Howard Inghram Elementary

Howard Inghram Elementary is a K-5 school of intimate scale in San Bernardino, California, operated by San Bernardino City Unified, caters to 264 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Howard Inghram Elementary sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

San Bernardino City Unified runs 72 schools in total, collectively educating 44,080 students. Howard Inghram Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Howard Inghram Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 17% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Howard Inghram Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Howard Inghram Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.5%, the actual is 20.4%, a residual of -1.1 points.

In the surrounding community, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Howard Inghram Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rio Vista Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Howard Inghram Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Howard Inghram Elementary's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 264). Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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