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Claremont Unified schools

Claremont Unified’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 46th to the 92nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 7 schools

from 46th to 92nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Sycamore Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Chaparral Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Sumner Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Condit Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Mountain View Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Oakmont Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Vista del Valle Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
4Solid
2Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 87th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • El Roble Intermediate: 87th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 90th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Claremont High: 90th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Claremont Unified

11 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Claremont Unified score highest?

Sycamore Elementary is highest, at the 92nd percentile.

That’s higher than 92 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Claremont Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 4 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Claremont Unified had 10 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.

1 elementary school not ranked statewide
  • Danbury Special EducationSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Claremont Unified stand?

El Roble Intermediate is at the 87th percentile.

That’s higher than 87 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Claremont Unified.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Claremont Unified stand?

Claremont High is at the 90th percentile.

That’s higher than 90 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Claremont Unified.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

1 high school not ranked statewide

The district

Where does Claremont Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Claremont Unified spent $17,396 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Claremont 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

  • Instruction58%
  • Instruction support9%
  • Student services15%
  • Administration9%
  • Buildings & maintenance8%
  • Other1%

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

$92.1 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 94 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 86% of its $107.1 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, 134 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 85% of the money. The plan itself puts 91% of it toward staff.

  • Staffing $74.1 million
  • El Roble Locker Room Renovation $3.0 million
  • Technology Infrastructure $1.3 million
  • 91 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

4 of the plan’s 94 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $5,000
  • Catch-up help $7,000
  • English learners $10,700

Largest of these

  • English Learner Facilitator$10,400
  • Vaping Intervention$7,000
  • Digital Literacy Education$5,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed
For high-need students

It plans $5.8 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $5.2 million and estimates it spent $5.5 million, $0.3 million (6%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $1.9 million (2%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan.

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Technology Infrastructure$1.3 million
The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Staffing · $74,109,000
  • El Roble Locker Room Renovation · $3,000,000
  • Technology Infrastructure · $1,300,000
The full plan3 goals, 7 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 ($92.1 million).

Where does the money go?

82% to Goal 4. Each segment is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a segment to open its goal.

Staffing · $74.1 million · +⁠$0.1 million

Staffing is 80% of the plan.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
  • small actions drawn together

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 2In CUSD, every educational partner is critical in developing the whole child. Addressing the child’s whole…$7.6 million8% of action budgets

“In CUSD, every educational partner is critical in developing the whole child. Addressing the child’s whole self includes focusing on social-emotional, physical, creative, cultural, and academic well-being. CUSD affirms every student’s unique background and identity so that all students have access to academic, behavioral, and extracurricular and co-curricular opportunities as well as social-emotional supports to eliminate barriers to student achievement and wellness. Safety and wellness are essential components of an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning. CUSD fosters a culture that promotes educated and healthy choices to support student and staff well-being” p. 35 ↗

34 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $7.5 million (+⁠$106,250)

Largest funded actions

  1. El Roble Locker Room Renovation$3.0 millionaction 2.5 · p. 81 ↗
  2. TK-12 Visual and Performing Arts$1.0 millionaction 2.4 · p. 81 ↗
  3. After-school Opportunities for Elementary Students (ELOP)$0.9 millionaction 2.2 · p. 81 ↗
  4. Registered Behavior Technicians$0.6 millionaction 2.28 · p. 83 ↗
  5. Clinical Therapists$0.4 millionaction 2.44 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

