How does Randall Pepper Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Fontana?

Randall Pepper Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.5/100, placing it at the 15th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 906 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Randall Pepper Elementary?

7.5% of students at Randall Pepper Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Randall Pepper Elementary improving or declining?

Randall Pepper Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Randall Pepper Elementary?

30.9% of students at Randall Pepper Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Randall Pepper Elementary

Fontana Unified Fontana San Bernardino County 92335

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

906 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

480 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 94.4%

White 1.9%

Black 3.3%

Other 0.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Randall Pepper Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.5%
Met Standard	13.5%
Below Standard	79.0%

Exceeded

7.5%

Met

13.5%

Below

79.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Randall Pepper Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.5% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 3.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.