Is Walter Zimmerman Elementary a good school?

Walter Zimmerman Elementary ranks 4206 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Walter Zimmerman Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 526 students attended Walter Zimmerman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walter Zimmerman Elementary?

Students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Walter Zimmerman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter Zimmerman Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ruth O. Harris Middle High : Bloomington High

Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Summary:

Walter Zimmerman Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, California, serving 559 students in grades K-6 as part of the Colton Joint Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and disparities in student subgroup outcomes.

Walter Zimmerman Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2017-2018 to 31.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Palmetto Elementary and Dolores Huerta International Academy. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Colton Joint Unified School District and the state of California averages, with only 34.87% of students proficient or better in ELA and 18.69% in Mathematics in 2023-2024.

The school's student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Disabled students, also perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. Additionally, Walter Zimmerman Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the nearby schools. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that leverages the strengths of higher-performing schools in the area and targets the specific needs of the school's student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

11050 Linden Ave.
Bloomington, CA 92316-3118

(909) 580-5019

District: Colton Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4206^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,339

Students who attend Walter Zimmerman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth O. Harris Middle
High:	Bloomington High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 526

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

0.8%

African American:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walter Zimmerman Elementary ranks worse than 71.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.92. (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 (98.1%), White (0.8%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter Zimmerman Elementary is 22.8, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Walter Zimmerman Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter Zimmerman Elementary is $6,339. 11 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walter Zimmerman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter Zimmerman Elementary 4206^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walter Zimmerman Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Colton Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Colton Joint Unified 1219^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walter Zimmerman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.76	4431^st	4809	7.9%
2005	12.02	4519^th	4822	6.3%
2006	12.35	4519^th	4818	6.2%
2007	12.37	4805^th	5113	6.0%
2008	10.41	4907^th	5113	4.0%
2009	7.80	5086^th	5193	2.1%
2010	15.06	4895^th	5314	7.9%
2011	28.69	4079^th	5377	24.1%
2012	34.36	3637^th	5390	32.5%
2013	38.50	3422^nd	5530	38.1%
2015	21.76	4451^st	5611	20.7%
2016	27.35	3983^rd	5614	29.1%
2017	31.80	3694^th	5692	35.1%
2018	30.42	3789^th	5662	33.1%
2019	34.49	3573^rd	5789	38.3%
2022	29.52	3905^th	5883	33.6%
2023	26.59	4220^th	5874	28.2%
2024	26.92	4206^th	5862	28.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.04	1568^th	3246	51.7%
2019	44.54	1519^th	3275	53.6%
2022	44.62	1497^th	3311	54.8%
2023	39.97	1828^th	3250	43.8%
2024	34.22	2233^rd	3160	29.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.21	1785^th	2420	26.2%
2024	18.63	2468^th	2634	6.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.56	2706^th	5084	46.8%
2019	43.54	2858^th	5173	44.8%
2022	39.97	3009^th	5264	42.8%
2023	36.77	3336^th	5374	37.9%
2024	36.43	3419^th	5511	38.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.13	3756^th	5413	30.6%
2019	37.43	3268^th	5492	40.5%
2022	31.09	3641^st	5635	35.4%
2023	28.16	3950^th	5617	29.7%
2024	32.72	3587^th	5605	36.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.72	2023^rd	2128	4.9%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.04	3549^th	5431	34.7%
2019	32.91	3553^rd	5510	35.5%
2022	29.16	3860^th	5663	31.8%
2023	25.35	4217^th	5650	25.4%
2024	22.22	4508^th	5636	20.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter Zimmerman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.78	2685^th	4830	44.4%
2019	48.36	2394^th	4963	51.8%
2022	42.46	2713^th	5084	46.6%
2023	38.28	3045^th	5098	40.3%
2024	38.12	3106^th	5102	39.1%

