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Options for Youth-San Bernardino

Q: Is Options for Youth-San Bernardino a good school?

Options for Youth-San Bernardino ranks 1435 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 34% of California high schools

Summary

Options for Youth-San Bernardino is a public charter high school in San Bernardino, CA, serving about 1,168 students in grades 7-12 within its own Options for Youth-San Bernardino District, where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant challenges, with a graduation rate of only 20.3% and a dropout rate of 40.2%, which are dramatically lower than nearby traditional high schools like Rialto High (92.9% graduation) and Middle College High (100% graduation). Academic proficiency, especially in mathematics at 8.78%, is critically low, and chronic student absenteeism is high at 35.9%. These outcomes persist despite the school spending over $22,000 per student, a figure competitive with other local schools.

As an alternative education program, Options for Youth-San Bernardino appears to serve students who may struggle in traditional settings, but its extremely high student-teacher ratio of 35-to-1 and volatile performance for specific student groups raise concerns. The stark contrast with high-performing nearby schools like Middle College High, which serves a similar population with exceptional results, indicates that the challenges faced by students do not necessarily predetermine these outcomes.

1,168

Students ?

35.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,847

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 South E St. #A
San Bernardino, CA 92408

(909) 381-6260

District: Options for Youth-San Bernardino District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

8.8%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Graduation rate below the California average (20% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (40% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,596^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,435^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1363^rd of 1,543Options for Youth-San Bernardino District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	2596 of 2761	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2647 of 2783	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2652 of 2781	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2594 of 2740	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2574 of 2715	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	472 of 609	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	607 of 627	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	554 of 1478	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	1310 of 1521	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2399 of 2533	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2462 of 2551	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2345 of 2531	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2454 of 2509	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2351 of 2380	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	2281 of 2395	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2205 of 2388	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2231 of 2374	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2197 of 2359	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2107 of 2213	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2396 of 2542	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2452 of 2579	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2446 of 2531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2234 of 2458	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2248 of 2369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2407 of 2534	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2476 of 2552	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2495 of 2538	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2234 of 2527	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2201 of 2407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1302 of 1566	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	762 of 1552	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	1284 of 1531	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1450 of 1520	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1532 of 1537	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1435 of 2162	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1528 of 2159	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1474 of 2170	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1559 of 2123	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1294 of 2133	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	462 of 517	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	457 of 521	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	441 of 522	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	391 of 592	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	767 of 1161	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	671 of 1117	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	782 of 1085	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1357 of 1906	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1474 of 1915	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1292 of 1915	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1444 of 1858	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1300 of 1833	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1236 of 1900	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1210 of 1902	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1269 of 1917	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1372 of 1861	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1081 of 1814	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1321 of 2013	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1418 of 2026	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1362 of 2030	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1441 of 1943	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1100 of 1937	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1378 of 1942	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1344 of 1948	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1436 of 1963	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1482 of 1916	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1057 of 1880	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	534 of 577	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1149 of 1252	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	487 of 1216	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	563 of 1197	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	943 of 1155	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1125 of 1173	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	750 of 1193	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1002 of 1204	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1043 of 1222	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science14%-18 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)					CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	32.6	1435^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		28.6	1528^th of 2159 public high schools	29.2%	93																									9.5		20.4	14.2		15.4	16.1	37.8	25.6		11.5	8.8	7.3	8.8	$22,847	$300	$22,547
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	90.4	193^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		97	72^nd of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	121																										51.7		51.7				72.4	72.4				62.1	62.1	$26,637	$6,707	$19,930
San Bernardino County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	670 East Carnegie Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 386-2449	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
San Bernardino City Community Day	Public	7-12	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Colton High	Public	9-12	777 West Valley Blvd.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5005	1,729	89	19.3	90.7%	27 (1.6%)	42 (2.4%)	1,642 (95.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	43.8	1174^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		48.1	1057^th of 2159 public high schools	51.0%	117	3.7	4.6	8.7		5.1	8.6	7.6	13.0		9.6	4.9	6.2	4.4		5.7	2.5	3.1	13.0		4.6	18.5	34.9	30.4			22.9	0.0	22.2				49.6	49.6				18.6	18.6	$26,777	$4,840	$21,937
Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	396	17	23.0	98.7%	14 (3.5%)	13 (3.3%)	344 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	26.8	1556^th of 2162 public high schools	28.0%		24.7	1592^nd of 2159 public high schools	26.3%	36																									14.8	14.6		14.6	18.6	22.7	27.9	36.6	26.1	7.0	3.0	1.6	9.8	4.7	$17,783	$1,059	$16,724
Sierra High	Public	9-12	570 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6478	384	28	13.8	95.8%	11 (2.9%)	43 (11.2%)	320 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16.9	1746^th of 2162 public high schools	19.2%		13.3	1877^th of 2159 public high schools	13.1%	131																											6.6	6.6				12.3	12.3				9.4	9.4	$28,721	$7,261	$21,460
Indian Springs High	Public	9-12	650 North Del Rosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-1360	1,810	84	21.6	96.8%	33 (1.8%)	155 (8.6%)	1,550 (85.6%)	41 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	40.6	1247^th of 2162 public high schools	42.3%		33.4	1414^th of 2159 public high schools	34.5%	167																										25.1	4.6	24.0				45.6	45.6				14.9	14.9	$22,298	$5,633	$16,665
Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,692	112	24.0	96.2%	32 (1.2%)	94 (3.5%)	2,510 (93.2%)	24 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	31.9	1450^th of 2162 public high schools	32.9%		31.2	1465^th of 2159 public high schools	32.1%	15																										15.1	3.5	14.6				37.0	37.0				18.0	18.0	$22,857	$5,938	$16,919
San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,440	69	20.9	96.3%	33 (2.3%)	90 (6.3%)	1,282 (89.0%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	32.7	1433^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.7%		39.4	1253^rd of 2159 public high schools	42.0%	180	8.1	18.0	24.3	8.9	13.9	11.3	18.0	21.6	22.2	17.5	12.9	18.0	32.4	2.2	15.5	6.5	8.0	8.1	6.7	7.2	48.4	56.0	54.1	48.9			17.5	17.4				32.5	32.5				11.3	11.3	$24,229	$6,166	$18,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Options for Youth-San Bernardino

How many students attend Options for Youth-San Bernardino?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,168 students attended Options for Youth-San Bernardino.

Is Options for Youth-San Bernardino a good school?

Options for Youth-San Bernardino ranks 1435^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Options for Youth-San Bernardino in?

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What is the racial makeup of Options for Youth-San Bernardino?

Students at Options for Youth-San Bernardino are 76% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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