Central Language Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Ontario, California

Central Language Academy in Ontario, California enrolled 736 students in 2024-25 with 29.4 full-time teachers, 25.1 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

733 students in 2022-23, 733 students in 2023-24, 736 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 29.4.

Students enrolled at Central Language Academy by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237332023-247332024-25736
Students enrolled at Central Language Academy by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237332023-247332024-25736
Students enrolled at Central Language Academy by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237332023-247332024-25736
Students enrolled at Central Language Academy by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237332023-247332024-25736
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373329.524.8
2023-2473329.524.8
2024-2573629.425.1

25.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 25.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 25.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 25.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 25.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 25.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 25.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 25.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 25.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 720 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Language Academy enrolled 720 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 720 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent20.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.2% of students were Hispanic, 3.5% White, 3.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic90.2%
  2. White3.5%
  3. Black3.3%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Central Language Academy scored proficient or above: 47-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑52%40%45%
Math, 2022-2324%26% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Ontario

26 public elementary schools in Ontario report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Language Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Park View Elementary84424.323.3%
Ranch View Elementary73822.041.2%
Edison Elementary73625.954.3%
Central Language Academy73625.153.5%
Richard Haynes Elementary64123.772.4%
Berlyn Elementary63922.877.2%
Bon View Elementary59823.975.8%
Sultana Elementary58919.973.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Language Academy

  1. Lincoln ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 530 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Berlyn ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 639 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Central Language Academy with Lincoln ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ontario-Montclair School District spends per student$21,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,832
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCentral Language Academy is the number 590 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#590 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.25.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Language Academy

  1. How many students attend Central Language Academy?
    736 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 733 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ontario, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Language Academy?
    25.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Language Academy a Title I school?
    Central Language Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Central Language Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central Language Academy scored proficient or above: 47-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Language Academy in?
    Ontario-Montclair School District, NCES district ID 0628470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062847009417 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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