Phelan Elementary

As a substantial elementary-level community in Phelan, California, Phelan Elementary instructs 743 students from grades K through 5, run under Snowline Joint Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Phelan Elementary sits 60% above that benchmark.

Snowline Joint Unified runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,074 students. Phelan Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Phelan Elementary lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Phelan Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.8%, the actual is 19.0%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate 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%. Phelan Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mojave River Academy - Marble City, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Phelan Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phelan Elementary has grew 21%, going from 614 students in 2018 to 743 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 58% to 72%. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.