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Emmerton Elementary

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Emmerton Elementary ranks 4342 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emmerton Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 434 students in the San Bernardino City Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school faces challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, it shows notable strengths compared to several nearby schools. Emmerton outperforms local peers like Cole Elementary, Barton Elementary, and Lankershim Elementary in mathematics and science proficiency, and it has shown a remarkable historical improvement from being among the lowest-performing schools in the mid-2000s. The school is particularly effective in supporting its special education students and shows a positive trajectory in English Language Arts as students progress to upper grades.

Interesting comparisons arise when looking at the wider area; for instance, Belvedere Elementary has much lower absenteeism and stronger academic results, while the nearby charter school, iEmpire Academy, achieves higher math proficiency with a similar student population. Key areas for potential growth at Emmerton include addressing the gender performance gap where boys currently outperform girls, improving upper-grade math scores, and further reducing student absences to support continued academic progress.

434

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,030

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1888 Arden Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92404-6715

(909) 388-6522

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Emmerton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Vallejo Middle
High:	San Gorgonio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

14.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2022) to 26th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,342^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 33% (2022) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	25.7	4342 of 5857	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4766 of 5869	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3977 of 5859	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3968 of 5883	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	10.3	4913 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	4990 of 5113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	4665 of 4818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	4744 of 4822	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	4561 of 4809	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	542 of 569	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	258 of 593	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	288 of 661	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	398 of 663	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	2815 of 3162	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	1287 of 3245	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	643 of 3311	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4327 of 5597	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4432 of 5612	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4529 of 5609	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3701 of 5635	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2874 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3774 of 5107	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2740 of 5087	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2516 of 5084	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3597 of 5460	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3952 of 5517	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2978 of 5363	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2839 of 5264	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3905 of 5628	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4669 of 5643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3409 of 5638	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3908 of 5663	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1318 of 2847	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	1741 of 2635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science20%-12 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)					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
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
Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	2214 Pumalo St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6534	485	24	20.2	96.1%	19 (3.9%)	101 (20.8%)	334 (68.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	12.9	5428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		11.5	5585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	157																					11.9	11.9	19.7	21.1	18.3	24.1	20.7	27.7	19.6	5.0	7.3	15.3	97.5						$21,736	$4,369	$17,367
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
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
Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-6	2501 East Marshall Blvd.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-7111	557	27	20.6	83.7%	22 (3.9%)	21 (3.8%)	487 (87.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	21.6	4702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		35	3524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	1178	0.0	2.3	2.6	0.0	1.4	16.3	11.6	15.4	0.0	12.2	14.0	9.3	5.1	0.0	8.1	0.0	2.3	2.6	0.0	1.4	22.4	22.4	28.9	30.2	35.3	23.2	30.0	30.0	16.1	15.1	14.3	19.4	96.5				96.5		$23,862	$4,836	$19,026
Fairfax Elementary	Public	K-6	1362 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-1283	359	16	23.1	97.2%	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.2%)	305 (85.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	29.8	3973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		21.2	4755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	782																					28.3	28.3	33.3	30.4	48.9	21.6	34.1	21.7	21.8	36.2	16.2	24.3							$25,071	$4,906	$20,165
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
Hunt Elementary	Public	K-5	1342 Pumalo St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8178	533	28	19.0	97.2%	9 (1.7%)	102 (19.1%)	398 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	14.6	5302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.2	5463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	161																					11.4	11.4	31.9	16.1	27.9		25.4	18.1	9.2	13.9		13.9	93.4	96.7	97.5	98.4	94.3	97.5	$23,228	$4,462	$18,766
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emmerton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Emmerton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emmerton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Vallejo Middle
High : San Gorgonio High

Is Emmerton Elementary a good school?

Emmerton Elementary ranks 4342^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Emmerton Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

How many students attend Emmerton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Emmerton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emmerton Elementary?

Students at Emmerton Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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