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Henderson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Henderson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Barstow, California, serving 506 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henderson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger ranking. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Barstow Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.67% of Henderson students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17.27% for Barstow Unified and 48.81% for California. In Math, the proficiency rate was 16.17% for Henderson, 10.24% for Barstow Unified, and 37.3% for California. The school's performance on the CAST Science assessment is also well below the district and state averages.

In contrast, the nearby Helendale Elementary, which is part of the Helendale Elementary School District, performs significantly better than Henderson and the other Barstow schools, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools. The high rates of chronic absenteeism at Henderson Elementary and the other Barstow schools are a concerning trend that likely contributes to their low academic performance, despite the relatively high spending per student at Henderson.

398

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,425

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 South Avenue E
Barstow, CA 92311-2613

(760) 255-6250

District: Barstow Unified

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barstow Junior High
High:	Barstow High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

African American:

19.6%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg14%

California avg43%

5,598^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	5598 of 5857	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5262 of 5869	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5381 of 5859	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5021 of 5883	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1338 of 1417	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5190 of 5789	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4542 of 5662	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	4472 of 5692	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	3909 of 5614	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	3621 of 5611	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.6	2654 of 5530	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	2358 of 5390	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	2247 of 5377	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	1859 of 5314	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	2216 of 5193	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.7	2680 of 5113	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2822 of 5113	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.0	2096 of 4818	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	1866 of 4822	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.5	2283 of 4809	52.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	537 of 569	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	464 of 593	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	542 of 661	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	505 of 663	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	671 of 747	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	425 of 700	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1736 of 2227	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	263 of 293	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1592 of 2585	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1342 of 2128	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5476 of 5597	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5140 of 5612	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5374 of 5609	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4982 of 5635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1178 of 1267	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	5065 of 5492	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4442 of 5413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	4687 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4489 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4519 of 5087	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4068 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4232 of 4963	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3318 of 4830	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5358 of 5460	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5052 of 5517	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5000 of 5363	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4348 of 5264	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1087 of 1110	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4894 of 5173	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4130 of 5084	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5150 of 5628	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4894 of 5643	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4865 of 5638	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4501 of 5663	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1187 of 1272	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4831 of 5510	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4283 of 5431	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	2344 of 2847	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1927 of 2420	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	2508 of 2598	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1891 of 2651	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2348 of 2661	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2526 of 2726	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2513 of 2834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2463 of 2737	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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)							% 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 (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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	10.6	5598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		15.5	5262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	336				18.4	19.0					18.7	18.4	13.8					16.2	95.5	97.0		95.5	95.5	95.5	$13,425	$2,101	$11,324
Barstow Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-5	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%)	7.9	5741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	5663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	78				13.2	10.8					12.0	23.5	5.4					14.1							$15,971	$2,260	$13,711
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	24.6	4443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		17.4	5084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	641				19.8	38.5					27.8	25.3	33.9					29.0							$15,216	$2,905	$12,311
Crestline Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	4.4	5848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.7	5851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	3				10.6	9.5					10.1	3.0	6.5					4.7	80.0	87.5	87.5	82.5	87.5	87.5	$14,311	$2,885	$11,426
Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	16.4	5155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.1	5206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	51				23.5	20.4					22.1	29.0	17.0					23.8							$15,848	$2,322	$13,526
Montara Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	12.1	5500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.6	5508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	8				21.8	17.7					19.8	18.0	18.0					18.0	78.6	85.7	88.1	88.1	88.1	83.3	$14,664	$2,271	$12,393
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)
Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	7.1	5772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		11.1	5615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	157				10.0	10.7					10.3	16.9	12.5					15.0							$15,051	$2,457	$12,594
Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	34.6	3615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		22	4673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1058	10.0	32.4	22.4	39.5	35.9	13.8	50.0	22.6	39.5	34.2	39.5	38.5	20.7	23.9	13.2	26.3	26.3							$21,555	$1,500	$20,055
Helendale Elementary	Public	K-6	27274 Peach Tree Ln.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1204	541	22	24.5	50.6%	190 (35.1%)	40 (7.4%)	274 (50.6%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	46.7	2787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		52.9	2405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	382	41.4		41.4	37.5	38.2	50.0	45.7			42.1	45.0	32.6	35.6	32.9			36.6							$16,329	$2,639	$13,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Elementary

Is Henderson Elementary a good school?

Henderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Henderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barstow Junior High
High : Barstow High

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Elementary?

Students at Henderson Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 20% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Henderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Henderson Elementary.

What district is Henderson Elementary in?

Barstow Unified

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