Is Michael D'Arcy Elementary a good school?

Michael D'Arcy Elementary ranks 3940 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Michael D'Arcy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Michael D'Arcy Elementary?

Students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Michael D'Arcy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ruth O. Harris Middle High : Bloomington High

Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Summary:

Michael D'Arcy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fontana, California, serving 402 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Colton Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1219 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Michael D'Arcy Elementary's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 25% to 49.02%, compared to the district's 29.23% to 35.88% and the state's 42.8% to 47.04%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.69% to 27.5%, compared to the district's 18.58% to 28.98% and the state's 34.31% to 45.64%. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.3% in 2018-2019 to 35.2% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby Jurupa Vista Elementary (30.1% in 2022-2023) and the state average.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students and Hispanic students generally performing better than female students and English Language Learners. In 2023-2024, the school's ranking for English Language Learners and Special Education students was in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Michael D'Arcy Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Fontana Unified School District schools (70.79% to 85.52%).

Detail:

Public K-6

11645 Elm Ave.
Fontana, CA 92337-0974

(909) 580-5018

District: Colton Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3940^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,527

Students who attend Michael D'Arcy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth O. Harris Middle
High:	Bloomington High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 368

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

African American:

11.4%

Asian:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Michael D'Arcy Elementary ranks worse than 67.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 29.78. (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 Michael D'Arcy Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Colton Joint Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.1%), African American (11.4%), Asian (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Michael D'Arcy Elementary is 21.6, which is the 3^rd best among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Michael D'Arcy Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Michael D'Arcy Elementary is $6,527, which is the 9^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Michael D'Arcy Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Michael D'Arcy Elementary 3940^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Michael D'Arcy Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Michael D'Arcy Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.33	1953^rd	4809	59.4%
2005	43.66	2501^st	4822	48.1%
2006	45.70	2395^th	4818	50.3%
2007	40.13	2898^th	5113	43.3%
2008	54.65	2122^nd	5113	58.5%
2009	51.33	2402^nd	5193	53.7%
2010	48.82	2630^th	5314	50.5%
2011	44.77	2911^th	5377	45.9%
2012	42.56	3103^rd	5390	42.4%
2013	44.51	3044^th	5530	45.0%
2015	30.79	3642^nd	5611	35.1%
2016	36.13	3320^th	5614	40.9%
2017	31.04	3754^th	5692	34.0%
2018	30.44	3787^th	5662	33.1%
2019	31.78	3796^th	5789	34.4%
2022	26.03	4244^th	5883	27.9%
2023	23.78	4483^rd	5874	23.7%
2024	29.78	3940^th	5862	32.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.34	920^th	3246	71.7%
2022	36.97	2043^rd	3311	38.3%
2023	45.61	1448^th	3250	55.4%
2024	22.67	2963^rd	3160	6.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.40	3208^th	5084	36.9%
2019	36.33	3400^th	5173	34.3%
2022	30.91	3762^nd	5264	28.5%
2023	31.87	3747^th	5374	30.3%
2024	38.73	3230^th	5511	41.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.37	3394^th	5413	37.3%
2019	41.05	3044^th	5492	44.6%
2022	24.42	4273^rd	5635	24.2%
2023	25.81	4154^th	5617	26.0%
2024	27.49	4021^st	5605	28.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	42.38	1003^rd	2227	55.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.52	3983^rd	5431	26.7%
2019	25.32	4158^th	5510	24.5%
2022	29.36	3834^th	5663	32.3%
2023	23.07	4440^th	5650	21.4%
2024	33.27	3533^rd	5636	37.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Michael D'Arcy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.22	2919^th	4830	39.6%
2019	42.54	2785^th	4963	43.9%
2022	34.70	3309^th	5084	34.9%
2023	31.20	3614^th	5098	29.1%
2024	37.95	3120^th	5102	38.8%

