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Best Elementary Schools
in San Bernardino City Unified

This page covers 50 of the 52 elementary schools in San Bernardino City Unified had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Yvonne Harmon
Grades KG–088 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.9:1) · above-average investment ($20,448/student)
76
/100
Student:Teacher
7.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Barton Elementary
Grades KG–06513 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
3
rank
Wilson Elementary
Grades KG–05499 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
19.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
4
rank
Bradley Elementary
Grades KG–06535 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
21.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
5
rank
Hunt Elementary
Grades KG–05543 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
20.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
95%
High economic need
6
rank
Kimbark Elementary
Grades KG–06327 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
19.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Paakuma K-8
Grades KG–08982 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
21.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Roger Anton Elementary
Grades KG–06614 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
21.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
9
rank
Del Rosa Elementary
Grades KG–06525 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
10
rank
Emmerton Elementary
Grades KG–05502 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,448/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
22.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,448
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
40 more elementary schools in San Bernardino City Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
50
Elementary Schools
76
Total Schools
76
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Yvonne Harmon
Score: 76/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.