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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 Walter Zimmerman Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	359	20	12	309	5	n/a	n/a	0	705
1989	337	21	8	328	6	n/a	n/a	0	700
1990	333	21	4	400	5	n/a	n/a	0	763
1991	279	35	12	420	17	n/a	n/a	0	763
1992	263	27	7	441	9	n/a	n/a	0	747
1993	237	29	9	438	8	n/a	n/a	0	721
1994	180	28	13	488	11	n/a	n/a	0	720
1995	160	23	20	548	9	n/a	n/a	0	760
1996	160	23	20	548	9	n/a	n/a	0	760
1997	155	30	9	573	5	n/a	n/a	0	772
1998	128	39	7	595	7	n/a	n/a	0	776
1999	110	29	5	630	5	n/a	n/a	46	825
2000	120	31	6	674	6	n/a	n/a	2	839
2001	126	33	6	713	4	n/a	n/a	0	882
2002	86	28	14	738	4	n/a	n/a	0	870
2003	86	28	14	738	4	n/a	n/a	0	870
2004	64	36	14	780	4	n/a	n/a	0	898
2005	71	28	14	815	5	n/a	n/a	0	933
2006	57	28	11	801	5	n/a	n/a	0	902
2007	44	20	17	730	5	n/a	n/a	0	816
2008	25	14	13	760	5	n/a	n/a	0	817
2009	31	12	6	754	2	5	3	0	813
2010	30	10	4	762	2	6	0	0	814
2011	31	5	6	743	2	4	0	0	791
2012	29	3	6	723	2	2	1	0	766
2013	22	5	5	709	1	1	0	0	743
2014	14	5	4	751	1	1	0	0	776
2015	17	6	2	727	1	0	0	0	753
2016	13	9	3	727	1	1	1	0	755
2017	10	10	3	689	1	2	1	0	716
2018	8	8	2	663	0	4	0	0	685
2019	10	4	2	611	0	4	1	0	632
2020	11	1	3	580	0	7	1	0	603
2021	5	3	2	563	1	3	1	0	578
2022	3	5	2	546	0	1	1	0	558
2023	5	2	2	548	0	2	0	0	559
2024	4	2	2	516	0	0	2	0	526

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 Walter Zimmerman Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	705	24.0	29.3	n/a
1989	700	25.0	28.0	n/a
1990	763	27.0	28.2	n/a
1991	763	33.0	23.1	n/a
1992	747	33.5	22.2	58.2
1993	721	29.0	24.9	60.7
1994	720	27.5	26.2	65.8
1995	760	28.5	26.7	73.6
1996	760	28.5	26.7	73.6
1997	772	34.0	22.7	74.2
1998	776	38.0	20.4	77.2
1999	825	41.0	20.1	84.9
2000	839	40.5	20.7	82.9
2001	882	42.3	20.9	77.8
2002	870	40.6	21.4	67.5
2003	870	40.6	21.4	67.5
2004	898	41.6	21.6	76.1
2005	933	42.5	22.0	75.6
2006	902	44.5	20.3	70
2007	816	42.0	19.4	86.8
2008	817	44.0	18.6	90
2009	813	39.5	19.1	89.7
2010	814	39.0	20.8	88.8
2011	791	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	766	33.0	23.2	n/a
2013	743	33.0	22.5	93.7
2014	776	32.0	24.2	95.5
2015	753	30.0	25.1	95.1
2016	755	30.0	25.1	94.2
2017	716	30.0	23.8	92.6
2018	685	27.0	25.3	94.3
2019	632	26.0	24.3	82.1
2020	603	n/a	n/a	94
2021	578	23.1	24.9	92.9
2022	558	23.0	24.2	74.6
2023	559	23.0	24.3	95
2024	526	23.0	22.8	93.3

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 Walter Zimmerman Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	705	24.0	29.3	n/a
1989	700	25.0	28.0	n/a
1990	763	27.0	28.2	n/a
1991	763	33.0	23.1	n/a
1992	747	33.5	22.2	58.2
1993	721	29.0	24.9	60.7
1994	720	27.5	26.2	65.8
1995	760	28.5	26.7	73.6
1996	760	28.5	26.7	73.6
1997	772	34.0	22.7	74.2
1998	776	38.0	20.4	77.2
1999	825	41.0	20.1	84.9
2000	839	40.5	20.7	82.9
2001	882	42.3	20.9	77.8
2002	870	40.6	21.4	67.5
2003	870	40.6	21.4	67.5
2004	898	41.6	21.6	76.1
2005	933	42.5	22.0	75.6
2006	902	44.5	20.3	70
2007	816	42.0	19.4	86.8
2008	817	44.0	18.6	90
2009	813	39.5	19.1	89.7
2010	814	39.0	20.8	88.8
2011	791	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	766	33.0	23.2	n/a
2013	743	33.0	22.5	93.7
2014	776	32.0	24.2	95.5
2015	753	30.0	25.1	95.1
2016	755	30.0	25.1	94.2
2017	716	30.0	23.8	92.6
2018	685	27.0	25.3	94.3
2019	632	26.0	24.3	82.1
2020	603	n/a	n/a	94
2021	578	23.1	24.9	92.9
2022	558	23.0	24.2	74.6
2023	559	23.0	24.3	95
2024	526	23.0	22.8	93.3

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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