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Norton Science and Language Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 24% of California alternative schools

Summary

Norton Science and Language Academy is a K-12 alternative school serving 1,249 students in San Bernardino, operating as its own district with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, but it stands out as a relatively strong performer when compared to other local alternative schools. For example, it ranks first in Mathematics and second in English Language Arts proficiency among eight nearby alternative schools with data, including Gorman Learning Center and Virtual Academy. The school's language-focused curriculum shows clear benefits, with English proficiency rising dramatically by 11th grade to exceed the state average, though mathematics remains a significant challenge. Furthermore, the school manages chronic student absenteeism (18.5%) better than most comparable schools in the area, showing consistent improvement.

With moderate per-student spending, the school achieves these outcomes efficiently compared to some nearby alternatives like Washington High that spend more for poorer results. As the largest alternative school in the immediate area, Norton's scale allows for more comprehensive programming, serving as a higher-performing option within the alternative education landscape of the San Bernardino City Unified and broader county region.

1,249

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,223

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 S Waterman Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92408-2313

(909) 386-2300

District: Norton Science and Language Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

African American:

3.1%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2019 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,431^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 33% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,437^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4431 of 5857	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4830 of 5869	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4827 of 5859	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4812 of 5883	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3871 of 5789	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	1410 of 2227	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1502 of 2585	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	2610 of 3162	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	1213 of 3245	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	1787 of 3311	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	2336 of 3275	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4236 of 5597	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4368 of 5612	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4621 of 5609	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4622 of 5635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4264 of 5492	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3571 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3988 of 5107	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4147 of 5087	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4192 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3005 of 4963	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4274 of 5460	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4822 of 5517	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4535 of 5363	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4414 of 5264	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3948 of 5173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4228 of 5628	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4830 of 5643	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4588 of 5638	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4515 of 5663	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3282 of 5510	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1036 of 2847	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	2041 of 2635	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1182 of 2420	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1437 of 2761	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2277 of 2783	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2333 of 2781	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	2043 of 2740	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1750 of 2715	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	603 of 1531	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	906 of 1478	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1105 of 1521	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	869 of 1540	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	515 of 1442	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1289 of 2533	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2286 of 2551	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2111 of 2531	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2017 of 2509	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1782 of 2380	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1030 of 2395	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	1873 of 2388	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1965 of 2374	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1602 of 2359	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1335 of 2213	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1081 of 2542	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	2074 of 2579	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2155 of 2531	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1906 of 2458	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1381 of 2369	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1402 of 2534	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1853 of 2552	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2139 of 2538	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1771 of 2527	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1305 of 2407	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	267 of 1566	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	28.8	1142 of 1552	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1048 of 1531	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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	% 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
Norton Science and Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	230 S Waterman Ave	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Norton Science and Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2300	1,249	60	20.9	76.7%	32 (2.6%)	39 (3.1%)	1,153 (92.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.2%)								(n/a)	17.0	25.9	25.8		22.6	21.2	31.0	29.0	36.1	49.6	52.6	58.1	38.3	27.3	30.3	16.2	27.9	19.0	27.6	12.9	24.2							$18,223	$2,002	$16,221
Anderson	Public, Alternative	K-12	24302 East Fourth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6311	76	8	9.5	92.1%	3 (3.9%)	7 (9.2%)	64 (84.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$19,890	$6,097	$13,793
Community School/Independent Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 North E St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2722	394	27	14.6	90.1%	30 (7.6%)	57 (14.5%)	285 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		2.2		0.0	1.4					0.0	4.3	10.2	7.4					4.6	2.2	3.8	3.8							$61,296	$12,571	$48,725
San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Gilbert St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-7490	113	7	16.2	97.3%	7 (6.2%)	37 (32.7%)	65 (57.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)		0.0		8.3	4.4						4.8	4.9	4.8						0.0	0.0	0.0							$50,096	$6,007	$44,089
San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,860	164	11.3	74.8%	269 (14.5%)	250 (13.4%)	1,130 (60.8%)	77 (4.1%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.2	4.0		3.3	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	12.5	8.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.9	73.9	72.1	87.6	70.8	60.9	$78,920	$3,899	$75,021
Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	126	17	7.4	90.5%	10 (7.9%)	9 (7.1%)	106 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		16.7	21.4		19.2				18.2	24.0	13.8	57.1	25.0				18.2	18.5	17.9	35.7	20.4							$40,701	$5,330	$35,371
Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)	7.7	3.6	2.6	5.9	3.4	14.3	15.0	15.4	22.5	9.5	19.3	24.2	19.5	9.5	10.0	0.0	2.4	6.4	2.4	1.9	3.5							$10,355	$766	$9,589
Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1885 E. Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	34	2	13.6	91.2%	4 (11.8%)	4 (11.8%)	25 (73.5%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			15.8		20.7							28.6	26.9							33.3	30.8							$14,614	$3,571	$11,043
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1885 E Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	346	24	14.6	93.9%	22 (6.4%)	45 (13.0%)	262 (75.7%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	4.2	26.5	23.1		18.6	0.0	27.3	16.7	39.3	37.1	26.5	42.3	29.0	0.0	22.7	0.0	13.8	14.3	11.8	11.5	11.2							$28,170	$6,468	$21,702
ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	334	17	19.6	94.3%	19 (5.7%)	32 (9.6%)	256 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)								(n/a)	11.5	15.8			12.3	30.8	13.0	29.6	9.7	28.6	31.6		24.6	7.7	0.0	7.7	0.0	20.0	10.5		8.6	74.3	82.9	91.4	94.3	82.9	80.0	$18,347	$2,286	$16,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Norton Science and Language Academy

What is the racial makeup of Norton Science and Language Academy?

Students at Norton Science and Language Academy are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Norton Science and Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,249 students attended Norton Science and Language Academy.

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Norton Science and Language Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California alternative schools.

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