Is Urbita Elementary a good school?

Urbita Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Urbita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 390 students attended Urbita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Urbita Elementary?

Students at Urbita Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Urbita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Urbita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Curtis Middle High : Arroyo Valley High

Urbita Elementary

Summary:

Urbita Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Bernardino, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 403. The school 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.

Urbita Elementary faces significant challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate that has risen from 6.2% in 2017-2018 to 32.6% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.67% of Urbita Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student groups, such as English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Urbita Elementary's performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, it is not the lowest-performing school in the immediate vicinity. H. Frank Dominguez Elementary, located just 1.66 miles away, has similar or slightly lower proficiency rates across most subject areas and grade levels. On the other hand, some of the Colton Joint Unified School District schools, such as Ulysses Grant Elementary and William McKinley Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance compared to Urbita Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

771 South J St.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-2725

(909) 388-6488

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5571^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,148

Students who attend Urbita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 390

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

African American:

2.3%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Urbita Elementary ranks worse than 95% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 40^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 11.63. (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 (94.4%), African American (2.3%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Urbita Elementary is 21.6. 38 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Urbita Elementary employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Urbita Elementary is $7,148, which is the 25^th highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Urbita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbita Elementary 5571^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Urbita 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 Urbita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.57	3660^th	4809	23.9%
2005	23.88	3704^th	4822	23.2%
2006	22.01	3852^nd	4818	20.0%
2007	24.62	3963^rd	5113	22.5%
2008	24.46	4008^th	5113	21.6%
2009	28.27	3823^rd	5193	26.4%
2010	31.83	3713^th	5314	30.1%
2011	36.15	3521^st	5377	34.5%
2012	35.69	3544^th	5390	34.2%
2013	31.81	3909^th	5530	29.3%
2015	24.06	4217^th	5611	24.8%
2016	23.94	4261^st	5614	24.1%
2017	19.81	4712^th	5692	17.2%
2018	28.91	3919^th	5662	30.8%
2019	28.61	4050^th	5789	30.0%
2022	27.15	4129^th	5883	29.8%
2023	13.30	5463^rd	5874	7.0%
2024	11.63	5571^st	5862	5.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.29	1285^th	3246	60.4%
2019	40.91	1727^th	3275	47.3%
2022	36.84	2057^th	3311	37.9%
2023	25.29	2858^th	3250	12.1%
2024	42.49	1644^th	3160	48.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.37	3211^th	5084	36.8%
2019	38.99	3202^nd	5173	38.1%
2022	39.47	3055^th	5264	42.0%
2023	15.80	4983^rd	5374	7.3%
2024	14.99	5146^th	5511	6.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.95	3411^th	5413	37.0%
2019	24.94	4229^th	5492	23.0%
2022	20.49	4681^st	5635	16.9%
2023	13.04	5320^th	5617	5.3%
2024	14.89	5131^st	5605	8.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.00	4109^th	5431	24.3%
2019	33.19	3525^th	5510	36.0%
2022	37.28	3184^th	5663	43.8%
2023	16.92	5003^rd	5650	11.5%
2024	10.78	5439^th	5636	3.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Urbita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.14	3128^th	4830	35.2%
2019	37.56	3124^th	4963	37.1%
2022	38.46	3019^th	5084	40.6%
2023	17.91	4622^nd	5098	9.3%
2024	15.98	4714^th	5102	7.6%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a teacher
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Urbita has a small, caring environment with top-notch staff. Every teacher on campus is positive, hard-working and very good at what they do. They put in extra time and effort and genuinely care for students. Many of the teachers enroll their own children at Urbita for the positive culture and challenging academics. It is a great place to work and a great place for students to learn. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Urbita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	136	11	3	190	2	n/a	n/a	0	342
1989	125	23	4	168	2	n/a	n/a	0	322
1990	179	23	7	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	394
1991	121	9	1	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1992	110	12	2	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1993	91	6	6	242	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1994	84	8	8	255	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1995	89	4	3	239	2	n/a	n/a	0	337
1996	89	4	3	239	2	n/a	n/a	0	337
1997	81	16	3	247	6	n/a	n/a	0	353
1998	71	10	2	259	10	n/a	n/a	0	352
1999	75	9	4	277	10	n/a	n/a	0	375
2000	73	16	5	299	7	n/a	n/a	0	400
2001	82	21	3	342	5	n/a	n/a	0	453
2002	70	34	4	377	5	n/a	n/a	0	490
2003	70	34	4	377	5	n/a	n/a	0	490
2004	57	33	8	383	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
2005	35	34	6	423	6	n/a	n/a	4	508
2006	28	13	9	418	4	n/a	n/a	9	481
2007	25	13	3	417	5	n/a	n/a	7	470
2008	18	15	2	397	5	n/a	n/a	0	437
2009	13	11	3	378	5	0	2	0	412
2010	5	4	1	400	5	0	0	0	415
2011	6	9	1	419	5	3	1	0	444
2012	3	13	3	414	3	4	5	0	445
2013	4	8	8	425	4	4	5	0	458
2014	7	9	9	403	2	7	1	0	438
2015	17	22	9	475	2	2	15	0	542
2016	19	13	9	456	2	1	11	0	511
2017	21	12	10	458	2	1	19	0	523
2018	7	15	8	407	0	0	15	0	452
2019	7	15	6	403	0	0	6	0	437
2020	7	10	3	380	0	0	9	0	409
2021	7	7	2	358	0	0	6	0	380
2022	9	6	2	367	0	0	3	0	387
2023	5	7	1	383	0	1	6	0	403
2024	6	9	3	368	0	0	4	0	390

