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Which teacher or staff member at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005352
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary
2699 North California St., San Bernardino, CA 92407 · (909) 880-6600 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
19.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
355 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
16%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
36.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.7pp since 2014
Math
30.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.6% | 20.1% | 26.1% | 37.2% |
| Math | 13.8% | 16.4% | 30.3% | 39.5% |
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 | 36.7% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.5% | 47.2% |
| 2017-18 | 47.9% | 40.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.4% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary this school | 379 | 93.7% | 30.0% |
| Everest Value Los Angeles | 380 | 92.1% | N/A |
| Urbita Elementary San Bernardino | 390 | 92.1% | 18.3% |
| Logan Academy of Global Ecology Los Angeles | 362 | 93.6% | 27.4% |
| Fifteenth Street Elementary San Pedro | 353 | 95.5% | 30.0% |
| Los Angeles Elementary Los Angeles | 406 | 95.6% | 24.3% |
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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,512 of 5,151 | #165 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,194 of 5,172 ▲ 729 | #137 of 321 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #3,253 of 5,172 ▲ 451 | #161 of 321 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,415 of 5,116 | #179 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #3,941 of 5,915 | #287 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #515 of 5,352 | #17 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #4,622 of 5,354 | #293 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #616 of 5,625 | #34 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #451 of 3,837 | #17 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
379
-148 (-28%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 379 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 94% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 92% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 20 | 22.2:1 | 88% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 93% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 21 | 26.4:1 | 93% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 21 | 26.9:1 | 95% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | N/A | N/A | 94% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 84% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 22 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (554 to 379); teachers down 5% (21 to 20).
About Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of San Bernardino, California. Enrollment stands at 379 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is part of San Bernardino City Unified, where 72 schools serve 44,080 students.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% Black. San Bernardino County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 36 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 94% of students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in San Bernardino County report 74%.
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of California public elementary schools.
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is 5.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.0% versus 24.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In the surrounding county, San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary.
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Howard Inghram Elementary, its nearest public school. Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 23.2% on proficiency, and Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is above that at 30.0%.
The federal government classifies Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
The school shrank from 527 students in 2020-21 to 379 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.9:1 to 19.0:1.
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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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- Howard Inghram Elementary0.7 mi · 264
- Muscoy Elementary0.9 mi · 670
- Rio Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 412
- Davidson Elementary1.2 mi · 408
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle1.3 mi · 581
- Woodward Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts ElementaryHow large is Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary serve?
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts 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.