Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417008959
Highland Pacific Elementary
3340 Pacific St., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 388-6518 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
18.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
255 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 | 71 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 122% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
42%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
25.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
8.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 20.5% | 23.2% | 50.9% |
| Math | 0.9% | 7.9% | 21.9% | 69.3% |
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 | 25.9% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 7.4% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.3% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 25.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Highland Pacific Elementary
Highland Pacific Elementary's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Pacific Elementary this school | 285 | 89.5% | 13.4% |
| Saturn Street Elementary Los Angeles | 277 | 92.4% | 39.1% |
| Normal Heights Elementary San Diego | 275 | 85.8% | 53.0% |
| Aspen Meadow Public Fresno | 301 | 88.4% | N/A |
| Harrison Elementary Pomona | 328 | 93.3% | 19.7% |
| Sixth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 90.4% | 33.2% |
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 Highland Pacific Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #5,018 of 5,151 | #305 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #5,089 of 5,172 ▲ 13 | #313 of 321 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #4,398 of 5,172 ▲ 714 | #253 of 321 ▲ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #1,676 of 5,116 | #71 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #4,888 of 5,915 | #318 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #359 of 5,352 | #11 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #3,338 of 5,354 | #163 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #1,161 of 5,625 | #76 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,238 of 3,837 | #68 of 246 |
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
285
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 285 | 15.5 | 18.4:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 89% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 14.5 | 18.3:1 | 89% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 87% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 85% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 89% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 89% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 80% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 17 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Pacific Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (364 to 285); teachers up 3% (15 to 15.5).
About Highland Pacific Elementary
Federal records list Highland Pacific Elementary as an elementary school in Highland, California. Enrollment stands at 285 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 39% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Within San Bernardino City Unified, Highland Pacific Elementary is one of 72 schools. The district enrolls 44,080 students.
More than half of enrollment at Highland Pacific Elementary is Hispanic: 75%. Next come 12% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. The diversity index for Highland Pacific Elementary is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Pacific Elementary is 18.4:1, based on 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Highland Pacific Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Highland Pacific Elementary's results are 13.7 points below predicted: 13.4% against 27.1%.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 583 public schools and about 393,648 students.
San Andreas High sits about 0.1 miles from Highland Pacific Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Highland Pacific Elementary places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Highland Pacific Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 306 (2020-21) to 285 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.4:1, from 20.4:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Highland Pacific ElementaryHow large is Highland Pacific Elementary?
Highland Pacific Elementary enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Highland Pacific Elementary serve?
Highland Pacific Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Highland Pacific Elementary?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Highland Pacific Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Highland Pacific Elementary?
Student demographics at Highland Pacific Elementary are roughly 6% White, 75% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Highland Pacific Elementary in?
Highland Pacific Elementary is part of San Bernardino City Unified.
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