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If you could change one rule at Paakuma K-8, what would it be?
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Enrollment
940
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417013674
Paakuma K-8
17875 Sycamore Creek Loop Pkwy., San Bernardino, CA 92407 · (909) 355-3137 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
477 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (112).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +27.0pp since 2015
Math
44.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.9pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2015, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 35.2% | 21.6% | 19.4% |
| Math | 20.4% | 24.4% | 28.5% | 26.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 51.2% | 39.7% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 48.8% | 36.8% |
| 2016-17 | 42.7% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paakuma K-8
Paakuma K-8's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paakuma K-8 this school | 940 | 50.7% | 49.0% |
| Rancho Vista Elementary Palmdale | 886 | 55.0% | 36.9% |
| Summerwind Trails Calimesa | 1,107 | 51.6% | 44.1% |
| Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary Altadena | 658 | 51.8% | 41.8% |
| Luiseno Corona | 819 | 55.7% | 40.1% |
| Del Sur Senior Elementary Lancaster | 763 | 53.3% | 26.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paakuma K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,790 of 5,151 | #59 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,936 of 5,172 ▲ 288 | #65 of 321 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,403 of 5,172 ▲ 304 | #50 of 321 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,568 of 5,116 | #109 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #129 of 5,915 | #11 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,327 of 5,352 | #56 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #2,499 of 5,354 | #101 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #3,871 of 5,625 | #290 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #539 of 1,139 | #33 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
940
-59 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 940 | 45.4 | 20.7:1 | 51% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 44.4 | 22.2:1 | 51% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 45.3 | 21.7:1 | 48% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 999 | 43 | 23.2:1 | 40% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 35 | 24.6:1 | 49% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 65% (490) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paakuma K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (861 to 940); teachers up 30% (35 to 45.4).
About Paakuma K-8
Paakuma K-8 operates as a large elementary school in San Bernardino, California. The school counts 940 students across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Paakuma K-8 is run by San Bernardino City Unified, whose 72 schools enroll 44,080 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Paakuma K-8, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 14% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. San Bernardino County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 11 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Paakuma K-8, 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.7:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.7:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 51% of enrollment. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
The allk12 Grade for Paakuma K-8 is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Paakuma K-8's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (49.0%) and its predicted rate (49.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Paakuma K-8, San Bernardino County has 582 other public schools.
The closest public school to Paakuma K-8 is Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary, about 1.6 miles away. Paakuma K-8 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Paakuma K-8 ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 999 in 2020-21 to 940 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 23.2 in 2020-21 to 20.7 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- San Bernardino County Special EducationCombined · 1,860 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Nearby schools
- Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary1.6 mi · 718
- Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary1.6 mi · 414
- Ethel Kucera Middle1.8 mi · 978
- Wilmer Amina Carter High3.0 mi · 1,951
- Cesar E. Chavez Middle3.1 mi · 1,107
- North Verdemont Elementary3.1 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Paakuma K-8What is the total enrollment at Paakuma K-8?
Paakuma K-8 enrolls approximately 940 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Paakuma K-8 serve?
Paakuma K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Paakuma K-8?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Paakuma K-8.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paakuma K-8?
At Paakuma K-8, the student body is approximately 14% White, 66% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Paakuma K-8 public or private?
Paakuma K-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.