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Arrowhead Elementary

3825 Mountain View Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92405 · (909) 881-8100 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
240 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4117%
Grade 13715%
Grade 24317%
Grade 33514%
Grade 43313%
Grade 53313%
Grade 62610%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (26).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
18273%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
3715%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12852%
Female
12048%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
29.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
11.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts9.4%20.5%26.0%44.1%
Math2.3%9.3%32.6%55.8%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.9%11.6%
2023-2423.3%12.8%
2022-2312.8%9.9%
2021-2220.1%11.7%
2018-1920.5%17.0%
2017-1830.2%23.5%
2016-1719.6%18.0%
2015-1620.0%12.0%
2014-1517.0%9.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Arrowhead Elementary

Arrowhead Elementary's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Arrowhead Elementary this school24896.8%18.9%
Compton Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles
26595.8%39.8%
Howard Inghram Elementary
San Bernardino
26497.3%18.8%
John W. Mack Elementary
Los Angeles
28396.5%21.4%
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Los Angeles
27898.9%20.8%
Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter
Stockton
25693.0%N/A
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Arrowhead Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Bernardino County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
18.9%#4,660 of 5,151#263 of 318
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
11.6%#4,967 of 5,172
▼ 113
#296 of 321
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.9%#3,991 of 5,172
▲ 475
#217 of 321
▲ 36
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.8pp#1,735 of 5,116#125 of 318
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#5,130 of 5,915#323 of 340
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#560 of 5,352#21 of 328
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.5%#3,218 of 5,354#154 of 328
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.8%#226 of 5,625#11 of 331
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.0%#1,532 of 3,837#95 of 246
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
248
-38 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252481319.1:197% (240)
2023-242541418.1:193% (237)
2022-2325612.520.5:191% (232)
2020-212861223.8:194% (269)
2017-183061225.5:192% (282)
2015-163371228.1:196% (324)
2010-11345N/AN/A93% (320)
2000-014522518.1:181% (365)
1990-913941624.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arrowhead Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (306 to 248); teachers up 8% (12 to 13).

About Arrowhead Elementary

Arrowhead Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in San Bernardino, California, administered by San Bernardino City Unified. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 248 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.

Arrowhead Elementary is in San Bernardino City Unified, a district with 44,080 students across 72 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Arrowhead Elementary is 73% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Arrowhead Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.

Teachers at Arrowhead Elementary total 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.

allk12 grades Arrowhead Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arrowhead Elementary would be expected to post about 22.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.9%.

San Bernardino County census figures show that median household income is about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Arrowhead Elementary is among the 583 public schools in San Bernardino County.

Nearest public school: Golden Valley Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Arrowhead Elementary places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

For locale, NCES codes Arrowhead Elementary as City: Mid-size.

Arrowhead Elementary saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.8:1 in 2020-21, and 19.1:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Arrowhead Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

San Bernardino County at a glance

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Population
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students

Quick facts

School name
Arrowhead Elementary
District
San Bernardino City Unified
Address
3825 Mountain View Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92405
Phone
(909) 881-8100
County
San Bernardino County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
240 (97%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
063417005345
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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10 other US public schools in 11 states are named Arrowhead Elementary. Arrowhead Elementary is the 10th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About Arrowhead Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Arrowhead Elementary?
Arrowhead Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-06.
Is Arrowhead Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arrowhead Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Arrowhead Elementary have?
Arrowhead Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is Arrowhead Elementary?
Arrowhead Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 73% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Arrowhead Elementary?
Arrowhead Elementary is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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