Is Tokay Elementary a good school?

Tokay Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tokay Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 386 students attended Tokay Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tokay Elementary?

Students at Tokay Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tokay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tokay Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Almeria Middle High : Fontana A. B. Miller High

Tokay Elementary

Summary:

Tokay Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fontana, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1103 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tokay Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and struggles in supporting its diverse student population. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 10.9% in 2017-2018 to 50.9% in 2021-2022, much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Tokay consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, only 26.67% of Tokay students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.35% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support its subgroups, ranking low compared to other California elementary schools, particularly for English Language Learners and students of low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby schools in the Fontana Unified School District, such as Date Elementary, Kathy Binks Elementary, and Hemlock Elementary, Tokay Elementary performs significantly worse, with higher chronic absenteeism and lower academic proficiency rates. The only exception is West Randall Elementary, which also struggles with low performance. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch at Tokay, ranging from 79.5% to 92.86%, suggest that the school may be serving a particularly disadvantaged population, which could be a contributing factor to its overall underperformance.

Detail:

Public K-5

7846 Tokay Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-1827

(909) 357-5770

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4959^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Tokay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Almeria Middle
High:	Fontana A. B. Miller High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

White:

6.2%

African American:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tokay Elementary ranks worse than 84.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 24^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.68. (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 (81.6%), White (6.2%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tokay Elementary is 19.3, which is the 11^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Tokay Elementary employs 19.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tokay Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tokay Elementary 4959^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tokay Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Fontana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fontana Unified 1103^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tokay Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.81	3632^nd	4809	24.5%
2005	29.02	3343^rd	4822	30.7%
2006	29.42	3348^th	4818	30.5%
2007	28.92	3651^st	5113	28.6%
2008	33.79	3345^th	5113	34.6%
2009	25.81	3997^th	5193	23.0%
2010	17.28	4757^th	5314	10.5%
2011	16.97	4859^th	5377	9.6%
2012	15.87	4903^rd	5390	9.0%
2013	17.06	4921^st	5530	11.0%
2015	14.32	5171^st	5611	7.8%
2016	11.53	5340^th	5614	4.9%
2017	15.54	5067^th	5692	11.0%
2018	17.81	4862^nd	5662	14.1%
2019	25.59	4303^rd	5789	25.7%
2022	21.52	4691^st	5883	20.3%
2023	20.55	4804^th	5874	18.2%
2024	18.68	4959^th	5862	15.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.32	1797^th	3246	44.6%
2019	50.75	1210^th	3275	63.1%
2022	49.69	1215^th	3311	63.3%
2023	31.52	2423^rd	3250	25.4%
2024	22.50	2973^rd	3160	5.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.81	4069^th	5084	20.0%
2019	36.13	3426^th	5173	33.8%
2022	27.35	4053^rd	5264	23.0%
2023	30.53	3859^th	5374	28.2%
2024	23.18	4514^th	5511	18.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.25	5044^th	5413	6.8%
2019	22.06	4458^th	5492	18.8%
2022	22.35	4474^th	5635	20.6%
2023	23.05	4428^th	5617	21.2%
2024	23.31	4401^st	5605	21.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	64.55	613^th	2585	76.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.50	4061^st	5431	25.2%
2019	30.45	3766^th	5510	31.7%
2022	22.15	4497^th	5663	20.6%
2023	19.87	4733^rd	5650	16.2%
2024	16.21	5058^th	5636	10.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tokay Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.05	3904^th	4830	19.2%
2019	39.48	2991^st	4963	39.7%
2022	30.93	3631^st	5084	28.6%
2023	27.00	3955^th	5098	22.4%
2024	25.82	4040^th	5102	20.8%

