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Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary

Public Grades K-6
5322nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of California elementary schools
Summary

Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 394 students in the San Bernardino City Unified school district, which serves 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 10% of all California elementary schools with particularly low proficiency in mathematics at 11%. Its performance has declined over several years, and it now lags behind most nearby schools like Captain Leland Norton Elementary and Hardy Brown College Prep, which serve similar student populations but achieve higher test scores. Chronic absenteeism, at 34.6%, is also higher than the state average and contributes to the school's struggles.

Despite these challenges, the school shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students. Comparisons with schools like Riley Elementary, which spends a similar amount per student, suggest there is potential for improvement within the school's current resources by addressing specific instructional gaps, especially in math, and building on the effective practices used with English learners.

394
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,165
Per pupil spending ?
98.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 700 North F St.
       San Bernardino, CA  92410-3018

(909) 386-2020

District: San Bernardino City Unified


Students who attend Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Arrowview Middle
High:    Indian Springs High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.3%
African American:
6.1%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg26%
California avg41%
5,322nd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
38th of 48Elementary Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified
1200th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.35322 of 58579.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.25098 of 586913.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.04845 of 585917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.04948 of 588315.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.34076 of 578929.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.03218 of 566243.2%★★☆☆☆
201732.43646 of 569235.9%★★☆☆☆
201621.64466 of 561420.4%★☆☆☆☆
201514.75135 of 56118.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.24914 of 553011.1%★☆☆☆☆
201214.35000 of 53907.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.55102 of 53775.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201023.14369 of 531417.8%★☆☆☆☆
200913.64825 of 51937.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.54796 of 51136.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.24908 of 51134.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.61992 of 316237.0%★★☆☆☆
202345.91420 of 324556.2%★★★☆☆
202241.31721 of 331148.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.71318 of 327559.8%★★★☆☆
201868.8583 of 324682.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.45231 of 55976.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.05362 of 56124.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.25024 of 560910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.34387 of 563522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.23649 of 549233.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.53170 of 541341.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.24514 of 510711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.74133 of 510719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.53904 of 508723.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.34095 of 508419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201942.42799 of 496343.6%★★☆☆☆
201856.61806 of 483062.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202324.5295 of 33511.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.04796 of 546012.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.44507 of 551718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.54027 of 536324.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.03926 of 526425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201941.33017 of 517341.7%★★☆☆☆
201851.22286 of 508455.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.74992 of 562811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.34155 of 564326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.64182 of 563825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.84838 of 566314.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.24168 of 551024.4%★☆☆☆☆
201840.43021 of 543144.4%★★☆☆☆
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)37th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school
Homeless (2023)12th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state
Listening24%~ state avg
Mathematics11%-26 vs state
Science11%-22 vs state
Writing10%-7 vs state
Overall5%-5 vs state
Reading2%-5 vs state

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Students who attend Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arrowview Middle
High : Indian Springs High

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary.

Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of California elementary schools.

Students at Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


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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