357	28	27	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	526
1991	353	14	26	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
1992	329	26	34	142	2	n/a	n/a	0	533
1993	341	27	29	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	337	25	35	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	522
1995	313	28	38	161	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
1996	313	28	38	161	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
1997	285	22	34	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	520
1998	260	19	36	180	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
1999	261	25	31	179	3	n/a	n/a	0	499
2000	243	24	28	202	3	n/a	n/a	0	500
2001	194	21	27	205	4	n/a	n/a	13	464
2002	199	32	30	203	1	n/a	n/a	4	469
2003	199	32	30	203	1	n/a	n/a	4	469
2004	100	18	11	76	0	n/a	n/a	265	470
2005	121	15	13	103	0	n/a	n/a	222	474
2006	136	14	14	109	0	n/a	n/a	173	446
2007	153	13	13	121	1	n/a	n/a	129	430
2008	157	14	23	121	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	315
2009	141	12	25	139	0	0	103	0	420
2010	144	11	25	207	0	0	41	0	428
2011	146	10	27	206	0	0	33	0	422
2012	131	14	30	213	0	0	29	0	417
2013	143	13	29	209	0	0	29	0	423
2014	134	13	26	223	0	1	30	0	427
2015	131	12	33	203	0	1	28	0	408
2016	127	10	37	225	0	4	26	0	429
2017	113	11	34	251	1	3	30	0	443
2018	113	13	33	233	0	4	31	0	427
2019	107	14	33	246	0	3	23	0	426
2020	97	12	27	263	0	1	27	0	427
2021	90	14	26	269	1	3	24	0	427
2022	95	14	18	266	1	2	22	0	418
2023	89	15	24	286	0	0	30	0	444
2024	89	9	29	312	0	3	19	0	461

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

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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 Grace Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	18.3	26.5	n/a
1989	461	18.3	25.1	n/a
1990	526	18.3	28.7	n/a
1991	510	19.3	26.4	n/a
1992	533	19.6	27.1	27.8
1993	531	19.3	27.5	33.3
1994	522	19.3	27.0	33.1
1995	541	18.0	30.1	39
1996	541	18.0	30.1	39
1997	520	22.4	23.2	43.7
1998	497	23.6	21.1	40.4
1999	499	25.4	19.6	36.1
2000	500	24.4	20.5	34.2
2001	464	24.4	19.0	37.9
2002	469	24.8	18.9	40.2
2003	469	24.8	18.9	40.2
2004	470	23.8	19.7	75.1
2005	474	23.8	19.9	58.7
2006	446	22.4	19.9	44.7
2007	430	22.0	19.5	48.2
2008	315	23.0	13.7	39.4
2009	420	22.3	17.3	21.2
2010	428	22.1	19.3	32.9
2011	422	n/a	n/a	32.9
2012	417	20.0	20.8	n/a
2013	423	17.0	24.8	39
2014	427	18.0	23.7	43.6
2015	408	18.0	22.6	46.8
2016	429	18.0	23.8	48
2017	443	19.0	23.3	46
2018	427	18.0	23.7	50.1
2019	426	18.0	23.6	45.3
2020	427	n/a	n/a	44
2021	427	18.0	23.7	42.6
2022	418	18.8	22.2	40.4
2023	444	19.0	23.3	44.1
2024	461	20.0	23.0	43.6

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 Grace Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	18.3	26.5	n/a
1989	461	18.3	25.1	n/a
1990	526	18.3	28.7	n/a
1991	510	19.3	26.4	n/a
1992	533	19.6	27.1	27.8
1993	531	19.3	27.5	33.3
1994	522	19.3	27.0	33.1
1995	541	18.0	30.1	39
1996	541	18.0	30.1	39
1997	520	22.4	23.2	43.7
1998	497	23.6	21.1	40.4
1999	499	25.4	19.6	36.1
2000	500	24.4	20.5	34.2
2001	464	24.4	19.0	37.9
2002	469	24.8	18.9	40.2
2003	469	24.8	18.9	40.2
2004	470	23.8	19.7	75.1
2005	474	23.8	19.9	58.7
2006	446	22.4	19.9	44.7
2007	430	22.0	19.5	48.2
2008	315	23.0	13.7	39.4
2009	420	22.3	17.3	21.2
2010	428	22.1	19.3	32.9
2011	422	n/a	n/a	32.9
2012	417	20.0	20.8	n/a
2013	423	17.0	24.8	39
2014	427	18.0	23.7	43.6
2015	408	18.0	22.6	46.8
2016	429	18.0	23.8	48
2017	443	19.0	23.3	46
2018	427	18.0	23.7	50.1
2019	426	18.0	23.6	45.3
2020	427	n/a	n/a	44
2021	427	18.0	23.7	42.6
2022	418	18.8	22.2	40.4
2023	444	19.0	23.3	44.1
2024	461	20.0	23.0	43.6

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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