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Lytle Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lytle Creek Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 525 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.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom 10% of all California schools. However, there are some positive signs: the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half over three years, and it shows relative strength in supporting students with special needs. Compared to nearby schools like Ramona-Alessandro Elementary and Hardy Brown College Prep, which serve similar student populations, Lytle Creek's academic results are notably lower.

The comparison to Ramona-Alessandro Elementary, in particular, is striking as it demonstrates that much stronger academic outcomes are possible in the same district with similar demographics, suggesting school-level practices and resources are key factors. While Lytle Creek spends less per student than some neighboring schools, its recent success in improving attendance provides a crucial foundation for potential academic improvement in the future.

525

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,112

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 South K St.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-2441

(909) 388-6382

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Lytle Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

African American:

2.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,254^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	15.1	5254 of 5857	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5452 of 5869	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5406 of 5859	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	5191 of 5883	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4182 of 5789	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4172 of 5662	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	4527 of 5692	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	4861 of 5614	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	4879 of 5611	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	5144 of 5530	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	4365 of 5390	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	3877 of 5377	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	4312 of 5314	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4662 of 5193	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	4837 of 5113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	5043 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	4677 of 4818	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.9	4658 of 4822	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.4	4588 of 4809	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	2002 of 2227	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	2204 of 3162	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	2734 of 3245	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2432 of 3311	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1517 of 3275	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1063 of 3246	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5064 of 5597	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4793 of 5612	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5157 of 5609	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5136 of 5635	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4109 of 5492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4371 of 5413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4428 of 5107	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4637 of 5107	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4576 of 5087	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4181 of 5084	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3283 of 4963	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3217 of 4830	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	282 of 364	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	302 of 335	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	277 of 356	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4782 of 5460	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5004 of 5517	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4866 of 5363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4400 of 5264	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3194 of 5173	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3357 of 5084	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	4996 of 5628	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5458 of 5643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5116 of 5638	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4780 of 5663	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3827 of 5510	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3657 of 5431	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1853 of 2847	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2492 of 2635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2024)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

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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 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
Lytle Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	275 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6382	525	27	19.4	97.1%	10 (1.9%)	13 (2.5%)	493 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	15.1	5254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.3	5452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	198																					9.2		9.2	13.9	33.7	22.9	33.3			25.9	15.1	19.5	6.9	14.5			13.9							$23,112	$4,621	$18,491
Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	316	17	18.6	89.9%	2 (0.6%)	206 (65.2%)	79 (25.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	43.7	2970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		23.8	4486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	1516																					33.3	31.3	32.6	36.1	42.1	46.7	33.3	39.1	31.3	38.5	41.7	30.0	50.0	20.8	13.0	31.3	32.9	95.5	97.0			95.5		$24,992	$3,318	$21,674
Urbita Elementary	Public	K-6	771 South J St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6488	390	20	19.5	92.1%	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	365 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	18.1	5001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		11.6	5578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	577	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	21.7	0.0	22.7	27.8	18.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	16.7	7.5	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	19.7		19.7	17.9	24.0	31.2	21.6			23.9	23.2	16.0	21.7	17.7			19.8							$24,881	$4,769	$20,112
Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary	Public	K-6	700 North F St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2020	394	20	19.2	98.2%	7 (1.8%)	24 (6.1%)	344 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	14.3	5322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		17.2	5098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	224	8.7	5.9	4.0	0.0	5.0	30.4	5.9	36.0	13.3	23.8	13.0	23.5	0.0	6.7	10.0	0.0	5.9	4.0	0.0	2.5	10.5		10.5	31.0	22.9	26.3	27.9			27.2	17.5	8.3	7.0	11.6			11.2							$23,418	$4,614	$18,804
SOAR Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	198 West Mill St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	SOAR Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-3300	461	20	22.9	85.7%	35 (7.6%)	64 (13.9%)	341 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	25.7	4340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.2	4923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	583																					15.2	28.8	22.9	17.8	40.4	37.0	46.9	40.4	37.9	37.1	17.8	19.6	10.9	25.5	10.5	12.1	15.9							$20,553	$1,642	$18,911
Ramona-Alessandro Elementary	Public	K-6	670 Ramona Ave.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6300	502	25	20.0	92.8%	11 (2.2%)	31 (6.2%)	444 (88.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	42.5	3043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		41.6	3092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	49																					32.2		32.2	31.8	45.5	64.4	41.1			45.4	28.8	41.6	32.2	8.9			29.1	89.2	90.8	92.3	90.8	89.2	92.3	$25,476	$4,789	$20,687
Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5017	681	30	22.7	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	12 (1.8%)	645 (94.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.2	5457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	51	2.3				2.3	29.6				29.6	4.6				4.6	0.0				0.0	6.0		6.0	15.9	20.0	22.2	26.8			21.1	19.1	11.8	8.5	16.9			14.2	98.2						$23,005	$4,506	$18,499
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Tenth St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6400	471	22	21.4	96.2%	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.5%)	448 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.2	5627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		10.9	5636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	9																					14.3		14.3	19.0	18.6	20.0	9.5			17.6	22.8	5.7	5.7	7.7			10.9	94.9	96.2		94.9	94.9	94.9	$23,769	$4,367	$19,402
H. Frank Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-6	135 South Allen St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8020	297	17	17.4	98.0%	8 (2.7%)	23 (7.7%)	250 (84.2%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.6	5706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.5	5703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.8%	3																					2.4		2.4	10.8	13.5	19.5	27.3			17.8	13.9	7.7	4.9	9.1			8.7	93.4	96.7			93.4		$23,678	$4,496	$19,182
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	587	26	22.5	91.0%	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17.7	5034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.1	4448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	586																					12.8		12.8	23.1	27.9	26.7	20.2			24.5	30.4	14.8	17.4	20.5			20.7							$23,104	$4,483	$18,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Lytle Creek Elementary

How many students attend Lytle Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Lytle Creek Elementary.

Is Lytle Creek Elementary a good school?

Lytle Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Lytle Creek Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lytle Creek Elementary?

Students at Lytle Creek Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lytle Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lytle Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curtis Middle
High : Arroyo Valley High

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