Cobalt Institute of Math and Science

Cobalt Institute of Math and Science is a high school of mid-tier scale in Victorville, California, run under Victor Valley Union High, hosting 1,058 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 838.

Victor Valley Union High comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 11,532 students; Cobalt Institute of Math and Science is among them.

On demographics, Cobalt Institute of Math and Science reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 9% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cobalt Institute of Math and Science has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at Cobalt Institute of Math and Science qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cobalt Institute of Math and Science sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.9%; actual is 61.4%, +29.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Cobalt Institute of Math and Science is one campus in the mix.

Silverado High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cobalt Institute of Math and Science at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 30.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cobalt Institute of Math and Science has edged up 4%, going from 1,016 students in 2018 to 1,058 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 71% to 78%. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.8:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

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