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Arrowhead Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arrowhead Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 248 students in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in California despite receiving the highest per-student funding in its area.

Academic performance is a significant challenge, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all well below state averages; notably, 6th-grade math proficiency was 0% in the latest data. While the school has shown recent improvement from its lowest rankings and has reduced chronic student absenteeism, its scores remain critically low, especially in mathematics. The school's performance varies dramatically between grade levels, and it serves one of the most economically disadvantaged student populations in the region, with over 96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interesting comparisons to nearby schools reveal that high poverty need not predetermine low achievement; for example, Hillside Elementary, less than a mile away, serves a similarly high-needs community but achieves much higher academic results. Arrowhead's situation highlights a "resource paradox," as it spends more per student than schools like Marshall Elementary and North Park Elementary yet yields the weakest outcomes, suggesting a need to re-examine how its substantial resources are used to support student learning.

248

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,074

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3825 Mountain View Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92405-2329

(909) 881-8100

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Arrowhead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Golden Valley Middle
High:	San Bernardino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

14.9%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,932^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 48Elementary Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4932 of 5857	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5290 of 5869	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5731 of 5859	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5356 of 5883	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	5415 of 5789	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4505 of 5662	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	5127 of 5692	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	5318 of 5614	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	5207 of 5611	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	5236 of 5530	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	5053 of 5390	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	5100 of 5377	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	4907 of 5314	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	4159 of 5193	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3805 of 5113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	4294 of 5113	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	4734 of 4818	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	4620 of 4822	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.8	4204 of 4809	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.1	419 of 747	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	518 of 700	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	55.6	1024 of 3246	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4666 of 5597	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5169 of 5612	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5489 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5028 of 5635	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4863 of 5492	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4452 of 5413	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3718 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4502 of 5107	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5045 of 5087	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4170 of 5084	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4518 of 4963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3200 of 4830	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4454 of 5460	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4878 of 5517	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5246 of 5363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4705 of 5264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4757 of 5173	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3727 of 5084	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4521 of 5628	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4837 of 5643	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5480 of 5638	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4965 of 5663	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5326 of 5510	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4041 of 5431	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)68th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2019)44th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Mountain View Ave.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8100	248	13	19.0	96.8%	13 (5.2%)	37 (14.9%)	182 (73.4%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	18.8	4932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.2	5290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	358																					15.2	15.2	15.8	41.9	45.5	16.0	29.9	10.0	19.4	15.2	0.0	11.6	90.7						$26,074	$5,984	$20,090
Parkside Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 North Waterman Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8209	485	23	20.6	88.7%	29 (6.0%)	45 (9.3%)	397 (81.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	22.7	4619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		12.1	5554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	935																					15.3	15.3	35.4	25.4	38.0	33.9	33.3	31.7	7.5	22.2	6.5	17.9							$22,492	$4,412	$18,080
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-6	4975 North Mayfield Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8264	586	28	21.0	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	36 (6.1%)	502 (85.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	84.5	940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		89.1	744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	196																					50.7	50.7	72.3	73.4	73.6	80.0	74.2	75.5	55.3	42.5	46.9	57.1							$24,388	$4,432	$19,956
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3288 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8185	384	18	21.3	92.2%	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	347 (90.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	25.8	4330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		22	4677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	347	13.6	10.5	0.0	0.0	6.9	40.9	5.3	36.8	15.4	26.0	36.4	36.8	0.0	7.7	21.9	4.6	10.5	0.0	7.7	5.5	15.4	15.4	29.1	33.3	36.9	39.0	34.5	23.2	32.0	20.0	19.1	23.5							$24,579	$4,534	$20,045
Newmark Elementary	Public	K-6	4121 North Third Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8192	392	17	23.0	93.4%	13 (3.3%)	49 (12.5%)	317 (80.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	9.2	5674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		12.1	5556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	118																					15.1	15.1	10.0	11.5	24.5	16.3	15.0	10.0	9.8	15.1	2.3	9.7	95.6				95.6		$21,534	$4,497	$17,037
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	2894 North Belle St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8253	449	24	18.7	92.4%	11 (2.4%)	26 (5.8%)	395 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	18.5	4964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		17.6	5067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	103	13.6	21.1	0.0		10.6	31.8	15.8	24.0		24.2	22.7	15.8	0.0		12.1	9.1	21.1	0.0		9.1	13.9	13.9	28.6	24.4	21.5		25.2	23.1	21.7	23.1		22.6							$24,323	$4,446	$19,877
North Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5378 North H St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8202	514	24	21.4	82.1%	51 (9.9%)	43 (8.4%)	387 (75.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	46.7	2784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		43.1	2989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	205																					24.6	24.6	50.7	46.7	51.6	31.0	46.4	54.8	34.7	31.2	9.5	35.5	97.1	98.0			97.1		$22,803	$4,334	$18,469
George Brown Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-5010	733	33	22.1	92.1%	10 (1.4%)	36 (4.9%)	661 (90.2%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	20.5	4787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.6	4147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	640	2.4	18.0	5.1		8.3	26.2	28.2	23.1		25.8	7.1	35.9	7.7		16.7	2.4	18.0	0.0		6.7	23.9	23.9	14.7	31.4	33.9	34.7	28.1	9.6	23.8	20.5	8.5	16.5	94.4	96.8	96.0	97.6	95.2	97.6	$22,890	$4,299	$18,591
Bob Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-6	1345 West 48th St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 887-2505	598	27	22.1	91.0%	21 (3.5%)	114 (19.1%)	420 (70.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	17.7	5038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		19.6	4904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	134																					9.6	9.6	28.0	29.4	25.3	32.4	28.6	30.7	13.0	10.8	14.7	17.0	93.6	96.8		96.8	94.6	96.8	$22,797	$4,260	$18,537
Davidson Elementary	Public	K-6	2844 Davidson Ave.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8153	408	20	20.4	95.3%	17 (4.2%)	25 (6.1%)	358 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	24.7	4440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.7	4901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	461																					14.8	14.8	32.2	41.2	38.7	26.9	34.3	23.7	27.5	11.5	22.1	20.9							$23,404	$4,354	$19,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Arrowhead Elementary

What schools do graduates of Arrowhead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arrowhead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Golden Valley Middle
High : San Bernardino High

What is the racial makeup of Arrowhead Elementary?

Students at Arrowhead Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Arrowhead Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

Is Arrowhead Elementary a good school?

Arrowhead Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Arrowhead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Arrowhead Elementary.

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