Roger Anton Elementary, San Bernardino CA

Original Research by School Decision on Roger Anton Elementary

Roger Anton Elementary is a kindergarten-through-sixth-grade public school in San Bernardino serving a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and overwhelmingly low-income. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school sits in a city that blends residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and institutional anchors like the Feldheym Library and a restored train station serving as a cultural center.

The school's academic results, measured by California's CAASPP and CAST assessments, show proficiency rates well below state median. In English language arts across tested grades, the school's proficiency ranged from about one quarter to just over one third. Math proficiency was lower, ranging from about one eighth to roughly one third depending on grade. In fifth-grade science, proficiency hovered just above one tenth. These results place the school below the midpoint for overall proficiency when compared to other districts in San Bernardino County. A parent may want to look into further with the school what academic supports or interventions are in place, particularly in math and science.

State testing data shows only one year of results, so trend lines cannot be drawn. The school's enrollment is stable at around six hundred students across seven grades, with kindergarten serving the largest cohort. The district that houses Roger Anton, San Bernardino City Unified, adopted Vision 2030 in April 2024 as its strategic direction through the end of the decade, centering academic expectations, student wellness, equity, and safe learning environments. At the high school level, the district has built a college and career readiness model around Linked Learning pathways that integrate academics with career-technical education and work-based learning, though this does not directly affect elementary students today.

The housing market in the school's 92404 zip code is relatively affordable by regional standards, with median home values modest and rents modest as well, though renters' housing costs consume a meaningful share of household income. The area's unemployment rate sits slightly above the national average. San Bernardino itself is experiencing commercial and retail growth in multiple districts, and the downtown area is undergoing planned densification with mixed-use development, suggesting gradual economic activity and neighborhood change.

For families considering Roger Anton, the school offers a neighborhood elementary setting in a large, diverse city with significant need and emerging investment. The academic performance data suggests the school is working with a population that faces substantial challenges and whose proficiency rates lag the county median. Families will want to understand what literacy, numeracy, and science instruction looks like in the school's classrooms and what supports exist for students not yet meeting grade-level standards.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 31% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 23% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 19% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 24% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 31% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 32% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 34% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 38% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

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

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 9 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.