29 more funded actions in this goal

  • Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) Support for English Learners, Foster Youth, and Low-Income Students · action 2.27 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $177,174 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
  • Secondary Counselor Support · action 2.40 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Elementary Instrumental Music Instruction · action 2.7 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $5,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
  • Elementary Counseling Services · action 2.42 · p. 84 ↗$0.1 million
  • Campus Safety · action 2.47 · p. 84 ↗$0.1 million
  • Attendance Support and School Stability · action 2.15 · p. 82 ↗$0.1 million
  • Student Retention Programs · action 2.13 · p. 82 ↗$0.1 million
  • Link Crew/​Where Everyone Belongs · action 2.12 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
  • Additional Psychologist · action 2.43 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Health Coordinator Support · action 2.46 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Site Art Lead Teachers (SALTs) · action 2.8 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,000 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Attendance Awareness/​Chronic Absenteeism · action 2.14 · p. 82 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Professional Development · action 2.22 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Mental Health/​Substance Abuse Counseling · action 2.41 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Social and Emotional Learning and Enrichment Activities · action 2.33 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Security Monitoring · action 2.48 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Alternatives to Suspension · action 2.25 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Panther Ambassadors · action 2.24 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Additional Secondary Mental Health and Counseling Services · action 2.45 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Basic Support Services · action 2.53 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • District Connectedness · action 2.19 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) · action 2.23 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Support Positive Teacher-Student Relationships · action 2.34 · p. 83 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Student Participation in Academic Pathways · action 2.31 · p. 83 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Behavioral and Mental Health Staff Development · action 2.49 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Vaping Intervention · action 2.36 · p. 83 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Digital Literacy Education · action 2.10 · p. 82 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Wellness Resources · action 2.39 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Campus Monitor Staff Development · action 2.50 · p. 84 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. TK-12 Visual and Performing Arts+⁠$0.1 million$0.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 81 ↗
  2. Alternatives to Suspension−⁠$81,000$109,000 → $28,000 · p. 83 ↗
  3. After-school Opportunities for Elementary Students (ELOP)−⁠$67,000$935,000 → $868,000 · p. 81 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • El Roble Locker Room Renovation · $3.0 million → $3.0 million · p. 81 ↗unchanged
  • Registered Behavior Technicians · $566,917 → $574,822 · p. 83 ↗+⁠$7,905
  • Clinical Therapists · $387,881 → $391,008 · p. 84 ↗+⁠$3,127
  • Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) Support for English Learners, Foster Youth, and Low-Income Students · $334,919 → $337,554 · p. 83 ↗+⁠$2,635
  • Secondary Counselor Support · $269,909 → $299,673 · p. 84 ↗+⁠$29,764
  • Elementary Instrumental Music Instruction · $145,000 → $161,338 · p. 82 ↗+⁠$16,338
  • Elementary Counseling Services · $150,780 → $147,549 · p. 84 ↗−⁠$3,231
  • Campus Safety · $120,000 · p. 84 ↗new or renamed
  • Attendance Support and School Stability · $60,000 → $80,000 · p. 82 ↗+⁠$20,000
  • Student Retention Programs · $55,000 → $55,000 · p. 82 ↗unchanged
  • Link Crew/​Where Everyone Belongs · $27,000 → $52,000 · p. 82 ↗+⁠$25,000
  • Additional Psychologist · $48,460 → $48,914 · p. 84 ↗+⁠$454
  • Health Coordinator Support · $43,864 → $46,436 · p. 84 ↗+⁠$2,572
  • Site Art Lead Teachers (SALTs) · $30,000 → $45,000 · p. 82 ↗+⁠$15,000
  • Attendance Awareness/​Chronic Absenteeism · $42,000 → $42,000 · p. 82 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development · $35,000 → $40,000 · p. 82 ↗+⁠$5,000
  • Mental Health/​Substance Abuse Counseling · $40,000 → $35,000 · p. 84 ↗−⁠$5,000
  • Social and Emotional Learning and Enrichment Activities · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 83 ↗unchanged
  • Security Monitoring · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
  • Panther Ambassadors · $20,655 → $21,579 · p. 83 ↗+⁠$924
  • Additional Secondary Mental Health and Counseling Services · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
  • Basic Support Services · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
  • District Connectedness · $25,000 → $10,000 · p. 82 ↗−⁠$15,000
  • Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) · $5,000 → $10,000 · p. 83 ↗+⁠$5,000
  • Support Positive Teacher-Student Relationships · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 83 ↗unchanged
  • Student Participation in Academic Pathways · $8,000 → $8,000 · p. 83 ↗unchanged
  • Behavioral and Mental Health Staff Development · $8,000 → $8,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
  • Vaping Intervention · $3,500 → $7,000 · p. 83 ↗+⁠$3,500
  • Digital Literacy Education · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 82 ↗unchanged
  • Wellness Resources · $26,000 → $5,000 · p. 84 ↗−⁠$21,000
  • Campus Monitor Staff Development · $16,500 → $3,500 · p. 84 ↗−⁠$13,000

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 35 ↗.

