H. Frank Dominguez Elementary

H. Frank Dominguez Elementary is one of the low-enrollment primary schools in San Bernardino, California, operated by San Bernardino City Unified, with 297 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, H. Frank Dominguez Elementary shows that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, H. Frank Dominguez Elementary lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, H. Frank Dominguez Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.1%, the actual is 12.0%, a residual of -9.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which H. Frank Dominguez Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Norton Science and Language Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H. Frank Dominguez Elementary.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H. Frank Dominguez Elementary has ticked down 35%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 80% to 84%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the H. Frank Dominguez Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.