Etiwanda Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 13 public elementary schools run from the 66th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
Etiwanda Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 13 schools
from 66th to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
John L. Golden Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
David W. Long Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
Falcon Ridge Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
The average elementary school in the Etiwanda Elementary district had 8 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 the Etiwanda Elementary district score highest?
Day Creek Intermediate is highest, at the 98th percentile.
That’s higher than 98 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the Etiwanda Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average middle school in the Etiwanda Elementary district had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
1 middle school not ranked statewide
Etiwanda Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it
The district
Where does Etiwanda Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Etiwanda Elementary district spent $16,981 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 67 cents of every Etiwanda Elementary 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
Instruction67%
Instruction support10%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance7%
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
$195.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 53 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 80% of its $243.8 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, 199 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 72% of the money. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.
Highly Qualified Teachers Support $117.1 million
Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations $17.9 million
PBIS Program Support $6.7 million
50 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
4 of the plan’s 53 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $1.4 million
Math $1.8 million
Catch-up help $0.4 million
English learners $0.2 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Foundational Skills for Literacy and Math$1.4 million
Mathematics Curriculum and Instructional Support$484,408
Supplemental Materials and Individualized Academic Supports$387,690
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 $9.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $10.0 million and estimates it spent $9.9 million, $0.1 million (1%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$9.9 million spent (estimated)$10.0 million planned
What changed
The total is $12.5 million (7%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Highly Qualified Teachers Support, which went from $97.0 million to $117.1 million.
Largest cuts
Data Driven Program Implementation−$904,886
Student Support and Positive Culture Programs−$693,414
Largest increases
Highly Qualified Teachers Support+$20.1 million
Broad Course of Study+$5.5 million
PBIS Program Support+$2.4 million
New in the 2026–27 plan
Ongoing Teacher-Family Communication$1.7 million
What its goals measure
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 2 · Pupil Outcomes
69%
69%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
61%
61%
no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3 · Student Engagement
10 in 100
8 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3 · Student Engagement
1.2%
1.3%
up 0.1 pts
Goal 5 tracks named schools and Goal 4 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
Highly Qualified Teachers Support · $117,100,370
Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations · $17,928,322
PBIS Program Support · $6,667,155
The full plan5 goals, 31 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 ($195.5 million).
Where does the money go?
84% to Goal 1, Conditions of Learning. 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.
Student Transportation Services$4.0 millionaction 1.12 · p. 155 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
11 more funded actions in this goal
Professional Development Plan · action 1.7 · p. 155 ↗$2.9 million
Instructional Technology Access and Support Services · action 1.9 · p. 155 ↗$2.6 million
School Supervision and Safety · action 1.13 · p. 155 ↗$2.4 million
Library Access and Resource Services · action 1.11 · p. 155 ↗$2.2 million
Comprehensive Arts Education (Visual and Performing Arts) · action 1.14 · p. 156 ↗$2.1 million
Fiscal Management · action 1.1 · p. 155 ↗$0.7 million
Class size and support · action 1.6 · p. 155 ↗$0.7 million
Mathematics Curriculum and Instructional Support · action 1.16 · p. 156 ↗$0.5 million
Supplemental Materials and Individualized Academic Supports · action 1.10 · p. 155 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $77,690 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
Student and Campus Safety · action 1.15 · p. 156 ↗$0.1 million
Safe and Secure Schools · action 1.2 · p. 155 ↗$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Highly Qualified Teachers Support+$20.1 million$97.0 million → $117.1 million · p. 155 ↗
Broad Course of Study+$5.5 million$0.6 million → $6.1 million · p. 155 ↗
