Dunlap Elementary, Yucaipa CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dunlap Elementary

Dunlap Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Yucaipa, a semi-rural foothill suburb in San Bernardino County. The school sits in a community that is predominantly owner-occupied, single-family residential, with a close-knit feel and outdoor recreation at its center rather than dense urban development. The area is growing steadily, with new single-family construction active and several large planned-development areas in the pipeline.

The school enrolls a small to mid-sized student population, with a substantial majority qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a White minority and very small numbers of other racial and ethnic groups. Data on the school's special-education and English-learner populations was not available.

Academic proficiency in tested subjects is well below state norms across the grade levels assessed. In English language arts, roughly three in ten students in grade three demonstrate proficiency, dropping to about one in five in grade four and a somewhat larger share in grade five. Math proficiency is markedly lower still, with only a small share of third graders proficient, and proficiency falling sharply in grades four and five. In science, tested only in grade five, fewer than one in ten students met proficiency standards. Taken as a whole, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among San Bernardino County districts. A parent may want to look into the school's reading and math supports, any recent changes in instructional approach, and what supplemental resources or tutoring services are available to families.

The school is a regular public elementary, not a charter, magnet, or specialized program. No data on discipline, course access beyond grade-level standards, or staffing patterns was available. State testing is the only academic measure present for this grade band; trends cannot be assessed from a single year of data.

Dunlap is located in the community of Yucaipa proper, within the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District. Housing in the zip code is modestly valued and rents are moderate, with home affordability roughly in line with California's state benchmark. The local economy is anchored by healthcare, education, and retail; Crafton Hills College and the school district are significant institutional employers. The city maintains a walkable downtown corridor with civic anchors including parks, a county library branch, and a transit center with service to the Fontana Metrolink station, though most daily travel in the area requires a car. No recent district-wide policy changes of lasting parent relevance were publicly documented.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 40% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 31% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 27% · ▼ 23 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 40% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 43% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 25% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

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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.