Summary:
The SOAR Charter Academy District in San Bernardino contains a single K-8 school, SOAR Charter Academy, serving 461 students with a high level of economic need, where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
This school presents a mixed picture for parents, with a major strength in student attendance but significant academic challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.2% is exceptionally low, less than half the California state average, indicating a strong school culture where students are consistently present. However, academic proficiency rates are below state averages across all core subjects, most notably in mathematics, where scores are substantially lower. The school has shown recent improvement, moving from the 16th to the 26th percentile in statewide rankings over the past year.
With per-student spending above the state average, the key question is how resources are being used to address learning gaps. Performance varies by grade, with middle school English Language Arts results nearing the state average, while elementary grade scores, particularly in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade math, are much lower. For parents, this suggests a school environment that successfully gets students to class but requires focused academic support, especially in early literacy and mathematics, to help students reach grade-level standards.
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