Arroyo Verde Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Highland, California, Arroyo Verde Elementary hosts 518 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Redlands Unified.

Arroyo Verde Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Redlands Unified, a district that enrolls 19,105 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Arroyo Verde Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 7% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Arroyo Verde Elementary shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Arroyo Verde Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 48.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Arroyo Verde Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Highland Grove Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arroyo Verde Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.6%.

Arroyo Verde Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arroyo Verde Elementary has decreased 21%, going from 652 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

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