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Urbita Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Urbita Elementary is a public K-6 school serving about 390 students in the San Bernardino City Unified district, an area where schools face significant academic challenges.

The school's overall academic performance is low, ranking in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools, with fewer than a quarter of students proficient in core subjects like English and math. However, when compared to some nearby schools in the same district, such as H. Frank Dominguez Elementary and Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary, Urbita performs better in math and science. A notable bright spot is its lower rate of chronic student absenteeism (27.3%), which is better than several surrounding schools and shows marked improvement from recent years.

Interestingly, Urbita spends more per student ($24,881) than other local schools, but this higher investment has not yet led to stronger academic results compared to a school like Hardy Brown College Prep, a charter school with similar spending but much higher performance. The school shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners and has seen volatile test scores in recent years, indicating it is working to find consistent strategies for improvement across all grade levels.

390

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,881

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

771 South J St.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-2725

(909) 388-6488

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Urbita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

2.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,001^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	18.1	5001 of 5857	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5578 of 5869	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5449 of 5859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4129 of 5883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	4050 of 5789	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3919 of 5662	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.8	4712 of 5692	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	4261 of 5614	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	4217 of 5611	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	3909 of 5530	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3544 of 5390	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3521 of 5377	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.8	3713 of 5314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	3823 of 5193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	4008 of 5113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	3963 of 5113	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	3852 of 4818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3704 of 4822	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3660 of 4809	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	1645 of 3162	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	2854 of 3245	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2057 of 3311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1727 of 3275	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	1285 of 3246	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4487 of 5597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5138 of 5612	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5312 of 5609	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4681 of 5635	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4229 of 5492	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3411 of 5413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	3951 of 5107	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4719 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4612 of 5087	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3019 of 5084	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3124 of 4963	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3128 of 4830	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4426 of 5460	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5152 of 5517	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	4973 of 5363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	3055 of 5264	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3202 of 5173	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3211 of 5084	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	5039 of 5628	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5446 of 5643	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4993 of 5638	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3184 of 5663	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3525 of 5510	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4109 of 5431	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	2157 of 2847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Listening19%-7 vs state

Writing8%-10 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

Reading5%-3 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Urbita has a small, caring environment with top-notch staff. Every teacher on campus is positive, hard-working and very good at what they do. They put in extra time and effort and genuinely care for students. Many of the teachers enroll their own children at Urbita for the positive culture and challenging academics. It is a great place to work and a great place for students to learn. Close Quote

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.4	4817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	330																					17.2		17.2	27.3	33.3	28.1	22.4			27.2	15.2	19.6	13.8	9.3			14.0	91.6	94.0	91.6	96.4	$23,503	$4,490	$19,013
Ulysses Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	550 West Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5024	589	25	23.5	87.3%	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	558 (94.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		32.6	3723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	68																					18.0		18.0	32.5	40.5	40.3	44.3			39.6	32.5	31.8	19.5	28.4			28.2					$23,060	$4,514	$18,546
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Urbita Elementary

How many students attend Urbita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Urbita Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Urbita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Urbita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curtis Middle
High : Arroyo Valley High

Is Urbita Elementary a good school?

Urbita Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Urbita Elementary?

Students at Urbita Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Urbita Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

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