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Colton Joint Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 19,297 (2022-2023)
Schools: 28 (2022-2023)
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Colton Joint Unified School District is a school district in California (San Bernardino and Riverside counties). During the 2023 school year, 19,297 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

General election

General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

Incumbent Patt Haro defeated Angel Martin in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Patt Haro (Nonpartisan)
 
68.7
 
20,359
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Angel Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
31.3
 
9,266

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Total votes: 29,625
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

Incumbent Frank Ibarra defeated Lisa Villa and Dora Parham in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Frank Ibarra (Nonpartisan)
 
44.5
 
13,100
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Lisa Villa (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
8,316
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Dora Parham (Nonpartisan)
 
27.3
 
8,041

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Total votes: 29,457
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

Incumbent Bertha Flores defeated Alisia Valenzuela in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Bertha Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
52.3
 
15,004
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Alisia Valenzuela (Nonpartisan)
 
47.7
 
13,707

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Total votes: 28,711
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

Incumbent Israel Fuentes Jr. defeated Angel Martin in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1 on November 8, 2022.

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Israel Fuentes Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
73.7
 
11,868
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Angel Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
4,230

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Total votes: 16,098
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

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The general election was canceled. Dan Flores (Nonpartisan) and Berenice Sandoval (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

Incumbent Joanne Thoring-Ojeda defeated Larissa Hawkins in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

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Joanne Thoring-Ojeda (Nonpartisan)
 
71.3
 
11,497
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Larissa Hawkins (Nonpartisan)
 
28.7
 
4,629

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Total votes: 16,126
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

Incumbent Patt Haro defeated Carolina Verduzco and Moises Ortiz in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1 on November 3, 2020.

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Patt Haro (Nonpartisan)
 
67.7
 
23,724
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Carolina Verduzco (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
7,791
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Moises Ortiz (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
3,515

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Total votes: 35,030
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

Incumbent Frank Ibarra defeated Dora Parham in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

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Frank Ibarra (Nonpartisan)
 
50.1
 
17,504
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Dora Parham (Nonpartisan)
 
49.9
 
17,408

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Total votes: 34,912
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

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The general election was canceled. Bertha Flores (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

Israel Fuentes Jr. defeated incumbent Randall Ceniceros in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1 on November 6, 2018.

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Israel Fuentes Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
50.5
 
10,706
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Randall Ceniceros (Nonpartisan)
 
49.5
 
10,482

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Total votes: 21,188
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dan Flores and Berenice Sandoval defeated incumbent Pilar Tabera in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2 on November 6, 2018.

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Dan Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
43.5
 
11,516
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Berenice Sandoval (Nonpartisan)
 
32.3
 
8,531
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Pilar Tabera (Nonpartisan)
 
24.2
 
6,398

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Total votes: 26,445
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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

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The general election was canceled. Joanne Thoring-Ojeda (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

General election

General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1

Incumbent Patt Haro won election in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Patt Haro (Nonpartisan)

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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2

Incumbent Frank Ibarra won election in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Frank Ibarra (Nonpartisan)

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Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

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General election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3

Incumbent Kent Taylor won election in the general election for Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education Area 3 on November 8, 2016.

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About the district

School board

The Colton Joint Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Bertha FloresArea 320192028
Patt HaroArea 120082028
Frank IbarraArea 219972028
Israel Fuentes Jr.Area 120182026
Berenice SandovalArea 220182026
Joanne Thoring-OjedaArea 320132026
Dan FloresArea 220122026

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Overlapping state house districts

Colton Joint Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 50Robert GarciaDemocratic Party 70% 28%
California State Assembly District 47Greg WallisRepublican Party 20% < 1%
California State Assembly District 58Leticia CastilloRepublican Party 8% 3%
California State Assembly District 45James RamosDemocratic Party 3% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $54,582,000 $2,656 15%
Local: $67,115,000 $3,266 19%
State: $238,900,000 $11,625 66%
Total: $360,597,000 $17,547
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $321,638,000 $15,651
Total Current Expenditures: $293,548,000 $14,284
Instructional Expenditures: $167,690,000 $8,160 52%
Student and Staff Support: $36,396,000 $1,771 11%
Administration: $43,282,000 $2,106 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $46,180,000 $2,247 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $17,296,000 $841
Construction: $16,252,000 $790
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $801,000 $38
Interest on Debt: $6,636,000 $322

