Colton Middle vs Ruth Grimes Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Colton Middle Ruth Grimes Elementary
Location Colton, CA Bloomington, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle elementary
Enrollment 870 606
Student:Teacher Ratio 22:1 20.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 75.2% 66.7%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Colton Middle Ruth Grimes Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,608 $17,608
District Colton Joint Unified Colton Joint Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Colton Middle Ruth Grimes Elementary
White 1.8% 2.1%
African American 1.8% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 95.4% 93.2%
Asian 0.5% 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Colton Middle Ruth Grimes Elementary
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 290:1 606:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.5% 47.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 7 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.