Howard Inghram Elementary, San Bernardino CA

Original Research by School Decision on Howard Inghram Elementary

Howard Inghram Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in a predominantly Hispanic and Black neighborhood on the west side of San Bernardino. The school enrolls a substantially economically disadvantaged student body, with a very high share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Racial and ethnic composition is about three-fourths Hispanic and about one-sixth Black.

The school's state testing results from the most recent assessment cycle show proficiency well below state midpoints across all tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, results ranged from below one-fifth proficient in third grade to just above one-quarter proficient in sixth grade. In mathematics, proficiency was even lower, ranging from below one-tenth in the upper elementary grades to roughly one-fifth in third grade. Science proficiency, tested in fifth grade, was similarly low. When ranked against the other school-level results in San Bernardino County, Howard Inghram's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile of tested schools in the county. These are significantly weak academic results that warrant close attention from parents considering this school or those whose children already attend.

The school has only one year of comparable assessment data available, so trend information is not present in the current results.

San Bernardino itself is a large urban center with diverse neighborhood character, ranging from downtown areas with apartment complexes and mixed-use development to mid-century residential districts. The housing market in the school's zip code is moderately priced relative to the state, with home values and monthly rents within an affordable range for the region. Downtown San Bernardino is undergoing development driven by the Downtown Specific Plan, and the city also contains a University District anchored by California State University San Bernardino, though these development zones sit apart from the neighborhoods directly served by Howard Inghram.

The school sits within San Bernardino City Unified, a district that has built a structured, multi-year strategic plan called Vision 2030: SBCUSD SHINES, approved in April 2024, which sets expectations around academics, college and career readiness, student wellness, and safe learning environments through 2030. At the secondary level, the district has created a distinctive model around Linked Learning career pathways, which integrate college-prep academics with career-technical education and work-based learning. That structure does not directly apply to elementary schools like Howard Inghram, but it reflects the district's broader commitment to college and career readiness as a foundational principle.

A parent may want to look into further what interventions or additional support the school offers in light of the proficiency data, and whether the school has current or planned initiatives tied to the district's Vision 2030 priorities.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 31% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 23% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 19% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 68%

School 8% · District 24% · ▼ 16 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 31% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 418%

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

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

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 34% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 38% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 18% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 11 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.