Is Monterey Elementary a good school?

Monterey Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Monterey Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 345 students attended Monterey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Elementary?

Students at Monterey Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Monterey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Curtis Middle High : Indian Springs High

Monterey Elementary

Summary:

Monterey Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 360 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.

Monterey Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. In 2023-2024, only 13.51% of Monterey Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 93.33% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a high rate of chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 14.2% in 2017-2018 to 43.4% in 2022-2023.

While the nearby E. Neal Roberts Elementary, Bing Wong Elementary, H. Frank Dominguez Elementary, and Captain Leland Norton Elementary also serve disadvantaged populations, they generally perform better than Monterey Elementary on academic measures. Additionally, the SOAR Charter Academy and the Savant Preparatory Academy of Business, both located near Monterey Elementary, significantly outperform the school and the district on academic assessments, highlighting the potential for alternative educational models to better serve the needs of the local community.

Detail:

Public K-6

794 East Monterey Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-6416

(909) 388-6391

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5798^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,086

Students who attend Monterey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle
High:	Indian Springs High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 345

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

African American:

9.9%

Asian:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monterey Elementary ranks worse than 98.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last 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 7.18. (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 (83.8%), African American (9.9%), Asian (2.3%). (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 Monterey Elementary is 20.9. 26 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Monterey Elementary employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monterey Elementary is $7,086. 27 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monterey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monterey Elementary 5798^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monterey 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 Monterey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.54	4512^th	4809	6.2%
2005	9.34	4684^th	4822	2.9%
2006	6.08	4768^th	4818	1.0%
2007	7.55	5027^th	5113	1.7%
2008	9.22	4957^th	5113	3.1%
2009	12.29	4891^st	5193	5.8%
2010	17.18	4767^th	5314	10.3%
2011	13.05	5070^th	5377	5.7%
2012	20.02	4643^rd	5390	13.9%
2013	22.62	4561^st	5530	17.5%
2015	24.22	4206^th	5611	25.0%
2016	14.40	5092^nd	5614	9.3%
2017	10.19	5481^st	5692	3.7%
2018	8.16	5524^th	5662	2.4%
2019	9.25	5612^th	5789	3.1%
2022	13.75	5470^th	5883	7.0%
2023	10.57	5680^th	5874	3.3%
2024	7.18	5798^th	5862	1.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.96	2529^th	3246	22.1%
2019	23.65	2955^th	3275	9.8%
2022	32.91	2373^rd	3311	28.3%
2023	29.28	2582^nd	3250	20.6%
2024	21.98	2996^th	3160	5.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.65	4964^th	5084	2.4%
2019	11.45	5010^th	5173	3.2%
2022	19.09	4714^th	5264	10.4%
2023	12.11	5204^th	5374	3.2%
2024	8.70	5442^nd	5511	1.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.85	5282^nd	5413	2.4%
2019	10.48	5288^th	5492	3.7%
2022	12.67	5388^th	5635	4.4%
2023	10.75	5470^th	5617	2.6%
2024	6.90	5573^rd	5605	0.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.06	1582^nd	2128	25.7%
2019	32.07	1678^th	2585	35.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.93	5317^th	5431	2.1%
2019	9.70	5362^nd	5510	2.7%
2022	17.50	4985^th	5663	12.0%
2023	12.52	5343^rd	5650	5.4%
2024	9.35	5525^th	5636	2.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monterey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.30	4719^th	4830	2.3%
2019	12.72	4759^th	4963	4.1%
2022	16.34	4735^th	5084	6.9%
2023	10.70	4995^th	5098	2.0%
2024	8.73	5031^st	5102	1.4%

