Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417007277
Fairfax Elementary
1362 Pacific St., San Bernardino, CA 92404 · (909) 381-1283 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
349 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 76% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
27%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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.0pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 21.6% | 26.5% | 39.5% |
| Math | 9.2% | 15.1% | 30.3% | 45.4% |
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 | 34.0% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 25.3% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 29.7% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.2% | 26.1% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 19.7% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Fairfax Elementary
Fairfax Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Elementary this school | 359 | 97.2% | 25.6% |
| Norwood Street Elementary Los Angeles | 347 | 95.4% | 26.5% |
| Baker Elementary San Diego | 361 | 97.2% | 21.7% |
| Lowell Elementary Fresno | 325 | 96.6% | 30.2% |
| Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary San Bernardino | 394 | 98.2% | 18.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Pomona | 345 | 95.7% | 16.7% |
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 Fairfax Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,014 of 5,151 | #205 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #3,844 of 5,172 ▲ 191 | #186 of 321 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,547 of 5,172 ▲ 856 | #186 of 321 ▲ 60 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,852 of 5,116 | #137 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #4,193 of 5,915 | #298 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,117 of 5,352 | #177 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #4,079 of 5,354 | #233 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #181 of 5,625 | #5 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #896 of 1,139 | #54 of 67 |
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
359
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 359 | 15.5 | 23.2:1 | 97% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 96% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 15.5 | 22.6:1 | 95% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | 94% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 96% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 97% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | N/A | N/A | 94% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 93% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfax Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (349 to 359); teachers up 19% (13 to 15.5).
About Fairfax Elementary
Fairfax Elementary is an elementary school in San Bernardino, California, and it is part of San Bernardino City Unified. The school reports 359 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
San Bernardino City Unified (72 schools, 44,080 students) runs Fairfax Elementary.
Most students at Fairfax Elementary are Hispanic: 85% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 55% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Fairfax Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1 at Fairfax Elementary, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 97%. On average, public schools in San Bernardino County report 74%.
Fairfax Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Fairfax Elementary is 22.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.6%.
San Bernardino County has about 2,197,104 residents, and median household income is about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
Of nearby public schools, Pacific High is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Fairfax Elementary as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 360 to 359, a small change.
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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 San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
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- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
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Other Fairfax Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fairfax Elementary. Fairfax Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolValley, AL · 689 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolMentor, OH · 310 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 303 students
- FAIRFAX ELEM.FAIRFAX, MO · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Pacific High0.4 mi · 1,246
- Roger Anton Elementary0.6 mi · 619
- San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center0.7 mi · 113
- Hunt Elementary0.7 mi · 533
- Curtis Middle0.8 mi · 679
- iEmpire Academy0.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfax ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairfax Elementary?
Fairfax Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Fairfax Elementary serve?
Fairfax Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfax Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairfax Elementary is approximately 23.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairfax Elementary?
At Fairfax Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fairfax Elementary public or private?
Fairfax Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.