Serrano Middle

Located at 3131 Piedmont Dr., in Highland, California, Serrano Middle is a moderately sized middle-grades school that serves 716 students (grades 7 through 8), part of San Bernardino City Unified.

Across the 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students total), Serrano Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Serrano Middle lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Serrano Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Serrano Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 25.7%.

In the area at large, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Serrano Middle is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oehl Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Serrano Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Serrano Middle at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 20.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 899 students in 2018 compared to 716 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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