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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 Monterey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	267	106	13	346	18	n/a	n/a	0	750
1989	258	145	28	343	18	n/a	n/a	0	792
1990	210	135	43	313	14	n/a	n/a	0	715
1991	174	141	51	376	14	n/a	n/a	0	756
1992	164	96	68	379	8	n/a	n/a	0	715
1993	137	95	54	357	7	n/a	n/a	0	650
1994	127	99	56	366	6	n/a	n/a	0	654
1995	128	125	45	392	11	n/a	n/a	0	701
1996	128	125	45	392	11	n/a	n/a	0	701
1997	135	121	26	410	9	n/a	n/a	0	701
1998	129	114	20	419	8	n/a	n/a	0	690
1999	109	128	21	418	4	n/a	n/a	0	680
2000	85	138	25	422	1	n/a	n/a	0	671
2001	106	149	28	474	7	n/a	n/a	0	764
2002	101	137	31	521	3	n/a	n/a	1	794
2003	101	137	31	521	3	n/a	n/a	1	794
2004	92	163	28	552	2	n/a	n/a	1	838
2005	73	149	27	598	0	n/a	n/a	6	853
2006	63	148	24	600	2	n/a	n/a	15	852
2007	51	103	17	597	4	n/a	n/a	16	788
2008	52	105	19	585	4	n/a	n/a	0	765
2009	39	84	10	568	4	5	8	0	718
2010	30	84	21	589	2	8	10	0	744
2011	15	99	18	606	8	9	9	0	764
2012	16	99	17	573	7	5	17	0	734
2013	17	83	16	524	4	5	21	0	670
2014	14	80	14	457	4	4	17	0	590
2015	20	70	12	453	5	4	40	0	604
2016	21	54	11	424	6	1	39	0	556
2017	12	41	8	400	5	0	56	0	522
2018	12	43	12	371	4	1	73	0	516
2019	4	46	11	372	4	3	42	0	482
2020	3	43	10	367	3	1	37	0	464
2021	2	33	7	337	2	1	20	0	402
2022	7	40	9	283	1	1	15	0	356
2023	6	47	7	282	0	0	18	0	360
2024	7	34	8	289	1	0	6	0	345

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 Monterey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	750	24.0	31.2	n/a
1989	792	26.0	30.4	n/a
1990	715	27.0	26.4	n/a
1991	756	26.5	28.5	n/a
1992	715	26.9	26.5	95
1993	650	27.0	24.1	88.9
1994	654	26.0	25.2	84.1
1995	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1996	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1997	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1998	690	31.1	22.2	94.9
1999	680	32.0	21.3	95
2000	671	31.0	21.6	89.4
2001	764	35.0	21.8	81.2
2002	794	36.0	22.1	99.7
2003	794	36.0	22.1	99.7
2004	838	40.1	20.9	97.4
2005	853	40.0	21.3	97
2006	852	42.2	20.2	96.5
2007	788	41.5	19.0	95.5
2008	765	45.0	17.0	59
2009	718	38.0	17.5	97.2
2010	744	39.0	19.0	96.6
2011	764	n/a	n/a	95.8
2012	734	37.0	19.8	n/a
2013	670	34.0	19.7	99.1
2014	590	29.0	20.3	97.3
2015	604	29.0	20.8	98
2016	556	22.0	25.2	98.4
2017	522	22.0	23.7	93.5
2018	516	21.0	24.5	95
2019	482	20.0	24.1	93.6
2020	464	n/a	n/a	95.9
2021	402	16.5	24.3	94.5
2022	356	18.0	19.7	90.4
2023	360	16.4	21.8	93.3
2024	345	16.5	20.9	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 Monterey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	750	24.0	31.2	n/a
1989	792	26.0	30.4	n/a
1990	715	27.0	26.4	n/a
1991	756	26.5	28.5	n/a
1992	715	26.9	26.5	95
1993	650	27.0	24.1	88.9
1994	654	26.0	25.2	84.1
1995	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1996	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1997	701	27.0	26.0	94.9
1998	690	31.1	22.2	94.9
1999	680	32.0	21.3	95
2000	671	31.0	21.6	89.4
2001	764	35.0	21.8	81.2
2002	794	36.0	22.1	99.7
2003	794	36.0	22.1	99.7
2004	838	40.1	20.9	97.4
2005	853	40.0	21.3	97
2006	852	42.2	20.2	96.5
2007	788	41.5	19.0	95.5
2008	765	45.0	17.0	59
2009	718	38.0	17.5	97.2
2010	744	39.0	19.0	96.6
2011	764	n/a	n/a	95.8
2012	734	37.0	19.8	n/a
2013	670	34.0	19.7	99.1
2014	590	29.0	20.3	97.3
2015	604	29.0	20.8	98
2016	556	22.0	25.2	98.4
2017	522	22.0	23.7	93.5
2018	516	21.0	24.5	95
2019	482	20.0	24.1	93.6
2020	464	n/a	n/a	95.9
2021	402	16.5	24.3	94.5
2022	356	18.0	19.7	90.4
2023	360	16.4	21.8	93.3
2024	345	16.5	20.9	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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