Savant Preparatory Academy of Business: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 17 points. But suspensions run 8× the state rate.
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business scores 52 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 74th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “59% proficient” and call it done. Savant Preparatory Academy of Business deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Bernardino, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 55.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Savant Preparatory Academy of Business enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — the data can't say why.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding holds steady across grades; the floor slips 7.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business's most underrated number
55.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 44
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 2.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +3.1pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 39 | 33% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 59% | +16 |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 41% | 27% | 9% | 23% | 68% | +23 |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 32% | 20% | 32% | 16% | 52% | +4 |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 29% | 47% | 24% | 0% | 76% | +30 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 39 | 38% | 28% | 15% | 18% | 67% | +21 |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 45% | 14% | 14% | 27% | 59% | +17 |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 28% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 48% | +13 |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 41% | 29% | 24% | 6% | 71% | +36 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 25 | 0% | 32% | 52% | 16% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 70 | 55.7% | +21 | +17 |
| Black/African American | 88 | 60.2% | +33 | +27 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savant Preparatory Academy of Business ← | — | 52 | 36.4% | 58.8% | −12.8 | 13.6% |
| Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences - San | 0.5 mi | 50 | 17.9% | 42.8% | +58.5 | 0.3% |
| Alternative Learning Center | 3 mi | 41 | 11.9% | 30.9% | — | 1.5% |
| Riley Elementary | 1.9 mi | 40 | 14.1% | 31.7% | −5.9 | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |