Is Crafton Elementary a good school?

Crafton Elementary ranks 2486 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Crafton Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 664 students attended Crafton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Crafton Elementary?

Students at Crafton Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 31% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Crafton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crafton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Moore Middle High : Redlands East Valley High

Crafton Elementary

Summary:

Crafton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Redlands, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 664 students. It is part of the Redlands Unified School District, which is ranked 540 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crafton Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 1,159 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 2,486 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. However, the school still performs better than the Redlands Unified district and the state average in several academic areas, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, Crafton Elementary's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 55.65%, compared to 52.09% for the Redlands Unified district and 47.37% for the state. In Science, Crafton Elementary's 5th-grade proficiency rate was 33.04%, higher than the district's 38.54% and the state's 32.68%. The school's performance for students with disabilities has been more inconsistent, ranging from a ranking of 352 out of 2,227 California elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,813 out of 2,585 in 2018-2019.

Crafton Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.3% in 2017-2018 to 20.5% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the Redlands Unified district's average of 17.9% in 2022-2023. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.5% in 2021-2022 to 68.98% in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average and indicates a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite these challenges, Crafton Elementary outperforms some nearby schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as McKinley Elementary, Lugonia Elementary, and Mentone Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

311 North Wabash Ave.
Redlands, CA 92374-4261

(909) 794-8600

District: Redlands Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2486^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,403

Students who attend Crafton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moore Middle
High:	Redlands East Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 664

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

White:

31.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Crafton Elementary ranks better than 57.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.33. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Crafton Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Redlands Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.6%), White (31.5%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crafton Elementary is 21.4, which is the 5^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crafton Elementary is $6,403. 8 elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Crafton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Crafton Elementary 2486^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Crafton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Redlands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Redlands Unified 540^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Crafton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.22	1612^th	4809	66.5%
2005	59.15	1790^th	4822	62.9%
2006	67.37	1450^th	4818	69.9%
2007	63.10	1680^th	5113	67.1%
2008	74.14	1232^nd	5113	75.9%
2009	74.79	1215^th	5193	76.6%
2010	81.57	921^st	5314	82.7%
2011	77.53	1128^th	5377	79.0%
2012	84.10	781^st	5390	85.5%
2013	78.03	1159^th	5530	79.0%
2015	59.13	1986^th	5611	64.6%
2016	71.91	1437^th	5614	74.4%
2017	69.31	1596^th	5692	72.0%
2018	71.41	1501^st	5662	73.5%
2019	57.21	2198^th	5789	62.0%
2022	74.02	1455^th	5883	75.3%
2023	61.09	2008^th	5874	65.8%
2024	51.33	2486^th	5862	57.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.87	591^st	2420	75.6%
2024	52.98	891^st	2634	66.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.11	1291^st	5084	74.6%
2019	58.51	1863^rd	5173	64.0%
2022	79.60	770^th	5264	85.4%
2023	56.64	1952^nd	5374	63.7%
2024	49.23	2440^th	5511	55.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	88.20	22^nd	356	93.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.83	1143^rd	5413	78.9%
2019	58.57	2031^st	5492	63.0%
2022	72.24	1431^st	5635	74.6%
2023	66.48	1656^th	5617	70.5%
2024	47.54	2551^st	5605	54.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.02	749^th	2128	64.8%
2019	29.72	1813^th	2585	29.9%
2022	76.11	352^nd	2227	84.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.83	1888^th	5431	65.2%
2019	55.07	2197^th	5510	60.1%
2022	72.56	1408^th	5663	75.1%
2023	52.69	2299^th	5650	59.3%
2024	54.59	2226^th	5636	60.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.99	1141^st	4830	76.4%
2019	56.62	1873^rd	4963	62.3%
2022	75.53	915^th	5084	82.0%
2023	62.31	1544^th	5098	69.7%
2024	52.76	2082^nd	5102	59.2%

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Rank History for White students at Crafton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.52	984^th	2737	64.0%
2019	54.89	1382^nd	2834	51.2%
2022	73.76	667^th	2726	75.5%
2023	54.26	1316^th	2662	50.6%
2024	48.03	1471^st	2647	44.4%

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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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by a parent
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

