Is Kimbark Elementary a good school?

Kimbark Elementary ranks 1702 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kimbark Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 327 students attended Kimbark Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kimbark Elementary?

Students at Kimbark Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kimbark Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kimbark Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cesar E. Chavez Middle High : Cajon High

Kimbark Elementary

Summary:

Kimbark Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Bernardino, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 327. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1221 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kimbark Elementary consistently outperforms the San Bernardino City Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 59.76% of Kimbark Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 39.88% of Kimbark Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 21.02% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Kimbark Elementary's performance is particularly strong in the Hispanic student subgroup, ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2017-2018 to 25.4% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the district's average of 34.4% at Vermont Elementary, but higher than the state's average of 16.5% for elementary schools.

Kimbark Elementary outperforms the nearby schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, such as Vermont Elementary and Kendall Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, Kimbark Elementary's performance is still below that of some higher-performing schools in the region, such as Paakuma K-8 and North Verdemont Elementary. Additionally, Kimbark Elementary's Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% and top 12% of California elementary schools, respectively, while the school's White student subgroup performs relatively poorly, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

18021 West Kenwood Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92407-1113

(909) 880-6641

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1702^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,977

Students who attend Kimbark Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar E. Chavez Middle
High:	Cajon High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

White:

20.8%

African American:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kimbark Elementary ranks better than 71% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd 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 67.45. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (61.5%), White (20.8%), African American (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kimbark Elementary is 19.2, which is the 6^th best among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Kimbark Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kimbark Elementary is $8,977, which is the 3^rd highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kimbark Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kimbark Elementary 1702^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kimbark Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Kimbark Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.79	4137^th	4809	14.0%
2005	18.41	4075^th	4822	15.5%
2006	37.21	2869^th	4818	40.5%
2007	50.83	2279^th	5113	55.4%
2008	55.56	2076^th	5113	59.4%
2009	55.93	2127^th	5193	59.0%
2010	65.97	1676^th	5314	68.5%
2011	61.16	1953^rd	5377	63.7%
2012	60.93	1989^th	5390	63.1%
2013	56.71	2308^th	5530	58.3%
2015	64.20	1743^rd	5611	68.9%
2016	57.83	2092^nd	5614	62.7%
2017	48.46	2638^th	5692	53.7%
2018	44.97	2831^st	5662	50.0%
2019	53.71	2392^nd	5789	58.7%
2022	55.72	2260^th	5883	61.6%
2023	72.00	1494^th	5874	74.6%
2024	67.45	1702^nd	5862	71.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.13	2349^th	5084	53.8%
2019	58.27	1882^nd	5173	63.6%
2022	69.56	1195^th	5264	77.3%
2023	84.06	614^th	5374	88.6%
2024	69.56	1278^th	5511	76.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.37	2816^th	5413	48.0%
2019	43.11	2917^th	5492	46.9%
2022	62.85	1827^th	5635	67.6%
2023	69.72	1508^th	5617	73.2%
2024	62.71	1823^rd	5605	67.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.50	2819^th	5431	48.1%
2019	61.25	1902^nd	5510	65.5%
2022	45.89	2665^th	5663	52.9%
2023	70.67	1483^rd	5650	73.8%
2024	67.12	1652^nd	5636	70.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.98	2113^th	4830	56.3%
2019	63.72	1489^th	4963	70.0%
2022	70.30	1145^th	5084	77.5%
2023	83.70	587^th	5098	88.5%
2024	78.36	785^th	5102	84.6%

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Rank History for White students at Kimbark Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.41	1621^st	2662	39.1%

