Mary P. Henck Intermediate

Mary P. Henck Intermediate, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Lake Arrowhead, California, one of the schools within Rim of the World Unified, teaches 607 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Rim of the World Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,874 students. Mary P. Henck Intermediate is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mary P. Henck Intermediate shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 45% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mary P. Henck Intermediate has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary P. Henck Intermediate falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.8%; this one comes in at 22.7%, -17.0 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mary P. Henck Intermediate is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Lake Arrowhead Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Mary P. Henck Intermediate. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary P. Henck Intermediate ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mary P. Henck Intermediate's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 785 (now 607). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 40% to 45%. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.