Professional Development Plan+$1.0 million$1.9 million → $2.9 million · p. 155 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations · $18.3 million → $17.9 million · p. 155 ↗−$0.4 million
Health Services · $4.5 million → $4.7 million · p. 155 ↗+$0.2 million
Student Transportation Services · $3.6 million → $4.0 million · p. 155 ↗+$0.4 million
Instructional Technology Access and Support Services · $2.4 million → $2.6 million · p. 155 ↗+$0.1 million
School Supervision and Safety · $2.3 million → $2.4 million · p. 155 ↗+$29,138
Library Access and Resource Services · $2.1 million → $2.2 million · p. 155 ↗+$0.1 million
Comprehensive Arts Education (Visual and Performing Arts) · $2.2 million → $2.1 million · p. 156 ↗−$0.1 million
Fiscal Management · $656,372 → $746,659 · p. 155 ↗+$90,287
Class size and support · $556,388 → $708,749 · p. 155 ↗+$152,361
Mathematics Curriculum and Instructional Support · $484,408 · p. 156 ↗new or renamed
Supplemental Materials and Individualized Academic Supports · $451,046 → $387,690 · p. 155 ↗−$63,356
Student and Campus Safety · $94,502 → $96,761 · p. 156 ↗+$2,259
Safe and Secure Schools · $54,582 → $55,526 · p. 155 ↗+$944
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 1 quoted
District Annual Attendance Rate (In- Seat Student Percentage) SIS Data Reportp. 50 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 District Attendance Rate All Students Rate - 94.17% …
Target for year 3
All Students Rate - 95% …
8 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2Pupil Outcomes$10.0 million5% of action budgets
“Prepare students for success in high school, college, and career, and eliminate disparities in achievement between student groups” p. 62 ↗
15 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $10.7 million (−$686,204)
Largest funded actions
Data Driven Program Implementation$2.9 millionaction 2.3 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Foundational Skills for Literacy and Math$1.4 millionaction 2.12 · p. 157 ↗
Intentional Planning and Lesson Design$1.3 millionaction 2.5 · p. 156 ↗
Support for Multilingual Students · $240,910 → $218,313 · p. 156 ↗−$22,597
Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology Integration · $131,484 · p. 157 ↗new or renamed
Diagnostic Assessments and Personalized Learning · $348,412 → $110,214 · p. 156 ↗−$238,198
Extended School Year · $86,965 → $108,620 · p. 156 ↗+$21,655
Universal Screening · $79,801 → $30,486 · p. 156 ↗−$49,315
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 10 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 62 ↗.
Goal 3Student Engagement$16.9 million9% of action budgets
“Create and maintain climates where students will exhibit respect and appreciation for themselves and others while engaging in inclusive environments” p. 88 ↗
11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $15.0 million (+$2.0 million)
Largest funded actions
PBIS Program Support$6.7 millionaction 3.10 · p. 158 ↗
Counseling Services$2.9 millionaction 3.4 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $483,472 is state funding counted toward those services
Collaborative Behavior Support Plan Development$2.0 millionaction 3.7 · p. 157 ↗
Targeted Student Support and Engagement Services$2.0 millionaction 3.5 · p. 157 ↗
Student Support and Positive Culture Programs$1.1 millionaction 3.2 · p. 157 ↗
6 more funded actions in this goal
Multitiered Support Systems · action 3.3 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
Training in Restorative Practices and Other Means of Correction · action 3.6 · p. 157 ↗$0.7 million
Extracurricular Activities · action 3.8 · p. 157 ↗$0.4 million
Inclusive Engagement Practices · action 3.1 · p. 157 ↗$0.2 million
Middle School Readiness and Orientation Program · action 3.9 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Attendance and Academic Monitoring System · action 3.11 · p. 158 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
PBIS Program Support+$2.4 million$4.2 million → $6.7 million · p. 158 ↗
Multitiered Support Systems+$892,459$34,000 → $926,459 · p. 157 ↗
Student Support and Positive Culture Programs−$0.7 million$1.8 million → $1.1 million · p. 157 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Counseling Services · $2.7 million → $2.9 million · p. 157 ↗+$0.1 million
Collaborative Behavior Support Plan Development · $1.9 million → $2.0 million · p. 157 ↗+$0.1 million
Targeted Student Support and Engagement Services · $2.0 million → $2.0 million · p. 157 ↗−$0.1 million
Training in Restorative Practices and Other Means of Correction · $659,012 → $707,162 · p. 157 ↗+$48,150
Extracurricular Activities · $419,609 → $406,242 · p. 157 ↗−$13,367
Middle School Readiness and Orientation Program · $47,059 → $48,277 · p. 157 ↗+$1,218
Attendance and Academic Monitoring System · $40,291 → $14,609 · p. 158 ↗−$25,682
How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 2 quoted
District Annual Attendance Rate (In- Seat Student Percentage) SIS Data Reportp. 91 ↗
Baseline
2022-2023 District Attendance Rate All Students Rate - 94.17% …
Target for year 3
All Students Rate - 95% …
District Expulsion Rate (Student Percentage) SIS Data Reportp. 92 ↗
Baseline
2022-2023 District Expulsion Rate 0%
Target for year 3
District Expulsion Rate 0%
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Goal 4: Family & Community Engagement: Establish and maintain strong partnerships with all families through…$4.0 million2% of action budgets
