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H. Frank Dominguez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

H. Frank Dominguez Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 297 students in a high-need community within the San Bernardino City Unified school district, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English and Math far below state averages and a ranking in the bottom 3% of California elementary schools; this performance has declined steadily over the past decade. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 43% of students missing too much school, which is more than double the state average and strongly correlates with lower achievement. While the school receives substantial funding per student, its outcomes are the lowest among nearby schools, including other district schools like Captain Leland Norton Elementary that serve similar student populations.

Interesting comparisons show that several nearby charter schools, such as Savant Preparatory Academy and SOAR Charter Academy, achieve significantly better academic results and have much lower absenteeism rates despite serving students with similar economic needs. This contrast, along with wide performance differences even within the same district, suggests that school-specific factors like leadership, teaching quality, and family engagement are critical for student success.

297

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,678

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 South Allen St.
San Bernardino, CA 92408-1503

(909) 888-8020

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend H. Frank Dominguez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle
High:	Indian Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

African American:

7.7%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,706^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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	8.6	5706 of 5857	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	5703 of 5869	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5520 of 5859	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5242 of 5883	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4619 of 5789	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4570 of 5662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4666 of 5692	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	4285 of 5614	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	4917 of 5611	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	1924 of 2227	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2299 of 2585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1592 of 2128	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	2764 of 3162	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2759 of 3245	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1505 of 3311	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	2974 of 3275	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2235 of 3246	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5419 of 5597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5233 of 5612	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5084 of 5609	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4793 of 5635	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4386 of 5492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4283 of 5413	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	4952 of 5107	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4911 of 5107	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	4763 of 5087	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4541 of 5084	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3597 of 4963	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3328 of 4830	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5281 of 5460	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5301 of 5517	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4965 of 5363	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4521 of 5264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3825 of 5173	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3759 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5460 of 5628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5576 of 5643	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5453 of 5638	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5247 of 5663	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4410 of 5510	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4553 of 5431	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	2222 of 2635	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1903 of 2420	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)16th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Science2%-30 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Scis - San Bernardino	Public, Charter	K-5	799 East Rialto Ave.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Scis - San Bernardino D	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 228-2054	152	6	25.1	90.8%	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.6%)	126 (82.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	45.6	2851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		46.9	2741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	110																					62.5		62.5	26.3	14.3	93.8				41.1	31.6	9.5	81.3				37.5					$21,090	$2,852	$18,238
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business	Public, Charter	K-6	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 677-0213	228	9	26.0	73.7%	0 (0.0%)	180 (78.9%)	20 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	76.9	1289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		74.1	1406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	117																					32.0		32.0	59.0	68.2	52.0	76.5			62.1	66.7	59.1	48.0	70.6			61.2	90.2	90.2		90.2	$20,609	$1,292	$19,317
STAR at Anderson Community Day	Public	K-6	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Captain Leland Norton Elementary	Public	K-6	747 North Mountain View Ave.	San Bernardino	92401	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-6369	460	21	21.9	97.0%	11 (2.4%)	66 (14.3%)	368 (80.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	41.4	3126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		38.1	3302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	176																					28.9		28.9	51.3	35.3	50.0	33.3			43.4	43.6	18.8	34.1	24.3			31.1	93.4	96.7	96.7	94.5	$23,982	$4,633	$19,349
Monterey Elementary	Public	K-6	794 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6391	372	18	20.6	96.5%	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.6%)	306 (82.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11.1	5562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.2	5805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	243																					5.3		5.3	18.8	13.3	15.8	34.9			20.2	10.4	8.9	5.3	18.6			10.4	93.8				$23,966	$4,487	$19,479
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
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
E. Neal Roberts Elementary	Public	K-6	494 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6409	425	20	20.7	96.5%	2 (0.5%)	73 (17.2%)	336 (79.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	21.7	4691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		25.7	4308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	383	31.3	16.7	4.6	0.0	12.3	81.3	27.8	31.8	11.8	37.0	43.8	44.4	4.6	5.9	23.3	18.8	11.1	4.6	0.0	8.2	5.9		5.9	29.6	32.3	15.2	50.0			30.5	35.7	26.2	7.4	12.0			20.1	96.6			96.6	$24,457	$4,521	$19,936

Frequently Asked Questions about H. Frank Dominguez Elementary

How many students attend H. Frank Dominguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended H. Frank Dominguez Elementary.

Is H. Frank Dominguez Elementary a good school?

H. Frank Dominguez Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of H. Frank Dominguez Elementary?

Students at H. Frank Dominguez Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of H. Frank Dominguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend H. Frank Dominguez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curtis Middle
High : Indian Springs High

What district is H. Frank Dominguez Elementary in?

San Bernardino City Unified

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