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Highland Pacific Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5429^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highland Pacific Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 285 students in the San Bernardino City Unified school district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with state test scores placing it in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools, a sharp decline from a decade ago. Proficiency rates, especially in math where only 8.77% of students met standards, are well below both the district and state averages. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a serious concern at 33.9%, affecting the learning environment. Notably, there is a large performance gap between female and male students, with boys' scores ranking in the bottom 1% statewide.

When compared to nearby schools like Belvedere Elementary, Oehl Elementary, and the charter school iEmpire Academy—all of which serve similar student populations—Highland Pacific's academic results are consistently lower. This is despite the school having smaller class sizes and higher per-student funding than many of these peers, suggesting that instructional strategies and school culture are critical areas for improvement to help students succeed.

285

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,115

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3340 Pacific St.
Highland, CA 92346-2410

(909) 388-6518

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Highland Pacific Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Serrano Middle
High:	San Gorgonio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

African American:

12.3%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,429^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	12.9	5429 of 5857	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5776 of 5869	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5644 of 5859	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	5101 of 5883	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3966 of 5789	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4420 of 5662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	4149 of 5692	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	3430 of 5614	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	4016 of 5611	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	3663 of 5530	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.3	3992 of 5390	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	3189 of 5377	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.1	4139 of 5314	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	3022 of 5193	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	3039 of 5113	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.8	3510 of 5113	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.4	3627 of 4818	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	4181 of 4822	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.8	3578 of 4809	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	562 of 700	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	1447 of 3311	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4423 of 5597	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5482 of 5612	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5263 of 5609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5143 of 5635	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3429 of 5492	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4695 of 5413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	4769 of 5107	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5024 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4952 of 5087	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4140 of 5084	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3499 of 4963	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3478 of 4830	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4965 of 5460	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	5404 of 5517	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5230 of 5363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4238 of 5264	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3688 of 5173	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3864 of 5084	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	5563 of 5628	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5572 of 5643	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5492 of 5638	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4701 of 5663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4082 of 5510	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3721 of 5431	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)56th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2018)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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
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
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
Oehl Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 Palm Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-2261	436	20	21.8	89.0%	22 (5.0%)	40 (9.2%)	341 (78.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	23.3	4558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		20.3	4839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	281	0.0	0.0	6.3	12.0	4.2	37.1	7.1	34.4	28.0	27.5	2.9	3.6	9.4	16.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.1	8.0	2.5	26.9	26.9	20.0	22.4	43.6	30.2	30.0	25.5	11.9	21.8	13.2	18.2							$24,022	$4,314	$19,708
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-6	7401 Church Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6512	455	21	22.0	88.8%	27 (5.9%)	41 (9.0%)	355 (78.0%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	29.6	3991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		35.3	3489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	502																					14.1	14.1	32.8	51.0	42.3	29.6	38.2	34.3	38.5	14.1	15.5	24.3	96.9				96.9		$23,458	$4,299	$19,159
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
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
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
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
Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-6	2501 East Marshall Blvd.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-7111	557	27	20.6	83.7%	22 (3.9%)	21 (3.8%)	487 (87.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	21.6	4702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		35	3524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	1178	0.0	2.3	2.6	0.0	1.4	16.3	11.6	15.4	0.0	12.2	14.0	9.3	5.1	0.0	8.1	0.0	2.3	2.6	0.0	1.4	22.4	22.4	28.9	30.2	35.3	23.2	30.0	30.0	16.1	15.1	14.3	19.4	96.5				96.5		$23,862	$4,836	$19,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Pacific Elementary

Is Highland Pacific Elementary a good school?

Highland Pacific Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highland Pacific Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Pacific Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Serrano Middle
High : San Gorgonio High

What district is Highland Pacific Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Highland Pacific Elementary?

Students at Highland Pacific Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Highland Pacific Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Highland Pacific Elementary.

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