“Goal 4: Family & Community Engagement: Establish and maintain strong partnerships with all families through meaningful engagement and decision-making opportunities” p. 106 ↗
8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.4 million (+$617,609)
Largest funded actions
Ongoing Teacher-Family Communication$1.7 millionaction 4.4 · p. 158 ↗
Cultivating Respectful and Supportive School Environments$1.3 millionaction 4.1 · p. 158 ↗
Digital Communication and Outreach$0.6 millionaction 4.3 · p. 158 ↗
Opportunities for Educational Partner Input$0.3 millionaction 4.6 · p. 158 ↗
District Communications$0.1 millionaction 4.2 · p. 158 ↗
3 more funded actions in this goal
Advisory Committees For Input and Decision Making · action 4.8 · p. 158 ↗$0.1 million
Family Information and Engagement Events · action 4.5 · p. 158 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance Support Teams · action 4.7 · p. 158 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Digital Communication and Outreach−$310,319$894,053 → $583,734 · p. 158 ↗
Opportunities for Educational Partner Input−$99,227$410,577 → $311,350 · p. 158 ↗
Cultivating Respectful and Supportive School Environments+$29,372$1.2 million → $1.3 million · p. 158 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Ongoing Teacher-Family Communication · $1.7 million · p. 158 ↗new or renamed
District Communications · $84,911 → $92,221 · p. 158 ↗+$7,310
Advisory Committees For Input and Decision Making · $58,599 → $58,249 · p. 158 ↗−$350
Family Information and Engagement Events · $28,220 → $16,938 · p. 158 ↗−$11,282
Attendance Support Teams · $40,291 → $14,609 · p. 158 ↗−$25,682
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 2 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 106 ↗.
Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalUsing Equity Multiplier Funds, provide personalized academic, behavioral, and wellness supports to all…$40,000under 1% of action budgets
“Using Equity Multiplier Funds, provide personalized academic, behavioral, and wellness supports to all students in Community Day School by the end of the 2027 school year to promote stability, inclusion, and successful transitions back to comprehensive schools. This goal specifically addresses Chronic Absenteeism and local academic indicators by targeting barriers to engagement, improving student connectedness, and reducing exclusionary practices through proactive, trauma- informed interventions” p. 123 ↗
3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Community Day School Supports$23,000action 5.1 · p. 158 ↗
On-Site Counseling Services$10,000action 5.2 · p. 158 ↗
Professional Development$7,000action 5.3 · p. 158 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
On-Site Counseling Services−$20,000$30,000 → $10,000 · p. 158 ↗
Community Day School Supports+$10,000$13,000 → $23,000 · p. 158 ↗
Professional Development−$535$7,535 → $7,000 · p. 158 ↗
How the plan measures it · 3 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 123 ↗.
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, 13,676 students
1Hispanic or Latino43%
2Asian19%
3White16%
4Black or African American8%
5Two or more races6%
6Filipino4%
7Not reported3%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific 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
29%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 3,923 of 13,666 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?
Etiwanda Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 51% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (412 of 812 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
1 school getting state support, 2025–26
Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary (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.
Which public schools in the Etiwanda Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: John L. Golden Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Day Creek Intermediate, 98th 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 Etiwanda Elementary 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 the Etiwanda Elementary district good?
Etiwanda Elementary’s 13 public elementary schools run from the 66th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 12 Strong and 1 Solid. Etiwanda Elementary’s 4 public middle schools run from the 82nd to the 98th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 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 the Etiwanda Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Etiwanda Elementary district had 8 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. The average middle school in the Etiwanda Elementary district had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Etiwanda Elementary district spend per student?
The Etiwanda Elementary district spent $16,981 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 67 cents of every Etiwanda Elementary 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 the Etiwanda Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $195.5 million into 53 funded actions in 5 goals, 80% of its $243.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $164.4 million, 84% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 the Etiwanda Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.