Monument Peak

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Big River, California, Monument Peak instructs 70 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Needles Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Monument Peak sits 85% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Needles Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 921 students, Monument Peak is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Monument Peak shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 33% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Monument Peak reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Monument Peak tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monument Peak is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Blake Primary School, roughly 5.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Monument Peak operates from a countryside location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Monument Peak community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.