Vermont Elementary

Vermont Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in San Bernardino, California, part of San Bernardino City Unified. The school teaches 659 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 42% larger than typical.

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

Demographically, Vermont Elementary records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vermont Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.1%; this one delivers 32.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Vermont Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vermont Elementary. On composite proficiency, Vermont Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 26.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vermont Elementary has declined 10%, going from 731 students in 2018 to 659 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 91% to 95%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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