Michael G. Wickman Elementary

Located at 16250 Pinehurst Dr., in Chino Hills, California, Michael G. Wickman Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community that works with 710 students (grades K through 6), run under Chino Valley Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Chino Valley Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 25,548 students, Michael G. Wickman Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Michael G. Wickman Elementary logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Michael G. Wickman Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Michael G. Wickman Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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.

With demographic context factored in, Michael G. Wickman Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 78.0%, +25.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Michael G. Wickman Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chino Valley Learning Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Michael G. Wickman Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Michael G. Wickman Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 904 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 46% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

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