Helendale Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in Helendale, California, Helendale Elementary caters to 541 students from grades K through 6, part of Helendale Elementary.

Helendale Elementary comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,085 students; Helendale Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Helendale Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Helendale Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 41.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Helendale Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Independence Charter Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Helendale Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Helendale Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helendale Elementary has edged up 8%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

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