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What's the most underrated thing about Lytle Creek Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005367
Lytle Creek Elementary
275 South K St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 · (909) 388-6382 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
510 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%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% . +8.9pp since 2014
Math
13.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.1pp 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 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 18.3% | 23.9% | 50.2% |
| Math | 2.9% | 11.0% | 23.9% | 62.1% |
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% | 13.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.2% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.1% | 29.3% |
| 2017-18 | 31.8% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.9% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Lytle Creek Elementary
Lytle Creek Elementary's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle Creek Elementary this school | 525 | 97.1% | 18.6% |
| Graham Elementary Los Angeles | 522 | 97.7% | 19.9% |
| Fair Avenue Elementary North Hollywood | 516 | 96.1% | 32.7% |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary Lennox | 529 | 96.2% | 32.4% |
| San Joaquin Elementary San Joaquin | 518 | 96.1% | 18.8% |
| Pioneer Drive Elementary Bakersfield | 562 | 96.3% | 23.2% |
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 Lytle Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #4,686 of 5,151 | #266 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #4,839 of 5,172 ▼ 182 | #285 of 321 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #4,394 of 5,172 ▲ 381 | #252 of 321 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,880 of 5,116 | #217 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,147 of 5,915 | #178 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #708 of 5,352 | #26 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #4,864 of 5,354 | #310 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #187 of 5,625 | #7 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #1,376 of 3,837 | #85 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
525
-66 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 97% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 96% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 24.5 | 23.0:1 | 93% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 92% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 27 | 24.4:1 | 94% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 27 | 25.3:1 | 98% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | N/A | N/A | 97% (706) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 38 | 20.2:1 | 99% (761) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 32 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lytle Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (660 to 525); teachers unchanged (27 to 27).
About Lytle Creek Elementary
Lytle Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in San Bernardino, California, one of the schools in San Bernardino City Unified. It reports enrollment of 525 students in kindergarten through 6.
San Bernardino City Unified counts 72 schools and 44,080 students, including Lytle Creek Elementary.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% Black. San Bernardino County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 39 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lytle Creek Elementary is 19.4:1, based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Lytle Creek Elementary counts 97% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
Lytle Creek Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Lytle Creek Elementary are 4.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (18.6% actual, 22.6% predicted).
The school's county is San Bernardino County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
The closest school to Lytle Creek Elementary is Richardson PREP HI Middle, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lytle Creek Elementary is 2nd of 4 on proficiency.
Lytle Creek Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 591 to 525, an 11% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.4:1.
Lytle Creek Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- San Bernardino County Special EducationCombined · 1,860 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Nearby schools
- Richardson PREP HI Middle0.3 mi · 583
- Middle College High0.5 mi · 269
- Hardy Brown College Prep0.6 mi · 316
- Urbita Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary1.1 mi · 394
- Community School/Independent Alternative Education1.2 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Lytle Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lytle Creek Elementary?
Lytle Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lytle Creek Elementary serve?
Lytle Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lytle Creek Elementary?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Lytle Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Lytle Creek Elementary?
Lytle Creek Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lytle Creek Elementary?
Lytle Creek Elementary is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.