Bonita Unified’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 65th to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 8 schools
from 65th to 96th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Grace Miller Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
Oak Mesa Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
Arma J. Shull Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
La Verne Heights Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
Gladstone Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
J. Marion Roynon Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
Allen Avenue Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
Fred Ekstrand Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
6Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 2 schools
from 87th to 94th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Ramona Middle: 94th percentile, Strong
Lone Hill Middle: 87th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
2Strong
High · 2 schools
from 80th to 93rd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Bonita High: 93rd percentile, Strong
San Dimas High: 80th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
2Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in Bonita Unified had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Bonita Unified score highest?
Ramona Middle is highest, at the 94th percentile.
That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Bonita Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Ramona MiddleSan Dimas · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
Where does Bonita Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Bonita Unified spent $17,012 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Bonita Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support14%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other2%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$133.2 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 33 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 84% of its $157.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 113 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 91% of the money. The plan itself puts 95% of it toward staff.
Staffing $104.6 million
Maintain/ Improve Facilities $12.7 million
Staffing to Improve Graduation Rates $3.6 million
30 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
6 of the plan’s 33 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $3.8 million
English learners $0.4 million
Largest of these
Intervention Personnel$2.9 million
Summer Intervention Programs$666,448
EL Support Staff$352,991
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $11.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $8.7 million and estimates it spent $7.1 million, $1.6 million (18%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$7.1 million spent (estimated)$8.7 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $1.6 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What changed
The total is $18.7 million (12%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Staffing, which went from $120.8 million to $104.6 million.
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
74%
73%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
63%
64%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
12 in 100
10 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
2.0%
2.0%
no change
Goal 4 tracks named schools and Goal 2 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Staffing · $104,612,265
Maintain/ Improve Facilities · $12,666,005
Staffing to Improve Graduation Rates · $3,609,562
The full plan4 goals, 34 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($133.2 million).
Where does the money go?
92% to Goal 2, SCHOOL SAFETY & CLIMATE-. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT- All students will prepare to live their purpose through high-quality learning…$6.0 million5% of action budgets
“STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT- All students will prepare to live their purpose through high-quality learning environments and programs that support high student achievement. Specific attention will be paid to the needs of students who are identified as English learners (EL), students with disabilities (SWD), socio-economically disadvantaged (SED), foster youth, and homeless students” p. 19 ↗
14 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.5 million (−$484,482)
Largest funded actions
Intervention Personnel$2.9 millionaction 1.4 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.7 million is state funding counted toward those services
Data-Driven Continuous Improvement$0.8 millionaction 1.1 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $661,161 is state funding counted toward those services
Summer Intervention Programs$0.7 millionaction 1.6 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $630,098 is state funding counted toward those services
EL Support Staff$0.4 millionaction 1.10 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $296,264 is state funding counted toward those services
Support for FY and Homeless-Liaisons and Support Services$0.3 millionaction 1.12 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
9 more funded actions in this goal
Communities of Practice · action 1.2 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
CTE Counselor/ Coordinator and Program Supports · action 1.13 · p. 70 ↗$0.2 million
Goal 2SCHOOL SAFETY & CLIMATE-$122.6 million92% of action budgets
“BUSD will ensure that all students are provided with well-trained and prepared staff, quality instructional materials, safe and clean facilities, classroom staffing, and other basic conditions to support teaching and learning of the Common Core State Standards” p. 29 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $140.7 million (−$18.1 million)
Technology · $166,780 → $172,150 · p. 71 ↗+$5,370
Professional Development · $206,097 → $105,254 · p. 71 ↗−$100,843
Induction Program · $98,395 → $82,000 · p. 71 ↗−$16,395
How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 2 quoted
Access to standards aligned instructional materialsp. 30 ↗
Baseline
100% access per SARC reporting.
Target for year 3
Maintain 100% access.
Facilities in "good" repair as measured by FITp. 30 ↗
Baseline
All 13 sites met Overall Good rating
Target for year 3
Maintain good rating for all 13 sites.
2 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3ENGAGEMENT- BUSD will facilitate communication with students, parents, and the community to foster strong…$4.4 million3% of action budgets
“ENGAGEMENT- BUSD will facilitate communication with students, parents, and the community to foster strong, positive connections. Activities, resources, and programs will be provided to improve attendance, reduce chronic absenteeism, promote social and emotional well-being, and promote school connectedness” p. 35 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.6 million (−$150,482)
Largest funded actions
Mental Health Services$2.1 millionaction 3.11 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Co-Curricular, Extracurricular, Enrichment Opportunities$2.0 millionaction 3.1 · p. 71 ↗
Behavior Technicians$0.1 millionaction 3.8 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Foster/ Homeless Youth Support$0.1 millionaction 3.10 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Transportation for Unduplicated Students$0.1 millionaction 3.4 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
4 more funded actions in this goal
Attendance Communication · action 3.2 · p. 71 ↗under $0.1 million
Data Systems for Educational Partner Feedback · action 3.15 · p. 72 ↗under $0.1 million
Parent Communication Systems · action 3.14 · p. 72 ↗under $0.1 million
SEL Curriculum · action 3.7 · p. 72 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Co-Curricular, Extracurricular, Enrichment Opportunities+$0.4 million$1.6 million → $2.0 million · p. 71 ↗
Behavior Technicians−$223,821$356,666 → $132,845 · p. 72 ↗
Attendance Communication+$41,340$8,200 → $49,540 · p. 71 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Mental Health Services · $2.0 million → $2.1 million · p. 72 ↗+$24,186
Foster/ Homeless Youth Support · $91,098 → $89,818 · p. 72 ↗−$1,280
Transportation for Unduplicated Students · $90,000 → $60,000 · p. 72 ↗−$30,000
Data Systems for Educational Partner Feedback · $44,823 → $47,064 · p. 72 ↗+$2,241
Parent Communication Systems · $14,915 → $30,000 · p. 72 ↗+$15,085
SEL Curriculum · $15,744 → $21,500 · p. 72 ↗+$5,756
“Vista Opportunity School will support BUSD 10th grade students who require intensive intervention to recoup high school credit through a high-quality learning environment and supportive program. All students enrolled in this program will earn a minimum of six credits per month through participation in Standards Based Units of Study (SBUS) and related intervention supports” p. 46 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 9,944 students
1Hispanic or Latino56%
2White20%
3Asian10%
4Two or more races6%
5Not reported3%
6Filipino3%
7Black or African American2%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
34%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 3,317 of 9,883 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Bonita Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 59% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (220 of 376 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Bonita Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Grace Miller Elementary, 96th percentile (Strong). Middle: Ramona Middle, 94th percentile (Strong). High: Bonita High, 93rd percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Bonita Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Bonita Unified good?
Bonita Unified’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 65th to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong and 2 Solid. Bonita Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 87th to the 94th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong. Bonita Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 80th to the 93rd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Bonita Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Bonita Unified had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Bonita Unified spend per student?
Bonita Unified spent $17,012 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Bonita Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Bonita Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $133.2 million into 33 funded actions in 4 goals, 84% of its $157.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $122.6 million, 92% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Bonita Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.