Summary:
ZIP code 92405 has nine schools—six elementary, one middle, one high and one alternative—with 5,457 students; enrollment ranges from 248 at Arrowhead Elementary to 1,440 at San Bernardino High. For 2025–2026, the eight schools with results averaged 33% in ELA, 21% in math and 23% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is that even the area’s average results trail the state by 17 points in ELA, 17 in math and 13 in science.
Results vary substantially by school and subject. Riley Elementary and Marshall Elementary tie for the top all-grades ELA result at 36%, while Lincoln Elementary is lowest at 22%, a 14-point spread. Riley leads math at 30%, compared with Lincoln’s 14%; Arrowhead Elementary leads science at 34%, while Lincoln is lowest at 10%, a 25-point spread. In fifth-grade results, Arrowhead leads ELA and science, and Riley leads math, underscoring that the leading school depends on the subject.
Scores improved on average from the prior year, most notably in science: gains were 2 points in ELA, 3 in math and 7 in science, compared with state increases of about 0, 1 and 3 points. Progress was not universal: Davidson Elementary fell 5 points in ELA, and Riley fell 3 points in math; Arrowhead’s science score rose 19 points. SchoolDigger ranks Riley highest among the listed elementary schools at the 35th percentile and Lincoln lowest at the 5th. Income figures are context, not an explanation of scores: several schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, ranging from 92% at George Brown Junior Elementary to 97% at Arrowhead.
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