Monterey Elementary, San Bernardino CA

Original Research by School Decision on Monterey Elementary

Monterey Elementary is a small school serving grades kindergarten through sixth in San Bernardino, with an enrollment drawn almost entirely from the neighborhoods immediately around it. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in a city that blends residential districts, commercial corridors, and a downtown area undergoing gradual redevelopment; home values in the area are modest relative to California's state average, and rental costs remain moderate.

The academic picture here is straightforward and difficult. California's state assessments in English language arts and mathematics, administered in the 2024-25 school year, show proficiency rates well below the state baseline across elementary and middle grades. In third grade, proficiency in English language arts stands in the low double digits, while mathematics proficiency is in the single digits. Fourth and fifth grades show similarly low proficiency in both subjects. Sixth grade performs better in English language arts, with proficiency in the mid-range, while mathematics proficiency remains below the state average. A science assessment given in fifth grade also shows proficiency in the single digits. When the school's overall proficiency is compared to schools serving similar grades across San Bernardino County, Monterey falls in the bottom quartile.

Only one year of assessment data is available in the record, so no trend can be established. The school is part of San Bernardino City Unified, which has adopted a strategic plan called Vision 2030: SBCUSD SHINES that sets academic, career readiness, and equity priorities through 2030. At the high school level, the district has invested significantly in Linked Learning career pathways, though those are not relevant to an elementary school.

The data does not include information about the school's attendance rates, discipline policies, special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, or staffing, so a fuller picture of how the school functions day to day is not available here. A parent looking at Monterey may want to connect directly with the school or district to learn more about the supports and interventions in place, the composition of the teaching staff, and the specific needs the school is working to address.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 31% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 49%

School 9% · District 23% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 19% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 24% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 31% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 32% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 34% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 38% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 18% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

This schoolSan Bernardino City Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.