Pacific High

Summary:

Pacific High is a public high school located in San Bernardino, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,166. 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.

Pacific High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other California high schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively well, while White, Special Education, and Military Connected students perform poorly. Pacific High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.4% and 91.4% over the past five years, with a dropout rate ranging from 4.3% to 7.5%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 30.5% in 2018-2019 to 40.3% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools within the San Bernardino City Unified School District, such as Arroyo Valley High, San Gorgonio High, and Indian Springs High, Pacific High's performance is generally lower in terms of rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency. However, Pacific High outperforms the nearby charter schools, Options for Youth-San Bernardino and Public Safety Academy, in these areas. The high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Pacific High, with over 93% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's overall lower performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1020 Pacific St.
       San Bernardino, CA  92404-6228


(909) 388-6419

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1412th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,037 Help


Feeder schools for Pacific High:

Elementary:    Bradley Elementary
    Del Rosa Elementary
    Fairfax Elementary
    Hunt Elementary
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Middle:    Del Vallejo Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  1,166

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.0%
African American:
10.7%
White:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pacific High ranks worse than 60.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 9 ranked high schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.23. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pacific High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81%), African American (10.7%), White (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pacific High is 19.1, which is the 2nd best among 9 high schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pacific High is $9,037, which is the 4th highest among 9 high schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pacific High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pacific High 1412th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Pacific High in the ranking list.)

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San Bernardino City Unified:

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


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Rank History for Pacific High

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Rank History for all students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.11 1147th 1653 30.6%
2005 24.88 1208th 1901 36.5%
2006 24.27 1274th 1968 35.3%
2007 25.23 1292nd 2063 37.4%
2008 24.30 1342nd 2117 36.6%
2009 24.96 1621st 2238 27.6%
2010 22.74 1509th 2281 33.8%
2011 27.53 1387th 2367 41.4%
2012 31.58 1267th 2354 46.2%
2013 37.55 1118th 2426 53.9%
2015 29.11 1356th 1994 32.0%
2016 26.82 1418th 2039 30.5%
2017 21.98 1481st 2021 26.7%
2018 23.11 1464th 2017 27.4%
2019 25.98 1508th 2133 29.3%
2021 35.07 837th 1290 35.1%
2022 35.55 1292nd 2123 39.1%
2023 25.34 1549th 2348 34.0%
2024 30.23 1412th 2323 39.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.92 615th 938 34.4%
2019 31.83 700th 941 25.6%
2021 30.77 335th 467 28.3%
2022 37.03 616th 1044 41.0%
2023 52.21 233rd 1323 82.4%
2024 37.20 561st 1350 58.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.72 1038th 1547 32.9%
2024 22.07 1284th 1534 16.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.12 1343rd 1862 27.9%
2019 27.50 1380th 1937 28.8%
2021 43.70 646th 1126 42.6%
2022 41.56 1080th 1943 44.4%
2023 28.96 1438th 2247 36.0%
2024 36.62 1244th 2235 44.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 15.23 264th 290 9.0%
2023 30.85 278th 417 33.3%
2024 43.97 257th 451 43.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.85 1390th 1760 21.0%
2019 20.61 1438th 1833 21.5%
2021 26.99 800th 1054 24.1%
2022 34.78 1169th 1858 37.1%
2023 25.91 1438th 2118 32.1%
2024 32.14 1296th 2098 38.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.40 937th 1052 10.9%
2019 44.74 487th 1117 56.4%
2022 21.57 1064th 1161 8.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 18.66 205th 234 12.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.14 1344th 1834 26.7%
2019 27.57 1317th 1880 29.9%
2021 40.92 642nd 1122 42.8%
2022 32.81 1230th 1916 35.8%
2023 22.44 1546th 2207 30.0%
2024 25.60 1446th 2172 33.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.92 481st 582 17.4%
2019 25.56 440th 592 25.7%
2022 48.31 225th 522 56.9%
2023 28.67 502nd 720 30.3%
2024 47.48 319th 721 55.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.84 1239th 1742 28.9%
2019 30.35 1261st 1814 30.5%
2022 40.97 1073rd 1861 42.3%
2023 33.04 1298th 2142 39.4%
2024 34.64 1262nd 2125 40.6%
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Rank History for White students at Pacific High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.16 870th 1222 28.8%
2023 10.41 1233rd 1434 14.0%
2024 24.38 993rd 1406 29.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pacific High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 443 156 69 471 23 n/a n/a 0 1162
1992 635 239 122 743 38 n/a n/a 0 1777
1993 778 320 160 903 50 n/a n/a 0 2211
1994 754 319 180 964 40 n/a n/a 0 2257
1995 645 340 152 1033 32 n/a n/a 0 2202
1996 645 340 152 1033 32 n/a n/a 0 2202
1997 656 464 163 1200 38 n/a n/a 0 2521
1998 662 483 168 1282 34 n/a n/a 0 2629
1999 641 503 173 1309 30 n/a n/a 0 2656
2000 618 553 182 1339 38 n/a n/a 0 2730
2001 557 587 162 1372 26 n/a n/a 0 2704
2002 444 552 114 1341 27 n/a n/a 8 2486
2003 444 552 114 1341 27 n/a n/a 8 2486
2004 425 589 104 1404 27 n/a n/a 11 2560
2005 371 549 108 1452 25 n/a n/a 9 2514
2006 334 578 108 1479 21 n/a n/a 18 2538
2007 277 479 86 1452 13 n/a n/a 11 2318
2008 228 447 26 1476 22 n/a n/a 0 2199
2009 220 386 69 1529 28 10 19 0 2261
2010 213 393 64 1627 20 6 7 0 2330
2011 186 379 78 1614 14 7 10 0 2288
2012 158 371 76 1563 10 8 30 0 2216
2013 122 276 64 1296 9 8 17 0 1792
2014 107 256 38 1169 7 9 2 0 1588
2015 95 258 27 961 7 8 12 0 1368
2016 82 219 25 986 4 7 27 0 1350
2017 83 207 14 982 1 6 21 0 1314
2018 74 188 10 909 3 11 42 0 1237
2019 61 177 14 926 3 9 20 0 1210
2020 50 138 17 846 7 10 16 0 1084
2021 45 148 18 938 8 7 24 0 1188
2022 46 127 22 993 4 9 16 1 1218
2023 46 125 20 944 3 5 23 0 1166

