Is Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary a good school?

Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary ranks 4269 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 422 students attended Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary?

Students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shandin Hills Middle High : Arroyo Valley High

Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Summary:

Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 443 students in grades K-5. 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.

Despite being a creative arts-focused school, Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.9% in 2017-2018 to 37.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools in the district. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 30.77% and 22.27% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency in 2023-2024. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student groups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing better than the overall school, while male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform worse.

The school's struggles are further compounded by its high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 88.26% to 93.17% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby schools in the district. This suggests that the community faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which likely contribute to the overall low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates observed at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary. The school's declining performance over time, coupled with its underperformance compared to nearby schools, indicates the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

2699 North California St.
San Bernardino, CA 92407-6714

(909) 880-6600

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4269^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,731

Students who attend Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shandin Hills Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 422

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

5.0%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th 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 26.15. (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 (88.4%), African American (5%), White (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is 21.1. 31 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary employs 19.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary is $7,731, which is the 10^th highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary 4269^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.88	3943^rd	4809	18.0%
2005	14.35	4377^th	4822	9.2%
2006	19.35	4049^th	4818	16.0%
2007	15.48	4611^th	5113	9.8%
2008	18.65	4422^nd	5113	13.5%
2009	14.30	4775^th	5193	8.0%
2010	14.77	4916^th	5314	7.5%
2011	13.79	5017^th	5377	6.7%
2012	11.66	5138^th	5390	4.7%
2013	10.70	5266^th	5530	4.8%
2015	17.74	4863^rd	5611	13.3%
2016	29.26	3834^th	5614	31.7%
2017	36.13	3357^th	5692	41.0%
2018	49.88	2574^th	5662	54.5%
2019	53.85	2385^th	5789	58.8%
2022	33.69	3563^rd	5883	39.4%
2023	26.39	4239^th	5874	27.8%
2024	26.15	4269^th	5862	27.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.05	849^th	3246	73.8%
2019	39.98	1789^th	3275	45.4%
2022	33.25	2343^rd	3311	29.2%
2023	57.04	903^rd	3250	72.2%
2024	31.11	2481^st	3160	21.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.17	1432^nd	5084	71.8%
2019	69.75	1200^th	5173	76.8%
2022	51.24	2204^th	5264	58.1%
2023	33.25	3632^nd	5374	32.4%
2024	33.19	3677^th	5511	33.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.67	2619^th	5413	51.6%
2019	50.92	2438^th	5492	55.6%
2022	32.64	3524^th	5635	37.5%
2023	28.87	3881^st	5617	30.9%
2024	32.27	3620^th	5605	35.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.86	2394^th	5431	55.9%
2019	55.73	2158^th	5510	60.8%
2022	35.51	3312^th	5663	41.5%
2023	25.26	4229^th	5650	25.2%
2024	20.90	4622^nd	5636	18.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.74	1689^th	4830	65.0%
2019	61.86	1587^th	4963	68.0%
2022	49.06	2268^th	5084	55.4%
2023	38.41	3036^th	5098	40.4%
2024	38.43	3079^th	5102	39.7%

