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Lankershim Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lankershim Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 551 students in Highland, CA, within the San Bernardino City Unified school district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools with test scores well below district and state averages in English, math, and science; it has also seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A notable concern is a large gender performance gap, with female students ranking in the 12th percentile while male students rank in only the 3rd percentile. The school does show a relative strength in Spanish language assessments, where students outperform both district and state averages in listening and writing.

Compared to nearby schools like Fairfax Elementary and iEmpire Academy (a charter school with similar demographics), Lankershim's academic performance is lower despite the school having the highest per-student spending among nearby district schools. Chronic absenteeism is high at 34% and has been rising, though some schools with similar attendance rates achieve better results. The data suggests outcomes can vary greatly for different student groups within the school, and that higher-performing options exist in the immediate area.

551

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,726

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7499 Lankershim Ave.
Highland, CA 92346-3459

(909) 862-4213

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Lankershim Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Serrano Middle
High:	Indian Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

8.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,472^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	12.4	5472 of 5857	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	5118 of 5869	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	5013 of 5859	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4907 of 5883	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4367 of 5789	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4843 of 5662	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	4523 of 5692	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	4018 of 5614	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	4090 of 5611	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.5	2974 of 5530	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	3448 of 5390	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.6	4017 of 5377	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	4292 of 5314	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3542 of 5193	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.3	4027 of 5113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4081 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	4004 of 4818	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	3693 of 4822	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	3467 of 4809	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	409 of 569	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	176 of 747	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	1059 of 2227	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	2050 of 2585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1533 of 2128	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	2278 of 3162	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	2615 of 3245	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2362 of 3311	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1775 of 3275	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2004 of 3246	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4926 of 5597	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4676 of 5612	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4719 of 5609	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4742 of 5635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3905 of 5492	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4676 of 5413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	4762 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4225 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4096 of 5087	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3871 of 5084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3553 of 4963	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4009 of 4830	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	264 of 429	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4949 of 5460	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4655 of 5517	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4272 of 5363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4030 of 5264	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3356 of 5173	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4156 of 5084	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	5449 of 5628	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5222 of 5643	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4839 of 5638	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4681 of 5663	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4454 of 5510	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4660 of 5431	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1583 of 2847	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1745 of 2420	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening39%+14 vs state

Writing25%+8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Science11%-21 vs state

Reading8%~ state avg

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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
Lankershim Elementary	Public	K-6	7499 Lankershim Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-4213	551	27	20.4	97.1%	8 (1.5%)	49 (8.9%)	472 (85.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	12.4	5472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		17	5118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	354	15.8	16.7	0.0		11.8	47.4	27.8	42.9		39.2	26.3	44.4	0.0		25.5	15.8	5.6	0.0		7.8	11.4	11.4	20.0	27.0	19.5	18.0	21.3	18.3	14.3	14.1	6.7	13.6	96.9				96.9		$23,726	$4,752	$18,974
Warm Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	7497 Sterling Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6500	490	24	20.0	96.7%	9 (1.8%)	30 (6.1%)	409 (83.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	19.8	4844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.1	5384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	540	29.2	0.0			17.1	33.3	0.0			19.5	41.7	11.8			29.3	12.5	0.0			7.3	15.8	15.8	20.3	16.7	38.6	21.7	24.0	26.7	13.2	33.3	15.9	22.4							$23,200	$4,373	$18,827
iEmpire Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 East Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	iEmpire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	418	17	24.1	94.7%	10 (2.4%)	69 (16.5%)	313 (74.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	29.7	3987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		20.8	4783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	796																					20.8	20.8	40.0	27.7	25.3		30.0	54.6	25.6	22.1		31.8	55.2	76.1	91.0	76.1	70.2	74.6	$26,389	$4,191	$22,198
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Cypress St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6514	517	27	18.8	94.2%	12 (2.3%)	40 (7.7%)	443 (85.7%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	25	4400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		17.2	5105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	705	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	38.9	22.2	26.7		29.4	22.2	22.2	0.0		15.7	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	11.5	11.5	43.9	27.5	23.3	23.1	29.8	54.6	23.5	8.3	7.7	24.0	96.3				96.3		$22,734	$4,314	$18,420
Emmerton Elementary	Public	K-5	1888 Arden Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6522	434	21	20.6	95.6%	11 (2.5%)	63 (14.5%)	331 (76.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	25.7	4342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		21.1	4766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	424																					20.3	20.3	27.5	28.2	40.0		32.2	29.4	25.6	21.3		25.2	90.6		96.5		94.1		$24,030	$4,435	$19,595
Bing Wong Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-1500	581	29	20.0	95.9%	17 (2.9%)	69 (11.9%)	478 (82.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.1	5092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.2	5370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	278	8.3	12.5	12.5	7.1	10.0	20.8	12.5	43.8	21.4	24.3	8.3	18.8	12.5	21.4	14.3	4.2	12.5	6.3	14.3	8.6	18.8	18.8	22.0	22.7	21.3	26.6	23.1	26.7	19.2	11.3	20.3	19.8	80.0	88.0	96.0	87.0	84.0	86.0	$23,383	$4,542	$18,841
Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	1331 Cole Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6510	380	18	21.1	95.5%	19 (5.0%)	36 (9.5%)	300 (78.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	16.2	5172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		11.1	5617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	445																					7.0	7.0	34.8	29.1	14.0	21.5	24.2	34.8	23.2	1.8	10.8	16.5							$23,712	$4,735	$18,977
Highland Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	3340 Pacific St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6518	285	16	18.3	89.5%	17 (6.0%)	35 (12.3%)	214 (75.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	12.9	5429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		8	5776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	347																					10.7	10.7	29.2	25.8	25.0	24.1	25.9	8.0	12.9	10.7	3.3	8.8							$24,115	$4,977	$19,138
Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	2214 Pumalo St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6534	485	24	20.2	96.1%	19 (3.9%)	101 (20.8%)	334 (68.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	12.9	5428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		11.5	5585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	157																					11.9	11.9	19.7	21.1	18.3	24.1	20.7	27.7	19.6	5.0	7.3	15.3	97.5						$21,736	$4,369	$17,367
Fairfax Elementary	Public	K-6	1362 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-1283	359	16	23.1	97.2%	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.2%)	305 (85.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	29.8	3973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		21.2	4755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	782																					28.3	28.3	33.3	30.4	48.9	21.6	34.1	21.7	21.8	36.2	16.2	24.3							$25,071	$4,906	$20,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Lankershim Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lankershim Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lankershim Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Serrano Middle
High : Indian Springs High

What is the racial makeup of Lankershim Elementary?

Students at Lankershim Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

How many students attend Lankershim Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Lankershim Elementary.

What district is Lankershim Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

Is Lankershim Elementary a good school?

Lankershim Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California elementary schools.

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