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 40-44 6-9 15 PS 30-39 25-29
2018-2019 25 50-54 17 24 21-39 25-29 33
2017-2018 24 49 15 23 <=20 30-34 35
2016-2017 23 45 15 22 <=20 35-39 31
2015-2016 21 47 14 19 <=20 40-44 27
2014-2015 19 42 13 18 11-19 25-29 29
2013-2014 47 60-64 35-39 46 PS >=50 55-59
2012-2013 46 69 39 45 30-39 45-49 54
2011-2012 47 73 42 45 30-39 55-59 58
2010-2011 46 73 40 44 30-39 40-44 57

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 65-69 25-29 37 PS 40-49 45-49
2018-2019 39 60-64 30 38 21-39 40-44 49
2017-2018 39 66 31 38 21-39 50-54 48
2016-2017 36 63 28 35 40-59 50-54 44
2015-2016 36 64 29 34 40-59 50-54 46
2014-2015 33 61 27 31 20-29 40-44 45
2013-2014 47 60-64 35-39 45 PS >=50 60-64
2012-2013 45 69 46 42 40-49 50-54 57
2011-2012 47 71 47 44 40-49 50-54 59
2010-2011 45 70 44 42 30-39 40-44 60

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=90 85-89 91 >=50 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 91 >=90 85-89 91 >=50 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 86 >=90 90-94 85 >=50 PS 90-94
2016-2017 87 >=90 80-84 86 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 86 90-94 90-94 86 >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 84 80-89 80-84 84 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 85 >=90 80-84 84 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 78 80-89 75-79 77 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 78 80-89 75-79 77 >=50 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 74 80-89 70-74 74 >=50 PS 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 19,297 -3.6
2021-2022 19,986 -2.8
2020-2021 20,550 -4.5
2019-2020 21,469 -2.5
2018-2019 22,014 -2.5
2017-2018 22,561 -0.9
2016-2017 22,774 -2.3
2015-2016 23,288 -0.1
2014-2015 23,322 -0.2
2013-2014 23,362 0.8
2012-2013 23,172 -0.1
2011-2012 23,192 -0.8
2010-2011 23,382 -1.0
2009-2010 23,608 -3.1
2008-2009 24,337 -0.8
2007-2008 24,528 -0.2
2006-2007 24,565 -0.6
2005-2006 24,715 -0.9
2004-2005 24,932 0.0
2003-2004 24,936 3.7
2002-2003 24,018 4.1
2001-2002 23,044 4.0
2000-2001 22,118 1.9
1999-2000 21,708 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Colton Joint Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 0.0
Black 5.2 0.0
Hispanic 87.6 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 0.8 0.0
White 4.3 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Colton Joint Unified School District had 921.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.95.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 69.98
Elementary: 533.20
Secondary: 318.10
Total: 921.28

Colton Joint Unified School District employed 15.00 district administrators and 60.20 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 15.00
District Administrative Support: 83.00
School Administrators: 60.20
School Administrative Support: 146.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 195.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 57.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 28.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 18.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 60.00
Other Support Services: 554.30

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Colton Joint Unified School District operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abraham Lincoln Elementary614KG-6
Alice Birney Elementary652KG-6
Bloomington High1,9769-12
Colton High1,8009-12
Colton Middle8357-8
Cooley Ranch Elementary498KG-6
Crestmore Elementary638KG-6
Gerald A. Smith Elementary587KG-6
Grand Terrace Elementary650KG-6
Grand Terrace High Sch At The Ray Abril Jr. Edal Complex1,7269-12
Joe Baca7537-8
Jurupa Vista Elementary412KG-6
Mary B. Lewis Elementary585KG-6
Michael D'Arcy Elementary402KG-6
Paul Rogers Elementary637KG-6
Reche Canyon Elementary521KG-6
Ruth Grimes Elementary595KG-6
Ruth O. Harris Middle5687-8
San Salvador Preschool0
Slover Mountain High (Continuation)2609-12
Sycamore Hills Elementary647KG-6
Terrace Hills Middle8387-8
Terrace View Elementary680KG-6
Ulysses Grant Elementary584KG-6
Walter Zimmerman Elementary559KG-6
Washington High242KG-12
William Mckinley Elementary523KG-6
Woodrow Wilson Elementary499KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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