Bon View Elementary, Ontario CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bon View Elementary

Bon View Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Ontario, California. The school is part of Ontario-Montclair School District and sits within a rapidly growing city in San Bernardino County that is experiencing substantial housing and commercial development.

The school's test results show limited proficiency across both English language arts and mathematics. In ELA, proficiency rates climb as students move up in grade band, ranging from about one in five students in third grade to roughly half of sixth graders, indicating a trajectory of improvement in upper grades. Math proficiency is lower, hovering between one in five and roughly one in three across grades three through six. In the one grade level assessed in science, proficiency is similarly modest. Across all tested grades and subjects, Bon View's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint of schools within San Bernardino County, though the absolute proficiency levels are low. State testing data for kindergarten through second grade is not available because those grades are not tested under California's assessment system.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting Ontario's demographic makeup. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, indicating that economic hardship is widespread among the school's families. Specific enrollment counts and demographic details are available in the data section. The school has a stable enrollment across its grade bands, with kindergarten serving slightly younger children than succeeding grades.

Ontario itself is a mixed-character city functioning as a major logistics, manufacturing, and retail hub in the Inland Empire. The community includes a historic downtown core along Euclid Avenue with civic anchors like the Ovitt Family Community Library and Ontario Town Square, alongside vast new residential development, most notably Ontario Ranch, a master-planned community on the city's southern edge. The city is experiencing rapid growth; population projections suggest it could roughly double within the coming years. Housing values in the 91761 zip code are moderate for Southern California, and rental costs are rising modestly. Major employers include Ontario International Airport, distribution centers, and healthcare and retail chains. Transit options include Metrolink rail service to Los Angeles and local bus routes, though car dependence remains high outside the walkable downtown core.

A parent looking at Bon View should understand that this is a school serving a high-poverty, predominantly Hispanic community where academic proficiency in foundational subjects is substantially below state benchmarks. The pattern of rising proficiency in upper grades, particularly in ELA, may reflect student gains over time or demographic shifts across the grade band; a parent may want to look into this further with the school. The broader Ontario-Montclair district brief did not yield recent strategic priority information, so specifics about district initiatives or supports are not available from the data provided.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 40% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 34% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 34%

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

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 37% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 40% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 47% · ▼ 2 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 47% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 25% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolOntario-Montclair, 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.