Options for Youth-San Bernardino

Options for Youth-San Bernardino is a mid-tier high school in San Bernardino, California, part of Options for Youth-San Bernardino District. The school works with 1,168 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Options for Youth-San Bernardino District is the operating authority for Options for Youth-San Bernardino, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Options for Youth-San Bernardino shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 9% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Options for Youth-San Bernardino has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 35.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Options for Youth-San Bernardino higher than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Options for Youth-San Bernardino is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Urbita Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Options for Youth-San Bernardino.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Options for Youth-San Bernardino is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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