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North Verdemont Elementary
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Verdemont Elementary
North Verdemont Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in San Bernardino, California, part of San Bernardino City Unified. Current enrollment sits at 549 students spanning grades K through 6.
Across the 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students total), North Verdemont Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, North Verdemont Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 12% White, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting North Verdemont Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, North Verdemont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. North Verdemont Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).
The closest other public school is Cesar E. Chavez Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Verdemont Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Verdemont Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.0%.
North Verdemont Elementary operates from an urban location.
Over the past 7-year window. North Verdemont Elementary's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 549). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 62% to 71%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.4:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.
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