Is Levi H. Dickey Elementary a good school?

Levi H. Dickey Elementary ranks 3104 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Levi H. Dickey Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Levi H. Dickey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Levi H. Dickey Elementary?

Students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Levi H. Dickey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Levi H. Dickey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodcrest Junior High High : Chino High

Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Summary:

Levi H. Dickey Elementary is a public elementary school in Ontario, California, serving 433 students in grades K-6 and part of the Chino Valley Unified school district.

While the school has some bright spots, such as performing well for English Language Learners and Special Education students, Levi H. Dickey Elementary faces significant challenges overall. Its academic performance consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are notably lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 35% in 2021-2022 compared to 24.5% for the district and 16.1% for the state. Additionally, Levi H. Dickey has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the district and state averages.

Neighboring schools within the Chino Valley Unified District, such as Edwin Rhodes Elementary and Howard Cattle Elementary, significantly outperform Levi H. Dickey Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the challenges at Levi H. Dickey, including the high percentage of low-income students and increasing chronic absenteeism, may be crucial for improving the school's overall performance and providing a better educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

2840 Parco Ave.
Ontario, CA 91761-7037

(909) 947-6693

District: Chino Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3104^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,579

Students who attend Levi H. Dickey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodcrest Junior High
High:	Chino High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

White:

7.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Levi H. Dickey Elementary ranks worse than 53% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.2. (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 (82.9%), White (7.4%), two or more races (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Levi H. Dickey Elementary is 24.8. 17 elementary schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Levi H. Dickey Elementary employs 16.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Levi H. Dickey Elementary is $10,579, which is the 5^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Levi H. Dickey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Levi H. Dickey Elementary 3104^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Levi H. Dickey Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chino Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chino Valley Unified 520^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Levi H. Dickey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.22	3760^th	4809	21.8%
2005	22.89	3773^rd	4822	21.8%
2006	16.74	4236^th	4818	12.1%
2007	22.97	4067^th	5113	20.5%
2008	22.92	4120^th	5113	19.4%
2009	38.67	3133^rd	5193	39.7%
2010	57.08	2155^th	5314	59.4%
2011	41.57	3125^th	5377	41.9%
2012	32.41	3776^th	5390	29.9%
2013	38.77	3400^th	5530	38.5%
2015	31.92	3550^th	5611	36.7%
2016	33.35	3516^th	5614	37.4%
2017	29.96	3831^st	5692	32.7%
2018	32.17	3650^th	5662	35.5%
2019	20.83	4722^nd	5789	18.4%
2022	37.98	3227^th	5883	45.1%
2023	41.87	3015^th	5874	48.7%
2024	41.20	3104^th	5862	47.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.53	2558^th	3246	21.2%
2019	29.98	2499^th	3275	23.7%
2022	60.77	733^rd	3311	77.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.63	1613^th	2420	33.3%
2024	42.72	1209^th	2634	54.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.84	2826^th	5084	44.4%
2019	26.89	4102^nd	5173	20.7%
2022	44.01	2684^th	5264	49.0%
2023	55.82	1993^rd	5374	62.9%
2024	48.42	2492^nd	5511	54.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.17	3753^rd	5413	30.7%
2019	25.12	4219^th	5492	23.2%
2022	43.41	2783^rd	5635	50.6%
2023	41.63	2920^th	5617	48.0%
2024	48.27	2496^th	5605	55.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.41	390^th	2128	81.7%
2019	40.47	1278^th	2585	50.6%
2022	34.80	1275^th	2227	42.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.89	3348^th	5431	38.4%
2019	16.77	4913^th	5510	10.8%
2022	32.54	3575^th	5663	36.9%
2023	42.02	2918^th	5650	48.4%
2024	35.72	3364^th	5636	40.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.12	2610^th	4830	46.0%
2019	26.61	3927^th	4963	20.9%
2022	55.31	1885^th	5084	62.9%
2023	56.35	1868^th	5098	63.4%
2024	54.96	1950^th	5102	61.8%

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Rank History for White students at Levi H. Dickey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.65	2348^th	2834	17.1%

