Is Del Norte Elementary a good school?

Del Norte Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Del Norte Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 432 students attended Del Norte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Del Norte Elementary?

Students at Del Norte Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Del Norte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Norte Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ray Wiltsey Middle High : Colony High

Del Norte Elementary

Summary:

Del Norte Elementary is a public elementary school in Ontario, California, serving 432 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Ontario-Montclair School District, which is ranked 793 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Del Norte Elementary faces significant challenges, with a notable increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 30.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 27.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 22.94% in Mathematics in 2023-2024, compared to 41.16% and 31.72% for the district, respectively. Del Norte struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Del Norte Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as Mariposa Elementary, Corona Elementary, and Vineyard Elementary, it becomes clear that Del Norte is underperforming. However, many of these nearby schools also serve economically disadvantaged populations, suggesting that the challenges faced by Del Norte may be systemic within the Ontario-Montclair School District. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage at Del Norte Elementary could be crucial in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

850 Del Norte Ave.
Ontario, CA 91764-3639

(909) 986-9515

District: Ontario-Montclair

SchoolDigger Rank:
4538^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,873

Students who attend Del Norte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ray Wiltsey Middle
High:	Colony High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 432

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

African American:

11.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Del Norte Elementary ranks worse than 77.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.37. (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 (85%), African American (11.1%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Del Norte Elementary is 22.6, which is the 12^th best among 26 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Del Norte Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Del Norte Elementary is $8,873, which is the 7^th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Del Norte Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Del Norte Elementary 4538^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Del Norte Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Ontario-Montclair:

SchoolDigger ranks Ontario-Montclair 793^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Del Norte Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.61	4640^th	4809	3.5%
2005	11.89	4539^th	4822	5.9%
2006	11.48	4563^rd	4818	5.3%
2007	19.37	4343^rd	5113	15.1%
2008	33.74	3347^th	5113	34.5%
2009	42.43	2915^th	5193	43.9%
2010	39.70	3193^rd	5314	39.9%
2011	31.91	3849^th	5377	28.4%
2012	34.71	3614^th	5390	32.9%
2013	41.56	3212^th	5530	41.9%
2015	28.66	3812^th	5611	32.1%
2016	23.49	4306^th	5614	23.3%
2017	22.41	4478^th	5692	21.3%
2018	26.76	4104^th	5662	27.5%
2019	31.17	3840^th	5789	33.7%
2022	32.46	3663^rd	5883	37.7%
2023	27.91	4091^st	5874	30.4%
2024	23.37	4538^th	5862	22.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.73	2342^nd	3246	27.8%
2019	30.51	2454^th	3275	25.1%
2022	29.93	2616^th	3311	21.0%
2023	49.66	1217^th	3250	62.6%
2024	31.41	2461^st	3160	22.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.03	2291^st	2634	13.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.28	3222^nd	5084	36.6%
2019	43.68	2848^th	5173	44.9%
2022	47.19	2458^th	5264	53.3%
2023	40.20	3050^th	5374	43.2%
2024	27.95	4149^th	5511	24.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.89	167^th	356	53.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.84	4018^th	5413	25.8%
2019	32.98	3598^th	5492	34.5%
2022	40.68	2961^st	5635	47.5%
2023	38.64	3105^th	5617	44.7%
2024	29.58	3831^st	5605	31.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.53	1555^th	2128	26.9%
2019	22.31	2216^th	2585	14.3%
2022	28.09	1590^th	2227	28.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.04	3935^th	5431	27.5%
2019	30.40	3770^th	5510	31.6%
2022	24.47	4290^th	5663	24.2%
2023	20.41	4675^th	5650	17.3%
2024	19.89	4730^th	5636	16.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Del Norte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.53	2896^th	4830	40.0%
2019	44.16	2670^th	4963	46.2%
2022	50.04	2198^th	5084	56.8%
2023	48.80	2306^th	5098	54.8%
2024	35.07	3344^th	5102	34.5%

