Kingsbury Elementary

Set in Redlands, California, Kingsbury Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school, overseen by Redlands Unified. It enrolls 512 students across grades K through 5.

Within Redlands Unified, which oversees 25 schools and 19,105 students, Kingsbury Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kingsbury Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 22% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at Kingsbury Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kingsbury Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

In the area at large, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Kingsbury Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Cope Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingsbury Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kingsbury Elementary's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 512). Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Kingsbury Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.