Is Hemlock Elementary a good school?

Hemlock Elementary ranks 3095 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hemlock Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 419 students attended Hemlock Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hemlock Elementary?

Students at Hemlock Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hemlock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hemlock Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Almeria Middle High : Summit High

Hemlock Elementary

Summary:

Hemlock Elementary is a public elementary school in Fontana, California, serving 417 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1103 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hemlock Elementary's performance is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy was 37.5% at Hemlock, compared to 37.35% for Fontana Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, Hemlock's end-of-course proficiency rate was 34.67%, compared to 22.66% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, Hemlock Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.9% in 2017-2018 to 29.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Hemlock Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than schools in the Etiwanda Elementary School District, such as West Heritage Elementary, Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary, and East Heritage Elementary. However, Hemlock's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better compared to the overall school performance, while the school's performance for Special Education students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools in this subgroup.

Detail:

Public K-5

15080 Miller Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-2395

(909) 357-5470

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3095^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Hemlock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Almeria Middle
High:	Summit High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 419

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

Asian:

12.4%

African American:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hemlock Elementary ranks worse than 52.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.38. (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 (69.5%), Asian (12.4%), African American (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hemlock Elementary is 17.6, which is the 5^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Hemlock Elementary employs 23.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hemlock Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hemlock Elementary 3095^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hemlock Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Fontana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fontana Unified 1103^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hemlock Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.64	2518^th	4809	47.6%
2005	42.44	2577^th	4822	46.6%
2006	38.05	2825^th	4818	41.4%
2007	35.63	3186^th	5113	37.7%
2008	35.51	3235^th	5113	36.7%
2009	42.33	2919^th	5193	43.8%
2010	50.46	2547^th	5314	52.1%
2011	57.36	2173^rd	5377	59.6%
2012	57.00	2208^th	5390	59.0%
2013	59.06	2173^rd	5530	60.7%
2015	44.79	2750^th	5611	51.0%
2016	42.56	2923^rd	5614	47.9%
2017	52.47	2405^th	5692	57.7%
2018	40.26	3135^th	5662	44.6%
2019	41.29	3111^th	5789	46.3%
2022	33.67	3567^th	5883	39.4%
2023	33.91	3584^th	5874	39.0%
2024	41.38	3095^th	5862	47.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.92	2821^st	3311	14.8%
2024	22.08	2992^nd	3160	5.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	73.12	453^rd	2634	82.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.18	2427^th	5084	52.3%
2019	46.27	2661^st	5173	48.6%
2022	40.97	2923^rd	5264	44.5%
2023	34.40	3537^th	5374	34.2%
2024	45.72	2699^th	5511	51.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.80	2898^th	5413	46.5%
2019	46.91	2681^st	5492	51.2%
2022	27.77	3955^th	5635	29.8%
2023	31.76	3600^th	5617	35.9%
2024	37.93	3198^th	5605	42.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.32	3091^st	5431	43.1%
2019	36.48	3287^th	5510	40.3%
2022	42.41	2871^st	5663	49.3%
2023	36.15	3322^nd	5650	41.2%
2024	44.43	2787^th	5636	50.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.79	122^nd	663	81.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hemlock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.97	2356^th	4830	51.2%
2019	48.91	2359^th	4963	52.5%
2022	46.19	2438^th	5084	52.0%
2023	39.01	2989^th	5098	41.4%
2024	49.49	2294^th	5102	55.0%

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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
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Enrollment information for Hemlock Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	137	106	12	287	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1995	144	92	17	364	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
1996	144	92	17	364	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
1997	144	94	17	359	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
1998	143	85	22	366	1	n/a	n/a	0	617
1999	125	80	22	372	3	n/a	n/a	0	602
2000	128	88	27	418	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2001	131	73	30	414	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
2002	90	73	24	274	1	n/a	n/a	0	462
2003	90	73	24	274	1	n/a	n/a	0	462
2004	90	84	32	379	5	n/a	n/a	10	600
2005	65	52	29	335	0	n/a	n/a	4	485
2006	68	68	50	370	0	n/a	n/a	9	565
2007	69	82	49	401	0	n/a	n/a	4	605
2008	64	78	51	436	2	n/a	n/a	0	631
2009	60	68	52	395	1	6	3	0	585
2010	62	65	42	370	0	5	2	0	546
2011	51	60	36	338	0	5	1	0	491
2012	50	48	25	355	1	4	7	0	490
2013	38	40	25	341	1	3	10	0	458
2014	31	41	19	330	2	4	10	0	437
2015	35	35	21	327	2	2	12	0	434
2016	32	38	20	291	2	2	11	0	396
2017	34	44	23	307	2	0	12	0	422
2018	28	53	24	294	2	3	12	0	416
2019	29	50	29	296	1	3	7	0	415
2020	29	56	37	307	2	0	8	0	439
2021	28	61	46	330	2	0	9	0	476
2022	35	61	43	302	1	1	4	0	447
2023	26	43	49	288	1	0	10	0	417
2024	32	36	52	291	1	0	7	0	419

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 Hemlock Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	542	18.0	30.1	59.8
1995	618	23.0	26.9	44.3
1996	618	23.0	26.9	44.3
1997	615	25.0	24.6	62.4
1998	617	28.0	22.0	56.7
1999	602	29.0	20.8	58.1
2000	661	32.0	20.7	54.8
2001	649	31.0	20.9	71.8
2002	462	27.0	17.1	56.9
2003	462	27.0	17.1	56.9
2004	600	30.0	20.0	58
2005	485	26.0	18.7	67.6
2006	565	24.0	23.5	63.3
2007	605	29.0	20.9	65.6
2008	631	33.5	18.8	58.8
2009	585	30.0	18.3	65
2010	546	22.0	24.8	58.6
2011	491	n/a	n/a	66.2
2012	490	19.2	25.5	n/a
2013	458	18.1	25.2	71.2
2014	437	16.0	27.3	73
2015	434	17.0	25.5	73.7
2016	396	16.0	24.7	74
2017	422	18.5	22.7	73.5
2018	416	17.9	23.2	70.4
2019	415	18.9	21.9	69.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	62.4
2021	476	23.6	20.1	68.1
2022	447	22.9	19.4	60.6
2023	417	21.8	19.0	63.1
2024	419	23.7	17.6	70.4

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 Hemlock Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	542	18.0	30.1	59.8
1995	618	23.0	26.9	44.3
1996	618	23.0	26.9	44.3
1997	615	25.0	24.6	62.4
1998	617	28.0	22.0	56.7
1999	602	29.0	20.8	58.1
2000	661	32.0	20.7	54.8
2001	649	31.0	20.9	71.8
2002	462	27.0	17.1	56.9
2003	462	27.0	17.1	56.9
2004	600	30.0	20.0	58
2005	485	26.0	18.7	67.6
2006	565	24.0	23.5	63.3
2007	605	29.0	20.9	65.6
2008	631	33.5	18.8	58.8
2009	585	30.0	18.3	65
2010	546	22.0	24.8	58.6
2011	491	n/a	n/a	66.2
2012	490	19.2	25.5	n/a
2013	458	18.1	25.2	71.2
2014	437	16.0	27.3	73
2015	434	17.0	25.5	73.7
2016	396	16.0	24.7	74
2017	422	18.5	22.7	73.5
2018	416	17.9	23.2	70.4
2019	415	18.9	21.9	69.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	62.4
2021	476	23.6	20.1	68.1
2022	447	22.9	19.4	60.6
2023	417	21.8	19.0	63.1
2024	419	23.7	17.6	70.4

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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