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Public Safety Academy

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Public Safety Academy ranks 1556 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 28% of California high schools

Summary

Public Safety Academy is a public charter high school serving about 400 students in grades 6-12 in San Bernardino, part of the Public Safety Academy District, which has experienced a significant academic decline in recent years, dropping from a 4-star to a 1-star rating.

The school presents a complex picture, most notably for a severe disconnect between its exceptionally high graduation rates (98-100%) and its very low academic proficiency, with only 4.74% of students proficient in math and 26.07% in English. This "graduation-readiness gap" suggests students may be earning diplomas without mastering key academic skills. While the school operates with lower per-student spending than nearby traditional district schools like Indian Springs High, this financial efficiency has not translated to better academic outcomes.

Compared to other local schools, Public Safety Academy stands out for its dramatic academic decline and its struggle in mathematics, which is the lowest among peers. However, it maintains a better chronic absenteeism rate than some alternative schools like San Andreas High. The school's public safety theme does not appear to correlate with stronger academic performance, and there is an unusual gender gap where female students rank lower than male students, reversing typical patterns.

396

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,783

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1482 East Enterprise Dr.
San Bernardino, CA 92408-0161

(909) 382-2211

District: Public Safety Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,554^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,556^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 44 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1392^nd of 1,543Public Safety Academy 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	11.8	2554 of 2761	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2406 of 2783	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2553 of 2781	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2491 of 2740	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2086 of 2715	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	757 of 1478	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	684 of 1521	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.3	1512 of 1540	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2351 of 2533	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2322 of 2551	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2467 of 2531	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2439 of 2509	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2055 of 2380	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2174 of 2395	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2075 of 2388	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2178 of 2374	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2164 of 2359	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1555 of 2213	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2297 of 2542	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2250 of 2579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2231 of 2531	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2203 of 2458	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1708 of 2369	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2369 of 2534	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2106 of 2552	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2123 of 2538	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2165 of 2527	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1713 of 2407	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1257 of 1566	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1435 of 1552	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1207 of 1531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1556 of 2162	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1592 of 2159	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1555 of 2170	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1092 of 2123	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	601 of 2133	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.6	353 of 1064	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1486 of 1906	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1562 of 1915	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1824 of 1915	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1198 of 1858	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	891 of 1833	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1347 of 1900	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1363 of 1902	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1372 of 1917	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	785 of 1861	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	334 of 1814	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1378 of 2013	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1420 of 2026	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1371 of 2030	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	914 of 1943	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	475 of 1937	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1381 of 1942	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1370 of 1948	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1013 of 1963	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	901 of 1916	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	602 of 1880	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
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
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
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)
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
San Gorgonio High	Public	9-12	2299 East Pacific Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6524	1,431	69	20.8	91.6%	56 (3.9%)	121 (8.5%)	1,156 (80.8%)	56 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	28 (2.0%)	35.7	1366^th of 2162 public high schools	36.8%		38.8	1274^th of 2159 public high schools	41.0%	92			18.8	4.2	17.8				49.5	49.5				9.7	9.7	$25,511	$7,395	$18,116
Pacific High	Public	9-12	1020 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6419	1,246	63	19.8	96.8%	51 (4.1%)	115 (9.2%)	1,039 (83.4%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	30.5	1479^th of 2162 public high schools	31.6%		33.6	1407^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	72			19.0		18.6				36.5	36.5				11.9	11.9	$24,363	$6,257	$18,106
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)
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
San Andreas High	Public	10-12	3232 East Pacific St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6521	420	34	12.4	96.4%	19 (4.5%)	40 (9.5%)	351 (83.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	11.5	1938^th of 2162 public high schools	10.4%		13	1892^nd of 2159 public high schools	12.4%	46				5.2	5.2				6.2	6.2				2.3	2.3	$26,816	$6,928	$19,888
Entrepreneur High	Public, Charter	9-12	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Entrepreneur High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8458	528	30	17.8	84.5%	25 (4.7%)	101 (19.1%)	377 (71.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	21	1674^th of 2162 public high schools	22.6%		23.4	1616^th of 2159 public high schools	25.2%	58		9.9			9.5				32.7	32.7				5.4	5.4	$19,193	$1,657	$17,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Public Safety Academy

What is the racial makeup of Public Safety Academy?

Students at Public Safety Academy are 87% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Public Safety Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Public Safety Academy.

Is Public Safety Academy a good school?

Public Safety Academy ranks 1556^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Public Safety Academy in?

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