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Enrollment
860
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED·NCES 063261005074
Rim of the World High
27400 Highway 18, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 · (909) 336-2038 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
525 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 195 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 209 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 229 | 27% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
18.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.9% | 27.8% | 24.4% | 27.8% |
| Math | 8.5% | 9.6% | 22.6% | 59.3% |
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 | 47.7% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 16.2% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.4% | 16.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.4% | 27.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.5% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Rim of the World High
Rim of the World High's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim of the World High this school | 860 | 61.0% | 32.6% |
| Hilmar High Hilmar | 696 | 60.6% | 33.4% |
| Hughson High Hughson | 859 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
| Big Bear High Big Bear City | 630 | 65.7% | 39.5% |
| Fortuna Union High Fortuna | 826 | 66.1% | 24.7% |
| Ramona High Ramona | 1,404 | 57.2% | 45.3% |
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 Rim of the World High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #724 of 1,052 | #34 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #731 of 1,056 ▼ 65 | #36 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #752 of 1,056 ▼ 24 | #38 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #582 of 1,044 | #44 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #818 of 2,093 | #54 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #507 of 1,352 | #25 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #584 of 1,351 | #23 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #1,026 of 1,575 | #72 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #378 of 802 | #22 of 46 |
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
860
-68 (-7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,313
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 860 | 43.7 | 19.7:1 | 61% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 897 | 42.2 | 21.3:1 | 58% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 917 | 42.3 | 21.7:1 | 52% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 50% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 47.6 | 20.6:1 | 43% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 1,151 | 51 | 22.6:1 | 37% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | N/A | N/A | 38% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 1,826 | 69 | 26.5:1 | 12% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 1,313 | 53 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rim of the World High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (982 to 860); teachers down 8% (47.6 to 43.7).
About Rim of the World High
Rim of the World High is a mid-sized high school in Lake Arrowhead, California, administered by Rim of the World Unified. It has an enrollment of 860 students in grades 9 through 12.
Rim of the World High falls under Rim of the World Unified, which has 7 schools enrolling 2,874 students.
The largest group at Rim of the World High is White students, at 51%. Enrollment also includes 45% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the White share is about 33%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rim of the World High scores 54%.
Its staff includes 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.7 students per teacher. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Rim of the World High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 13 points.
Among California public high schools, Rim of the World High outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rim of the World High would score about 43.8%. It scores 32.6%, 11.1 points below that figure.
Census data for San Bernardino County show the median household earns about $85,478 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rim of the World High, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools.
Mountain High is the nearest public school to Rim of the World High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Rim of the World High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 35.3% proficiency; Rim of the World High posts 32.6%.
NCES assigns Rim of the World High the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 860, compared with 928 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.1:1 to 19.7:1.
The allk12 page for Rim of the World High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Rim of the World Unified
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateMiddle · 607 students
- Valley of Enchantment ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Lake Arrowhead ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Charles Hoffman ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Rim Virtual AcademyCombined · 80 students
- Mountain HighHigh · 44 students
Other schools in Lake Arrowhead
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateMiddle · 607 students
- Lake Arrowhead ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Rim Virtual AcademyCombined · 80 students
- Mountain HighHigh · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain High0.1 mi · 44
- Rim Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 80
- Mary P. Henck Intermediate2.2 mi · 607
- Lake Arrowhead Elementary3.3 mi · 450
- Valley of Enchantment Elementary5.7 mi · 536
- Belvedere Elementary5.9 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Rim of the World HighHow many students attend Rim of the World High?
Rim of the World High enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rim of the World High serve?
Rim of the World High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rim of the World High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rim of the World High is approximately 19.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rim of the World High?
At Rim of the World High, the student body is approximately 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rim of the World High public or private?
Rim of the World High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rim of the World Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.