Is Citrus Elementary a good school?

Citrus Elementary ranks 4239 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Citrus Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 629 students attended Citrus Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Citrus Elementary?

Students at Citrus Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Citrus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Citrus Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sequoia Middle High : Fontana High

Citrus Elementary

Summary:

Citrus Elementary is a public elementary school in Fontana, California, serving 670 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1103 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Citrus Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 33.51% of students proficient or better in ELA and 21.72% in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Citrus Elementary's performance for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, is relatively stronger but still lags behind the state averages.

Interestingly, Citrus Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the Fontana Unified School District, such as Palmetto Elementary, Tokay Elementary, and Beech Avenue Elementary, which tend to have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall performance. Addressing the challenges faced by Citrus Elementary will be crucial for improving student outcomes and providing a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

16041 Randall Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-2033

(909) 357-5140

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4239^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Citrus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Fontana High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 629

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

African American:

3.2%

White:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Citrus Elementary ranks worse than 72.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.55. (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 (91.9%), African American (3.2%), White (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Citrus Elementary is 20.4. 19 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Citrus Elementary employs 30.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Citrus Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Citrus Elementary 4239^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Citrus Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Citrus Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.49	3742^nd	4809	22.2%
2005	26.78	3497^th	4822	27.5%
2006	22.67	3810^th	4818	20.9%
2007	16.40	4547^th	5113	11.1%
2008	21.93	4195^th	5113	18.0%
2009	19.27	4481^st	5193	13.7%
2010	33.37	3590^th	5314	32.4%
2011	24.47	4366^th	5377	18.8%
2012	19.45	4686^th	5390	13.1%
2013	20.77	4684^th	5530	15.3%
2015	19.86	4646^th	5611	17.2%
2016	23.21	4333^rd	5614	22.8%
2017	14.60	5149^th	5692	9.5%
2018	19.91	4689^th	5662	17.2%
2019	15.88	5172^nd	5789	10.7%
2022	17.89	5065^th	5883	13.9%
2023	23.25	4536^th	5874	22.8%
2024	26.55	4239^th	5862	27.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.44	2493^rd	3246	23.2%
2019	34.48	2165^th	3275	33.9%
2022	30.46	2565^th	3311	22.5%
2023	47.60	1312^th	3250	59.6%
2024	47.56	1318^th	3160	58.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.75	971^st	2420	59.9%
2024	31.69	1717^th	2634	34.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.35	3970^th	5084	21.9%
2019	22.27	4402^nd	5173	14.9%
2022	24.11	4321^st	5264	17.9%
2023	30.47	3865^th	5374	28.1%
2024	33.12	3684^th	5511	33.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.99	305^th	336	9.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.79	4563^rd	5413	15.7%
2019	14.17	5079^th	5492	7.5%
2022	18.24	4872^nd	5635	13.5%
2023	19.34	4761^st	5617	15.2%
2024	28.71	3903^rd	5605	30.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.67	1319^th	2128	38.0%
2019	18.95	2404^th	2585	7.0%
2022	24.99	1733^rd	2227	22.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.13	4461^st	5431	17.9%
2019	19.31	4722^nd	5510	14.3%
2022	18.88	4816^th	5663	15.0%
2023	28.88	3876^th	5650	31.4%
2024	24.90	4269^th	5636	24.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Citrus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.29	3666^th	4830	24.1%
2019	21.11	4293^rd	4963	13.5%
2022	24.87	4126^th	5084	18.8%
2023	32.18	3534^th	5098	30.7%
2024	34.60	3375^th	5102	33.8%

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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 Citrus Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	65	75	6	565	3	n/a	n/a	0	714
2001	48	73	7	654	3	n/a	n/a	0	785
2002	55	113	8	671	6	n/a	n/a	3	856
2003	55	113	8	671	6	n/a	n/a	3	856
2004	50	61	12	749	3	n/a	n/a	2	877
2005	51	61	14	767	5	n/a	n/a	10	908
2006	45	39	11	708	4	n/a	n/a	8	815
2007	46	46	8	703	5	n/a	n/a	2	810
2008	30	25	8	660	4	n/a	n/a	0	727
2009	34	29	2	712	3	1	4	0	785
2010	32	29	1	733	1	1	0	0	797
2011	29	29	1	744	1	2	0	0	806
2012	19	25	0	749	0	1	1	0	795
2013	20	30	0	752	1	1	4	0	808
2014	24	25	1	742	0	2	7	0	801
2015	22	32	4	746	0	2	9	0	815
2016	22	32	3	748	0	4	7	0	816
2017	15	28	5	703	1	4	6	0	762
2018	18	24	9	723	1	2	6	0	783
2019	16	26	9	704	1	2	7	0	765
2020	16	22	10	696	1	2	5	0	752
2021	22	32	10	676	1	2	4	0	747
2022	15	28	7	639	1	3	6	0	699
2023	14	21	9	622	1	0	3	0	670
2024	16	20	12	578	0	0	3	0	629

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 Citrus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	714	34.0	21.0	87.5
2001	785	38.0	20.7	99.6
2002	856	43.0	19.9	93.3
2003	856	43.0	19.9	93.3
2004	877	41.0	21.4	94.3
2005	908	41.0	22.1	91.8
2006	815	36.0	22.6	100.6
2007	810	37.0	21.9	99.9
2008	727	38.5	18.9	86
2009	785	36.0	18.7	91.3
2010	797	31.0	25.7	91.6
2011	806	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	795	27.5	28.8	n/a
2013	808	27.6	29.2	99.6
2014	801	28.0	28.6	89.5
2015	815	30.0	27.1	90.7
2016	816	31.0	26.3	91.1
2017	762	30.6	24.8	87
2018	783	29.7	26.2	88
2019	765	30.0	25.4	89
2020	752	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	747	34.0	21.9	89.8
2022	699	33.4	20.9	83.1
2023	670	30.9	21.6	85.5
2024	629	30.7	20.4	92.8

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 Citrus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	714	34.0	21.0	87.5
2001	785	38.0	20.7	99.6
2002	856	43.0	19.9	93.3
2003	856	43.0	19.9	93.3
2004	877	41.0	21.4	94.3
2005	908	41.0	22.1	91.8
2006	815	36.0	22.6	100.6
2007	810	37.0	21.9	99.9
2008	727	38.5	18.9	86
2009	785	36.0	18.7	91.3
2010	797	31.0	25.7	91.6
2011	806	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	795	27.5	28.8	n/a
2013	808	27.6	29.2	99.6
2014	801	28.0	28.6	89.5
2015	815	30.0	27.1	90.7
2016	816	31.0	26.3	91.1
2017	762	30.6	24.8	87
2018	783	29.7	26.2	88
2019	765	30.0	25.4	89
2020	752	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	747	34.0	21.9	89.8
2022	699	33.4	20.9	83.1
2023	670	30.9	21.6	85.5
2024	629	30.7	20.4	92.8

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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