They need a a principal that doesn't tell a four-year-old that life is tough and they need to just deal with it. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Crafton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	469	5	23	96	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1989	559	9	27	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	688
1990	608	12	25	93	4	n/a	n/a	0	742
1991	634	12	28	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	775
1992	644	11	33	94	3	n/a	n/a	0	785
1993	757	24	42	139	2	n/a	n/a	0	964
1994	766	30	36	145	5	n/a	n/a	0	982
1995	718	45	42	155	5	n/a	n/a	0	965
1996	718	45	42	155	5	n/a	n/a	0	965
1997	718	37	50	170	8	n/a	n/a	0	983
1998	598	22	42	169	5	n/a	n/a	0	836
1999	551	22	44	174	3	n/a	n/a	0	794
2000	536	23	40	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	772
2001	504	27	41	189	4	n/a	n/a	0	765
2002	480	37	39	188	7	n/a	n/a	8	759
2003	480	37	39	188	7	n/a	n/a	8	759
2004	446	35	28	161	6	n/a	n/a	45	721
2005	448	32	32	174	4	n/a	n/a	78	768
2006	396	30	37	180	5	n/a	n/a	98	746
2007	308	40	40	218	3	n/a	n/a	86	695
2008	276	33	32	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	553
2009	257	33	34	224	1	4	117	0	670
2010	244	33	27	300	2	3	35	0	644
2011	229	36	29	295	3	4	32	0	628
2012	216	40	27	298	1	1	28	0	611
2013	212	37	25	318	3	1	29	0	625
2014	209	29	29	326	6	1	34	0	634
2015	215	26	38	326	5	1	34	0	645
2016	230	21	44	343	4	1	35	0	678
2017	241	24	32	337	2	1	38	0	675
2018	247	28	29	331	2	4	35	0	676
2019	236	26	35	349	2	1	33	0	682
2020	252	28	41	374	1	1	31	0	728
2021	219	22	38	349	1	1	34	0	664
2022	228	19	31	344	1	5	37	0	665
2023	209	30	27	356	0	5	37	0	664

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 Crafton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1989	688	26.9	25.5	n/a
1990	742	28.0	26.5	n/a
1991	775	28.0	27.6	n/a
1992	785	28.5	27.5	9.7
1993	964	35.0	27.5	12.3
1994	982	36.0	27.3	16.9
1995	965	36.0	26.8	20.4
1996	965	36.0	26.8	20.4
1997	983	36.0	27.3	20.8
1998	836	38.0	22.0	24.8
1999	794	38.0	20.9	18.1
2000	772	36.0	21.4	21.8
2001	765	35.0	21.9	27.7
2002	759	35.0	21.7	27
2003	759	35.0	21.7	27
2004	721	36.0	20.0	28.7
2005	768	37.0	20.8	26.7
2006	746	35.0	21.3	34.4
2007	695	33.0	21.1	41.1
2008	553	33.5	16.5	47.9
2009	670	32.5	20.0	42.2
2010	644	28.0	23.0	44.9
2011	628	n/a	n/a	53.3
2012	611	24.0	25.3	n/a
2013	625	23.5	26.5	57.9
2014	634	23.0	27.5	55.2
2015	645	24.0	26.8	58.3
2016	678	26.0	26.0	54.9
2017	675	26.0	25.9	54.2
2018	676	27.0	25.0	56.7
2019	682	28.0	24.3	59.4
2020	728	n/a	n/a	71.3
2021	664	30.3	21.8	69
2022	665	30.0	22.1	58.5
2023	664	31.0	21.4	59.8

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 Crafton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1989	688	26.9	25.5	n/a
1990	742	28.0	26.5	n/a
1991	775	28.0	27.6	n/a
1992	785	28.5	27.5	9.7
1993	964	35.0	27.5	12.3
1994	982	36.0	27.3	16.9
1995	965	36.0	26.8	20.4
1996	965	36.0	26.8	20.4
1997	983	36.0	27.3	20.8
1998	836	38.0	22.0	24.8
1999	794	38.0	20.9	18.1
2000	772	36.0	21.4	21.8
2001	765	35.0	21.9	27.7
2002	759	35.0	21.7	27
2003	759	35.0	21.7	27
2004	721	36.0	20.0	28.7
2005	768	37.0	20.8	26.7
2006	746	35.0	21.3	34.4
2007	695	33.0	21.1	41.1
2008	553	33.5	16.5	47.9
2009	670	32.5	20.0	42.2
2010	644	28.0	23.0	44.9
2011	628	n/a	n/a	53.3
2012	611	24.0	25.3	n/a
2013	625	23.5	26.5	57.9
2014	634	23.0	27.5	55.2
2015	645	24.0	26.8	58.3
2016	678	26.0	26.0	54.9
2017	675	26.0	25.9	54.2
2018	676	27.0	25.0	56.7
2019	682	28.0	24.3	59.4
2020	728	n/a	n/a	71.3
2021	664	30.3	21.8	69
2022	665	30.0	22.1	58.5
2023	664	31.0	21.4	59.8

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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