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Barstow Unified

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At a glance

1443^rdof 1,530 California districts▲ 24

Better than 5% of California districts

Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 4Grades K-12

551 South Avenue H
Barstow, CA 92311-2500·(760) 255-6000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 5.7% of districts

Schools

6,118

Students

Top rankedBarstow High1077^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Skyline North Elementary up 1,047 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Barstow Fine Arts Academy 20.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 13 schools in Barstow Unified include seven elementary, three middle, and three high schools, with 6,118 students total; enrollment ranges from 9 at BUSD School of Opportunity to 1,558 at Barstow High. The reported-school averages are below state results in every subject: 18% in English language arts (ELA) versus 49% statewide, 14% in math versus 38%, and 14% in science versus 36%. The average gaps are 31, 24, and 22 points, respectively, making the most important takeaway that students’ results vary widely by school, while the overall results remain well below state averages.

Barstow High leads the all-grades results, with 43% in ELA, 28% in math, and 30% in science; its ELA score is 8 points above the next-highest school, Skyline North Elementary, and its science score is 6 points above Barstow STEM Academy. Skyline North leads elementary schools in ELA and math, at 35% and 27%. STEM stands out among middle schools too: its 8th-grade math result of 22% is 20 points above Barstow Junior High. At the bottom among schools with reported results, Central High (Continuation) has 3% in ELA and 0% in math—47 and 38 points below state results.

Results moved in different directions between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: ELA rose 13 points at Skyline North and 6 at Barstow High, while math rose 12 points at Barstow High but fell 9 at Cameron Elementary and 8 at Central High. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 29 to 50 for Barstow High but fell from 40 to 21 for STEM. Other measures also show contrasting experiences: Barstow High’s graduation rate was 92%, above the state’s 88%, yet 54% of its students were chronically absent; Central High’s graduation rate was 46% and chronic absenteeism was 84%. In 2024–2025, the free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 74% at Skyline North and 90% at Cameron, alongside different test results; this is context, not an explanation for the difference. Grade spans differ and some test results are suppressed, so not every comparison is like-for-like.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barstow High	Public	9-12	430 South First Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6105	1,558	65	23.8	67.7%	206 (13.2%)	239 (15.3%)	977 (62.7%)	17 (1.1%)	9 (0.6%)	21 (1.3%)	89 (5.7%)	48	1077^th of 2135 public high schools	49.6%		36.1	1356^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%	279			30.1		30.1							43.2	43.2							28.1	28.1			$14,331	$2,144	$12,187
Barstow Junior High	Public	5-8	1000 Armory Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6204	646	31	20.7	80.0%	83 (12.8%)	137 (21.2%)	369 (57.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.8%)	4.6	2715^th of 2740 public middle schools	0.9%		5.2	2728^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.2%	13		5.3			5.3					8.4	6.4		7.3					1.7	2.5		2.1			$16,409	$2,835	$13,574
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	436	18	24.1	89.7%	43 (9.9%)	122 (28.0%)	235 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	18.1	4970^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.6%		24.6	4443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%	527						18.8	32.1						26.1	12.5	26.9						20.4	89%	0%	$17,007	$2,884	$14,123
Central High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	405 North Second Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6063	73	6	11.2	82.2%	8 (11.0%)	18 (24.7%)	42 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	7.6	2078^th of 2135 public high schools	2.7%		12.1	1909^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%	169			5.3		4.7							2.6	2.6							0.0	0.0			$28,217	$3,917	$24,300
Crestline Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 Monterey	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5121	371	17	22.0	91.1%	31 (8.4%)	137 (36.9%)	160 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	3.1	5814^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.4	5848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%	34						6.5	4.1						5.2	8.2	1.4						4.4	84%	1%	$17,478	$3,060	$14,418
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-4	400 South Avenue E	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6250	398	17	23.6	78.6%	64 (16.1%)	78 (19.6%)	220 (55.3%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	9.6	5628^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.6	5598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%	30						15.9	15.6						15.7	19.1	15.7						17.1	89%	0%	$16,318	$2,776	$13,542
Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-4	34374 Ash Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-7713	351	17	20.8	85.5%	77 (21.9%)	46 (13.1%)	199 (56.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.1%)	8.5	5683^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.1	5772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%	89						14.5	14.9						14.7	19.1	12.2						15.5	92%	0%	$19,168	$3,491	$15,677
Montara Elementary	Public	K-4	700 Montara Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5150	403	17	23.9	83.9%	49 (12.2%)	60 (14.9%)	240 (59.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (11.4%)	9.7	5622^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	3.4%		12.1	5500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%	122						13.7	16.7						15.2	17.8	18.1						17.9	85%	0%	$15,711	$3,321	$12,390
Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-4	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	322	14	23.1	74.2%	77 (23.9%)	29 (9.0%)	187 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	28.6	4108^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.4%		16.4	5155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%	1047						27.1	44.1						34.9	20.3	33.9						26.6	90%	0%	$16,630	$3,409	$13,221
Barstow Intermediate	Public	5-6	1000 Armory Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6000	692	28	24.3	88.7%	88 (12.7%)	161 (23.3%)	388 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (6.6%)								(n/a)	4.4				4.4			9.7	7.4				8.5			2.8	2.2				2.5			$12,180	$1,909	$10,271
Challenges Community Day	Public	K-6	25757 Agate Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-2048	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
BUSD School of Opportunity	Public	7-12	405 North Second Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6028	9	1	8.3	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$32,903	$1,652	$31,251
Barstow STEM Academy	Public	5-8	310 Mountain View	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6150	454	15	30.2	60.1%	88 (19.4%)	44 (9.7%)	286 (63.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	24 (5.3%)	21.1	2173^rd of 2740 public middle schools	20.7%		24.1	2049^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%	124	18.5	32.2			24.0			33.9	26.8	32.7	26.7		30.3			6.2	10.3	13.2	22.1		12.1			$12,838	$1,776	$11,062
Barstow Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-4	500 South Avenue G	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-4900	405	20	20.4	57.8%	62 (15.3%)	28 (6.9%)	281 (69.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	13	5401^st of 5817 public elementary schools	7.2%		7.9	5741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%	340						25.4	7.9						16.9	28.4	11.1						20.0	98%	0%	$15,971	$2,260	$13,711
Independent Study Program	Public	5-12	405 North 2nd Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 255-6010	0			—															(n/a)		0.0			0.0				5.6	8.3	0.0		7.7				0.0	0.0	0.0		1.9

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District	1.46 mi	1
Silver Valley Unified	7.93 mi	9	951^st
Helendale Elementary	20.12 mi	6	844^th
Apple Valley Unified	24.64 mi	16	1358^th
Oro Grande	26.73 mi	3	1197^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.