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Schools in San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified School District

San Bernardino’s public schools score below 60% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 18% of San Bernardino’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving San Bernardino, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#621of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

33%

▼ 14 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

18%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$23.9K

▲ 13% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

20.5

CA 21.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

37,540 students on the public path

In brief

San Bernardino’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,886 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

40 elementary schools, then ten middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

SOAR Charter Academy, Norton Science and Language Academy, ASA Charter, Options for Youth-San Bernardino, Ballington Acad for the Arts and Scis - San Bernardino, Public Safety Academy, Woodward Leadership Academy, Hardy Brown College Prep, iEmpire Academy, Aquinas High School (private), The Rock Christian School (private), Our Lady of the Assumption School (private), Holy Rosary Academy (private) and Teddy Bear Tymes #2 (private) are in town. Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind San Bernardino’s grade

C Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

C+: better than 40% of California school districts, #621 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 40%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (453)Better than 42%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 24,753 test results and a graduating class of 3,306 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of San Bernardino’s students in the tested grades sat them (24,779 in math, 24,727 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve San Bernardino, with each school’s own grade.

40 schools teach K in San Bernardino’s district. Which one depends on your address.

Town	Schools	Main districts
San Bernardino	C⁺	San Bernardino City Unified
Highland	B⁻	Redlands Unified K–12 · San Bernardino City Unified K–12
Colton	C	Colton Joint Unified
Rialto	C⁺	Rialto Unified
Loma Linda	B⁺	Redlands Unified
Redlands	B⁺	Redlands Unified

San Bernardino’s public schools score below 60% of California districts on tests and graduation

San Bernardino’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

40 elementary schools, then ten middle and six high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind San Bernardino’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

San Bernardino vs. its neighbors

Every school in San Bernardino

Questions about San Bernardino’s schools

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