Is Central Language Academy a good school?

Central Language Academy ranks 3317 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Language Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 733 students attended Central Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Central Language Academy?

Students at Central Language Academy are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Central Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Central Language Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Vina Danks Middle High : Chaffey High

Central Language Academy

Summary:

Central Language Academy is an elementary school located in Ontario, CA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 733 students. It is part of the Ontario-Montclair School District, which is ranked 793 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Language Academy consistently outperforms the Ontario-Montclair district and the state of California in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across most grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 65.96% proficient or better in 7th grade ELA and 78.05% in 8th grade ELA. Central Language Academy's Hispanic students and Special Education students also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.0% in 2017-2018 to 24.1% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the nearby schools.

While Central Language Academy generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Ontario-Montclair district in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, Edison Elementary stands out with exceptional performance, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools. Central Language Academy has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools. Despite this, the school is able to outperform the district and state in many academic areas.

Detail:

Public K-8

415 East G St.
Ontario, CA 91764-3729

(909) 983-8522

District: Ontario-Montclair

SchoolDigger Rank:
3317^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,954

Students who attend Central Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Vina Danks Middle
High:	Chaffey High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 733

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

African American:

3.7%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Central Language Academy ranks worse than 56.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.68. (See more...)

Compare Details Central Language Academy ranks better than 74.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.72. (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 Central Language Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Ontario-Montclair School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.5%), African American (3.7%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Language Academy is 24.8. 23 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Language Academy is $6,954. 21 elementary schools in the Ontario-Montclair School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Language Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Language Academy 3317^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Central Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Central Language Academy 702^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Central Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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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 Central Language Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.28	4595^th	4809	4.4%
2005	13.33	4439^th	4822	7.9%
2006	9.63	4651^st	4818	3.5%
2007	14.26	4694^th	5113	8.2%
2008	19.95	4347^th	5113	15.0%
2009	26.23	3965^th	5193	23.6%
2010	27.16	4069^th	5314	23.4%
2011	28.52	4089^th	5377	24.0%
2012	20.38	4623^rd	5390	14.2%
2013	17.53	4891^st	5530	11.6%
2015	18.84	4749^th	5611	15.4%
2016	21.05	4526^th	5614	19.4%
2017	20.21	4673^rd	5692	17.9%
2018	25.66	4181^st	5662	26.2%
2019	33.35	3668^th	5789	36.6%
2022	36.06	3369^th	5883	42.7%
2023	33.17	3629^th	5874	38.2%
2024	37.68	3317^th	5862	43.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.32	3129^th	3246	3.6%
2019	21.43	3114^th	3275	4.9%
2022	26.22	2864^th	3311	13.5%
2023	32.39	2372^nd	3250	27.0%
2024	35.47	2141^st	3160	32.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.00	1202^nd	2634	54.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.07	4329^th	5084	14.9%
2019	31.75	3735^th	5173	27.8%
2022	41.23	2887^th	5264	45.2%
2023	33.35	3622^nd	5374	32.6%
2024	38.12	3276^th	5511	40.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.88	4096^th	5413	24.3%
2019	34.33	3470^th	5492	36.8%
2022	34.88	3337^th	5635	40.8%
2023	32.24	3560^th	5617	36.6%
2024	37.55	3218^th	5605	42.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.28	1744^th	2128	18.0%
2019	48.72	1015^th	2585	60.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.19	4001^st	5431	26.3%
2019	33.21	3522^nd	5510	36.1%
2022	37.36	3182^nd	5663	43.8%
2023	35.94	3339^th	5650	40.9%
2024	37.97	3213^th	5636	43.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.18	3542^nd	4830	26.7%
2019	44.06	2677^th	4963	46.1%
2022	47.30	2380^th	5084	53.2%
2023	42.70	2706^th	5098	46.9%
2024	51.51	2173^rd	5102	57.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	77.69	346^th	2236	84.5%
2012	74.72	447^th	2259	80.2%
2013	74.03	483^rd	2379	79.7%
2015	30.57	1617^th	2477	34.7%
2016	22.57	1921^st	2497	23.1%
2017	29.10	1696^th	2508	32.4%
2018	37.34	1445^th	2480	41.7%
2019	52.43	1091^st	2715	59.8%
2022	63.77	810^th	2740	70.4%
2023	54.38	1048^th	2802	62.6%
2024	68.72	702^nd	2777	74.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.65	1367^th	2230	38.7%
2019	51.55	973^rd	2369	58.9%
2022	71.40	481^st	2458	80.4%
2023	58.78	772^nd	2549	69.7%
2024	76.07	418^th	2575	83.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.23	1205^th	2262	46.7%
2019	52.92	987^th	2380	58.5%
2022	57.71	867^th	2509	65.4%
2023	46.88	1134^th	2547	55.5%
2024	70.97	611^th	2546	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	50.63	1013^th	2407	57.9%
2022	68.00	657^th	2527	74.0%
2023	60.92	800^th	2558	68.7%
2024	63.24	755^th	2547	70.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Central Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.22	1063^rd	2072	48.7%
2019	59.96	690^th	2213	68.8%
2022	78.39	327^th	2359	86.1%
2023	68.32	550^th	2391	77.0%
2024	81.39	296^th	2383	87.6%

