Is Elderberry Elementary a good school?

Elderberry Elementary ranks 3078 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elderberry Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 551 students attended Elderberry Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elderberry Elementary?

Students at Elderberry Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Elderberry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elderberry Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Vernon Middle High : Montclair High

Elderberry Elementary

Summary:

Elderberry Elementary is a public elementary school in Ontario, CA, serving 578 students in grades K-6. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, lower-than-average test scores, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Elderberry Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.5% in 2018-2019 to 27.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the Ontario-Montclair School District and state averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 38.74%, compared to 41.16% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 36.75%, compared to 31.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state.

Interestingly, Elderberry Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District, such as Central Language Academy, Montera Elementary, and Mission Elementary. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Elderberry Elementary may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. However, the school's strong performance in serving English Language Learners and Disabled students suggests it may have effective strategies and resources in place to support these student groups.

Detail:

Public K-6

950 North Elderberry Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762-2014

(909) 986-0108

District: Ontario-Montclair

SchoolDigger Rank:
3078^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,225

Students who attend Elderberry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Montclair High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 551

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

African American:

5.4%

White:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elderberry Elementary ranks worse than 52.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.78. (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 (89.3%), African American (5.4%), White (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elderberry Elementary is 22, which is the 13^th best among 26 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Elderberry Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elderberry Elementary is $6,225. 24 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elderberry Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elderberry Elementary 3078^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Elderberry 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 Elderberry Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.29	4094^th	4809	14.9%
2005	20.91	3906^th	4822	19.0%
2006	14.31	4398^th	4818	8.7%
2007	24.09	4001^st	5113	21.7%
2008	32.16	3439^th	5113	32.7%
2009	52.19	2350^th	5193	54.7%
2010	51.33	2502^nd	5314	52.9%
2011	61.42	1942^nd	5377	63.9%
2012	52.83	2454^th	5390	54.5%
2013	57.73	2254^th	5530	59.2%
2015	32.41	3512^th	5611	37.4%
2016	37.85	3229^th	5614	42.5%
2017	46.63	2730^th	5692	52.0%
2018	48.86	2622^nd	5662	53.7%
2019	56.74	2216^th	5789	61.7%
2022	41.56	2985^th	5883	49.3%
2023	37.83	3292^nd	5874	44.0%
2024	41.78	3078^th	5862	47.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.63	2882^nd	3246	11.2%
2019	39.43	1817^th	3275	44.5%
2022	51.63	1112^th	3311	66.4%
2023	52.75	1064^th	3250	67.3%
2024	57.48	819^th	3160	74.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.78	1195^th	2420	50.6%
2024	53.61	870^th	2634	67.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.21	1734^th	5084	65.9%
2019	74.65	938^th	5173	81.9%
2022	53.89	2043^rd	5264	61.2%
2023	50.10	2362^nd	5374	56.0%
2024	54.53	2083^rd	5511	62.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.09	250^th	356	29.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.92	2664^th	5413	50.8%
2019	53.35	2306^th	5492	58.0%
2022	43.98	2757^th	5635	51.1%
2023	42.60	2842^nd	5617	49.4%
2024	44.01	2792^nd	5605	50.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.41	1251^st	2128	41.2%
2019	65.01	603^rd	2585	76.7%
2022	80.50	297^th	2227	86.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.95	2449^th	5431	54.9%
2019	58.08	2032^nd	5510	63.1%
2022	39.36	3046^th	5663	46.2%
2023	32.91	3550^th	5650	37.2%
2024	38.99	3136^th	5636	44.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elderberry Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.26	1478^th	4830	69.4%
2019	69.02	1215^th	4963	75.5%
2022	56.20	1827^th	5084	64.1%
2023	53.35	2038^th	5098	60.0%
2024	58.81	1738^th	5102	65.9%

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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 Elderberry Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	322	39	21	236	6	n/a	n/a	0	624
1989	319	38	24	270	5	n/a	n/a	0	656
1990	287	36	23	284	5	n/a	n/a	0	635
1991	235	27	29	365	3	n/a	n/a	0	659
1992	214	32	20	398	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1993	229	45	21	507	2	n/a	n/a	0	804
1994	219	67	17	543	7	n/a	n/a	0	853
1995	139	62	18	567	3	n/a	n/a	0	789
1996	139	62	18	567	3	n/a	n/a	0	789
1997	127	66	15	575	4	n/a	n/a	0	787
1998	129	84	7	646	4	n/a	n/a	0	870
1999	124	87	10	678	5	n/a	n/a	0	904
2000	92	63	10	728	3	n/a	n/a	0	896
2001	88	49	11	742	1	n/a	n/a	0	891
2002	82	40	19	828	6	n/a	n/a	2	977
2003	82	40	19	828	6	n/a	n/a	2	977
2004	108	52	24	634	10	n/a	n/a	3	831
2005	89	47	23	689	6	n/a	n/a	2	856
2006	76	36	26	705	4	n/a	n/a	0	847
2007	56	27	20	577	4	n/a	n/a	1	685
2008	49	36	16	518	5	n/a	n/a	0	624
2009	38	31	10	507	3	3	3	0	595
2010	36	22	12	604	6	3	8	0	691
2011	34	30	19	671	6	5	7	0	772
2012	33	23	20	675	2	6	4	0	763
2013	35	23	14	737	6	6	7	0	828
2014	35	16	19	747	3	5	10	0	835
2015	34	20	21	747	11	3	1	0	837
2016	35	19	23	725	18	2	1	0	823
2017	37	18	23	727	14	2	1	0	822
2018	30	21	19	683	11	1	1	0	766
2019	30	27	17	647	10	1	4	0	736
2020	22	24	14	639	9	3	6	0	717
2021	21	28	9	571	9	3	5	0	646
2022	13	33	9	544	7	3	6	0	615
2023	15	40	7	511	0	0	5	0	578
2024	14	30	8	492	0	0	7	0	551

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 Elderberry Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	25.0	24.9	n/a
1989	656	25.0	26.2	n/a
1990	635	25.4	25.0	n/a
1991	659	25.0	26.3	n/a
1992	665	25.4	26.1	58.9
1993	804	28.0	28.7	50.2
1994	853	30.0	28.4	69.3
1995	789	31.0	25.5	80.4
1996	789	31.0	25.5	80.4
1997	787	32.0	24.6	83.6
1998	870	37.0	23.5	79.9
1999	904	42.0	21.5	83.7
2000	896	41.0	21.9	82.3
2001	891	42.0	21.2	88.4
2002	977	44.0	22.2	86.2
2003	977	44.0	22.2	86.2
2004	831	39.0	21.3	85.4
2005	856	39.0	21.9	80.8
2006	847	39.0	21.7	81.3
2007	685	33.0	20.8	83.3
2008	624	34.0	18.4	70
2009	595	28.0	18.6	83.9
2010	691	35.0	19.7	91.3
2011	772	n/a	n/a	84.5
2012	763	29.0	26.3	86.5
2013	828	33.0	25.0	87.2
2014	835	31.0	26.9	89.3
2015	837	30.0	27.9	90.6
2016	823	30.0	27.4	90.3
2017	822	31.0	26.5	83.2
2018	766	30.0	25.5	75.6
2019	736	30.2	24.3	90.1
2020	717	n/a	n/a	88.1
2021	646	29.0	22.2	88.1
2022	615	26.0	23.6	79.5
2023	578	23.2	24.9	87
2024	551	25.0	22.0	92.6

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 Elderberry Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	25.0	24.9	n/a
1989	656	25.0	26.2	n/a
1990	635	25.4	25.0	n/a
1991	659	25.0	26.3	n/a
1992	665	25.4	26.1	58.9
1993	804	28.0	28.7	50.2
1994	853	30.0	28.4	69.3
1995	789	31.0	25.5	80.4
1996	789	31.0	25.5	80.4
1997	787	32.0	24.6	83.6
1998	870	37.0	23.5	79.9
1999	904	42.0	21.5	83.7
2000	896	41.0	21.9	82.3
2001	891	42.0	21.2	88.4
2002	977	44.0	22.2	86.2
2003	977	44.0	22.2	86.2
2004	831	39.0	21.3	85.4
2005	856	39.0	21.9	80.8
2006	847	39.0	21.7	81.3
2007	685	33.0	20.8	83.3
2008	624	34.0	18.4	70
2009	595	28.0	18.6	83.9
2010	691	35.0	19.7	91.3
2011	772	n/a	n/a	84.5
2012	763	29.0	26.3	86.5
2013	828	33.0	25.0	87.2
2014	835	31.0	26.9	89.3
2015	837	30.0	27.9	90.6
2016	823	30.0	27.4	90.3
2017	822	31.0	26.5	83.2
2018	766	30.0	25.5	75.6
2019	736	30.2	24.3	90.1
2020	717	n/a	n/a	88.1
2021	646	29.0	22.2	88.1
2022	615	26.0	23.6	79.5
2023	578	23.2	24.9	87
2024	551	25.0	22.0	92.6

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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