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San Bernardino County Special Education

Public, Alternative Grades K-12
5857th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 0% of California alternative schools
Summary

San Bernardino County Special Education is a large, specialized public school serving 1,860 students in grades K-12 within the San Bernardino County Office of Education, designed for students with significant educational needs and challenges.

The school operates with a very low student-teacher ratio and exceptionally high funding—over $78,000 per student—to provide intensive, individualized support. However, it's important for parents to understand that this school serves a unique population, and traditional measures of success like test scores and graduation rates are not directly comparable to those of mainstream schools. For example, academic proficiency rates are very low, and chronic absenteeism is high, reflecting the profound challenges the students face. The school's mission is focused on providing essential services and life skills, with progress often measured in ways that aren't captured by standard tests.

When compared to other local alternative schools like the San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center or Redlands eAcademy, it's clear this school serves a distinctly different student population with more severe needs, which explains the differences in outcomes and the much higher level of resources required. Parents should evaluate this school based on its ability to meet their child's specific, complex needs rather than conventional academic benchmarks.

1,860
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$78,920
Per pupil spending ?
74.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1950 S Sunwest Ln.
       San Bernardino, CA  92408-3258

(909) 387-8511

District: San Bernardino County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.8%
White:
14.5%
African American:
13.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2022 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (0% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school2%
District avg4%
California avg41%
Elementary school
5,857th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,742nd of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
2,069th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Alternative Schools in the San Bernardino County Office of Education
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20252.75857 of 58570.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.85868 of 58690.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.65855 of 58590.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.65881 of 58830.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.71417 of 14170.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.75775 of 57890.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.25640 of 56620.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.75672 of 56920.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.15598 of 56140.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.65546 of 56111.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.55377 of 53900.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.85103 of 51130.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.15105 of 51130.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.74803 of 48180.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.44813 of 48220.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.54797 of 48090.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202213.6657 of 6630.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202219.02050 of 22277.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.8279 of 2934.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.02007 of 258522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.91399 of 212834.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20252.65107 of 51070.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.95107 of 51070.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.05084 of 50840.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.84960 of 49630.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.94822 of 48300.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20252.65460 of 54600.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.35517 of 55170.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.05360 of 53630.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.85263 of 52640.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.21110 of 11100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.35166 of 51730.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.85076 of 50840.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20252.95628 of 56280.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.15638 of 56430.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.15633 of 56380.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.85663 of 56630.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.51272 of 12720.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.15488 of 55100.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.55389 of 54310.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.22816 of 28471.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.92500 of 26355.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.92202 of 24209.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20190.52831 of 28340.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20254.62742 of 27610.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.72758 of 27830.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.52763 of 27810.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.52730 of 27400.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.4881 of 8941.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.92688 of 27151.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.52458 of 24800.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.12461 of 25081.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.82433 of 24972.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.02390 of 24773.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.72346 of 23791.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.62140 of 22595.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.91991 of 223611.0%★☆☆☆☆
20107.62077 of 21794.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.31935 of 20636.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.41963 of 20052.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.21993 of 19990.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.51789 of 18040.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20056.11745 of 17771.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20045.81760 of 17690.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.2605 of 6090.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.1620 of 6271.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.3623 of 6433.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202225.21251 of 153118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202134.5217 of 35438.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.21001 of 149132.9%★★☆☆☆
201830.8917 of 136933.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20246.12369 of 23880.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.52374 of 23740.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.32359 of 23590.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.32200 of 22130.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.62063 of 20720.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.52519 of 25420.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.82549 of 25791.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.42514 of 25310.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.32434 of 24581.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.8712 of 7211.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.62350 of 23690.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.32218 of 22300.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.42514 of 25340.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.12550 of 25520.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.52531 of 25380.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.42517 of 25270.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6745 of 7632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.12374 of 24071.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.82254 of 22730.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.01314 of 156616.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.81363 of 155212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.01346 of 153112.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20190.91601 of 16020.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.11495 of 14960.1%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.02069 of 21624.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.62029 of 21596.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.81840 of 217015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202212.21925 of 21239.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.71220 of 12905.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.91990 of 21336.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.31743 of 201713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201714.91595 of 202121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201620.11517 of 203925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201510.81780 of 199410.7%★☆☆☆☆
201317.31774 of 242626.9%★☆☆☆☆
201211.51958 of 235416.8%★☆☆☆☆
201120.11633 of 236731.0%★★☆☆☆
201014.81837 of 228119.5%★☆☆☆☆
200923.11707 of 223823.7%★☆☆☆☆
200815.61726 of 211718.5%★☆☆☆☆
200718.01590 of 206322.9%★☆☆☆☆
200621.21369 of 196830.4%★★☆☆☆
200516.81509 of 190120.6%★☆☆☆☆
200429.0955 of 165342.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202232.1766 of 116134.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.5387 of 55530.3%★★☆☆☆
201920.91009 of 11179.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.3699 of 105233.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.91880 of 19001.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.91839 of 18611.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.21867 of 20137.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31791 of 202611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.51761 of 203013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.11795 of 19437.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.51083 of 11263.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.91877 of 19373.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.61694 of 18629.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.91824 of 19426.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.81752 of 194810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.61639 of 196316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202211.81764 of 19167.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.31042 of 11227.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.91790 of 18804.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.21023 of 125218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.5925 of 121623.9%★☆☆☆☆
202346.0506 of 119757.7%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2022)8th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school
African American (2022)1st percentile~ school
White (2019)<1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Disabled (2022)18th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
African American (2025)1st percentile~ school
White (2019)<1st percentile~ school
High school
Disabled (2022)34th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy4%-44 vs state
Science3%-29 vs state
Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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San Bernardino County Special Education ranks in the bottom 0.0% of California alternative schools.

Students at San Bernardino County Special Education are 61% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,860 students attended San Bernardino County Special Education.


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