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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 Central Language Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	128	8	3	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
1990	125	9	7	326	8	n/a	n/a	0	475
1991	99	10	4	420	4	n/a	n/a	0	537
1992	111	8	5	439	3	n/a	n/a	0	566
1993	110	10	5	453	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
1994	87	15	8	452	7	n/a	n/a	0	569
1995	65	15	4	448	5	n/a	n/a	0	537
1996	65	15	4	448	5	n/a	n/a	0	537
1997	53	21	3	452	4	n/a	n/a	0	533
1998	55	11	3	443	2	n/a	n/a	0	514
1999	55	11	6	495	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
2000	61	2	7	507	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
2001	44	4	9	547	2	n/a	n/a	0	606
2002	48	7	5	532	1	n/a	n/a	7	600
2003	48	7	5	532	1	n/a	n/a	7	600
2004	36	10	3	536	2	n/a	n/a	6	593
2005	22	8	3	560	1	n/a	n/a	9	603
2006	17	7	3	539	1	n/a	n/a	13	580
2007	12	2	5	549	0	n/a	n/a	10	578
2008	15	5	6	532	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
2009	11	6	2	571	2	6	8	0	606
2010	14	7	3	608	0	10	1	0	643
2011	18	15	1	625	2	3	4	0	668
2012	20	16	2	606	1	3	4	0	652
2013	17	16	2	583	1	2	5	0	626
2014	20	25	1	589	0	2	9	0	646
2015	21	20	1	633	0	1	9	0	685
2016	31	19	1	638	6	1	11	0	707
2017	29	28	2	632	5	1	9	0	706
2018	25	25	4	640	3	1	11	0	709
2019	21	28	5	652	3	0	8	0	717
2020	20	27	3	669	3	0	8	0	730
2021	20	20	5	677	3	0	9	0	734
2022	18	17	6	664	3	0	12	0	720
2023	21	24	7	665	5	0	11	0	733
2024	24	27	4	663	5	0	10	0	733

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Central Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	358	12.0	29.8	n/a
1990	475	18.0	26.3	n/a
1991	537	18.0	29.8	n/a
1992	566	18.3	30.9	72.4
1993	579	20.0	29.0	84.8
1994	569	20.0	28.4	85.4
1995	537	18.0	29.8	84.5
1996	537	18.0	29.8	84.5
1997	533	21.0	25.4	85.2
1998	514	22.0	23.4	93.4
1999	568	22.0	25.8	92.8
2000	579	26.0	22.3	92.1
2001	606	28.0	21.6	93.4
2002	600	26.0	23.1	96.1
2003	600	26.0	23.1	96.1
2004	593	27.0	22.0	92.8
2005	603	26.0	23.2	93.3
2006	580	27.0	21.5	94.2
2007	578	26.0	22.2	80.1
2008	560	28.0	20.0	95.4
2009	606	29.0	18.4	88
2010	643	32.0	20.0	91.3
2011	668	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	652	33.2	19.6	81
2013	626	33.3	18.7	81
2014	646	32.3	20.0	75.5
2015	685	31.0	22.0	73.9
2016	707	30.0	23.5	71
2017	706	28.6	24.6	70.8
2018	709	29.3	24.1	70.5
2019	717	29.5	24.3	67.6
2020	730	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	734	30.1	24.3	58.7
2022	720	29.7	24.2	63.2
2023	733	29.5	24.8	68.1
2024	733	29.5	24.8	67.4

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 Central Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	358	12.0	29.8	n/a
1990	475	18.0	26.3	n/a
1991	537	18.0	29.8	n/a
1992	566	18.3	30.9	72.4
1993	579	20.0	29.0	84.8
1994	569	20.0	28.4	85.4
1995	537	18.0	29.8	84.5
1996	537	18.0	29.8	84.5
1997	533	21.0	25.4	85.2
1998	514	22.0	23.4	93.4
1999	568	22.0	25.8	92.8
2000	579	26.0	22.3	92.1
2001	606	28.0	21.6	93.4
2002	600	26.0	23.1	96.1
2003	600	26.0	23.1	96.1
2004	593	27.0	22.0	92.8
2005	603	26.0	23.2	93.3
2006	580	27.0	21.5	94.2
2007	578	26.0	22.2	80.1
2008	560	28.0	20.0	95.4
2009	606	29.0	18.4	88
2010	643	32.0	20.0	91.3
2011	668	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	652	33.2	19.6	81
2013	626	33.3	18.7	81
2014	646	32.3	20.0	75.5
2015	685	31.0	22.0	73.9
2016	707	30.0	23.5	71
2017	706	28.6	24.6	70.8
2018	709	29.3	24.1	70.5
2019	717	29.5	24.3	67.6
2020	730	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	734	30.1	24.3	58.7
2022	720	29.7	24.2	63.2
2023	733	29.5	24.8	68.1
2024	733	29.5	24.8	67.4

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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