Samuel W. Simpson Elementary

kec.rialto.k12.ca.us/domain/26

641 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Samuel W. Simpson Elementary School, located on South Lilac Avenue in Rialto, California, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Rialto Unified School District. The school is committed to fostering a supportive learning environment that emphasizes academic growth, character development, and student engagement. By focusing on fundamental literacy and numeracy skills alongside social-emotional learning, the school aims to prepare its diverse student population for success in middle school and beyond.

The campus functions as a vital hub for the local community, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between teachers, parents, and administrators. Through its various academic programs and extracurricular offerings, Simpson Elementary strives to cultivate a sense of school pride and personal responsibility among its students. The school’s digital presence through the Rialto Unified network provides families with essential access to resources, calendars, and classroom information, ensuring that the school community remains connected and informed throughout the academic year.

641

Total Students

27.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

82.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Samuel W. Simpson Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	25
Hispanic	573
Black	32
Asian	6
Two or More	4
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
573 (89.4 %)
Black
32 (5.0 %)
White
25 (3.9 %)
Asian
6 (0.9 %)
Two or More
4 (0.6 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Rialto Unified
Phone:	(909)820-7954
Website:	http://kec.rialto.k12.ca.us/domain/26
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	641
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	27.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	445
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	81

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 141

Grade 1 100

Grade 2 107

Grade 3 107

Grade 4 97

Grade 5 89