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Monterey Elementary

Public Grades K-6
5111th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of California elementary schools
Summary

Monterey Elementary serves 372 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in San Bernardino, a community where nearby schools provide useful local comparisons. Chronic absenteeism is high: 39% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 29% in San Bernardino City Unified and 18% statewide. Most importantly, Monterey had the lowest proficiency among nearby schools with same-year results in all three tested subjects, and its results were below district and state levels in each.

English language arts is the school’s strongest subject relative to comparisons, while science is its clearest weakness. In 2025–2026, 29% of Monterey students were proficient in ELA, versus 39% districtwide and 49% statewide; the nearby-school average was 42%. Math proficiency was 16%, compared with 26% districtwide, 38% statewide and a 30% nearby-school average. In science, just 4% were proficient, versus 25% in the district, 36% statewide and a 26% nearby-school average. Monterey was below even the lowest nearby result in each subject. Its absenteeism rate was also the highest among nearby schools reporting a 2025–2026 rate.

ELA and math have improved over the four years shown, but science has moved in the wrong direction: ELA rose from 16% to 29% and math from 9% to 16% between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026, while science fell from 7% to 4%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 1st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 12th percentile in 2025–2026, but Monterey still had 1 star and ranked below nearby schools with current ratings. The 20.6:1 student-teacher ratio and 97% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025 offer context, not an explanation for results; California is a statewide free-meals state. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for homeless students was at the 28th percentile, above the school’s overall 12th percentile. Its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 28th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 5th in 2023–2024, a notable decline.

372
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,548
Per pupil spending ?
96.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
93%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 794 East Monterey Ave.
       San Bernardino, CA  92410-6416

(909) 388-6391

District: San Bernardino City Unified


Students who attend Monterey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Curtis Middle
High:    Indian Springs High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.3%
African American:
11.6%
Asian:
3.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 12th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school20%
District avg31%
California avg42%
5,111th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
42nd of 48Elementary Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified
1086th of 1,530San 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
202616.45111 of 581712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202511.15562 of 58575.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.25805 of 58691.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.65666 of 58593.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.85470 of 58837.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.35612 of 57893.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.25524 of 56622.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.25481 of 56923.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.45092 of 56149.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201524.24206 of 561125.0%★☆☆☆☆
201322.64561 of 553017.5%★☆☆☆☆
201220.04643 of 539013.9%★☆☆☆☆
201113.15070 of 53775.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201017.24767 of 531410.3%★☆☆☆☆
200912.34891 of 51935.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.24957 of 51133.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.55027 of 51131.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20066.14768 of 48181.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20059.34684 of 48222.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200412.54512 of 48096.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201932.11678 of 258535.1%★★☆☆☆
201827.11582 of 212825.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202422.02998 of 31625.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.32579 of 324520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.92373 of 331128.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.72955 of 32759.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.02529 of 324622.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.84925 of 558111.8%★☆☆☆☆
20259.25467 of 55972.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.95580 of 56120.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.75462 of 56092.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.75388 of 56354.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.55288 of 54923.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.95282 of 54132.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.14475 of 509412.2%★☆☆☆☆
202513.34849 of 51075.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.75036 of 51071.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.74985 of 50872.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.34735 of 50846.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.74759 of 49634.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.34719 of 48302.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.2264 of 36627.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.34452 of 542317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202512.65191 of 54604.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.75448 of 55171.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.15194 of 53633.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.14714 of 526410.4%★☆☆☆☆
201911.45010 of 51733.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.74964 of 50842.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.54887 of 560312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202514.85136 of 56288.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.35532 of 56432.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.55332 of 56385.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.54985 of 566312.0%★☆☆☆☆
20199.75362 of 55102.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.95317 of 54312.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2019)35th percentile+32 vs school
Homeless (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school
Female (2026)12th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state
Mathematics16%-22 vs state
Science4%-32 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Elementary

Students at Monterey Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Monterey Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.1% of California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Monterey Elementary.

Students who attend Monterey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curtis Middle
High : Indian Springs High

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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