Thompson Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Highland, California, Thompson Elementary teaches 455 students from grades K through 6, operated by San Bernardino City Unified.

Thompson Elementary is one of 72 schools operated by San Bernardino City Unified, a district that enrolls 44,080 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thompson Elementary lists that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 9% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Thompson Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thompson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 34.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Thompson Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cole Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thompson Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Thompson Elementary's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 455). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 63% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Thompson Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.