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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 Kimbark Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	313	64	26	118	8	n/a	n/a	0	529
1989	414	60	39	148	10	n/a	n/a	0	671
1990	421	74	42	146	36	n/a	n/a	0	719
1991	472	85	30	144	46	n/a	n/a	0	777
1992	515	93	29	160	46	n/a	n/a	0	843
1993	198	44	14	106	33	n/a	n/a	0	395
1994	184	53	23	140	27	n/a	n/a	0	427
1995	105	54	11	209	25	n/a	n/a	0	404
1996	105	54	11	209	25	n/a	n/a	0	404
1997	99	52	9	235	17	n/a	n/a	0	412
1998	120	53	4	220	13	n/a	n/a	0	410
1999	112	49	7	198	13	n/a	n/a	0	379
2000	122	44	11	190	11	n/a	n/a	0	378
2001	121	62	14	270	14	n/a	n/a	0	481
2002	121	69	8	251	10	n/a	n/a	0	459
2003	121	69	8	251	10	n/a	n/a	0	459
2004	152	66	5	233	9	n/a	n/a	4	469
2005	137	69	5	232	7	n/a	n/a	7	457
2006	131	62	4	207	9	n/a	n/a	9	422
2007	138	78	11	220	7	n/a	n/a	12	466
2008	123	77	5	231	5	n/a	n/a	0	441
2009	152	75	11	208	6	1	11	0	464
2010	157	66	11	210	5	3	10	0	462
2011	149	57	10	234	4	3	13	0	470
2012	132	62	8	274	4	3	15	0	498
2013	132	59	9	306	3	1	20	0	530
2014	114	45	14	281	4	0	23	0	481
2015	110	49	18	287	2	0	20	0	486
2016	74	37	7	215	2	0	15	0	350
2017	73	37	9	204	1	1	18	0	343
2018	62	32	7	209	0	1	28	0	339
2019	60	29	5	205	0	1	21	0	321
2020	65	29	8	217	3	1	29	0	352
2021	63	34	6	210	1	1	14	0	329
2022	54	38	14	212	2	1	14	0	335
2023	68	31	13	201	1	1	12	0	327

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 Kimbark Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	529	20.0	26.4	n/a
1989	671	22.0	30.5	n/a
1990	719	27.9	25.7	n/a
1991	777	29.0	26.7	n/a
1992	843	29.5	28.5	26.2
1993	395	17.0	23.2	29.4
1994	427	18.0	23.7	39.6
1995	404	18.0	22.4	77.5
1996	404	18.0	22.4	77.5
1997	412	18.0	22.9	72.6
1998	410	20.0	20.5	72.2
1999	379	20.1	18.9	74.1
2000	378	19.0	19.9	71.7
2001	481	21.0	22.9	76.9
2002	459	24.0	19.1	72.8
2003	459	24.0	19.1	72.8
2004	469	25.0	18.8	71.4
2005	457	24.0	19.0	72.4
2006	422	25.0	16.9	71.2
2007	466	23.0	20.3	71.1
2008	441	26.0	17.0	74.8
2009	464	24.0	17.8	65.9
2010	462	21.5	21.4	67.1
2011	470	n/a	n/a	67
2012	498	18.0	27.6	n/a
2013	530	17.0	31.1	69.6
2014	481	17.0	28.2	66.3
2015	486	18.0	27.0	58.6
2016	350	14.0	25.0	67.4
2017	343	13.0	26.3	67.1
2018	339	13.0	26.0	74.3
2019	321	14.0	22.9	69.8
2020	352	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	329	14.0	23.5	64.7
2022	335	17.0	19.7	67.2
2023	327	17.0	19.2	65.1

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 Kimbark Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	529	20.0	26.4	n/a
1989	671	22.0	30.5	n/a
1990	719	27.9	25.7	n/a
1991	777	29.0	26.7	n/a
1992	843	29.5	28.5	26.2
1993	395	17.0	23.2	29.4
1994	427	18.0	23.7	39.6
1995	404	18.0	22.4	77.5
1996	404	18.0	22.4	77.5
1997	412	18.0	22.9	72.6
1998	410	20.0	20.5	72.2
1999	379	20.1	18.9	74.1
2000	378	19.0	19.9	71.7
2001	481	21.0	22.9	76.9
2002	459	24.0	19.1	72.8
2003	459	24.0	19.1	72.8
2004	469	25.0	18.8	71.4
2005	457	24.0	19.0	72.4
2006	422	25.0	16.9	71.2
2007	466	23.0	20.3	71.1
2008	441	26.0	17.0	74.8
2009	464	24.0	17.8	65.9
2010	462	21.5	21.4	67.1
2011	470	n/a	n/a	67
2012	498	18.0	27.6	n/a
2013	530	17.0	31.1	69.6
2014	481	17.0	28.2	66.3
2015	486	18.0	27.0	58.6
2016	350	14.0	25.0	67.4
2017	343	13.0	26.3	67.1
2018	339	13.0	26.0	74.3
2019	321	14.0	22.9	69.8
2020	352	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	329	14.0	23.5	64.7
2022	335	17.0	19.7	67.2
2023	327	17.0	19.2	65.1

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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