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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417013056
Bob Holcomb Elementary
1345 West 48th St., San Bernardino, CA 92407 · (909) 887-2505 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
544 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 49% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
28.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 21.7% | 25.5% | 45.9% |
| Math | 4.7% | 12.3% | 27.4% | 55.7% |
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 | 28.6% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 20.9% | 15.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 32.6% |
| 2017-18 | 41.6% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 21.0% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Bob Holcomb Elementary
Bob Holcomb Elementary's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Holcomb Elementary this school | 598 | 91.0% | 22.1% |
| Puesta del Sol Elementary Victorville | 609 | 92.1% | 13.0% |
| Amestoy Elementary Gardena | 623 | 86.7% | 44.5% |
| Discovery Lancaster | 662 | 90.5% | 23.4% |
| Irwin Academy of Performing Arts Victorville | 594 | 94.9% | 18.1% |
| Golden Poppy Elementary Palmdale | 525 | 89.3% | 21.0% |
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 Bob Holcomb Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,385 of 5,151 | #238 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,573 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #256 of 321 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #4,115 of 5,172 ▲ 84 | #224 of 321 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,225 of 5,116 | #160 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #1,425 of 5,915 | #106 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,307 of 5,352 | #114 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #3,020 of 5,354 | #142 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #981 of 5,625 | #62 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #3,262 of 3,837 | #206 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 2024-25Enrollment
598
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 598 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 91% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 26 | 22.5:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 88% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 24 | 25.6:1 | 84% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 24 | 26.4:1 | 85% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 21 | 27.8:1 | 93% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bob Holcomb Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (633 to 598); teachers up 12% (24 to 27).
About Bob Holcomb Elementary
Bob Holcomb Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in San Bernardino, California. Its enrollment is 598 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 29% bigger than that mark.
District-wide, San Bernardino City Unified has 72 schools and 44,080 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bob Holcomb Elementary is Hispanic: 70%. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 15 points above the 55% share among San Bernardino County residents. The diversity index for Bob Holcomb Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Bob Holcomb Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Bernardino County, the average is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bob Holcomb Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 20% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Bob Holcomb Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.1% actual against a predicted 26.2%.
The school is in San Bernardino County, where median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County's 583 public schools enroll about 393,648 students and include Bob Holcomb Elementary.
Shandin Hills Middle is about 0.3 miles from Bob Holcomb Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Bob Holcomb Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Bob Holcomb Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 598 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 615. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.6:1 to 22.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Bob Holcomb Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Bob Holcomb ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bob Holcomb Elementary?
Bob Holcomb Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bob Holcomb Elementary serve?
Bob Holcomb Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bob Holcomb Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Bob Holcomb Elementary.
How diverse is Bob Holcomb Elementary?
Bob Holcomb Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bob Holcomb Elementary in?
Bob Holcomb Elementary is part of San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.