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What tradition at Lake Arrowhead Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED·NCES 063261005070
Lake Arrowhead Elementary
1300 Golden Rule Ln., Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 · (909) 336-0387 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
244 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lake Arrowhead Elementary→Mary P. Henck Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Rim of the World Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 22.0% | 30.6% | 25.4% |
| Math | 9.6% | 25.5% | 28.4% | 36.5% |
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 | 44.0% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 25.4% |
| 2018-19 | 44.4% | 28.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.2% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 43.1% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lake Arrowhead Elementary
Lake Arrowhead Elementary's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead Elementary this school | 450 | 54.2% | 38.9% |
| Hilmar Elementary Hilmar | 467 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Mark West Elementary Santa Rosa | 425 | 56.0% | 48.7% |
| Mira Monte Elementary Ojai | 523 | 54.7% | 37.4% |
| Hawthorne Elementary San Luis Obispo | 437 | 53.5% | 56.8% |
| Barnett Elementary Ramona | 465 | 50.1% | 32.4% |
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 Lake Arrowhead Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,599 of 5,151 | #104 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,737 of 5,172 ▲ 231 | #112 of 321 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,549 of 5,172 ▼ 424 | #109 of 321 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,222 of 5,116 | #159 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #3,039 of 5,915 | #236 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,503 of 5,352 | #206 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,389 of 5,354 | #92 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,735 of 5,625 | #284 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #652 of 3,837 | #26 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
450
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,158
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 450 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 54% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 54% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 16 | 26.3:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 25 | 25.2:1 | 55% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 26 | 25.1:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 46% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 36 | 21.9:1 | 23% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 1,158 | 47 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Arrowhead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (629 to 450); teachers down 24% (25 to 19).
About Lake Arrowhead Elementary
The public elementary school Lake Arrowhead Elementary is located in Lake Arrowhead, California. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 450 students.
Rim of the World Unified, which runs Lake Arrowhead Elementary, has 7 schools and 2,874 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lake Arrowhead Elementary. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 47% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of San Bernardino County's population at about 33%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Lake Arrowhead Elementary total 19 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.7:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 54%. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Lake Arrowhead Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lake Arrowhead Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 38.9% actual against 47.8% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Lake Arrowhead Elementary is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Mary P. Henck Intermediate, is about 2.0 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Lake Arrowhead Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 450, a 3% decrease from 462 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Lake Arrowhead Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rim of the World Unified
- Rim of the World HighHigh · 860 students
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateMiddle · 607 students
- Valley of Enchantment ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Charles Hoffman ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Rim Virtual AcademyCombined · 80 students
- Mountain HighHigh · 44 students
Other schools in Lake Arrowhead
- Rim of the World HighHigh · 860 students
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateMiddle · 607 students
- Rim Virtual AcademyCombined · 80 students
- Mountain HighHigh · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Mary P. Henck Intermediate2.0 mi · 607
- Rim Virtual Academy3.3 mi · 80
- Mountain High3.3 mi · 44
- Rim of the World High3.3 mi · 860
- Charles Hoffman Elementary7.0 mi · 297
- Valley of Enchantment Elementary7.4 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Arrowhead ElementaryHow many students attend Lake Arrowhead Elementary?
Lake Arrowhead Elementary enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lake Arrowhead Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Arrowhead Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lake Arrowhead Elementary have?
Lake Arrowhead Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Arrowhead Elementary?
At Lake Arrowhead Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lake Arrowhead Elementary public or private?
Lake Arrowhead Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rim of the World Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.