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Fairfax Elementary

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Fairfax Elementary ranks 3973 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3973^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairfax Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, CA, serving 323 students in grades K-6. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1208 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairfax Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past several years. The school's student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.05% of Fairfax students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.81% statewide and 36.18% in the San Bernardino City Unified district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 35.5% over the past few school years.

Interestingly, the nearby Lankershim Elementary, Roger Anton Elementary, and Hunt Elementary schools also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and low-income students, suggesting that the challenges faced by Fairfax Elementary are not unique but are systemic issues within the San Bernardino City Unified district. However, Fairfax's relatively strong performance with its English Language Learner students indicates that the school may have effective strategies that could be applied to other student subgroups.

359

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,071

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1362 Pacific St.
San Bernardino, CA 92404-6226

(909) 381-1283

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Fairfax Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Golden Valley Middle
High:	Pacific High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

African American:

7.2%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Bernardino City Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,973^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	29.8	3973 of 5857	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4755 of 5869	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4139 of 5859	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4235 of 5883	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4839 of 5789	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3999 of 5662	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4555 of 5692	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	4661 of 5614	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	4737 of 5611	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	3506 of 5530	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.1	4243 of 5390	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	3729 of 5377	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	3852 of 5314	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	4273 of 5193	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	3738 of 5113	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	3932 of 5113	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3668 of 4822	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3754 of 4809	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.6	580 of 747	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	763 of 3162	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	1854 of 3245	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.6	679 of 3311	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	29.3	2443 of 3246	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3886 of 5597	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4707 of 5612	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4421 of 5609	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4519 of 5635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4807 of 5492	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4413 of 5413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2677 of 5107	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3635 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2822 of 5087	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2756 of 5084	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3595 of 4963	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2867 of 4830	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3093 of 5460	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4179 of 5517	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3197 of 5363	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3028 of 5264	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4039 of 5173	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3168 of 5084	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3755 of 5628	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4382 of 5643	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3557 of 5638	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3548 of 5663	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4427 of 5510	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3309 of 5431	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

African American (2019)22nd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 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
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
Roger Anton Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Anton Ct.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2000	619	29	21.3	94.8%	11 (1.8%)	22 (3.6%)	558 (90.1%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	24.6	4442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.2%		15.4	5268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	826	12.5	17.4	3.2	0.0	7.4	25.0	13.0	35.5	0.0	18.5	12.5	21.7	3.2	3.3	9.3	4.2	13.0	3.2	0.0	4.6	13.2	13.2	25.9	35.4	29.7	36.6	31.9	28.2	29.1	12.1	27.7	24.1							$22,204	$4,459	$17,745
Hunt Elementary	Public	K-5	1342 Pumalo St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8178	533	28	19.0	97.2%	9 (1.7%)	102 (19.1%)	398 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	14.6	5302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.2	5463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	161																					11.4	11.4	31.9	16.1	27.9		25.4	18.1	9.2	13.9		13.9	93.4	96.7	97.5	98.4	94.3	97.5	$23,228	$4,462	$18,766
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
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
Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Valencia Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6317	530	27	19.6	94.9%	9 (1.7%)	42 (7.9%)	468 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	34.3	3635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		37.4	3341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	294	14.3	0.0	0.0		4.8	38.1	4.8	28.6		23.8	19.1	4.8	0.0		7.9	9.5	0.0	0.0		3.2	20.8	20.8	47.5	32.9	41.0	28.0	37.7	47.5	26.3	26.0	20.0	29.9							$22,950	$4,370	$18,580
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
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
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
E. Neal Roberts Elementary	Public	K-6	494 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6409	425	20	20.7	96.5%	2 (0.5%)	73 (17.2%)	336 (79.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	21.7	4691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		25.7	4308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	383	31.3	16.7	4.6	0.0	12.3	81.3	27.8	31.8	11.8	37.0	43.8	44.4	4.6	5.9	23.3	18.8	11.1	4.6	0.0	8.2	5.9	5.9	29.6	32.3	15.2	50.0	30.5	35.7	26.2	7.4	12.0	20.1	96.6				96.6		$24,457	$4,521	$19,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfax Elementary

What district is Fairfax Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

What schools do graduates of Fairfax Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairfax Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Golden Valley Middle
High : Pacific High

What is the racial makeup of Fairfax Elementary?

Students at Fairfax Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Fairfax Elementary a good school?

Fairfax Elementary ranks 3973^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairfax Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Fairfax Elementary.

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