Is Beech Avenue Elementary a good school?

Beech Avenue Elementary ranks 3419 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beech Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 630 students attended Beech Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Beech Avenue Elementary?

Students at Beech Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Beech Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beech Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sequoia Middle High : Henry J. Kaiser High

Beech Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Beech Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Fontana, California, serving 663 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beech Avenue Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently lower student performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates range from 30% to 40% in ELA and 20% to 48% in Math, while the district's rates are 33% to 37% in ELA and 20% to 30% in Math. Beech Avenue also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.7%, significantly higher than the district's 7.2%. Additionally, 87.33% of Beech Avenue's students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, higher than the district's 89.62%.

While Beech Avenue outperforms some nearby schools like Randall Pepper Elementary and Cypress Elementary, it lags behind other local schools such as Live Oak Elementary, Citrus Elementary, Poplar Elementary, and Date Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes of the students at Beech Avenue Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

9206 Beech Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-4309

(909) 357-5060

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3419^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Beech Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Henry J. Kaiser High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 630

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

2.1%

Asian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beech Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 58.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.19. (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 (96.8%), White (2.1%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare Beech Avenue Elementary employs 30.8 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beech Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Beech Avenue Elementary 3419^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Beech Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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 Beech Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	28.15	3835^th	5193	26.2%
2010	31.30	3754^th	5314	29.4%
2011	22.92	4467^th	5377	16.9%
2012	26.41	4219^th	5390	21.7%
2013	21.41	4631^st	5530	16.3%
2015	31.68	3572^nd	5611	36.3%
2016	41.89	2968^th	5614	47.1%
2017	37.66	3263^rd	5692	42.7%
2018	46.61	2750^th	5662	51.4%
2019	48.48	2681^st	5789	53.7%
2022	29.81	3879^th	5883	34.1%
2023	40.07	3121^st	5874	46.9%
2024	36.19	3419^th	5862	41.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.98	1009^th	3246	68.9%
2019	65.19	669^th	3275	79.6%
2022	45.51	1436^th	3311	56.6%
2023	67.09	577^th	3250	82.2%
2024	60.32	710^th	3160	77.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.24	1617^th	5084	68.2%
2019	61.56	1671^st	5173	67.7%
2022	39.18	3079^th	5264	41.5%
2023	54.47	2069^th	5374	61.5%
2024	45.48	2712^th	5511	50.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.58	2744^th	5413	49.3%
2019	49.76	2509^th	5492	54.3%
2022	35.17	3311^th	5635	41.2%
2023	42.80	2828^th	5617	49.7%
2024	32.41	3608^th	5605	35.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.48	1202^nd	2128	43.5%
2019	39.89	1302^nd	2585	49.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.58	2594^th	5431	52.2%
2019	46.45	2648^th	5510	51.9%
2022	25.79	4158^th	5663	26.6%
2023	37.70	3217^th	5650	43.1%
2024	40.29	3046^th	5636	46.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beech Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.96	1534^th	4830	68.2%
2019	63.68	1491^st	4963	70.0%
2022	41.54	2790^th	5084	45.1%
2023	54.63	1969^th	5098	61.4%
2024	47.84	2412^th	5102	52.7%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Great Principal very accessible. She knows the names and academic levels of all her students. Impressive! Parents always welcome. Friendly office staff. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Beech Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	22	7	5	547	2	n/a	n/a	0	583
2009	30	8	2	664	2	1	1	0	708
2010	32	8	2	742	1	1	0	0	786
2011	37	5	5	756	1	0	0	0	804
2012	36	5	7	781	1	2	3	0	835
2013	26	8	5	826	1	2	3	0	871
2014	26	8	3	853	0	0	7	0	897
2015	28	6	3	835	0	0	5	0	877
2016	23	6	3	799	2	0	5	0	838
2017	20	0	3	768	1	0	4	0	796
2018	18	0	4	748	0	2	3	0	775
2019	17	3	3	734	0	2	1	0	760
2020	17	1	4	744	0	0	0	0	766
2021	15	0	4	722	0	0	1	0	742
2022	15	3	3	673	0	0	1	0	695
2023	15	1	3	641	0	0	2	1	663
2024	13	1	4	610	0	0	2	0	630

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 Beech Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	583	30.0	19.4	87.7
2009	708	31.0	20.2	95.1
2010	786	32.0	24.5	92.9
2011	804	n/a	n/a	92.4
2012	835	28.5	29.2	n/a
2013	871	29.6	29.3	99.7
2014	897	30.0	29.9	88.9
2015	877	31.0	28.2	93
2016	838	31.0	27.0	87.1
2017	796	30.6	25.9	86.3
2018	775	30.7	25.2	91.2
2019	760	29.8	25.4	92.6
2020	766	n/a	n/a	97.9
2021	742	34.5	21.5	89.6
2022	695	33.7	20.5	85.8
2023	663	30.7	21.5	87.3
2024	630	30.8	20.4	90.3

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 Beech Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	583	30.0	19.4	87.7
2009	708	31.0	20.2	95.1
2010	786	32.0	24.5	92.9
2011	804	n/a	n/a	92.4
2012	835	28.5	29.2	n/a
2013	871	29.6	29.3	99.7
2014	897	30.0	29.9	88.9
2015	877	31.0	28.2	93
2016	838	31.0	27.0	87.1
2017	796	30.6	25.9	86.3
2018	775	30.7	25.2	91.2
2019	760	29.8	25.4	92.6
2020	766	n/a	n/a	97.9
2021	742	34.5	21.5	89.6
2022	695	33.7	20.5	85.8
2023	663	30.7	21.5	87.3
2024	630	30.8	20.4	90.3

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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