C+
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves San Bernardino and Highland, and parts of Rialto.
Students
44,080
Schools
76
Spent per student
$23,886
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$453.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about San Bernardino City Unified School District
- School Grade C+: better than 43% of California districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.3% since 2020
- Debt of $453.9M, about $10,298 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,886 per student · 13% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 68%Federal 20%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
46,541’20
46,363’21
45,852’22
44,606’23
44,080’24
Down 5.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 84%Black 8%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
76 public schools.
Paakuma K-8
940 students21:1
George Brown Jr. Elementary
733 students22:1
Muscoy Elementary
670 students21:1
Del Rosa Elementary
659 students22:1
Vermont Elementary
659 students21:1
Roger Anton Elementary
619 students21:1
Bob Holcomb Elementary
598 students22:1
Hillside Elementary
586 students21:1
Bing Wong Elementary
581 students20:1
Belvedere Elementary
557 students21:1
Lankershim Elementary
551 students20:1
North Verdemont Elementary
549 students21:1
Hunt Elementary
533 students19:1
Lincoln Elementary
531 students19:1
Bradley Elementary
530 students20:1
Lytle Creek Elementary
525 students19:1
Cypress Elementary
517 students19:1
North Park Elementary
514 students21:1
Roosevelt Elementary
512 students17:1
Ramona-Alessandro Elementary
502 students20:1
Warm Springs Elementary
490 students20:1
Barton Elementary
485 students20:1
Parkside Elementary
485 students21:1
Graciano Gomez Elementary
481 students21:1
Palm Avenue Elementary
479 students20:1
Mt. Vernon Elementary
471 students21:1
Riley Elementary
462 students21:1
Captain Leland Norton Elementary
460 students22:1
Thompson Elementary
455 students22:1
Wilson Elementary
449 students19:1
Oehl Elementary
436 students22:1
Emmerton Elementary
434 students21:1
E. Neal Roberts Elementary
425 students21:1
Rio Vista Elementary
412 students18:1
Davidson Elementary
408 students20:1
Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary
394 students19:1
Newmark Elementary
392 students23:1
Urbita Elementary
390 students20:1
Marshall Elementary
384 students21:1
Cole Elementary
380 students21:1
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary
379 students19:1
Monterey Elementary
372 students21:1
Fairfax Elementary
359 students23:1
Kendall Elementary
351 students20:1
Kimbark Elementary
337 students19:1
H. Frank Dominguez Elementary
297 students17:1
Highland Pacific Elementary
285 students18:1
Howard Inghram Elementary
264 students22:1
Arrowhead Elementary
248 students19:1
Carmack
0 students
STAR at Anderson Community Day
0 students
Yvonne Harmon
0 students
Cesar E. Chavez Middle
1,107 students23:1
Arrowview Middle
917 students20:1
Golden Valley Middle
742 students20:1
Serrano Middle
716 students17:1
Shandin Hills Middle
709 students19:1
Curtis Middle
679 students20:1
Del Vallejo Middle
D642 students18:1
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
640 students22:1
Richardson PREP HI Middle
583 students22:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
581 students20:1
Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary
338 students21:1
Cajon High
2,748 students25:1
Arroyo Valley High
2,692 students24:1
Indian Springs High
1,810 students22:1
San Bernardino High
A1,440 students21:1
San Gorgonio High
1,431 students21:1
Pacific High
D−1,246 students20:1
San Andreas High
420 students12:1
Sierra High
384 students14:1
Middle College High
269 students19:1
San Bernardino City Community Day
0 students
Virtual Academy
346 students15:1
Anderson
76 students10:1
Alternative Learning Center
34 students14:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.