Is Coyote Canyon Elementary a good school?

Coyote Canyon Elementary ranks 1305 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Coyote Canyon Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 771 students attended Coyote Canyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Coyote Canyon Elementary?

Students at Coyote Canyon Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% Asian, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Coyote Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coyote Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ruth Musser Middle High : Rancho Cucamonga High

Coyote Canyon Elementary

Summary:

Coyote Canyon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 771 students. The school is part of the Central Elementary District, which is ranked 631 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coyote Canyon Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 973 and 1,350 out of over 5,800 schools in recent years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 61.54% proficiency in ELA and 54.57% in Math, compared to 49.3% and 33.89% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. Coyote Canyon's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as African American students (ranked in the top 5% in the state) and English Language Learners (ranked in the top 3% in the state).

Despite a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (61.48% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), Coyote Canyon Elementary outperforms the nearby Central Elementary school on academic assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. The school also compares favorably to schools in the neighboring Alta Loma and Etiwanda Elementary districts. However, Coyote Canyon's chronic absenteeism rate of 28.6% in 2021-2022 is higher than the district average of 17.6%, which may be an area for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-4

7889 Elm Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-6839

(909) 980-4743

District: Central Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1305^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,293

Students who attend Coyote Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth Musser Middle
High:	Rancho Cucamonga High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.5

Number of students: 771

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

16.2%

Asian:

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coyote Canyon Elementary ranks better than 77.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Central Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.62. (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 Coyote Canyon Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Central Elementary School District. Student population at Coyote Canyon Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49%), White (16.2%), Asian (15.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coyote Canyon Elementary is 26.5, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Central Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coyote Canyon Elementary is $7,293, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Central Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coyote Canyon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Coyote Canyon Elementary 1305^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Coyote Canyon Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Central Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Elementary 631^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Coyote Canyon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.21	2150^th	4809	55.3%
2005	52.26	2081^st	4822	56.8%
2006	69.65	1355^th	4818	71.9%
2007	73.31	1232^nd	5113	75.9%
2008	69.78	1413^th	5113	72.4%
2009	78.74	1059^th	5193	79.6%
2010	79.97	1009^th	5314	81.0%
2011	78.83	1066^th	5377	80.2%
2012	72.46	1393^rd	5390	74.2%
2013	61.47	2035^th	5530	63.2%
2015	56.16	2121^st	5611	62.2%
2016	60.03	1990^th	5614	64.6%
2017	64.90	1808^th	5692	68.2%
2018	78.11	1220^th	5662	78.5%
2019	83.85	973^rd	5789	83.2%
2022	76.16	1350^th	5883	77.1%
2023	80.56	1148^th	5874	80.5%
2024	76.62	1305^th	5862	77.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.81	102^nd	3246	96.9%
2019	94.43	105^th	3275	96.8%
2022	95.95	96^th	3311	97.1%
2023	97.49	53^rd	3250	98.4%
2024	83.08	197^th	3160	93.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.49	413^th	2420	82.9%
2024	86.68	237^th	2634	91.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.11	322^nd	5084	93.7%
2019	94.40	166^th	5173	96.8%
2022	89.64	365^th	5264	93.1%
2023	89.07	425^th	5374	92.1%
2024	78.15	917^th	5511	83.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.47	1222^nd	5413	77.4%
2019	79.41	1105^th	5492	79.9%
2022	72.92	1402^nd	5635	75.1%
2023	79.31	1124^th	5617	80.0%
2024	75.42	1269^th	5605	77.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	62.04	542^nd	2128	74.5%
2022	72.77	389^th	2227	82.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.74	1196^th	5431	78.0%
2019	85.34	806^th	5510	85.4%
2022	77.66	1209^th	5663	78.7%
2023	79.56	1111^th	5650	80.3%
2024	74.53	1299^th	5636	77.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	37.94	820^th	1154	28.9%
2023	31.24	909^th	1190	23.6%
2024	47.77	784^th	1203	34.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.60	13^th	700	98.1%
2019	98.46	9^th	747	98.8%
2022	95.86	19^th	663	97.1%
2023	90.06	32^nd	662	95.2%
2024	81.98	67^th	593	88.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.71	574^th	4830	88.1%
2019	92.85	198^th	4963	96.0%
2022	85.66	515^th	5084	89.9%
2023	90.68	329^th	5098	93.5%
2024	90.82	318^th	5102	93.8%

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Rank History for White students at Coyote Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.24	1000^th	2737	63.5%
2019	65.27	1008^th	2834	64.4%
2022	70.33	799^th	2726	70.7%
2023	72.09	731^st	2662	72.5%
2024	72.66	720^th	2647	72.8%