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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 Tokay Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	433	134	19	266	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1989	499	153	29	360	1	n/a	n/a	0	1042
1990	393	113	24	325	2	n/a	n/a	0	857
1991	467	121	31	455	1	n/a	n/a	0	1075
1992	448	151	36	532	4	n/a	n/a	0	1171
1993	438	136	39	563	3	n/a	n/a	0	1179
1994	311	110	31	436	7	n/a	n/a	0	895
1995	271	146	25	572	1	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1996	271	146	25	572	1	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1997	230	166	26	620	1	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1998	177	162	25	700	4	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1999	158	150	28	716	5	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2000	137	132	23	723	4	n/a	n/a	0	1019
2001	108	91	17	807	3	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2002	56	92	13	871	4	n/a	n/a	0	1036
2003	56	92	13	871	4	n/a	n/a	0	1036
2004	53	76	13	820	5	n/a	n/a	12	979
2005	29	43	10	711	0	n/a	n/a	8	801
2006	34	47	11	703	1	n/a	n/a	13	809
2007	45	48	8	682	2	n/a	n/a	3	788
2008	44	37	8	699	4	n/a	n/a	0	792
2009	43	26	8	689	2	4	3	0	775
2010	42	36	8	664	1	4	1	0	756
2011	27	43	5	639	0	3	0	0	717
2012	30	45	6	595	0	3	4	0	683
2013	25	42	2	561	1	3	6	0	640
2014	28	25	4	535	0	1	5	0	598
2015	27	27	5	515	1	2	3	0	580
2016	25	24	8	527	1	5	7	0	597
2017	14	20	6	518	1	5	10	0	574
2018	13	23	9	474	0	3	8	0	530
2019	16	27	7	456	0	4	8	0	518
2020	20	24	10	446	0	5	8	0	513
2021	17	21	8	415	0	5	10	0	476
2022	19	13	5	388	0	3	11	0	439
2023	19	15	5	357	0	4	14	0	414
2024	24	22	12	315	0	2	11	0	386

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 Tokay Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	33.7	25.2	n/a
1989	1042	38.0	27.4	n/a
1990	857	35.0	24.4	n/a
1991	1075	38.0	28.2	n/a
1992	1171	38.6	30.3	41.5
1993	1179	39.0	30.2	46.1
1994	895	33.5	26.7	55.4
1995	1015	37.0	27.4	40.7
1996	1015	37.0	27.4	40.7
1997	1043	40.0	26.1	71.7
1998	1068	51.0	20.9	68.4
1999	1057	47.0	22.5	79.4
2000	1019	49.0	20.8	79.7
2001	1026	49.0	20.9	86.3
2002	1036	47.0	22.0	77
2003	1036	47.0	22.0	77
2004	979	45.0	21.8	81.2
2005	801	39.0	20.5	80.7
2006	809	35.0	23.1	87.8
2007	788	38.0	20.7	89
2008	792	39.7	19.9	85.7
2009	775	35.0	20.0	78.7
2010	756	31.0	24.3	78.8
2011	717	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	683	24.7	27.5	n/a
2013	640	22.6	28.2	99.5
2014	598	22.0	27.1	88.1
2015	580	21.0	27.6	87.2
2016	597	23.0	25.9	83.6
2017	574	22.6	25.3	82.9
2018	530	20.9	25.3	82.3
2019	518	20.7	25.0	86.3
2020	513	n/a	n/a	84.4
2021	476	23.9	19.8	92.9
2022	439	20.7	21.1	79.5
2023	414	20.9	19.7	88.6
2024	386	19.9	19.3	91.2

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 Tokay Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	33.7	25.2	n/a
1989	1042	38.0	27.4	n/a
1990	857	35.0	24.4	n/a
1991	1075	38.0	28.2	n/a
1992	1171	38.6	30.3	41.5
1993	1179	39.0	30.2	46.1
1994	895	33.5	26.7	55.4
1995	1015	37.0	27.4	40.7
1996	1015	37.0	27.4	40.7
1997	1043	40.0	26.1	71.7
1998	1068	51.0	20.9	68.4
1999	1057	47.0	22.5	79.4
2000	1019	49.0	20.8	79.7
2001	1026	49.0	20.9	86.3
2002	1036	47.0	22.0	77
2003	1036	47.0	22.0	77
2004	979	45.0	21.8	81.2
2005	801	39.0	20.5	80.7
2006	809	35.0	23.1	87.8
2007	788	38.0	20.7	89
2008	792	39.7	19.9	85.7
2009	775	35.0	20.0	78.7
2010	756	31.0	24.3	78.8
2011	717	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	683	24.7	27.5	n/a
2013	640	22.6	28.2	99.5
2014	598	22.0	27.1	88.1
2015	580	21.0	27.6	87.2
2016	597	23.0	25.9	83.6
2017	574	22.6	25.3	82.9
2018	530	20.9	25.3	82.3
2019	518	20.7	25.0	86.3
2020	513	n/a	n/a	84.4
2021	476	23.9	19.8	92.9
2022	439	20.7	21.1	79.5
2023	414	20.9	19.7	88.6
2024	386	19.9	19.3	91.2

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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