Hermosa Elementary

As an average-sized elementary school in Alta Loma, California, Hermosa Elementary educates 442 students from grades K through 6, operated by Alta Loma Elementary.

Within Alta Loma Elementary, which oversees 10 schools and 5,535 students, Hermosa Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hermosa Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 24% White, 17% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Hermosa Elementary reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hermosa Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Hermosa Elementary is one.

Vineyard Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hermosa Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

Hermosa Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hermosa Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 442). White enrollment moved from 39% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.

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