Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary, San Bernardino CA

Original Research by School Decision on Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary

Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary serves grades four through six in San Bernardino as a regular public school. The enrollment is small, drawing students from its immediate neighborhood on the city's west side. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with the vast majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Special education and English learner enrollment counts are not available in the reported data.

The school's state testing results show low proficiency across subjects. In math, students in grade four meet the proficiency benchmark at roughly a quarter of the tested cohort; grade five drops to about a quarter as well; grade six falls sharply to single digits. English language arts performs somewhat better: grade four at about a third proficient, grade five at roughly two-fifths, grade six at about one-fifth. Science proficiency in grade five, the only grade level tested, sits in the low twenties. Overall, the school's proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint relative to districts in San Bernardino County. The school has only one year of state assessment data, so trend information is not yet available.

San Bernardino itself is the largest city by population in the county and contains a mix of residential neighborhoods, from tree-lined mid-century districts to foothill areas and renter-heavy urban neighborhoods near downtown. The area has seen growth in retail and commercial sectors, with ongoing development in the downtown and around California State University San Bernardino. Civic anchors include the Feldheym Library and a restored Santa Fe Depot that now serves as a cultural center. Housing values in the school's zip code are moderate for the region, and rents align with national affordability benchmarks. The area is served by major freeways connecting to broader regional job and service centers.

The district, San Bernardino City Unified, adopted its Vision 2030: SBCUSD SHINES strategic plan in April 2024, setting priorities around high academic expectations, equity, student wellness, and safe learning environments through the rest of the decade. The district has also built its high schools around Linked Learning career pathways that blend college-prep academics with career-technical education and work-based learning, earning multiple Gold certifications. For families considering this school, the question is whether the current academic performance and the district's multi-year plan point toward improvement in the years ahead. A parent may want to look into further with the school what supports are in place for mathematics proficiency in particular, and how the school is engaging with the district's broader Vision 2030 commitments at the elementary level.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 23% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 19% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Grade 69%

School 9% · District 24% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 34% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 38% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 18% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with 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.