Is Barton Elementary a good school?

Barton Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Barton Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 505 students attended Barton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barton Elementary?

Students at Barton Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Barton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Del Vallejo Middle

Barton Elementary

Summary:

Barton Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 513 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1221 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barton Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 18.5% in 2018-2019 to 49.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Lankershim Elementary (38.0%) and Warm Springs Elementary (34.6%). Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 17.97% of students proficient or better in ELA and 9.77% in Math, compared to 33.42% and 21.02% for the district, respectively.

Barton Elementary also struggles to support certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 10% and 30% of California elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.84% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools like Belvedere Elementary (79.51%) and Oehl Elementary (86.64%). Addressing these challenges, including the root causes of high absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions for underperforming student groups, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes at Barton Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

2214 Pumalo St.
San Bernardino, CA 92404-3564

(909) 388-6534

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5578^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,199

Students who attend Barton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Del Vallejo Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 505

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

African American:

21.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barton Elementary ranks worse than 95.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 41^st among 48 ranked elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.52. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.7%), African American (21.2%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barton Elementary is 21. 28 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barton Elementary is $6,199. 46 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barton Elementary 5578^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Bernardino City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bernardino City Unified 1221^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.31	4390^th	4809	8.7%
2005	10.74	4617^th	4822	4.3%
2006	9.17	4669^th	4818	3.1%
2007	8.01	5010^th	5113	2.0%
2008	6.58	5054^th	5113	1.2%
2009	7.90	5081^st	5193	2.2%
2010	14.52	4931^st	5314	7.2%
2011	15.87	4908^th	5377	8.7%
2012	10.41	5181^st	5390	3.9%
2013	12.39	5183^rd	5530	6.3%
2015	12.97	5280^th	5611	5.9%
2016	10.39	5417^th	5614	3.5%
2017	16.77	4971^st	5692	12.7%
2018	14.07	5173^rd	5662	8.6%
2019	10.65	5525^th	5789	4.6%
2022	11.42	5642^nd	5883	4.1%
2023	11.05	5652^nd	5874	3.8%
2024	11.52	5578^th	5862	4.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.66	2022^nd	3246	37.7%
2022	30.79	2543^rd	3311	23.2%
2023	39.66	1848^th	3250	43.1%
2024	33.37	2303^rd	3160	27.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%
2024	20.38	2376^th	2634	9.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.81	4555^th	5084	10.4%
2019	14.71	4855^th	5173	6.1%
2022	16.14	4899^th	5264	6.9%
2023	14.53	5081^st	5374	5.5%
2024	14.73	5159^th	5511	6.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.55	4877^th	5413	9.9%
2019	10.79	5270^th	5492	4.0%
2022	11.05	5479^th	5635	2.8%
2023	13.60	5266^th	5617	6.2%
2024	17.71	4905^th	5605	12.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.94	5034^th	5431	7.3%
2019	11.84	5269^th	5510	4.4%
2022	13.63	5333^rd	5663	5.8%
2023	10.42	5504^th	5650	2.6%
2024	8.57	5556^th	5636	1.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.98	517^th	700	26.1%
2019	34.30	491^st	747	34.3%
2022	25.27	542^nd	663	18.3%
2023	27.94	498^th	662	24.8%
2024	23.41	497^th	593	16.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.45	4403^rd	4830	8.8%
2019	10.56	4841^st	4963	2.5%
2022	14.38	4833^rd	5084	4.9%
2023	14.70	4809^th	5098	5.7%
2024	15.72	4727^th	5102	7.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Barton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	238	63	10	50	6	n/a	n/a	0	367
1989	261	81	13	67	6	n/a	n/a	0	428
1990	213	81	15	61	7	n/a	n/a	0	377
1991	172	100	18	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	380
1992	181	120	17	113	4	n/a	n/a	0	435
1993	171	137	18	91	2	n/a	n/a	0	419
1994	143	128	16	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
1995	139	110	17	140	5	n/a	n/a	0	411
1996	139	110	17	140	5	n/a	n/a	0	411
1997	123	150	21	120	4	n/a	n/a	0	418
1998	114	173	22	130	5	n/a	n/a	0	444
1999	96	170	27	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	436
2000	72	217	31	170	5	n/a	n/a	0	495
2001	92	205	26	187	4	n/a	n/a	0	514
2002	91	211	21	234	5	n/a	n/a	5	567
2003	91	211	21	234	5	n/a	n/a	5	567
2004	81	217	19	257	5	n/a	n/a	9	588
2005	76	192	23	266	7	n/a	n/a	15	579
2006	61	177	21	261	6	n/a	n/a	25	551
2007	53	177	28	264	1	n/a	n/a	26	549
2008	52	164	26	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2009	54	132	16	291	3	2	26	0	524
2010	51	141	9	298	5	6	10	0	520
2011	44	117	12	280	7	4	15	0	479
2012	39	130	5	274	4	4	15	0	471
2013	37	129	6	307	4	0	17	0	500
2014	31	122	6	279	5	0	21	0	464
2015	29	109	5	295	7	1	34	0	480
2016	21	118	5	293	6	0	39	0	482
2017	24	128	10	290	6	1	41	0	500
2018	20	108	10	315	3	3	40	0	499
2019	19	118	7	299	1	2	40	0	486
2020	20	126	7	312	1	1	43	0	510
2021	14	106	7	342	1	1	27	0	498
2022	21	123	9	348	0	2	17	0	520
2023	25	113	10	346	2	1	16	0	513
2024	17	107	13	342	1	2	23	0	505

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	367	16.0	22.9	n/a
1989	428	17.0	25.1	n/a
1990	377	15.9	23.7	n/a
1991	380	16.9	22.4	n/a
1992	435	17.2	25.2	54.9
1993	419	18.0	23.3	57.3
1994	379	18.0	21.1	60.4
1995	411	17.0	24.2	82.2
1996	411	17.0	24.2	82.2
1997	418	20.0	20.9	86.6
1998	444	22.0	20.2	85.1
1999	436	24.0	18.2	90.1
2000	495	25.0	19.8	91.9
2001	514	29.0	17.7	89.3
2002	567	30.0	18.9	100.4
2003	567	30.0	18.9	100.4
2004	588	30.0	19.6	95.2
2005	579	30.0	19.3	92.4
2006	551	32.3	17.1	89.5
2007	549	28.0	19.6	90.1
2008	489	30.0	16.3	89.4
2009	524	29.0	16.9	89.3
2010	520	28.0	18.5	90.2
2011	479	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
2013	500	23.0	21.7	95.6
2014	464	18.0	25.7	95.7
2015	480	19.0	25.2	90.2
2016	482	22.0	21.9	91.3
2017	500	20.0	25.0	87.6
2018	499	22.0	22.6	90.4
2019	486	20.0	24.3	90.1
2020	510	n/a	n/a	92.7
2021	498	24.0	20.7	92
2022	520	25.0	20.8	89
2023	513	27.0	18.9	90.8
2024	505	24.0	21.0	94.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	367	16.0	22.9	n/a
1989	428	17.0	25.1	n/a
1990	377	15.9	23.7	n/a
1991	380	16.9	22.4	n/a
1992	435	17.2	25.2	54.9
1993	419	18.0	23.3	57.3
1994	379	18.0	21.1	60.4
1995	411	17.0	24.2	82.2
1996	411	17.0	24.2	82.2
1997	418	20.0	20.9	86.6
1998	444	22.0	20.2	85.1
1999	436	24.0	18.2	90.1
2000	495	25.0	19.8	91.9
2001	514	29.0	17.7	89.3
2002	567	30.0	18.9	100.4
2003	567	30.0	18.9	100.4
2004	588	30.0	19.6	95.2
2005	579	30.0	19.3	92.4
2006	551	32.3	17.1	89.5
2007	549	28.0	19.6	90.1
2008	489	30.0	16.3	89.4
2009	524	29.0	16.9	89.3
2010	520	28.0	18.5	90.2
2011	479	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
2013	500	23.0	21.7	95.6
2014	464	18.0	25.7	95.7
2015	480	19.0	25.2	90.2
2016	482	22.0	21.9	91.3
2017	500	20.0	25.0	87.6
2018	499	22.0	22.6	90.4
2019	486	20.0	24.3	90.1
2020	510	n/a	n/a	92.7
2021	498	24.0	20.7	92
2022	520	25.0	20.8	89
2023	513	27.0	18.9	90.8
2024	505	24.0	21.0	94.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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