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 Pacific High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1162 50.1 23.1 n/a
1992 1777 50.9 34.9 21.6
1993 2211 81.0 27.3 26.8
1994 2257 91.3 24.7 34.4
1995 2202 88.2 25.0 51.4
1996 2202 88.2 25.0 51.4
1997 2521 95.5 26.4 53.9
1998 2629 105.4 24.9 62.9
1999 2656 109.0 24.4 63.5
2000 2730 108.2 25.2 72.6
2001 2704 104.0 26.0 72.9
2002 2486 107.6 23.1 75.4
2003 2486 107.6 23.1 75.4
2004 2560 101.9 25.1 80
2005 2514 105.0 23.9 81.9
2006 2538 102.9 24.7 80.2
2007 2318 104.1 22.3 80.8
2008 2199 111.5 19.7 83.2
2009 2261 94.6 20.8 86.5
2010 2330 106.3 21.9 87.3
2011 2288 n/a n/a 87.3
2012 2216 112.5 19.6 n/a
2013 1792 95.5 18.7 95.6
2014 1588 81.0 19.6 95.5
2015 1368 74.0 18.4 90.7
2016 1350 56.0 24.1 89.3
2017 1314 53.0 24.7 82.9
2018 1237 51.0 24.2 91.4
2019 1210 58.1 20.8 91.3
2020 1084 n/a n/a 90.6
2021 1188 54.0 21.9 93.5
2022 1218 60.8 20.0 84.6
2023 1166 61.0 19.1 93.1

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 Pacific High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1162 50.1 23.1 n/a
1992 1777 50.9 34.9 21.6
1993 2211 81.0 27.3 26.8
1994 2257 91.3 24.7 34.4
1995 2202 88.2 25.0 51.4
1996 2202 88.2 25.0 51.4
1997 2521 95.5 26.4 53.9
1998 2629 105.4 24.9 62.9
1999 2656 109.0 24.4 63.5
2000 2730 108.2 25.2 72.6
2001 2704 104.0 26.0 72.9
2002 2486 107.6 23.1 75.4
2003 2486 107.6 23.1 75.4
2004 2560 101.9 25.1 80
2005 2514 105.0 23.9 81.9
2006 2538 102.9 24.7 80.2
2007 2318 104.1 22.3 80.8
2008 2199 111.5 19.7 83.2
2009 2261 94.6 20.8 86.5
2010 2330 106.3 21.9 87.3
2011 2288 n/a n/a 87.3
2012 2216 112.5 19.6 n/a
2013 1792 95.5 18.7 95.6
2014 1588 81.0 19.6 95.5
2015 1368 74.0 18.4 90.7
2016 1350 56.0 24.1 89.3
2017 1314 53.0 24.7 82.9
2018 1237 51.0 24.2 91.4
2019 1210 58.1 20.8 91.3
2020 1084 n/a n/a 90.6
2021 1188 54.0 21.9 93.5
2022 1218 60.8 20.0 84.6
2023 1166 61.0 19.1 93.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pacific High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,037

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pacific High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1508th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1549th of 2348 High schools
 4.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pacific High)38.532.4
 6.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Bernardino City Unified)4237.1
 4.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Pacific High)1010
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Bernardino City Unified)1613.2
 2.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Pacific High)9.814.4
 4.5%
   11th Grade Science (San Bernardino City Unified)21.720.5
 1.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Pacific High)7.611.1
 3.5%
   12th Grade Science (San Bernardino City Unified)1612.1
 3.9%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12101166
 3.6%
African American177125
 29.4%
American Indian33
Asian1420
 42.9%
Hispanic926944
 1.9%
Pacific Islander95
 44.4%
White6146
 24.6%
Two or More Races2023
 15%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.3%93.1%
 1.7%


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Pacific High ranks 1412th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Pacific High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradley Elementary
Elementary : Del Rosa Elementary
Elementary : Fairfax Elementary
Elementary : Hunt Elementary
Elementary : Roger Anton Elementary
Middle : Del Vallejo Middle

Students at Pacific High are 81% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,166 students attended Pacific High.


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