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Enrollment
1,440
High
DISTRICT 1,382 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005384
San Bernardino High
1850 North E St., San Bernardino, CA 92405 · (909) 881-8217 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,440 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- B-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
20.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,386 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 | 424 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 386 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 324 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 21% |
Student demographics
20%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
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
11.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 25.3% | 28.1% | 39.4% |
| Math | 1.4% | 9.9% | 19.5% | 69.2% |
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 | 32.5% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 9.3% |
| 2020-21 | 96.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.2% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 16.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 San Bernardino High
San Bernardino High's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino High this school | 1,440 | 96.3% | 22.8% |
| Richmond High Richmond | 1,280 | 96.8% | 20.5% |
| Lynwood High Lynwood | 1,858 | 96.3% | 27.2% |
| John C. Fremont Senior High Los Angeles | 1,889 | 97.5% | 24.5% |
| Del Oro High Bakersfield | 1,927 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Indian Springs High San Bernardino | 1,810 | 96.8% | 27.2% |
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 San Bernardino High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #964 of 1,052 | #52 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #935 of 1,056 ▼ 49 | #52 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #980 of 1,056 ▼ 51 | #53 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #641 of 1,044 | #47 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,440 | #591 of 2,093 | #44 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #682 of 1,352 | #33 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #1,096 of 1,351 | #70 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #80 of 1,575 | #5 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #511 of 802 | #28 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
1,440
-215 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 2,191
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
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 | 1,440 | 68.9 | 20.9:1 | 96% (1,386) |
| 2023-24 | 1,475 | 70.9 | 20.8:1 | 94% (1,383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,480 | 73.2 | 20.2:1 | 91% (1,349) |
| 2020-21 | 1,655 | 75 | 22.1:1 | 93% (1,540) |
| 2017-18 | 1,573 | 73 | 21.5:1 | 93% (1,456) |
| 2015-16 | 1,621 | 73 | 22.2:1 | 92% (1,490) |
| 2010-11 | 2,386 | N/A | N/A | 88% (2,099) |
| 2000-01 | 2,981 | 116 | 25.7:1 | 66% (1,968) |
| 1990-91 | 2,191 | 91 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Bernardino High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,573 to 1,440); teachers down 6% (73 to 68.9).
About San Bernardino High
San Bernardino High is a large high school in San Bernardino, California, (ZIP code 92405). The school counts 1,440 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 72% bigger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
The San Bernardino City Unified system has 72 schools and 44,080 students.
Hispanic students make up 89% of enrollment at San Bernardino High. Smaller groups are 6% Black and 2% White. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 55% Hispanic. San Bernardino High's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 20.9:1 comes from the school's 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25. That is 22 points above the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
The allk12 Grade for San Bernardino High is C-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
San Bernardino High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.8% and a predicted 23.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
Arrowview Middle is located about 0.4 miles from San Bernardino High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, San Bernardino High is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
San Bernardino High is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when San Bernardino High had 1,655 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,440. Students per teacher fell from 22.1 in 2020-21 to 20.9 in 2024-25.
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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 Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 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 Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Norton Science and Language AcademyCombined · 1,249 students
Nearby schools
- Arrowview Middle0.4 mi · 917
- George Brown Jr. Elementary0.5 mi · 733
- Riley Elementary0.6 mi · 462
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 531
- Roosevelt Elementary0.9 mi · 512
- Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary1.1 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About San Bernardino HighHow large is San Bernardino High?
San Bernardino High enrolls approximately 1,440 students in grades 09-12.
Is San Bernardino High an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Bernardino High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does San Bernardino High have?
San Bernardino High employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Bernardino High?
At San Bernardino High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees San Bernardino High?
San Bernardino 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.