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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Pacific High right now?
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Enrollment
1,246
High
DISTRICT 1,382 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417010049
Pacific High
1020 Pacific St., San Bernardino, CA 92404 · (909) 388-6419 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,246 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,206 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 359 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 318 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 314 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 255 | 20% |
Student demographics
29%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
36.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
11.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 24.1% | 28.4% | 35.1% |
| Math | 3.9% | 8.0% | 21.0% | 67.1% |
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 | 36.5% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 12.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.2% | 13.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.5% | 10.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.1% | 6.8% |
| 2016-17 | 26.3% | 8.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Pacific High
Pacific High's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific High this school | 1,246 | 96.8% | 25.3% |
| Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex Los Angeles | 998 | 95.9% | N/A |
| Indian Springs High San Bernardino | 1,810 | 96.8% | 27.2% |
| San Bernardino High San Bernardino | 1,440 | 96.3% | 22.8% |
| San Gorgonio High San Bernardino | 1,431 | 91.6% | 29.8% |
| Dr. Maya Angelou Community High Los Angeles | 971 | 97.2% | 21.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Pacific High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #918 of 1,052 | #49 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #922 of 1,056 ▼ 76 | #51 of 56 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #939 of 1,056 ▼ 82 | #51 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #166 of 1,044 | #4 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,246 | #671 of 2,093 | #47 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #526 of 1,352 | #27 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #988 of 1,351 | #55 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #58 of 1,575 | #3 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #306 of 327 | #19 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,246
+58 (+5%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,162
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 1,246 | 62.8 | 19.8:1 | 97% (1,206) |
| 2023-24 | 1,222 | 60.9 | 20.1:1 | 96% (1,174) |
| 2022-23 | 1,166 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 93% (1,085) |
| 2020-21 | 1,188 | 54 | 22.0:1 | 94% (1,111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,237 | 51 | 24.3:1 | 91% (1,131) |
| 2015-16 | 1,350 | 56 | 24.1:1 | 89% (1,206) |
| 2010-11 | 2,288 | N/A | N/A | 87% (1,998) |
| 2000-01 | 2,704 | 104 | 26.0:1 | 73% (1,971) |
| 1990-91 | 1,162 | 50 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,237 to 1,246); teachers up 23% (51 to 62.8).
About Pacific High
Pacific High is a medium-sized high school based in San Bernardino, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,246 students. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
San Bernardino City Unified enrolls 44,080 students in 72 schools, including Pacific High.
Pacific High's enrollment is 83% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 9% Black and 4% White. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.8:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Pacific High reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
allk12 grades Pacific High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pacific High scores 25.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.8%.
Among San Bernardino County residents, the median household income is $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pacific High is one of 583 public schools in the county.
Nearby, San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Pacific High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pacific High ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Pacific High in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Pacific High's enrollment grew 5%, to 1,246. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.0:1 to 19.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Cesar E. Chavez MiddleMiddle · 1,107 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
Other Pacific High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pacific High. Pacific High is the largest of the 5.
- Pacific HighVentura, CA · 213 students
- PACIFIC HIGHPACIFIC, MO · 973 students
- Pacific High SchoolPort Orford, OR · 61 students
- Pacific High SchoolSitka, AK · 40 students
Nearby schools
- San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center0.3 mi · 113
- Roger Anton Elementary0.3 mi · 619
- Fairfax Elementary0.4 mi · 359
- Bradley Elementary0.6 mi · 530
- Hunt Elementary0.8 mi · 533
- Curtis Middle1.0 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific HighHow large is Pacific High?
Pacific High enrolls approximately 1,246 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pacific High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pacific High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacific High is approximately 19.8:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific High?
At Pacific High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacific High?
Pacific High is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.