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San Bernardino High

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San Bernardino High ranks 1433 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 34% of California high schools

Summary

San Bernardino High is a large public high school serving about 1,440 students in grades 9-12 within the San Bernardino City Unified district, a system that faces significant challenges across most of its comprehensive high schools.

The school presents a complex picture: it excels at keeping students on track to graduate, with a 92.1% graduation rate that beats both district and state averages, yet academic proficiency is a major concern, with only 11.3% of students proficient in math. This "graduation-achievement paradox" suggests strong support systems for student retention and credit recovery, even as core academic skills lag. Performance varies widely for different groups of students; for instance, the school's Spanish language program shows notable strengths, while support for Special Education students has declined sharply in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools like Cajon High (which has higher graduation and math scores) and Middle College High (an elite program with exceptional outcomes), San Bernardino High sits in the lower-middle tier. It spends more per student than many peers, but this hasn't translated to stronger academic results, a pattern seen district-wide where funding levels don't clearly correlate with performance. Chronic absenteeism, though improved from pandemic highs, remains an issue, and the school's statewide ranking has fallen significantly since 2021.

1,440

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,229

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1850 North E St.
San Bernardino, CA 92405

(909) 881-8217

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Feeder schools for San Bernardino High:

Elementary:	Arrowhead Elementary
	Davidson Elementary
	George Brown Junior Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	More...
	Marshall Elementary
	Riley Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
Middle:	Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

African American:

6.3%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,433^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High 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	32.7	1433 of 2162	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1253 of 2159	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1487 of 2170	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1460 of 2123	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.8	218 of 1290	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	908 of 2133	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	950 of 2017	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	1091 of 2021	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	1221 of 2039	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.6	1385 of 1994	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.5	1277 of 2426	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1290 of 2354	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.4	1331 of 2367	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1287 of 2281	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1321 of 2238	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.5	1183 of 2117	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.9	1196 of 2063	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.3	1321 of 1968	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.9	1243 of 1901	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1141 of 1653	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	455 of 523	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	328 of 517	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	344 of 521	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	303 of 522	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	315 of 592	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	390 of 582	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	771 of 1161	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	530 of 1117	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	681 of 1052	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	654 of 1085	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	385 of 1064	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	383 of 1044	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	442 of 941	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	330 of 938	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1341 of 1906	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1186 of 1915	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1305 of 1915	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1333 of 1858	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.3	258 of 1054	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	793 of 1833	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	916 of 1760	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1127 of 1900	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	915 of 1902	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	1178 of 1917	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1216 of 1861	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	584 of 1814	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	545 of 1742	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	260 of 410	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	131 of 328	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	216 of 299	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	216 of 290	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1287 of 2013	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1065 of 2026	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1325 of 2030	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1301 of 1943	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.0	88 of 1126	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	60.5	668 of 1937	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	702 of 1862	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1349 of 1942	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1188 of 1948	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1428 of 1963	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1372 of 1916	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	92.5	88 of 1122	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	46.5	942 of 1880	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	918 of 1834	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1122 of 1252	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1046 of 1216	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1089 of 1197	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.3	947 of 1222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	820 of 1173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-35 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking52%+8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Listening18%-8 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Overall14%+4 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Reading7%~ 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)					CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,440	69	20.9	96.3%	33 (2.3%)	90 (6.3%)	1,282 (89.0%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	32.7	1433^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.7%		39.4	1253^rd of 2159 public high schools	42.0%	180	8.1	18.0	24.3	8.9	13.9	11.3	18.0	21.6	22.2	17.5	12.9	18.0	32.4	2.2	15.5	6.5	8.0	8.1	6.7	7.2	48.4	56.0	54.1	48.9			17.5	17.4				32.5	32.5				11.3	11.3	$24,229	$6,166	$18,063
Sierra High	Public	9-12	570 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6478	384	28	13.8	95.8%	11 (2.9%)	43 (11.2%)	320 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16.9	1746^th of 2162 public high schools	19.2%		13.3	1877^th of 2159 public high schools	13.1%	131																											6.6	6.6				12.3	12.3				9.4	9.4	$28,721	$7,261	$21,460
Pacific High	Public	9-12	1020 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6419	1,246	63	19.8	96.8%	51 (4.1%)	115 (9.2%)	1,039 (83.4%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	30.5	1479^th of 2162 public high schools	31.6%		33.6	1407^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	72																										19.0		18.6				36.5	36.5				11.9	11.9	$24,363	$6,257	$18,106
Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,692	112	24.0	96.2%	32 (1.2%)	94 (3.5%)	2,510 (93.2%)	24 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	31.9	1450^th of 2162 public high schools	32.9%		31.2	1465^th of 2159 public high schools	32.1%	15																										15.1	3.5	14.6				37.0	37.0				18.0	18.0	$22,857	$5,938	$16,919
San Bernardino City Community Day	Public	7-12	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Indian Springs High	Public	9-12	650 North Del Rosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-1360	1,810	84	21.6	96.8%	33 (1.8%)	155 (8.6%)	1,550 (85.6%)	41 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	40.6	1247^th of 2162 public high schools	42.3%		33.4	1414^th of 2159 public high schools	34.5%	167																										25.1	4.6	24.0				45.6	45.6				14.9	14.9	$22,298	$5,633	$16,665
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	90.4	193^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		97	72^nd of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	121																										51.7		51.7				72.4	72.4				62.1	62.1	$26,637	$6,707	$19,930
Cajon High	Public	9-12	1200 Hill Dr.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8120	2,748	112	24.6	86.6%	209 (7.6%)	286 (10.4%)	2,069 (75.3%)	68 (2.5%)	13 (0.5%)	15 (0.5%)	87 (3.2%)	57.8	880^th of 2162 public high schools	59.3%		46.6	1085^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	205																										25.6	24.9	25.4				64.4	64.4				24.3	24.3	$22,845	$5,353	$17,492
Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	396	17	23.0	98.7%	14 (3.5%)	13 (3.3%)	344 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	26.8	1556^th of 2162 public high schools	28.0%		24.7	1592^nd of 2159 public high schools	26.3%	36																									14.8	14.6		14.6	18.6	22.7	27.9	36.6	26.1	7.0	3.0	1.6	9.8	4.7	$17,783	$1,059	$16,724
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	32.6	1435^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		28.6	1528^th of 2159 public high schools	29.2%	93																									9.5		20.4	14.2		15.4	16.1	37.8	25.6		11.5	8.8	7.3	8.8	$22,847	$300	$22,547

Frequently Asked Questions about San Bernardino High

What is the racial makeup of San Bernardino High?

Students at San Bernardino High are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend San Bernardino High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,440 students attended San Bernardino High.

What schools feed into San Bernardino High?

San Bernardino High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arrowhead Elementary
Elementary : Davidson Elementary
Elementary : George Brown Junior Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Marshall Elementary
Elementary : Riley Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary

What district is San Bernardino High in?

San Bernardino City Unified

Is San Bernardino High a good school?

San Bernardino High ranks 1433^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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