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Thompson Elementary

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Thompson Elementary ranks 3991 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thompson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 455 students in Highland, California, and is part of the San Bernardino City Unified school district, where it stands out as one of the stronger performers among its immediate peers.

While the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below the state average, it leads most other San Bernardino City Unified schools like Lankershim Elementary and Emmerton Elementary in core subjects. The school has shown historical strength in supporting English Learners, but there is a notable and widening performance gap between female and male students. Chronic absenteeism, at 29.5%, is a challenge but is actually lower than the district average and several nearby schools.

A key insight is the dramatic difference when comparing across district lines. Schools in the neighboring Redlands Unified district, such as Highland Grove Elementary and Arroyo Verde Elementary, achieve significantly higher academic results despite spending less per student. Thompson's performance has also declined over the past several years, with particular drops in upper grades and for some student subgroups, indicating areas that need focused attention.

455

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,691

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7401 Church Ave.
Highland, CA 92346-3709

(909) 388-6512

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Thompson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Serrano Middle
High:	San Gorgonio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

African American:

9.0%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,991^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	29.6	3991 of 5857	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3489 of 5869	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	3132 of 5859	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3535 of 5883	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2668 of 5789	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2554 of 5662	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	2225 of 5692	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.9	3227 of 5614	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	3436 of 5611	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	2805 of 5530	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.5	3352 of 5390	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.0	3082 of 5377	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	3397 of 5314	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3404 of 5193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	3016 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	3526 of 5113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	2992 of 4818	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	2528 of 4822	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	2214 of 4809	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	1211 of 2227	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1399 of 2585	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	736 of 2128	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	1580 of 3162	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	616 of 3245	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	320 of 3311	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	38.3	1896 of 3275	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	1153 of 3246	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3243 of 5597	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3269 of 5612	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2941 of 5609	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3465 of 5635	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2907 of 5492	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	2203 of 5413	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2903 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2407 of 5107	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2077 of 5087	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2563 of 5084	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1694 of 4963	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1501 of 4830	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3270 of 5460	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2674 of 5517	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	2045 of 5363	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2740 of 5264	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	1613 of 5173	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	2083 of 5084	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4431 of 5628	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3501 of 5643	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3162 of 5638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3355 of 5663	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2311 of 5510	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2588 of 5431	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2507 of 2847	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1359 of 2635	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	980 of 2420	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.1	2249 of 2834	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1562 of 2737	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

White (2019)21st percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science14%-19 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-6	7401 Church Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6512	455	21	22.0	88.8%	27 (5.9%)	41 (9.0%)	355 (78.0%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	29.6	3991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		35.3	3489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	502																					14.1	14.1	32.8	51.0	42.3	29.6	38.2	34.3	38.5	14.1	15.5	24.3	96.9		96.9	$20,691	$18,956	$1,735
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				$20,319	$18,484	$1,835
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				$20,940	$19,406	$1,534
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Cypress St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6514	517	27	18.8	94.2%	12 (2.3%)	40 (7.7%)	443 (85.7%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	25	4400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		17.2	5105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	705	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	38.9	22.2	26.7		29.4	22.2	22.2	0.0		15.7	0.0	22.2	0.0		7.8	11.5	11.5	43.9	27.5	23.3	23.1	29.8	54.6	23.5	8.3	7.7	24.0	96.3		96.3	$20,142	$18,354	$1,788
Highland Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2420	504	20	25.2	64.9%	65 (12.9%)	18 (3.6%)	322 (63.9%)	65 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.0%)	69.3	1633^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.4	1760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	127																					47.1	47.1	48.8	61.3	57.5		55.7	50.0	56.0	43.7		49.6				$1,965	$706	$1,259
Oehl Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 Palm Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-2261	436	20	21.8	89.0%	22 (5.0%)	40 (9.2%)	341 (78.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	23.3	4558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		20.3	4839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	281	0.0	0.0	6.3	12.0	4.2	37.1	7.1	34.4	28.0	27.5	2.9	3.6	9.4	16.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.1	8.0	2.5	26.9	26.9	20.0	22.4	43.6	30.2	30.0	25.5	11.9	21.8	13.2	18.2				$22,640	$20,870	$1,770
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	$20,902	$19,168	$1,734
Arroyo Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	7701 Church St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5590	518	22	23.5	59.1%	88 (17.0%)	37 (7.1%)	308 (59.5%)	37 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.9%)	53.8	2375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		60.7	2039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	336																					36.4	36.4	40.9	49.4	57.6		50.4	41.2	42.2	32.0		37.9				$2,593	$1,018	$1,575
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	$23,532	$21,708	$1,824
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				$21,227	$19,350	$1,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Thompson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thompson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Serrano Middle
High : San Gorgonio High

How many students attend Thompson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Thompson Elementary.

Is Thompson Elementary a good school?

Thompson Elementary ranks 3991^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Elementary?

Students at Thompson Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Thompson Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

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