Summary:
Howard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Montclair, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 463 students. 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.
Howard Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 40.23% at Howard Elementary, compared to 41.16% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 31.64% at Howard Elementary, compared to 31.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 4.9% in 2020-2021 to 21.8% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Howard Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.38% to 90.28%, indicating a higher concentration of students from low-income families.
When comparing Howard Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Kingsley Elementary, Vista Grande Elementary, Ramona Elementary, and Montera Elementary, Howard Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, has higher chronic absenteeism, and serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. For example, in 2023-2024, Vista Grande Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA (57.78%) and Mathematics (44.16%) compared to Howard Elementary. However, Howard Elementary's performance for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Ontario-Montclair
SchoolDigger Rank:
3079th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,663
Students who attend Howard Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.1
Number of students: 463
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.0%
Asian:
6.9%
African American:
2.6%
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White:
1.9%
Two or more races:
1.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.9%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%
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