Is Gerald A. Smith Elementary a good school?

Gerald A. Smith Elementary ranks 4288 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 569 students attended Gerald A. Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gerald A. Smith Elementary?

Students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Gerald A. Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Joe Baca High : Bloomington High

Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Summary:

Gerald A. Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, California, serving 587 students in grades K-6. The school 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.

Gerald A. Smith Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 46.1% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby Mary B. Lewis Elementary and the state average. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 32.78% of students proficient or better in ELA and 21.57% in Mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, also generally perform below their peers at the state level.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ruth Grimes Elementary, which had 48.54% of students proficient or better in ELA, Gerald A. Smith Elementary's performance is significantly lower. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 3096 out of 5662 California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 4288 out of 5862 in 2023-2024, suggesting that its performance is not keeping pace with the state's overall improvement in academic achievement. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.71% to 88.59%, indicates that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

9551 Linden Ave.
Bloomington, CA 92316-1430

(909) 580-5033

District: Colton Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4288^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,869

Students who attend Gerald A. Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Baca
High:	Bloomington High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 569

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

African American:

4.0%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gerald A. Smith Elementary ranks worse than 73.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^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 25.78. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.1%), African American (4%), White (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gerald A. Smith Elementary is 22.5, which is the 5^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Gerald A. Smith Elementary employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gerald A. Smith Elementary is $6,869, which is the 4^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gerald A. Smith Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gerald A. Smith Elementary 4288^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gerald A. Smith 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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.59	3099^th	4809	35.6%
2005	31.87	3167^th	4822	34.3%
2006	30.04	3305^th	4818	31.4%
2007	34.26	3277^th	5113	35.9%
2008	29.46	3630^th	5113	29.0%
2009	45.18	2746^th	5193	47.1%
2010	39.00	3231^st	5314	39.2%
2011	45.28	2880^th	5377	46.4%
2012	42.02	3137^th	5390	41.8%
2013	31.62	3922^nd	5530	29.1%
2015	35.33	3303^rd	5611	41.1%
2016	31.97	3609^th	5614	35.7%
2017	39.34	3144^th	5692	44.8%
2018	40.86	3096^th	5662	45.3%
2019	39.77	3206^th	5789	44.6%
2022	33.74	3556^th	5883	39.6%
2023	26.86	4190^th	5874	28.7%
2024	25.78	4288^th	5862	26.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.10	1610^th	3246	50.4%
2019	34.63	2156^th	3275	34.2%
2022	44.41	1508^th	3311	54.5%
2023	23.43	2979^th	3250	8.3%
2024	28.89	2618^th	3160	17.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.77	1334^th	2634	49.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.46	2010^th	5084	60.5%
2019	56.19	1992^nd	5173	61.5%
2022	48.85	2343^rd	5264	55.5%
2023	37.61	3263^rd	5374	39.3%
2024	33.28	3668^th	5511	33.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.52	3314^th	5413	38.8%
2019	38.41	3204^th	5492	41.7%
2022	34.87	3340^th	5635	40.7%
2023	27.02	4060^th	5617	27.7%
2024	21.60	4552^nd	5605	18.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.09	801^st	2128	62.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.88	2725^th	5431	49.8%
2019	40.69	2993^rd	5510	45.7%
2022	33.00	3544^th	5663	37.4%
2023	29.00	3864^th	5650	31.6%
2024	33.01	3554^th	5636	36.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gerald A. Smith Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.85	1981^st	4830	59.0%
2019	54.55	1999^th	4963	59.7%
2022	50.13	2192^nd	5084	56.9%
2023	39.40	2955^th	5098	42.0%
2024	37.72	3138^th	5102	38.5%

