Bob Holcomb Elementary

Bob Holcomb Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus in San Bernardino, California, one of the schools within San Bernardino City Unified. The school works with 598 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students total), Bob Holcomb Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bob Holcomb Elementary records that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bob Holcomb Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bob Holcomb Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 21.1%.

In the broader community, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Bob Holcomb Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shandin Hills Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bob Holcomb Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bob Holcomb Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bob Holcomb Elementary has contracted 6%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 61% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.4:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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