Barstow Intermediate

Located at 1000 Armory Rd., in Barstow, California, Barstow Intermediate is a mid-sized junior high that serves 692 students (grades 5 through 6), operated by Barstow Unified.

Across the 13 schools in Barstow Unified (6,118 students total), Barstow Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Barstow Intermediate lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Barstow Intermediate has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barstow Intermediate falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 26.6%; this one comes in at 5.7%, -20.9 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Barstow Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barstow Junior High, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Barstow Intermediate comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 16.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.