How does Shadow Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Fontana?

Shadow Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.5/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 784 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Shadow Hills Elementary?

11.2% of students at Shadow Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Shadow Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Shadow Hills Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 17.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Shadow Hills Elementary?

17.9% of students at Shadow Hills 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.

Shadow Hills Elementary

Fontana Unified Fontana San Bernardino County 92337

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

784 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

350 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 84.3%

White 5.4%

Asian 2.0%

Black 6.0%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Shadow Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.2%
Met Standard	17.8%
Below Standard	71.0%

Exceeded

11.2%

Met

17.8%

Below

71.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Shadow Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 17.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.