Is Sutherland Elementary a good school?

Sutherland Elementary ranks 1032 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sutherland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 471 students attended Sutherland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sutherland Elementary?

Students at Sutherland Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 26% White, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sutherland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sutherland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Goddard Middle High : Glendora High

Sutherland Elementary

Summary:

Sutherland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Glendora, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 455. It is part of the Glendora Unified School District, which is ranked 381 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sutherland Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly higher performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments compared to the Glendora Unified and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's Asian and Hispanic student populations, as well as its special education and low socioeconomic status students, perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% to 20% of California elementary schools. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.5% in 2018-2019 to 16.5% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, Sutherland Elementary outperforms the other Glendora Unified schools in academic performance, but is on par or slightly lower than some of the Bonita Unified schools, particularly in Math and Science. Arma J. Shull Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

1330 North Amelia Ave.
Glendora, CA 91740-5363

(626) 852-4614

District: Glendora Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1032^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,052

Students who attend Sutherland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goddard Middle
High:	Glendora High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

White:

26.3%

Asian:

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sutherland Elementary ranks better than 82.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Glendora Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.09. (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 Sutherland Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Glendora Unified School District. Student population at Sutherland Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48%), White (26.3%), Asian (19.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sutherland Elementary is 23.4, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Glendora Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sutherland Elementary is $6,052. 3 elementary schools in the Glendora Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sutherland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sutherland Elementary 1032^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sutherland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Glendora Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendora Unified 381^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sutherland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.06	233^rd	4809	95.2%
2005	90.88	447^th	4822	90.7%
2006	95.67	174^th	4818	96.4%
2007	93.26	332^nd	5113	93.5%
2008	93.15	303^rd	5113	94.1%
2009	93.93	234^th	5193	95.5%
2010	89.62	463^rd	5314	91.3%
2011	90.84	389^th	5377	92.8%
2012	88.34	529^th	5390	90.2%
2013	89.54	493^rd	5530	91.1%
2015	83.79	948^th	5611	83.1%
2016	85.89	856^th	5614	84.8%
2017	82.37	1033^rd	5692	81.9%
2018	86.17	841^st	5662	85.1%
2019	83.28	998^th	5789	82.8%
2022	87.36	836^th	5883	85.8%
2023	88.67	786^th	5874	86.6%
2024	83.09	1032^nd	5862	82.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	90.36	170^th	2420	93.0%
2024	80.00	338^th	2634	87.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.56	469^th	5084	90.8%
2019	72.26	1071^st	5173	79.3%
2022	88.68	407^th	5264	92.3%
2023	86.53	516^th	5374	90.4%
2024	84.90	632^nd	5511	88.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.20	1121^st	5413	79.3%
2019	82.34	963^rd	5492	82.5%
2022	85.56	842^nd	5635	85.1%
2023	87.06	788^th	5617	86.0%
2024	84.71	883^rd	5605	84.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	84.65	220^th	2128	89.7%
2019	51.57	933^rd	2585	63.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.00	626^th	5431	88.5%
2019	80.40	1052^nd	5510	80.9%
2022	85.09	864^th	5663	84.7%
2023	87.19	764^th	5650	86.5%
2024	78.46	1124^th	5636	80.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	74.82	256^th	1149	77.7%
2022	64.42	510^th	1154	55.8%
2023	84.93	40^th	1190	96.6%
2024	74.36	314^th	1203	73.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.86	350^th	4830	92.8%
2019	76.54	856^th	4963	82.8%
2022	88.16	428^th	5084	91.6%
2023	83.39	606^th	5098	88.1%
2024	85.08	544^th	5102	89.3%

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Rank History for White students at Sutherland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.48	878^th	2737	67.9%
2019	72.71	716^th	2834	74.7%
2022	73.33	686^th	2726	74.8%
2023	74.60	631^st	2662	76.3%
2024	57.39	1204^th	2647	54.5%

