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Hunt Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5302nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of California elementary schools
Summary

Hunt Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 528 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hunt Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.38% of Hunt Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 13.85% were proficient or better in mathematics. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student groups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students struggling the most. Despite increasing spending per student, from $16,263 in 2020-2021 to $23,228 in 2023-2024, the school's student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, ranging from 19.9 to 21.5 over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, such as Bing Wong Elementary and Belvedere Elementary, Hunt Elementary generally performs worse academically. However, some of these nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by Hunt Elementary may be systemic within the district. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as chronic absenteeism and achievement gaps, will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Hunt Elementary and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

533
Students ?
19.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,682
Per pupil spending ?
97.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1342 Pumalo St.
       San Bernardino, CA  92404-4326

(909) 881-8178

District: San Bernardino City Unified


Students who attend Hunt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Del Vallejo Middle
High:    Pacific High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.7%
African American:
19.1%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg28%
California avg41%
5,302nd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
37th of 48Elementary Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified
1200th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.65302 of 58579.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.25463 of 58696.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.15465 of 58596.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.05264 of 588310.5%★☆☆☆☆
201914.55279 of 57898.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.94939 of 566212.8%★☆☆☆☆
201710.35470 of 56923.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.75319 of 56145.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.25334 of 56114.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.25194 of 55306.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.75168 of 53904.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.35316 of 53771.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.95274 of 53140.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.05156 of 51930.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.55078 of 51130.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.55060 of 51131.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.34733 of 48181.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20059.74663 of 48223.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200413.64440 of 48097.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.0401 of 56929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2525 of 59311.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.8455 of 66131.2%★★☆☆☆
202224.6549 of 66317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.1662 of 74711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2561 of 70019.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202224.81746 of 222721.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.22341 of 25859.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.31799 of 212815.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.32309 of 316227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202350.81149 of 324564.6%★★★☆☆
202257.9845 of 331174.5%★★★★☆
201928.32609 of 327520.3%★☆☆☆☆
201857.9933 of 324671.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.84699 of 559716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.34863 of 561213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.35431 of 56093.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.14987 of 563511.5%★☆☆☆☆
201914.65051 of 54928.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.24685 of 541313.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.34294 of 510715.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.34324 of 510715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.34465 of 508712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.84061 of 508420.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.03902 of 496321.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.83427 of 483029.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202557.9136 of 42968.3%★★★☆☆
202325.8288 of 33514.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.84752 of 546013.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.75031 of 55178.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.64849 of 53639.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.44472 of 526415.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.94506 of 517312.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.44162 of 508418.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.45351 of 56284.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.45412 of 56434.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.24967 of 563811.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.85045 of 566310.9%★☆☆☆☆
201915.94983 of 55109.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.84838 of 543110.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.42557 of 284710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.62366 of 263510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.12233 of 24207.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2025)68th percentile+59 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state
Mathematics14%-23 vs state
Science11%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Hunt Elementary.

Hunt Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

Students at Hunt Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Hunt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Vallejo Middle
High : Pacific High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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