Original Research by School Decision on Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District is a single-school charter district serving a small enrollment across kindergarten through sixth grade in San Bernardino County. The school operates tuition-free as a public charter authorized by San Bernardino City Unified School District.
The district's defining feature is its financial literacy and entrepreneurship curriculum, which it has implemented across all grade levels using materials from the Council for Economic Education's "Never Too Young: Personal Finance for Young Learners" program. This curriculum shift from the school's original launch framework is the core instructional identity: families choosing this school are enrolling specifically for exposure to personal finance and entrepreneurship concepts starting in the early grades, woven throughout the day rather than offered as a standalone elective. This is an unusual pathway for elementary students in the county and represents the school's whole educational philosophy.
The enrollment is small and quite homogeneous in demographic composition. The vast majority of students are Black; Hispanic, multiracial, and other racial-ethnic groups represent a small share. Data on the rates of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and students with individualized education plans or English learner status were not available in the records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the economic background of families and the school's capacity to serve students with disabilities or limited English proficiency.
The school recently expanded its grade span to include transitional kindergarten, now serving TK-6, which aligns with California's broader statewide universal TK implementation. This gives families in the district's attendance area one additional year of early education at the charter before transitioning to first grade.
State assessment proficiency data and a four-year graduation rate were not available in the records, likely because the school serves only elementary grades and no state testing data are reported for this age group at the district level. A parent interested in academic outcomes should request this information from the school itself, as publicly available state testing in California does not typically report on the grade band this school serves.
The district's chronic absenteeism rate falls below the midpoint among San Bernardino County's districts, suggesting that students are attending regularly. Per-pupil spending sits in the middle-to-upper range for the county, indicating adequate resourcing relative to peer districts.
This is a specialized, small-enrollment charter with a clear curricular mission around financial literacy and entrepreneurship. It is not a traditional neighborhood school; parents choose it deliberately for its focus. Anyone considering enrollment should ask the school about its approach to serving students with varying academic needs, how the financial literacy curriculum is differentiated across grades, and what transition supports exist as students move from sixth grade to secondary school.
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