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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 Levi H. Dickey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	924	52	46	184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1207
1989	904	58	32	211	1	n/a	n/a	0	1206
1990	798	38	38	250	1	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1991	765	41	22	264	0	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1992	736	49	33	288	0	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1993	693	71	34	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	1137
1994	664	64	40	341	0	n/a	n/a	0	1109
1995	542	87	34	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	1053
1996	542	87	34	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	1053
1997	500	92	33	422	0	n/a	n/a	0	1047
1998	452	89	37	450	0	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1999	403	85	35	513	1	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2000	350	100	31	545	1	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2001	302	88	19	611	0	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2002	259	87	12	632	1	n/a	n/a	0	991
2003	259	87	12	632	1	n/a	n/a	0	991
2004	199	60	12	551	0	n/a	n/a	3	825
2005	175	40	12	611	1	n/a	n/a	1	840
2006	151	41	11	586	0	n/a	n/a	2	791
2007	112	31	15	572	0	n/a	n/a	2	732
2008	87	35	16	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	704
2009	72	37	8	552	1	3	1	0	674
2010	45	30	6	559	0	4	9	0	653
2011	37	24	9	535	0	3	1	0	609
2012	31	19	5	564	0	4	0	0	623
2013	41	12	4	517	0	3	0	0	577
2014	41	10	5	503	1	0	0	0	560
2015	37	5	4	457	0	0	0	0	503
2016	46	6	3	436	0	0	0	0	491
2017	52	7	4	443	0	0	0	0	506
2018	56	7	9	440	0	0	2	0	514
2019	59	9	5	416	0	1	1	0	491
2020	57	11	6	413	0	1	1	0	489
2021	42	8	4	399	1	1	3	0	458
2022	44	6	6	374	1	2	7	0	440
2023	38	10	6	362	1	3	13	0	433
2024	31	12	7	348	0	1	20	1	420

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 Levi H. Dickey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1207	48.0	25.1	n/a
1989	1206	47.0	25.6	n/a
1990	1125	44.0	25.5	n/a
1991	1092	43.0	25.3	n/a
1992	1106	43.7	25.3	12.7
1993	1137	43.0	26.4	14.4
1994	1109	44.0	25.2	22.9
1995	1053	40.0	26.3	31.5
1996	1053	40.0	26.3	31.5
1997	1047	40.0	26.2	32.5
1998	1028	43.0	23.9	35.4
1999	1037	42.0	24.7	42.7
2000	1027	47.0	21.9	44.6
2001	1020	46.0	22.2	46.5
2002	991	46.0	21.5	49
2003	991	46.0	21.5	49
2004	825	35.0	23.6	54.1
2005	840	35.0	24.0	57.4
2006	791	37.0	21.4	42.3
2007	732	35.0	20.9	40.1
2008	704	36.0	19.6	39.2
2009	674	31.0	20.4	72.4
2010	653	26.0	25.1	74.3
2011	609	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	623	22.0	28.3	n/a
2013	577	20.0	28.8	82
2014	560	19.1	29.3	79.3
2015	503	18.0	27.9	82.3
2016	491	19.0	25.8	78.8
2017	506	18.5	27.3	81.2
2018	514	18.5	27.7	77.4
2019	491	20.0	24.5	75.4
2020	489	n/a	n/a	75.7
2021	458	19.0	24.0	66.8
2022	440	17.7	24.7	62
2023	433	18.8	22.9	88
2024	420	16.9	24.8	78.8

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 Levi H. Dickey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1207	48.0	25.1	n/a
1989	1206	47.0	25.6	n/a
1990	1125	44.0	25.5	n/a
1991	1092	43.0	25.3	n/a
1992	1106	43.7	25.3	12.7
1993	1137	43.0	26.4	14.4
1994	1109	44.0	25.2	22.9
1995	1053	40.0	26.3	31.5
1996	1053	40.0	26.3	31.5
1997	1047	40.0	26.2	32.5
1998	1028	43.0	23.9	35.4
1999	1037	42.0	24.7	42.7
2000	1027	47.0	21.9	44.6
2001	1020	46.0	22.2	46.5
2002	991	46.0	21.5	49
2003	991	46.0	21.5	49
2004	825	35.0	23.6	54.1
2005	840	35.0	24.0	57.4
2006	791	37.0	21.4	42.3
2007	732	35.0	20.9	40.1
2008	704	36.0	19.6	39.2
2009	674	31.0	20.4	72.4
2010	653	26.0	25.1	74.3
2011	609	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	623	22.0	28.3	n/a
2013	577	20.0	28.8	82
2014	560	19.1	29.3	79.3
2015	503	18.0	27.9	82.3
2016	491	19.0	25.8	78.8
2017	506	18.5	27.3	81.2
2018	514	18.5	27.7	77.4
2019	491	20.0	24.5	75.4
2020	489	n/a	n/a	75.7
2021	458	19.0	24.0	66.8
2022	440	17.7	24.7	62
2023	433	18.8	22.9	88
2024	420	16.9	24.8	78.8

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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