Is Kingsley Elementary a good school?

Kingsley Elementary ranks 3569 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kingsley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 492 students attended Kingsley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Elementary?

Students at Kingsley Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Kingsley Elementary attend?

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

Kingsley Elementary

Summary:

Kingsley Elementary is a public elementary school in Montclair, CA, serving 525 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Ontario-Montclair School District, which is ranked 793 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsley Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 30.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Kingsley's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.1% of Kingsley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.16% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.14% to 93.45% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Kingsley Elementary to nearby schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District, the school stands out for its high chronic absenteeism rate, lower academic performance, and higher concentration of students from low-income families. The top-performing nearby schools are Buena Vista Arts-Integrated and Monte Vista Elementary, which consistently outperform Kingsley and the district/state averages. Addressing the challenges faced by Kingsley Elementary should be a priority for the school and district to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public K-6

5625 Kingsley St.
Montclair, CA 91763-3999

(909) 984-3634

District: Ontario-Montclair

SchoolDigger Rank:
3569^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,049

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Montclair High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

White:

2.8%

African American:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kingsley Elementary ranks worse than 60.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.31. (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 (91.9%), White (2.8%), African American (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary is 22.3. 13 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Kingsley Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kingsley Elementary is $8,049, which is the 9^th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kingsley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingsley Elementary 3569^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kingsley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Kingsley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.73	4292^nd	4809	10.8%
2005	10.92	4607^th	4822	4.5%
2006	13.83	4418^th	4818	8.3%
2007	24.83	3947^th	5113	22.8%
2008	23.31	4093^rd	5113	19.9%
2009	29.28	3760^th	5193	27.6%
2010	16.54	4814^th	5314	9.4%
2011	10.99	5169^th	5377	3.9%
2012	14.96	4961^st	5390	8.0%
2013	18.41	4845^th	5530	12.4%
2015	18.07	4833^rd	5611	13.9%
2016	28.64	3877^th	5614	30.9%
2017	38.09	3233^rd	5692	43.2%
2018	32.06	3662^nd	5662	35.3%
2019	37.88	3322^nd	5789	42.6%
2022	24.62	4393^rd	5883	25.3%
2023	34.19	3562^nd	5874	39.4%
2024	34.31	3569^th	5862	39.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.64	2745^th	3246	15.4%
2019	27.27	2689^th	3275	17.9%
2022	28.04	2751^st	3311	16.9%
2023	56.39	941^st	3250	71.0%
2024	47.03	1355^th	3160	57.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.40	2524^th	5084	50.4%
2019	52.82	2213^th	5173	57.2%
2022	32.08	3667^th	5264	30.3%
2023	43.69	2790^th	5374	48.1%
2024	42.40	2951^st	5511	46.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.43	3517^th	5413	35.0%
2019	42.43	2952^nd	5492	46.2%
2022	24.94	4216^th	5635	25.2%
2023	34.48	3380^th	5617	39.8%
2024	33.72	3506^th	5605	37.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.23	3606^th	5431	33.6%
2019	34.47	3431^st	5510	37.7%
2022	25.97	4134^th	5663	27.0%
2023	35.22	3396^th	5650	39.9%
2024	35.22	3398^th	5636	39.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kingsley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.72	2572^nd	4830	46.7%
2019	53.70	2056^th	4963	58.6%
2022	35.85	3230^th	5084	36.5%
2023	45.37	2535^th	5098	50.3%
2024	46.11	2538^th	5102	50.3%