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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 Del Norte Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	183	25	17	279	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
1989	145	12	11	337	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1990	174	31	17	425	5	n/a	n/a	0	652
1991	162	26	14	481	3	n/a	n/a	0	686
1992	134	34	15	496	4	n/a	n/a	0	683
1993	121	35	24	542	6	n/a	n/a	0	728
1994	92	29	26	598	3	n/a	n/a	0	748
1995	90	55	17	697	3	n/a	n/a	0	862
1996	90	55	17	697	3	n/a	n/a	0	862
1997	82	80	11	713	2	n/a	n/a	0	888
1998	67	89	11	759	1	n/a	n/a	0	927
1999	63	68	9	780	1	n/a	n/a	0	921
2000	63	74	15	828	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
2001	71	77	19	816	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
2002	42	28	24	719	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
2003	42	28	24	719	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
2004	28	44	17	788	2	n/a	n/a	2	881
2005	36	50	20	779	1	n/a	n/a	2	888
2006	36	34	14	700	1	n/a	n/a	2	787
2007	29	24	10	623	2	n/a	n/a	6	694
2008	29	38	9	702	2	n/a	n/a	0	780
2009	22	25	4	691	1	2	1	0	746
2010	17	30	4	688	2	1	11	0	753
2011	13	19	4	728	2	1	9	0	776
2012	13	29	3	724	2	1	10	0	782
2013	12	28	3	697	3	1	6	0	750
2014	16	34	3	569	1	0	10	0	633
2015	12	28	7	565	3	0	13	0	628
2016	16	21	4	537	6	0	4	0	588
2017	6	22	6	469	8	0	4	0	515
2018	5	28	7	436	7	0	7	0	490
2019	4	29	5	426	7	0	8	0	479
2020	6	45	6	385	7	0	6	0	455
2021	4	48	4	353	4	0	5	0	418
2022	5	48	2	366	2	1	8	0	432
2023	4	48	1	367	4	1	7	0	432

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 Del Norte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1989	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	652	25.9	25.1	n/a
1991	686	25.5	26.9	n/a
1992	683	25.9	26.3	76.7
1993	728	25.0	29.1	74.6
1994	748	25.0	29.9	83.6
1995	862	31.0	27.8	87.8
1996	862	31.0	27.8	87.8
1997	888	36.0	24.7	89.8
1998	927	38.0	24.4	83.1
1999	921	39.0	23.6	90.2
2000	980	41.0	23.9	90.9
2001	983	46.0	21.4	88.5
2002	814	34.0	23.9	88
2003	814	34.0	23.9	88
2004	881	38.0	23.2	83.2
2005	888	37.0	24.0	80.9
2006	787	32.0	24.6	82.3
2007	694	31.0	22.4	82.8
2008	780	36.0	21.7	81.3
2009	746	35.0	19.6	92.8
2010	753	39.8	18.9	93.1
2011	776	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	782	39.0	20.0	88.9
2013	750	38.1	19.6	99.6
2014	633	31.1	20.3	91.2
2015	628	28.0	22.4	92.8
2016	588	25.0	23.5	91
2017	515	22.0	23.4	85.6
2018	490	21.1	23.2	84.5
2019	479	21.0	22.8	90.4
2020	455	n/a	n/a	95.2
2021	418	19.0	22.0	96.2
2022	432	20.0	21.6	83.6
2023	432	19.1	22.6	93.5

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 Del Norte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1989	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	652	25.9	25.1	n/a
1991	686	25.5	26.9	n/a
1992	683	25.9	26.3	76.7
1993	728	25.0	29.1	74.6
1994	748	25.0	29.9	83.6
1995	862	31.0	27.8	87.8
1996	862	31.0	27.8	87.8
1997	888	36.0	24.7	89.8
1998	927	38.0	24.4	83.1
1999	921	39.0	23.6	90.2
2000	980	41.0	23.9	90.9
2001	983	46.0	21.4	88.5
2002	814	34.0	23.9	88
2003	814	34.0	23.9	88
2004	881	38.0	23.2	83.2
2005	888	37.0	24.0	80.9
2006	787	32.0	24.6	82.3
2007	694	31.0	22.4	82.8
2008	780	36.0	21.7	81.3
2009	746	35.0	19.6	92.8
2010	753	39.8	18.9	93.1
2011	776	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	782	39.0	20.0	88.9
2013	750	38.1	19.6	99.6
2014	633	31.1	20.3	91.2
2015	628	28.0	22.4	92.8
2016	588	25.0	23.5	91
2017	515	22.0	23.4	85.6
2018	490	21.1	23.2	84.5
2019	479	21.0	22.8	90.4
2020	455	n/a	n/a	95.2
2021	418	19.0	22.0	96.2
2022	432	20.0	21.6	83.6
2023	432	19.1	22.6	93.5

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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