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Barstow Fine Arts Academy

Q: Is Barstow Fine Arts Academy a good school?

Barstow Fine Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Barstow Fine Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Barstow Fine Arts Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Barstow Fine Arts Academy?

Students at Barstow Fine Arts Academy are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

5741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Barstow Fine Arts Academy is an elementary school in Barstow, California, serving 404 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which is ranked 1482 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barstow Fine Arts Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 11.97% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 14.08% in mathematics, far below the district and state averages. Barstow Fine Arts Academy also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 51.0% over the past few years, and serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.97% to 66.51% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Barstow Fine Arts Academy to other elementary schools in the Barstow Unified School District, it consistently underperforms in academic measures. For example, Skyline North Elementary and Henderson Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics compared to Barstow Fine Arts Academy. Despite increased spending per student, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance over the past 5 school years.

405

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,971

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Avenue G
Barstow, CA 92311

(760) 255-4900

District: Barstow Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

15.3%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2021 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

California avg43%

5,741^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	7.9	5741 of 5857	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5663 of 5869	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5588 of 5859	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5531 of 5883	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1229 of 1417	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	589 of 663	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	5577 of 5597	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5429 of 5612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5397 of 5609	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	5324 of 5635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1156 of 1267	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	5027 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	4986 of 5107	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4868 of 5087	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4744 of 5084	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5316 of 5460	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	5402 of 5517	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5280 of 5363	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5110 of 5264	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	972 of 1110	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	5293 of 5628	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5370 of 5643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5290 of 5638	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5325 of 5663	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1029 of 1272	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2316 of 2598	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	2642 of 2726	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 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
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
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
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 Barstow Fine Arts Academy

What district is Barstow Fine Arts Academy in?

Barstow Unified

What is the racial makeup of Barstow Fine Arts Academy?

Students at Barstow Fine Arts Academy are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Barstow Fine Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Barstow Fine Arts Academy.

Is Barstow Fine Arts Academy a good school?

Barstow Fine Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California elementary schools.

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