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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 Sutherland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	406	3	14	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1989	408	5	7	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1990	411	3	8	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	402	5	7	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1992	414	6	13	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
1993	398	5	23	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1994	408	12	20	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1995	405	12	27	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1996	405	12	27	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1997	445	15	30	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	435	12	27	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1999	442	8	31	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2000	436	7	25	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2001	385	6	25	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	480
2002	349	5	30	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	457
2003	349	5	30	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	457
2004	332	7	30	76	1	n/a	n/a	3	449
2005	332	7	30	89	1	n/a	n/a	5	464
2006	273	9	24	58	1	n/a	n/a	123	488
2007	257	9	23	76	1	n/a	n/a	98	464
2008	236	7	24	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	335
2009	245	9	38	73	1	0	118	0	484
2010	314	7	52	200	1	2	31	0	607
2011	290	5	60	189	2	0	30	0	576
2012	289	7	65	185	2	1	32	0	581
2013	291	5	65	199	2	1	34	0	597
2014	286	8	60	186	1	1	34	0	576
2015	283	9	50	200	1	1	31	0	575
2016	244	5	51	215	1	1	34	0	551
2017	222	6	59	220	0	0	34	0	541
2018	206	4	80	230	0	2	34	0	556
2019	181	4	81	227	0	2	33	0	528
2020	164	4	84	207	0	2	30	0	491
2021	136	3	81	214	1	2	26	0	463
2022	121	3	86	211	0	2	26	0	449
2023	116	1	95	214	0	2	27	0	455
2024	124	1	93	226	0	0	27	0	471

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 Sutherland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	468	17.0	27.5	n/a
1989	464	17.0	27.2	n/a
1990	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1991	464	18.0	25.7	n/a
1992	479	18.3	26.1	9.8
1993	489	18.0	27.2	10
1994	517	18.0	28.7	15.9
1995	507	20.0	25.4	15.6
1996	507	20.0	25.4	15.6
1997	571	22.2	25.7	14.2
1998	553	25.8	21.4	13.4
1999	558	28.3	19.7	13.4
2000	533	25.8	20.7	11.4
2001	480	25.5	18.8	9
2002	457	21.0	21.8	11.2
2003	457	21.0	21.8	11.2
2004	449	21.1	21.3	12.8
2005	464	22.4	20.7	14.6
2006	488	22.5	21.7	14.2
2007	464	22.6	20.5	15.3
2008	335	23.0	14.6	23.9
2009	484	23.0	19.4	11
2010	607	24.3	24.9	18.9
2011	576	n/a	n/a	15.3
2012	581	23.3	24.9	n/a
2013	597	22.2	26.8	18.6
2014	576	21.6	26.6	22.4
2015	575	22.0	26.1	23
2016	551	22.0	25.0	21.1
2017	541	22.0	24.5	23.3
2018	556	22.0	25.2	26.1
2019	528	21.0	25.1	25
2020	491	n/a	n/a	21.6
2021	463	20.1	22.9	20.7
2022	449	22.6	19.8	37.2
2023	455	20.0	22.6	38.2
2024	471	20.0	23.4	27

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 Sutherland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	468	17.0	27.5	n/a
1989	464	17.0	27.2	n/a
1990	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1991	464	18.0	25.7	n/a
1992	479	18.3	26.1	9.8
1993	489	18.0	27.2	10
1994	517	18.0	28.7	15.9
1995	507	20.0	25.4	15.6
1996	507	20.0	25.4	15.6
1997	571	22.2	25.7	14.2
1998	553	25.8	21.4	13.4
1999	558	28.3	19.7	13.4
2000	533	25.8	20.7	11.4
2001	480	25.5	18.8	9
2002	457	21.0	21.8	11.2
2003	457	21.0	21.8	11.2
2004	449	21.1	21.3	12.8
2005	464	22.4	20.7	14.6
2006	488	22.5	21.7	14.2
2007	464	22.6	20.5	15.3
2008	335	23.0	14.6	23.9
2009	484	23.0	19.4	11
2010	607	24.3	24.9	18.9
2011	576	n/a	n/a	15.3
2012	581	23.3	24.9	n/a
2013	597	22.2	26.8	18.6
2014	576	21.6	26.6	22.4
2015	575	22.0	26.1	23
2016	551	22.0	25.0	21.1
2017	541	22.0	24.5	23.3
2018	556	22.0	25.2	26.1
2019	528	21.0	25.1	25
2020	491	n/a	n/a	21.6
2021	463	20.1	22.9	20.7
2022	449	22.6	19.8	37.2
2023	455	20.0	22.6	38.2
2024	471	20.0	23.4	27

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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