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Cypress Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cypress Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 517 students in Highland, California, as part of the San Bernardino City Unified school district, operating in a community with significant economic needs.

Academically, the school faces challenges common to its district, with proficiency rates in English and math below state averages, though it shows a particular strength in early math; third graders perform well above the district average, but this proficiency drops sharply in later grades. The school does demonstrate effective support for English Language Learners, outperforming many nearby schools like Emmerton Elementary and Oehl Elementary in serving this group. However, areas needing clear improvement include science education and support for students in special education, where performance is very low. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved since the pandemic, remains high and continues to impact learning.

When compared to nearby schools, a key insight is that outcomes can vary significantly even in similar communities. For instance, Thompson Elementary in the same district achieves higher academic rankings, showing improvement is possible. The most striking comparison is with Highland Grove Elementary in the neighboring Redlands Unified district, which achieves much higher proficiency rates, suggesting broader district-level policies and resources play a major role in school performance.

517

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,734

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26825 Cypress St.
Highland, CA 92346-3539

(909) 388-6514

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Cypress Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Serrano Middle
High:	Indian Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

7.7%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,400^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 48Elementary Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City 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	25.0	4400 of 5857	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5105 of 5869	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4272 of 5859	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4231 of 5883	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4774 of 5789	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4892 of 5662	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	4648 of 5692	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	5128 of 5614	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	5223 of 5611	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	4801 of 5530	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	4378 of 5390	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	4787 of 5377	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	5166 of 5314	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	5075 of 5193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	4784 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	5035 of 5113	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	4660 of 4818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	4691 of 4822	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4592 of 4809	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	426 of 661	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	530 of 700	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	1614 of 3162	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1906 of 3245	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1844 of 3311	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2971 of 3275	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	2445 of 3246	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3973 of 5597	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5096 of 5612	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3832 of 5609	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4500 of 5635	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4603 of 5492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4463 of 5413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3567 of 5107	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4203 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2870 of 5087	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3170 of 5084	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3603 of 4963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3712 of 4830	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	3846 of 5460	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4580 of 5517	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3400 of 5363	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3073 of 5264	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4065 of 5173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4147 of 5084	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4444 of 5628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4761 of 5643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4377 of 5638	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3673 of 5663	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4525 of 5510	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4780 of 5431	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2023)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Listening29%+4 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Science11%-21 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Very nice teachers and staff they go out of their way to make sure our students learn Close Quote

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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)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Cypress St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6514	517	27	18.8	94.2%	12 (2.3%)	40 (7.7%)	443 (85.7%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	25	4400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		17.2	5105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	705	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	38.9	22.2	26.7		29.4	22.2	22.2	0.0		15.7	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	11.5	11.5	43.9	27.5	23.3	23.1	29.8	54.6	23.5	8.3	7.7	24.0	96.3				96.3		$22,734	$4,314	$18,420
Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	1331 Cole Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6510	380	18	21.1	95.5%	19 (5.0%)	36 (9.5%)	300 (78.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	16.2	5172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		11.1	5617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	445																					7.0	7.0	34.8	29.1	14.0	21.5	24.2	34.8	23.2	1.8	10.8	16.5							$23,712	$4,735	$18,977
Lankershim Elementary	Public	K-6	7499 Lankershim Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-4213	551	27	20.4	97.1%	8 (1.5%)	49 (8.9%)	472 (85.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	12.4	5472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		17	5118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	354	15.8	16.7	0.0		11.8	47.4	27.8	42.9		39.2	26.3	44.4	0.0		25.5	15.8	5.6	0.0		7.8	11.4	11.4	20.0	27.0	19.5	18.0	21.3	18.3	14.3	14.1	6.7	13.6	96.9				96.9		$23,726	$4,752	$18,974
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-6	7401 Church Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6512	455	21	22.0	88.8%	27 (5.9%)	41 (9.0%)	355 (78.0%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	29.6	3991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		35.3	3489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	502																					14.1	14.1	32.8	51.0	42.3	29.6	38.2	34.3	38.5	14.1	15.5	24.3	96.9				96.9		$23,458	$4,299	$19,159
Highland Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	3340 Pacific St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6518	285	16	18.3	89.5%	17 (6.0%)	35 (12.3%)	214 (75.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	12.9	5429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		8	5776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	347																					10.7	10.7	29.2	25.8	25.0	24.1	25.9	8.0	12.9	10.7	3.3	8.8							$24,115	$4,977	$19,138
Warm Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	7497 Sterling Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6500	490	24	20.0	96.7%	9 (1.8%)	30 (6.1%)	409 (83.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	19.8	4844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.1	5384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	540	29.2	0.0			17.1	33.3	0.0			19.5	41.7	11.8			29.3	12.5	0.0			7.3	15.8	15.8	20.3	16.7	38.6	21.7	24.0	26.7	13.2	33.3	15.9	22.4							$23,200	$4,373	$18,827
Emmerton Elementary	Public	K-5	1888 Arden Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6522	434	21	20.6	95.6%	11 (2.5%)	63 (14.5%)	331 (76.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	25.7	4342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		21.1	4766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	424																					20.3	20.3	27.5	28.2	40.0		32.2	29.4	25.6	21.3		25.2	90.6		96.5		94.1		$24,030	$4,435	$19,595
iEmpire Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 East Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	iEmpire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	418	17	24.1	94.7%	10 (2.4%)	69 (16.5%)	313 (74.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	29.7	3987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		20.8	4783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	796																					20.8	20.8	40.0	27.7	25.3		30.0	54.6	25.6	22.1		31.8	55.2	76.1	91.0	76.1	70.2	74.6	$26,389	$4,191	$22,198
Oehl Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 Palm Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-2261	436	20	21.8	89.0%	22 (5.0%)	40 (9.2%)	341 (78.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	23.3	4558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		20.3	4839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	281	0.0	0.0	6.3	12.0	4.2	37.1	7.1	34.4	28.0	27.5	2.9	3.6	9.4	16.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.1	8.0	2.5	26.9	26.9	20.0	22.4	43.6	30.2	30.0	25.5	11.9	21.8	13.2	18.2							$24,022	$4,314	$19,708
Highland Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2420	504	20	25.2	64.9%	65 (12.9%)	18 (3.6%)	322 (63.9%)	65 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.0%)	69.3	1633^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.4	1760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	127																					47.1	47.1	48.8	61.3	57.5		55.7	50.0	56.0	43.7		49.6							$17,606	$1,917	$15,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Cypress Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cypress Elementary?

Students at Cypress Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cypress Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

What schools do graduates of Cypress Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cypress Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Serrano Middle
High : Indian Springs High

How many students attend Cypress Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Cypress Elementary.

Is Cypress Elementary a good school?

Cypress Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of California elementary schools.

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