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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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	125	183	17	174	4	n/a	n/a	0	503
1989	164	187	29	191	6	n/a	n/a	0	577
1990	172	178	27	211	4	n/a	n/a	0	592
1991	159	170	35	219	2	n/a	n/a	0	585
1992	144	141	45	225	3	n/a	n/a	0	558
1993	167	146	48	221	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1994	137	127	46	238	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1995	112	120	58	233	4	n/a	n/a	0	527
1996	112	120	58	233	4	n/a	n/a	0	527
1997	132	117	45	251	3	n/a	n/a	0	548
1998	126	109	37	246	5	n/a	n/a	0	523
1999	106	107	28	245	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2000	85	111	25	273	4	n/a	n/a	0	498
2001	93	101	25	293	5	n/a	n/a	0	517
2002	85	107	20	376	3	n/a	n/a	2	593
2003	85	107	20	376	3	n/a	n/a	2	593
2004	73	103	17	394	5	n/a	n/a	5	597
2005	69	112	16	434	2	n/a	n/a	5	638
2006	63	98	21	425	2	n/a	n/a	9	618
2007	51	95	22	432	1	n/a	n/a	14	615
2008	43	88	8	475	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
2009	36	81	13	422	2	1	11	0	566
2010	31	69	8	407	3	1	15	0	534
2011	30	65	15	470	5	1	14	0	600
2012	29	59	18	510	3	1	9	0	629
2013	27	52	15	479	2	1	22	0	598
2014	19	35	21	480	2	1	6	0	564
2015	16	36	22	496	0	1	14	0	585
2016	13	37	16	479	0	2	18	0	565
2017	16	32	17	463	1	4	24	0	557
2018	17	33	14	456	1	1	32	0	554
2019	19	34	16	486	0	0	6	0	561
2020	15	29	11	490	0	0	10	0	555
2021	14	24	12	465	0	1	11	0	527
2022	9	21	4	421	0	0	10	0	465
2023	6	17	9	400	0	0	11	0	443
2024	11	21	10	373	0	1	6	0	422

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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
1989	577	22.9	25.1	n/a
1990	592	22.0	26.9	n/a
1991	585	22.0	26.5	n/a
1992	558	22.4	24.9	77.8
1993	582	24.0	24.3	58.6
1994	548	24.0	22.8	75.4
1995	527	22.0	24.0	87.5
1996	527	22.0	24.0	87.5
1997	548	22.0	24.9	94.9
1998	523	24.0	21.8	81.6
1999	489	26.0	18.8	89.4
2000	498	24.0	20.8	82.9
2001	517	25.0	20.7	83.6
2002	593	28.0	21.2	89.5
2003	593	28.0	21.2	89.5
2004	597	30.0	19.9	91.7
2005	638	32.0	19.9	94.5
2006	618	33.0	18.7	93.9
2007	615	33.0	18.6	91.7
2008	615	38.0	16.2	94.5
2009	566	27.0	17.7	92
2010	534	26.0	20.5	93.8
2011	600	n/a	n/a	94
2012	629	22.0	28.5	n/a
2013	598	19.0	31.4	98.5
2014	564	20.0	28.2	97.5
2015	585	22.0	26.5	93.7
2016	565	21.0	26.9	94.5
2017	557	22.0	25.3	92.8
2018	554	21.0	26.3	93.1
2019	561	22.0	25.5	93.6
2020	555	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	527	22.5	23.4	93.2
2022	465	23.0	20.2	92.5
2023	443	19.9	22.1	88.3
2024	422	19.9	21.1	91.9

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 Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
1989	577	22.9	25.1	n/a
1990	592	22.0	26.9	n/a
1991	585	22.0	26.5	n/a
1992	558	22.4	24.9	77.8
1993	582	24.0	24.3	58.6
1994	548	24.0	22.8	75.4
1995	527	22.0	24.0	87.5
1996	527	22.0	24.0	87.5
1997	548	22.0	24.9	94.9
1998	523	24.0	21.8	81.6
1999	489	26.0	18.8	89.4
2000	498	24.0	20.8	82.9
2001	517	25.0	20.7	83.6
2002	593	28.0	21.2	89.5
2003	593	28.0	21.2	89.5
2004	597	30.0	19.9	91.7
2005	638	32.0	19.9	94.5
2006	618	33.0	18.7	93.9
2007	615	33.0	18.6	91.7
2008	615	38.0	16.2	94.5
2009	566	27.0	17.7	92
2010	534	26.0	20.5	93.8
2011	600	n/a	n/a	94
2012	629	22.0	28.5	n/a
2013	598	19.0	31.4	98.5
2014	564	20.0	28.2	97.5
2015	585	22.0	26.5	93.7
2016	565	21.0	26.9	94.5
2017	557	22.0	25.3	92.8
2018	554	21.0	26.3	93.1
2019	561	22.0	25.5	93.6
2020	555	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	527	22.5	23.4	93.2
2022	465	23.0	20.2	92.5
2023	443	19.9	22.1	88.3
2024	422	19.9	21.1	91.9

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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