Is Locust Elementary a good school?

Locust Elementary ranks 3882 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Locust Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 374 students attended Locust Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Locust Elementary?

Students at Locust Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Locust Elementary attend?

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

Locust Elementary

Summary:

Locust Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fontana, California, serving 374 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Locust Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance on standardized tests, a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio. The school's performance is consistently lower than the Fontana Unified School District and Rialto Unified School District averages, as well as the nearby schools within the same district, such as South Tamarind Elementary, Juniper Elementary, and Ted Porter Elementary. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students and Hispanic students, is also consistently lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

Locust Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that the school's performance has not kept pace with the improvements seen in other schools across the state. Addressing the school's challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Locust Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

7420 Locust Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-2307

(909) 357-5650

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3882^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Locust Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 374

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

4.5%

African American:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Locust Elementary ranks worse than 66.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.61. (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 (88.2%), White (4.5%), African American (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Locust Elementary is 18.9, which is the 5^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Locust Elementary employs 19.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Locust Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Locust Elementary 3882^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Locust Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Fontana Unified:

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

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Rank History for Locust Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.78	3504^th	4809	27.1%
2005	28.27	3390^th	4822	29.7%
2006	29.01	3384^th	4818	29.8%
2007	35.54	3193^rd	5113	37.6%
2008	28.08	3741^st	5113	26.8%
2009	40.57	3021^st	5193	41.8%
2010	33.32	3595^th	5314	32.3%
2011	40.18	3226^th	5377	40.0%
2012	39.26	3311^th	5390	38.6%
2013	30.76	3982^nd	5530	28.0%
2015	25.90	4043^rd	5611	27.9%
2016	20.15	4604^th	5614	18.0%
2017	21.59	4553^rd	5692	20.0%
2018	15.94	5011^th	5662	11.5%
2019	16.69	5097^th	5789	12.0%
2022	19.42	4917^th	5883	16.4%
2023	30.26	3863^rd	5874	34.2%
2024	30.61	3882^nd	5862	33.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.38	2898^th	3246	10.7%
2019	27.91	2630^th	3275	19.7%
2022	40.78	1751^st	3311	47.1%
2023	55.26	976^th	3250	70.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.95	4497^th	5084	11.5%
2019	22.72	4377^th	5173	15.4%
2022	27.33	4055^th	5264	23.0%
2023	37.98	3237^th	5374	39.8%
2024	35.60	3473^rd	5511	37.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.59	4578^th	5413	15.4%
2019	16.49	4910^th	5492	10.6%
2022	18.67	4832^nd	5635	14.3%
2023	24.90	4247^th	5617	24.4%
2024	21.97	4508^th	5605	19.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.47	4926^th	5431	9.3%
2019	18.95	4757^th	5510	13.7%
2022	23.55	4361^st	5663	23.0%
2023	37.46	3234^th	5650	42.8%
2024	41.14	2991^st	5636	46.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Locust Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.51	4070^th	4830	15.7%
2019	23.21	4160^th	4963	16.2%
2022	25.21	4100^th	5084	19.4%
2023	35.19	3300^th	5098	35.3%
2024	38.58	3069^th	5102	39.8%