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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 Kingsley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	381	71	17	288	2	n/a	n/a	0	759
1989	299	72	22	354	13	n/a	n/a	0	760
1990	319	99	18	428	6	n/a	n/a	0	870
1991	214	80	16	460	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
1992	230	67	13	446	7	n/a	n/a	0	763
1993	194	87	15	457	7	n/a	n/a	0	760
1994	155	69	13	468	3	n/a	n/a	0	708
1995	145	109	35	808	7	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1996	145	109	35	808	7	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1997	147	95	44	799	5	n/a	n/a	0	1090
1998	129	83	35	752	6	n/a	n/a	0	1005
1999	92	85	25	786	7	n/a	n/a	0	995
2000	71	52	28	878	5	n/a	n/a	0	1034
2001	70	49	30	988	2	n/a	n/a	0	1139
2002	56	45	17	900	5	n/a	n/a	0	1023
2003	56	45	17	900	5	n/a	n/a	0	1023
2004	50	33	12	769	6	n/a	n/a	1	871
2005	35	30	15	747	1	n/a	n/a	0	828
2006	25	23	17	735	1	n/a	n/a	0	801
2007	20	19	15	736	1	n/a	n/a	0	791
2008	17	17	15	700	1	n/a	n/a	0	750
2009	21	16	12	685	2	2	4	0	742
2010	25	9	11	760	7	2	4	0	818
2011	15	7	5	774	3	1	8	0	813
2012	11	7	1	779	2	2	7	0	809
2013	14	8	2	789	5	2	9	0	829
2014	15	5	2	784	2	1	7	0	816
2015	12	5	1	794	3	1	8	0	824
2016	12	9	7	691	2	0	11	0	732
2017	16	7	3	619	2	0	5	0	652
2018	8	10	5	592	4	0	5	0	624
2019	11	16	6	566	4	0	4	0	607
2020	7	11	7	566	6	0	6	0	603
2021	9	11	6	544	6	0	4	0	580
2022	13	15	21	532	5	1	7	0	594
2023	14	9	4	488	5	1	4	0	525
2024	14	10	4	452	7	1	4	0	492

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 Kingsley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	28.0	27.1	n/a
1989	760	27.0	28.1	n/a
1990	870	31.0	28.0	n/a
1991	771	29.0	26.5	n/a
1992	763	29.5	25.8	68.7
1993	760	26.0	29.2	80
1994	708	27.0	26.2	88.6
1995	1104	39.0	28.3	92.6
1996	1104	39.0	28.3	92.6
1997	1090	43.0	25.3	90.1
1998	1005	46.0	21.8	94.9
1999	995	46.0	21.6	95
2000	1034	51.0	20.3	93
2001	1139	54.0	21.1	92.5
2002	1023	49.0	20.9	94
2003	1023	49.0	20.9	94
2004	871	38.5	22.6	95.1
2005	828	39.0	21.2	95
2006	801	36.0	22.3	95
2007	791	36.0	22.0	82.7
2008	750	36.0	20.8	78.3
2009	742	32.0	19.5	87.1
2010	818	39.0	20.9	90
2011	813	n/a	n/a	87.9
2012	809	30.0	26.9	86.2
2013	829	34.1	24.3	91.1
2014	816	30.1	27.1	83.9
2015	824	31.0	26.5	93.6
2016	732	30.0	24.4	93.9
2017	652	27.0	24.1	90.5
2018	624	28.1	22.2	84.1
2019	607	26.2	23.1	94.6
2020	603	n/a	n/a	92.2
2021	580	23.5	24.6	93.4
2022	594	29.0	20.4	64.1
2023	525	24.0	21.8	90.9
2024	492	22.0	22.3	91.1

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 Kingsley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	28.0	27.1	n/a
1989	760	27.0	28.1	n/a
1990	870	31.0	28.0	n/a
1991	771	29.0	26.5	n/a
1992	763	29.5	25.8	68.7
1993	760	26.0	29.2	80
1994	708	27.0	26.2	88.6
1995	1104	39.0	28.3	92.6
1996	1104	39.0	28.3	92.6
1997	1090	43.0	25.3	90.1
1998	1005	46.0	21.8	94.9
1999	995	46.0	21.6	95
2000	1034	51.0	20.3	93
2001	1139	54.0	21.1	92.5
2002	1023	49.0	20.9	94
2003	1023	49.0	20.9	94
2004	871	38.5	22.6	95.1
2005	828	39.0	21.2	95
2006	801	36.0	22.3	95
2007	791	36.0	22.0	82.7
2008	750	36.0	20.8	78.3
2009	742	32.0	19.5	87.1
2010	818	39.0	20.9	90
2011	813	n/a	n/a	87.9
2012	809	30.0	26.9	86.2
2013	829	34.1	24.3	91.1
2014	816	30.1	27.1	83.9
2015	824	31.0	26.5	93.6
2016	732	30.0	24.4	93.9
2017	652	27.0	24.1	90.5
2018	624	28.1	22.2	84.1
2019	607	26.2	23.1	94.6
2020	603	n/a	n/a	92.2
2021	580	23.5	24.6	93.4
2022	594	29.0	20.4	64.1
2023	525	24.0	21.8	90.9
2024	492	22.0	22.3	91.1

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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