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Mt. Vernon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Vernon Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 471 students in the San Bernardino City Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are substantially lower than both the district and state averages. While chronic student absenteeism has improved recently, it remains higher than at most nearby schools. Notably, Ramona-Alessandro Elementary, located less than a mile away, performs significantly better academically despite serving a very similar student population, suggesting that factors like school leadership or teaching methods can make a difference.

The school's performance varies widely by grade, with upper-grade math and sixth-grade English showing particular weakness. Despite a major increase in per-student spending over the past few years, academic results have not yet improved, indicating that how resources are used is critical. Other nearby schools, like Hardy Brown College Prep, show that better outcomes are possible in the area, providing a potential model for strategies that could help Mt. Vernon Elementary students succeed.

471

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,769

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1271 West Tenth St.
San Bernardino, CA 92411-2217

(909) 388-6400

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Mt. Vernon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

African American:

2.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,627^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	10.2	5627 of 5857	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5636 of 5869	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5524 of 5859	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5652 of 5883	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	5000 of 5789	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5229 of 5662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	5036 of 5692	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	5235 of 5614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	5486 of 5611	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	5431 of 5530	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	5145 of 5390	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	5255 of 5377	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	4951 of 5314	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	4915 of 5193	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	4991 of 5113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	5023 of 5113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	4532 of 4818	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	4497 of 4822	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	4278 of 4809	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.7	1663 of 2128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	2263 of 3162	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1905 of 3245	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3067 of 3311	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	2563 of 3275	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1757 of 3246	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5400 of 5597	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5433 of 5612	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5245 of 5609	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5406 of 5635	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4769 of 5492	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5070 of 5413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	4854 of 5107	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	4874 of 5107	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4705 of 5087	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4774 of 5084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3714 of 4963	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4237 of 4830	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	359 of 429	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	350 of 364	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	5140 of 5460	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5202 of 5517	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4901 of 5363	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4911 of 5264	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4286 of 5173	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4668 of 5084	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	5374 of 5628	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5345 of 5643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	5324 of 5638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5469 of 5663	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4764 of 5510	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4962 of 5431	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	2449 of 2847	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1948 of 2635	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2338 of 2420	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2018)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
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
Graciano Gomez Elementary	Public	K-6	1480 West 11th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-8159	481	23	21.3	97.1%	10 (2.1%)	23 (4.8%)	426 (88.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	17.6	5040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.4	5273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	233	8.3	15.0	4.9		8.2	50.0	35.0	34.2		38.8	8.3	20.0	2.4		8.2	4.2	15.0	4.9		7.1	14.0		14.0	26.4	33.8	23.7	27.9			27.7	19.7	16.9	19.4	8.1			16.5							$22,847	$4,325	$18,522
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
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-3	1554 Garner Ave.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6470	512	30	17.0	94.9%	6 (1.2%)	20 (3.9%)	469 (91.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0	31.8				31.8	13.6				13.6	0.0				0.0				27.5						27.5	33.7						33.7	96.8			97.5			$23,458	$4,264	$19,194
Woodward Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1777 W. Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	Woodward Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 266-1762	69	4	17.2	98.6%	2 (2.9%)	48 (69.6%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																														2.8							2.8							$32,199	$4,306	$27,893
Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	1266 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6460	462	22	21.0	95.9%	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.5%)	423 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.4	4101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		23.7	4493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	392	17.7	4.2	0.0		7.5	61.8	12.5	28.6		36.6	20.6	20.8	0.0		12.9	8.8	0.0	0.0		3.2	11.4		11.4	27.6	41.1	23.1				30.4	36.7	32.4	29.5				32.9	94.1						$24,258	$4,514	$19,744
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
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 North California St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6450	412	23	17.9	95.6%	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	359 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	16.5	5148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		22.2	4661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	487	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	1.1	18.2	24.0	20.8	5.3	17.8	0.0	12.0	0.0	10.5	5.6	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	1.1	10.8		10.8	22.2	22.2	15.6	22.7			20.4	47.6	12.7	7.9	6.8			20.0	92.9	96.5	95.3	95.3	94.1	95.3	$24,193	$4,612	$19,581
Howard Inghram Elementary	Public	K-6	1695 West 19th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6633	264	12	21.9	97.3%	8 (3.0%)	45 (17.0%)	199 (75.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	12	5511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		17.5	5079^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	432																					10.9		10.9	15.4	18.4	21.7	26.3			20.5	20.5	18.9	8.7	7.9			13.8	93.9	93.9		93.9	93.9	93.9	$23,667	$4,931	$18,736
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Vernon Elementary

What district is Mt. Vernon Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

How many students attend Mt. Vernon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Mt. Vernon Elementary.

Is Mt. Vernon Elementary a good school?

Mt. Vernon Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Vernon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mt. Vernon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Arroyo Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Vernon Elementary?

Students at Mt. Vernon Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

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