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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 Locust Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	306	66	13	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1989	241	42	10	228	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1990	243	46	9	271	1	n/a	n/a	0	570
1991	256	62	6	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1992	259	79	20	371	3	n/a	n/a	0	732
1993	204	79	21	304	6	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	175	65	20	345	6	n/a	n/a	0	611
1995	146	86	22	367	10	n/a	n/a	0	631
1996	146	86	22	367	10	n/a	n/a	0	631
1997	118	93	20	382	9	n/a	n/a	0	622
1998	116	98	18	394	10	n/a	n/a	0	636
1999	97	92	20	381	5	n/a	n/a	0	595
2000	91	86	13	406	6	n/a	n/a	0	602
2001	72	102	14	407	5	n/a	n/a	5	605
2002	78	90	11	486	1	n/a	n/a	0	666
2003	78	90	11	486	1	n/a	n/a	0	666
2004	75	83	9	489	0	n/a	n/a	5	661
2005	58	65	12	485	0	n/a	n/a	5	625
2006	55	50	13	513	0	n/a	n/a	9	640
2007	53	49	13	483	1	n/a	n/a	4	603
2008	54	43	18	453	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	568
2009	43	48	16	418	1	2	2	0	530
2010	41	32	18	409	2	0	0	0	502
2011	49	27	18	425	2	1	1	0	523
2012	34	22	9	449	2	1	2	0	519
2013	33	24	9	445	2	1	2	0	516
2014	35	21	9	457	1	1	2	0	526
2015	26	21	7	439	0	1	3	0	497
2016	25	19	7	450	0	0	3	0	504
2017	22	17	5	435	0	0	1	0	480
2018	16	10	5	411	1	0	3	0	446
2019	17	9	4	376	0	0	3	0	409
2020	20	7	4	341	0	1	6	0	379
2021	21	10	10	326	0	1	5	0	373
2022	18	12	10	308	0	2	2	0	352
2023	17	14	8	330	0	1	4	0	374

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 Locust Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	21.0	29.0	n/a
1989	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1990	570	22.0	25.9	n/a
1991	651	23.1	28.1	n/a
1992	732	23.5	31.1	35.5
1993	614	23.0	26.7	40.9
1994	611	24.0	25.5	47.1
1995	631	23.4	27.0	37.1
1996	631	23.4	27.0	37.1
1997	622	25.2	24.7	59.5
1998	636	30.0	21.2	64.3
1999	595	31.2	19.1	65.4
2000	602	32.3	18.6	71.1
2001	605	30.0	20.2	81.5
2002	666	32.0	20.8	80.6
2003	666	32.0	20.8	80.6
2004	661	31.0	21.3	78.5
2005	625	30.0	20.8	81
2006	640	27.0	23.7	84
2007	603	28.0	21.5	83.8
2008	568	29.0	19.6	89.6
2009	530	26.0	18.3	78.3
2010	502	20.0	25.1	78.3
2011	523	n/a	n/a	89.9
2012	519	18.5	28.0	n/a
2013	516	20.5	25.1	99.4
2014	526	20.0	26.3	82.3
2015	497	19.0	26.1	90.1
2016	504	20.0	25.2	85.3
2017	480	19.5	24.5	83.1
2018	446	17.7	25.1	86.3
2019	409	17.7	23.0	81.4
2020	379	n/a	n/a	80.7
2021	373	21.2	17.5	83.4
2022	352	18.8	18.6	81
2023	374	19.6	18.9	83.7

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 Locust Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	21.0	29.0	n/a
1989	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1990	570	22.0	25.9	n/a
1991	651	23.1	28.1	n/a
1992	732	23.5	31.1	35.5
1993	614	23.0	26.7	40.9
1994	611	24.0	25.5	47.1
1995	631	23.4	27.0	37.1
1996	631	23.4	27.0	37.1
1997	622	25.2	24.7	59.5
1998	636	30.0	21.2	64.3
1999	595	31.2	19.1	65.4
2000	602	32.3	18.6	71.1
2001	605	30.0	20.2	81.5
2002	666	32.0	20.8	80.6
2003	666	32.0	20.8	80.6
2004	661	31.0	21.3	78.5
2005	625	30.0	20.8	81
2006	640	27.0	23.7	84
2007	603	28.0	21.5	83.8
2008	568	29.0	19.6	89.6
2009	530	26.0	18.3	78.3
2010	502	20.0	25.1	78.3
2011	523	n/a	n/a	89.9
2012	519	18.5	28.0	n/a
2013	516	20.5	25.1	99.4
2014	526	20.0	26.3	82.3
2015	497	19.0	26.1	90.1
2016	504	20.0	25.2	85.3
2017	480	19.5	24.5	83.1
2018	446	17.7	25.1	86.3
2019	409	17.7	23.0	81.4
2020	379	n/a	n/a	80.7
2021	373	21.2	17.5	83.4
2022	352	18.8	18.6	81
2023	374	19.6	18.9	83.7

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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