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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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	241	32	10	195	7	n/a	n/a	0	485
1989	233	28	10	216	7	n/a	n/a	0	494
1990	268	38	15	235	6	n/a	n/a	0	562
1991	262	45	14	254	3	n/a	n/a	0	578
1992	276	43	16	324	3	n/a	n/a	0	662
1993	317	51	16	353	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
1994	288	59	17	412	3	n/a	n/a	0	779
1995	285	74	15	484	3	n/a	n/a	0	861
1996	285	74	15	484	3	n/a	n/a	0	861
1997	237	74	15	538	3	n/a	n/a	0	867
1998	216	75	16	551	6	n/a	n/a	0	864
1999	195	89	15	538	7	n/a	n/a	50	894
2000	176	92	17	572	3	n/a	n/a	0	860
2001	150	62	25	619	4	n/a	n/a	0	860
2002	122	47	28	664	8	n/a	n/a	1	870
2003	122	47	28	664	8	n/a	n/a	1	870
2004	95	36	26	695	8	n/a	n/a	11	871
2005	79	34	22	718	10	n/a	n/a	0	863
2006	58	30	21	712	5	n/a	n/a	0	826
2007	63	19	22	683	6	n/a	n/a	0	793
2008	53	25	14	675	4	n/a	n/a	0	771
2009	58	17	10	680	4	4	0	0	773
2010	42	19	10	662	4	6	0	0	743
2011	47	12	10	666	3	2	2	0	742
2012	42	11	9	684	2	2	4	0	754
2013	43	8	9	677	2	3	3	0	745
2014	33	10	11	697	1	2	3	0	757
2015	24	12	9	702	1	2	3	0	753
2016	18	11	5	669	0	2	2	0	707
2017	23	15	8	678	0	2	3	0	729
2018	19	21	8	665	0	2	1	0	716
2019	18	19	7	642	0	2	3	0	691
2020	13	23	7	640	0	3	1	0	687
2021	12	23	5	639	0	3	3	0	685
2022	10	23	1	556	0	1	1	0	592
2023	11	23	2	544	0	2	5	0	587
2024	8	23	1	530	0	4	3	0	569

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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	17.0	28.5	n/a
1989	494	18.0	27.4	n/a
1990	562	20.0	28.1	n/a
1991	578	21.0	27.5	n/a
1992	662	21.3	31.0	51.1
1993	740	27.5	26.9	47.8
1994	779	27.5	28.3	49.4
1995	861	30.5	28.2	56.4
1996	861	30.5	28.2	56.4
1997	867	35.5	24.4	61.1
1998	864	41.7	20.7	63
1999	894	45.4	19.7	72.3
2000	860	44.7	19.2	74.1
2001	860	44.2	19.5	74.7
2002	870	45.2	19.2	63.2
2003	870	45.2	19.2	63.2
2004	871	42.3	20.6	79.7
2005	863	44.8	19.3	78.9
2006	826	43.5	19.0	70.1
2007	793	41.3	19.2	82.5
2008	771	42.8	18.0	82.6
2009	773	38.2	18.7	83.4
2010	743	35.0	21.2	84.9
2011	742	n/a	n/a	85
2012	754	32.0	23.5	n/a
2013	745	33.0	22.5	91.3
2014	757	30.0	25.2	92.2
2015	753	31.0	24.2	94.3
2016	707	30.0	23.5	94.1
2017	729	30.0	24.3	91.2
2018	716	29.0	24.6	92.9
2019	691	29.0	23.8	88.1
2020	687	n/a	n/a	92.4
2021	685	29.1	23.4	88.3
2022	592	26.0	22.7	65.7
2023	587	25.0	23.4	88.6
2024	569	25.2	22.5	87.7

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 Gerald A. Smith Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	17.0	28.5	n/a
1989	494	18.0	27.4	n/a
1990	562	20.0	28.1	n/a
1991	578	21.0	27.5	n/a
1992	662	21.3	31.0	51.1
1993	740	27.5	26.9	47.8
1994	779	27.5	28.3	49.4
1995	861	30.5	28.2	56.4
1996	861	30.5	28.2	56.4
1997	867	35.5	24.4	61.1
1998	864	41.7	20.7	63
1999	894	45.4	19.7	72.3
2000	860	44.7	19.2	74.1
2001	860	44.2	19.5	74.7
2002	870	45.2	19.2	63.2
2003	870	45.2	19.2	63.2
2004	871	42.3	20.6	79.7
2005	863	44.8	19.3	78.9
2006	826	43.5	19.0	70.1
2007	793	41.3	19.2	82.5
2008	771	42.8	18.0	82.6
2009	773	38.2	18.7	83.4
2010	743	35.0	21.2	84.9
2011	742	n/a	n/a	85
2012	754	32.0	23.5	n/a
2013	745	33.0	22.5	91.3
2014	757	30.0	25.2	92.2
2015	753	31.0	24.2	94.3
2016	707	30.0	23.5	94.1
2017	729	30.0	24.3	91.2
2018	716	29.0	24.6	92.9
2019	691	29.0	23.8	88.1
2020	687	n/a	n/a	92.4
2021	685	29.1	23.4	88.3
2022	592	26.0	22.7	65.7
2023	587	25.0	23.4	88.6
2024	569	25.2	22.5	87.7

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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