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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 Coyote Canyon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	277	40	18	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
1989	373	59	25	90	8	n/a	n/a	0	555
1990	394	71	39	110	4	n/a	n/a	0	618
1991	423	95	51	131	3	n/a	n/a	0	703
1992	473	113	55	152	2	n/a	n/a	0	795
1993	345	86	35	111	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1994	347	84	43	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
1995	379	120	57	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1996	379	120	57	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1997	359	107	71	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
1998	348	111	78	170	2	n/a	n/a	0	709
1999	319	100	85	187	5	n/a	n/a	0	696
2000	298	103	76	201	4	n/a	n/a	0	682
2001	297	122	70	204	3	n/a	n/a	12	708
2002	282	137	80	223	10	n/a	n/a	71	803
2003	282	137	80	223	10	n/a	n/a	71	803
2004	284	167	92	261	15	n/a	n/a	31	850
2005	285	155	103	293	10	n/a	n/a	17	863
2006	254	142	104	278	13	n/a	n/a	10	801
2007	236	127	101	253	11	n/a	n/a	12	740
2008	218	128	103	261	9	n/a	n/a	0	719
2009	183	76	82	239	1	3	156	0	740
2010	205	85	102	294	2	4	19	0	711
2011	194	86	102	333	0	7	12	0	734
2012	199	99	96	352	1	5	21	0	773
2013	199	109	89	344	1	4	26	0	772
2014	208	107	81	356	1	2	19	0	774
2015	210	118	94	330	0	1	18	0	771
2016	213	118	87	315	0	2	19	0	754
2017	209	96	85	331	1	4	19	0	745
2018	163	93	102	329	1	3	26	0	717
2019	135	83	81	331	2	2	39	0	673
2020	126	96	105	337	0	1	51	0	716
2021	127	93	115	340	0	0	51	0	726
2022	136	107	107	374	0	1	50	0	775
2023	125	96	122	378	1	1	48	0	771

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 Coyote Canyon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	16.3	24.1	n/a
1989	555	21.0	26.4	n/a
1990	618	24.0	25.7	n/a
1991	703	28.0	25.1	n/a
1992	795	28.5	27.8	9.9
1993	578	22.0	26.3	20.4
1994	599	21.0	28.5	20
1995	701	24.0	29.2	20.4
1996	701	24.0	29.2	20.4
1997	690	29.5	23.4	23.9
1998	709	33.0	21.5	24.4
1999	696	33.6	20.7	22.8
2000	682	33.5	20.4	23
2001	708	37.5	18.9	21.7
2002	803	40.0	20.1	29.5
2003	803	40.0	20.1	29.5
2004	850	37.0	23.0	31.3
2005	863	38.0	22.7	33.5
2006	801	35.0	22.9	33.6
2007	740	32.0	23.1	31.3
2008	719	34.0	21.1	31.3
2009	740	32.0	21.1	36.9
2010	711	28.0	25.3	41.4
2011	734	n/a	n/a	40.5
2012	773	25.9	29.8	n/a
2013	772	27.0	28.5	48.4
2014	774	29.0	26.6	46.5
2015	771	31.0	24.8	42.2
2016	754	31.0	24.3	46.8
2017	745	29.0	25.6	49.7
2018	717	28.0	25.6	58.2
2019	673	26.0	25.8	57.2
2020	716	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	726	29.1	24.9	61.4
2022	775	28.5	27.1	62.6
2023	771	29.0	26.5	61.5

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 Coyote Canyon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	16.3	24.1	n/a
1989	555	21.0	26.4	n/a
1990	618	24.0	25.7	n/a
1991	703	28.0	25.1	n/a
1992	795	28.5	27.8	9.9
1993	578	22.0	26.3	20.4
1994	599	21.0	28.5	20
1995	701	24.0	29.2	20.4
1996	701	24.0	29.2	20.4
1997	690	29.5	23.4	23.9
1998	709	33.0	21.5	24.4
1999	696	33.6	20.7	22.8
2000	682	33.5	20.4	23
2001	708	37.5	18.9	21.7
2002	803	40.0	20.1	29.5
2003	803	40.0	20.1	29.5
2004	850	37.0	23.0	31.3
2005	863	38.0	22.7	33.5
2006	801	35.0	22.9	33.6
2007	740	32.0	23.1	31.3
2008	719	34.0	21.1	31.3
2009	740	32.0	21.1	36.9
2010	711	28.0	25.3	41.4
2011	734	n/a	n/a	40.5
2012	773	25.9	29.8	n/a
2013	772	27.0	28.5	48.4
2014	774	29.0	26.6	46.5
2015	771	31.0	24.8	42.2
2016	754	31.0	24.3	46.8
2017	745	29.0	25.6	49.7
2018	717	28.0	25.6	58.2
2019	673	26.0	25.8	57.2
2020	716	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	726	29.1	24.9	61.4
2022	775	28.5	27.1	62.6
2023	771	29.0	26.5	61.5

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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