Hermosa Elementary, Alta Loma CA

Original Research by School Decision on Hermosa Elementary

Hermosa Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Alta Loma, the affluent residential foothills neighborhood of Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County. The school sits within a built-out suburban community of large-lot homes, mountain views, and limited commercial activity by city design. Housing values in the area are notably higher than the state and national benchmarks, and the neighborhood retains a semi-rural character with equestrian trails and parkland anchoring daily life.

The school's enrollment is small to mid-sized for its grade band, drawn from a diverse student body. Just under one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is majority or plurality Hispanic, with substantial shares of white and Asian students, and smaller populations of Black and multiracial students. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available.

In math proficiency on the state assessment, results run below the midpoint across tested grades. Third graders show the strongest performance, with roughly two-thirds meeting or exceeding the standard. Performance dips in fourth and fifth grades, settling at just above half in both. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits lower still. English language arts performance is somewhat stronger, with third and fifth graders at roughly two-thirds proficiency and fourth graders closer to half. When averaged across tested subjects and grades, the school sits in the top quartile of districts within San Bernardino County, though the spread among county elementary schools is wide, with some schools well below half proficiency and others near the ceiling. This position reflects Hermosa's performance relative to peers serving lower-income areas, yet also signals room for growth in core academics, particularly in mathematics and science at the upper elementary level.

The school operates as a traditional public elementary school with no magnet or charter designation. No information was publicly available about specific programs, course offerings, class sizes, or staffing. No recent district-level updates on strategic priorities or changes were found, though the search was limited.

Alta Loma itself is a high-demand market with strong homeownership and limited new supply. Schools here draw from families seeking the area's spacious residential foothill setting and proximity to parks and trails rather than commercial walkability. Parents may want to look into the school's approach to math intervention and grade-level transitions, given the performance dip from third to fourth grade, and to ask about enrichment and support in science. For families whose housing or employment ties them to Alta Loma, Hermosa represents the local elementary option within a community built around family homes rather than dense or transit-oriented development.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 60% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 55% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 62% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 62% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 68% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 49% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolAlta Loma Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income82%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income26%Higher-income61%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income75%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income63%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income56%Higher-income70%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income59%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income67%52 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income43%5 pp gap