North Park Elementary, San Bernardino CA

Original Research by School Decision on North Park Elementary

North Park Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in San Bernardino, a diverse, mixed-use city with downtown neighborhoods, tree-lined mid-century residential areas, and foothill districts. The school sits in a zip code where housing values have declined modestly and rents remain accessible relative to national benchmarks. San Bernardino is the largest city in the largest county in the United States, with retail and commercial growth underway downtown, in the University District near California State University San Bernardino, and in emerging hospitality and mountain corridors.

The school's enrollment is small, at around the level typical for an elementary school of this grade band. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful representation of Black and white students, and smaller groups of Asian, multiracial, and Native American students.

State testing data from the most recent year shows proficiency in math and English language arts (ELA) clustered around the middle to lower-middle range across grades three through six. In third grade, proficiency sits roughly at or just above the midpoint in math and ELA. In grades four and five, proficiency drops into the low-to-middle range for both subjects. Sixth grade shows the most significant challenge: math proficiency is substantially lower, while ELA proficiency remains in the low-to-middle range. Science proficiency in the tested grade (five) is also low. Trend data spans only one year, so year-to-year movement cannot be assessed. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among schools in San Bernardino County, but the grade-level variation, especially in the upper elementary grades, is substantial enough that a parent may want to look into this further with the school.

North Park is part of San Bernardino City Unified School District, which adopted Vision 2030: SBCUSD SHINES in April 2024 as its district-wide strategic plan through 2030. The district has also built its high school model around Linked Learning career pathways, integrating college-preparatory academics with career-technical education and work-based learning. These are structural commitments that define the district's direction and the academic pathway families can expect as their children progress.

No data was available on chronic absenteeism, special education identification, English learner population, discipline, staffing, or attendance. State testing data does not exist for kindergarten, first, or second grades, as those grades are not tested under California's assessment system.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 31% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 23% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 19% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 610%

School 10% · District 24% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 31% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 32% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 34% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 38% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 18% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income64%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income55%Higher-income39%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income73%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income25%8 pp gap