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 Urbita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	12.0	28.5	n/a
1989	322	13.0	24.7	n/a
1990	394	13.0	30.3	n/a
1991	334	11.0	30.3	n/a
1992	341	11.2	30.4	63.9
1993	345	12.0	28.8	74.5
1994	355	13.0	27.3	74.9
1995	337	13.0	25.9	86.9
1996	337	13.0	25.9	86.9
1997	353	15.0	23.5	92.4
1998	352	15.0	23.5	81.5
1999	375	16.0	23.4	86.1
2000	400	17.0	23.5	80
2001	453	17.0	26.6	87.9
2002	490	23.0	21.3	88.4
2003	490	23.0	21.3	88.4
2004	485	22.1	21.9	87
2005	508	23.0	22.1	86.7
2006	481	25.0	19.2	85.4
2007	470	23.0	20.4	87.3
2008	437	24.0	18.2	88.3
2009	412	20.0	17.9	87.4
2010	415	21.0	19.7	88.4
2011	444	n/a	n/a	89.6
2012	445	16.0	27.8	n/a
2013	458	15.0	30.5	94.3
2014	438	16.0	27.3	92.9
2015	542	21.0	25.8	90.8
2016	511	20.0	25.5	92.4
2017	523	21.0	24.9	88.5
2018	452	18.0	25.1	90
2019	437	18.0	24.2	92.7
2020	409	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	380	16.0	23.7	87.9
2022	387	18.4	20.9	82.7
2023	403	19.0	21.2	89.8
2024	390	17.9	21.6	90.5

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 Urbita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	12.0	28.5	n/a
1989	322	13.0	24.7	n/a
1990	394	13.0	30.3	n/a
1991	334	11.0	30.3	n/a
1992	341	11.2	30.4	63.9
1993	345	12.0	28.8	74.5
1994	355	13.0	27.3	74.9
1995	337	13.0	25.9	86.9
1996	337	13.0	25.9	86.9
1997	353	15.0	23.5	92.4
1998	352	15.0	23.5	81.5
1999	375	16.0	23.4	86.1
2000	400	17.0	23.5	80
2001	453	17.0	26.6	87.9
2002	490	23.0	21.3	88.4
2003	490	23.0	21.3	88.4
2004	485	22.1	21.9	87
2005	508	23.0	22.1	86.7
2006	481	25.0	19.2	85.4
2007	470	23.0	20.4	87.3
2008	437	24.0	18.2	88.3
2009	412	20.0	17.9	87.4
2010	415	21.0	19.7	88.4
2011	444	n/a	n/a	89.6
2012	445	16.0	27.8	n/a
2013	458	15.0	30.5	94.3
2014	438	16.0	27.3	92.9
2015	542	21.0	25.8	90.8
2016	511	20.0	25.5	92.4
2017	523	21.0	24.9	88.5
2018	452	18.0	25.1	90
2019	437	18.0	24.2	92.7
2020	409	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	380	16.0	23.7	87.9
2022	387	18.4	20.9	82.7
2023	403	19.0	21.2	89.8
2024	390	17.9	21.6	90.5

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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