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Which teacher or staff member at Bloomington High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,794
High
DISTRICT 1,350 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060939000944
Bloomington High
10750 Laurel Ave., Bloomington, CA 92316 · (909) 580-5004 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,794 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,565 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 510 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 473 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 395 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 416 | 23% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 28.8% | 27.2% | 31.3% |
| Math | 5.1% | 12.9% | 22.0% | 60.0% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 11.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 7.4% |
| 2020-21 | 52.4% | 24.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 14.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.9% | 15.6% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 17.7% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 20.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Bloomington High
Bloomington High's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington High this school | 1,794 | 87.2% | 28.6% |
| Ontario High Ontario | 1,994 | 86.7% | 43.5% |
| Wasco High Wasco | 1,672 | 87.5% | 38.7% |
| Jurupa Hills High Fontana | 1,739 | 84.9% | 40.8% |
| Foothill High Bakersfield | 2,043 | 87.8% | 27.9% |
| Henry J. Kaiser High Fontana | 1,660 | 86.1% | 44.6% |
Matched among California high 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 Bloomington High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #838 of 1,052 | #44 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #735 of 1,056 ▲ 114 | #38 of 56 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #872 of 1,056 ▼ 50 | #48 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #253 of 1,044 | #22 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,794 | #394 of 2,093 | #37 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #400 of 1,352 | #20 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,177 of 1,351 | #73 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #399 of 1,575 | #19 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #136 of 802 | #4 of 46 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,794
-520 (-22%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,367
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,794 | 94.4 | 19.0:1 | 87% (1,565) |
| 2023-24 | 1,864 | 95.2 | 19.6:1 | 88% (1,639) |
| 2022-23 | 1,976 | 106.5 | 18.6:1 | 77% (1,524) |
| 2020-21 | 2,314 | 110 | 21.0:1 | 91% (2,114) |
| 2017-18 | 2,322 | 107.8 | 21.5:1 | 83% (1,916) |
| 2015-16 | 1,986 | 95 | 20.9:1 | 82% (1,632) |
| 2010-11 | 2,845 | N/A | N/A | 74% (2,101) |
| 2000-01 | 2,113 | 85 | 24.9:1 | 32% (671) |
| 1990-91 | 1,367 | 58 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomington High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (2,322 to 1,794); teachers down 12% (107.8 to 94.4).
About Bloomington High
As a large high school, Bloomington High serves students in Bloomington, California. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,794 students. That is 114% larger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Colton Joint Unified counts 27 schools and 18,397 students, including Bloomington High.
By race and ethnicity, Bloomington High is 92% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 55% share among San Bernardino County residents. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Bloomington High are from different groups.
Staffing at Bloomington High comes to 94.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.0:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. On the income side, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Bloomington High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of California public high schools.
Bloomington High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.6%, compared with a predicted 28.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Bloomington High.
Ruth O. Harris Middle is about 0.5 miles from Bloomington High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bloomington High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 2,314 to 1,794, a 22% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.0:1 to 19.0:1.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Colton Joint Unified
- Colton HighHigh · 1,729 students
- Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexHigh · 1,647 students
- Colton MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Terrace Hills MiddleMiddle · 852 students
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Joe BacaMiddle · 705 students
- Ruth Grimes ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Crestmore ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Gerald A. Smith ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Ruth O. Harris MiddleMiddle · 562 students
- Mary B. Lewis ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Other Bloomington High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bloomington High. Bloomington High is the largest of the 3.
- Bloomington High SchoolBloomington, IL · 1,369 students
- Bloomington High SchoolBLOOMINGTON, TX · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Ruth O. Harris Middle0.5 mi · 562
- Sycamore Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 565
- Walter Zimmerman Elementary0.8 mi · 512
- Options for Youth-Acton0.9 mi · 2,171
- Slover Mountain High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 231
- Crestmore Elementary1.4 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomington HighHow many students attend Bloomington High?
Bloomington High enrolls approximately 1,794 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bloomington High serve?
Bloomington High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bloomington High?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Bloomington High.
How diverse is Bloomington High?
Bloomington High reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bloomington High?
Bloomington High is overseen by Colton Joint Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.