Goal 3In CUSD, we are committed to ensuring that family engagement is inclusive by enhancing and valuing the…$734,2891% of action budgets

“In CUSD, we are committed to ensuring that family engagement is inclusive by enhancing and valuing the diverse perspectives of our educational partners. We establish an integrated approach by connecting and aligning home and school as we empower families to support student success. We leverage our community partners and communicate the opportunities and resources available for students, staff, and families” p. 49 ↗

11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $740,982 (−⁠$6,693)

Largest funded actions

  1. Information Services Specialist and Clerical Assistant$238,724action 3.28 · p. 86 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Senior Liaison of Youth and Family Services$200,988action 3.26 · p. 86 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Youth and Family Services Liaison$90,877action 3.25 · p. 86 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Family and Community Engagement$78,000action 3.27 · p. 86 ↗
  5. Optimize Communication$60,000action 3.1 · p. 84 ↗

6 more funded actions in this goal

  • District-based Parent Engagement · action 3.10 · p. 85 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$20,000
  • Translations · action 3.14 · p. 85 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $15,000 is state funding counted toward those services$20,000
  • English Learner Facilitator · action 3.20 · p. 85 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,400
  • School-based Parent Engagement · action 3.9 · p. 85 ↗$10,000
  • Student Support Services · action 3.24 · p. 86 ↗$5,000
  • Parent Information Night for English Learners · action 3.11 · p. 85 ↗$300

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Support Services−⁠$25,000$30,000 → $5,000 · p. 86 ↗
  2. District-based Parent Engagement+⁠$10,000$10,000 → $20,000 · p. 85 ↗
  3. Translations+⁠$5,000$15,000 → $20,000 · p. 85 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Information Services Specialist and Clerical Assistant · $233,937 → $238,724 · p. 86 ↗+⁠$4,787
  • Senior Liaison of Youth and Family Services · $199,683 → $200,988 · p. 86 ↗+⁠$1,305
  • Youth and Family Services Liaison · $90,364 → $90,877 · p. 86 ↗+⁠$513
  • Family and Community Engagement · $78,000 → $78,000 · p. 86 ↗unchanged
  • Optimize Communication · $60,000 → $60,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
  • English Learner Facilitator · $13,698 → $10,400 · p. 85 ↗−⁠$3,298
  • School-based Parent Engagement · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 85 ↗unchanged
  • Parent Information Night for English Learners · $300 → $300 · p. 85 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 49 ↗.

Goal 4CUSD effectively maximizes human and financial resources to support every student’s educational journey.…$75.8 million82% of action budgets

“CUSD effectively maximizes human and financial resources to support every student’s educational journey. Human Resources and Business Services commit to ensuring excellence in every interaction and providing students and staff with the necessary resources to achieve the district’s strategic plan” p. 56 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $74.4 million (+⁠$1.4 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Staffing$74.1 millionaction 4.5 · p. 86 ↗
  2. Technology Infrastructure$1.3 millionaction 4.20 · p. 87 ↗
  3. Facilities Needs Assessment$0.2 millionaction 4.19 · p. 87 ↗
  4. School Facilities Funding Program$0.1 millionaction 4.18 · p. 87 ↗
  5. New Teachers$0.1 millionaction 4.7 · p. 86 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Staffing+⁠$0.1 million$74.0 million → $74.1 million · p. 86 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Technology Infrastructure · $1.3 million · p. 87 ↗new or renamed
  • Facilities Needs Assessment · $225,000 → $225,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
  • School Facilities Funding Program · $75,000 → $75,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
  • New Teachers · $52,000 → $52,000 · p. 86 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 56 ↗.

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, 6,133 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 47%2. White: 26%3. Asian: 11%4. Two or more races: 6%5. Black or African American: 4%6. Not reported: 2%7. Filipino: 2%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino47%
  2. White26%
  3. Asian11%
  4. Two or more races6%
  5. Black or African American4%
  6. Not reported2%
  7. Filipino2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

36%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 2,217 of 6,120 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 Claremont 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, 47% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (101 of 215 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

3 schools getting state support, 2025–26

Danbury Special Education (Targeted support) · San Antonio High (Continuation) (Targeted support) · Sumner Elementary (Extra targeted support)

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.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Claremont Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Sycamore Elementary, 92nd percentile (Strong). Middle: El Roble Intermediate, 87th percentile (Strong). High: Claremont High, 90th 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 Claremont 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.
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Are the public schools in Claremont Unified good?

Claremont Unified’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 46th to the 92nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 4 Solid and 1 Developing. Claremont Unified has one public middle school we score, El Roble Intermediate, at the 87th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Claremont Unified has one public high school we score, Claremont High, at the 90th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 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 Claremont Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Claremont Unified had 10 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 Claremont Unified spend per student?

Claremont Unified spent $17,396 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Claremont 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 Claremont Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $92.1 million into 94 funded actions in 3 goals, 86% of its $107.1 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $75.8 million, 82% 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 Claremont 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.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.