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Best Elementary Schools in San Bernardino, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in San Bernardino, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
San Bernardino, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
San Bernardino, CA elementary schools ranked
How San Bernardino, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 2B: 5C: 13D: 23F: 7
14% of the 50 ranked elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA earn an A or B (2 A grades, 5 B, 13 C, 23 D, 7 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 41 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 70% nationally), and 24 exceed it. On average 26% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 14% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hillside Elementary (61% against 20%, A-), Savant Preparatory Academy Of Business (52% against 11%, B+), Ballington Acad For The Arts And Scis San Bernardino (47% against 9%, B), Kimbark Elementary (55% against 29%, A-), Hardy Brown College Prep (35% against 9%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 13): San Bernardino City Unified (9).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Paakuma K 8 (982 students, B, #5), George Brown JR Elementary (752 students, D, #27), Muscoy Elementary (679 students, D+, #25).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Yvonne Harmon, San Bernardino
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA
What is the best elementary school in San Bernardino, CA?
Hillside Elementary in San Bernardino ranks first among the 50 ranked elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA with a SchoolGrade of A-, 61% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20%.
How are elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does San Bernardino, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 51 public elementary schools in San Bernardino, CA; 50 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.