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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 Michael D'Arcy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	104	91	41	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1998	107	108	30	301	1	n/a	n/a	0	547
1999	96	122	26	327	2	n/a	n/a	36	609
2000	113	130	41	440	4	n/a	n/a	6	734
2001	128	126	47	491	2	n/a	n/a	0	794
2002	85	111	57	482	4	n/a	n/a	0	739
2003	85	111	57	482	4	n/a	n/a	0	739
2004	74	108	51	482	6	n/a	n/a	0	721
2005	40	93	58	456	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
2006	41	85	61	448	4	n/a	n/a	0	639
2007	34	88	48	432	3	n/a	n/a	0	605
2008	38	94	47	422	3	n/a	n/a	0	604
2009	33	75	37	428	6	6	0	0	585
2010	27	75	32	435	5	6	4	0	584
2011	27	72	27	447	3	4	4	0	584
2012	27	65	20	429	1	4	7	0	553
2013	18	63	18	412	1	3	10	0	525
2014	21	69	17	396	2	2	4	0	511
2015	12	71	16	382	1	1	5	0	488
2016	15	71	18	391	1	2	6	0	504
2017	16	61	15	390	2	3	5	0	492
2018	18	65	18	397	3	3	9	0	513
2019	19	64	19	372	3	3	9	0	489
2020	11	58	22	376	2	1	6	0	476
2021	13	56	16	372	2	1	6	0	466
2022	14	65	14	448	1	1	5	0	548
2023	11	51	10	326	2	1	1	0	402
2024	10	42	12	302	1	1	0	0	368

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 Michael D'Arcy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	456	20.0	22.8	32.7
1998	547	25.0	21.9	41.7
1999	609	29.0	21.0	44.7
2000	734	35.0	21.0	44.8
2001	794	38.0	20.9	47.1
2002	739	34.0	21.7	43
2003	739	34.0	21.7	43
2004	721	32.0	22.5	46.5
2005	650	30.5	21.3	47.5
2006	639	29.0	22.0	42.1
2007	605	26.5	22.8	52.9
2008	604	32.0	18.9	55.5
2009	585	27.0	20.2	59.1
2010	584	27.0	21.6	65.9
2011	584	n/a	n/a	68.7
2012	553	25.0	22.1	n/a
2013	525	23.0	22.8	71.8
2014	511	19.0	26.8	73.4
2015	488	20.0	24.4	73.4
2016	504	22.0	22.9	76.6
2017	492	22.5	21.8	75.8
2018	513	21.5	23.8	78.4
2019	489	20.5	23.8	72.2
2020	476	n/a	n/a	68.7
2021	466	20.4	22.7	80
2022	548	23.5	23.3	55.5
2023	402	18.9	21.1	82.1
2024	368	17.0	21.6	79.9

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 Michael D'Arcy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	456	20.0	22.8	32.7
1998	547	25.0	21.9	41.7
1999	609	29.0	21.0	44.7
2000	734	35.0	21.0	44.8
2001	794	38.0	20.9	47.1
2002	739	34.0	21.7	43
2003	739	34.0	21.7	43
2004	721	32.0	22.5	46.5
2005	650	30.5	21.3	47.5
2006	639	29.0	22.0	42.1
2007	605	26.5	22.8	52.9
2008	604	32.0	18.9	55.5
2009	585	27.0	20.2	59.1
2010	584	27.0	21.6	65.9
2011	584	n/a	n/a	68.7
2012	553	25.0	22.1	n/a
2013	525	23.0	22.8	71.8
2014	511	19.0	26.8	73.4
2015	488	20.0	24.4	73.4
2016	504	22.0	22.9	76.6
2017	492	22.5	21.8	75.8
2018	513	21.5	23.8	78.4
2019	489	20.5	23.8	72.2
2020	476	n/a	n/a	68.7
2021	466	20.4	22.7	80
2022	548	23.5	23.3	55.5
2023	402	18.9	21.1	82.1
2024	368	17.0	21.6	79.9

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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