School Profile · San Bernardino
SOAR Charter Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
SOAR Charter Academy posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 6.1pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
198 West Mill Street, 92408 (opens in new tab)·San Bernardino City Unified·San Bernardino·Grades K-8·461 students·86% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(909) 888-3300·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
29
📈 On the Rise · Needs Support
ranked #4,578 statewide · #31 of 55 in San Bernardino City Unified
SOAR Charter Academy scores 29 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 20th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “24% proficient” and call it done. SOAR Charter Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Bernardino, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 9.1% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, SOAR Charter Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
9%
9%
82%
Grade 3 · 18% proficient
15%
25%
60%
Grade 4 · 40% proficient
35%
63%
Grade 5 · 37% proficient
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
6.2%
State 21.3%
15.1pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
23.9%
State 42.7%
18.8pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.1pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
9.1%
State 17.9%
8.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
6.6%
State 1.6%
5.0pp above state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 48
Savant Preparatory Academy of Business
San Bernardino City Unified · 1.4 mi
Solid
52/100
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences - San
San Bernardino City Unified · 1.2 mi
Solid
50/100
Ramona-Alessandro Elementary
San Bernardino City Unified · 2.4 mi
Developing
41/100
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 51
Richardson PREP HI Middle
San Bernardino City Unified · 1.2 mi
Strong
83/100
Curtis Middle
San Bernardino City Unified · 2.7 mi
Needs Support
18/100
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
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic74.0%
White7.6%
Asian0.4%
Black13.9%
Other4.1%
GenderFemale 51.0%Male 49.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 85.7% (22pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
461
159 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
2 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$16,530
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$67,927 – $136,734
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At SOAR Charter Academy in San Bernardino, 32.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. SOAR Charter Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 1.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.4 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 266 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Low-Income−4.4pp
32.4% vs 36.8% overall · n=266
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income267 tested
ELA 32.7%·Math 14.2%· -1.8pp vs district
Hispanic236 tested
ELA 35.9%·Math 14.4%· +0.1pp vs district
Disabilities22 tested
Math 4.5%
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 13.7pp 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
Median Income
$68K
$17K below CA median
Median Home Value
$426K
$233K below CA median
Bachelor's+
16%
19pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
10.6 years avg experience
20 teachers · 10% first-year
Teacher Credentials
86% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
6.2%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 35th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
23.9%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 36th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+6.1pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
9.1%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 64th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
6.6%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 9th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 45 | 9% | 9% | 27% | 56% | 18% | −26 |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% | 25% | 25% | 35% | 40% | −4 |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 2% | 35% | 30% | 33% | 37% | −11 |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 6% | 41% | 31% | 22% | 47% | +0 |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11% | 30% | 37% | 23% | 40% | −7 |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 16% | 22% | 34% | 28% | 38% | −8 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 45 | 7% | 11% | 33% | 49% | 18% | −28 |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 2% | 18% | 55% | 25% | 20% | −22 |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 2% | 9% | 22% | 67% | 11% | −24 |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 8% | 18% | 31% | 43% | 25% | −10 |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 7% | 4% | 35% | 54% | 11% | −23 |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 2% | 10% | 19% | 69% | 12% | −20 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 105 | 2% | 21% | 66% | 11% |
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 | 266 | 32.7% | −2 | −6 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 234 | 35.9% | +0 | −3 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOAR Charter Academy ← | — | 29 | 6.2% | 23.9% | +6.1 | 6.6% |
| Savant Preparatory Academy of Business | 1.4 mi | 52 | 36.4% | 58.8% | −12.8 | 13.6% |
| Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences - San | 1.2 mi | 50 | 17.9% | 42.8% | +58.5 | 0.3% |
| Ramona-Alessandro Elementary | 2.4 mi | 41 | 17.3% | 40.7% | +18.0 | 0.8% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #4929 → #4649 → #4101 → #5066 → #4578
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is SOAR Charter Academy a good elementary school?
SOAR Charter Academy has a Scope Score of 29 out of 100, placing it in the 20th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #4,578 statewide. 6.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 15.1 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are SOAR Charter Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 23.9% of students at SOAR Charter Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 6.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 17.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 6.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 285 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does SOAR Charter Academy rank in California?
SOAR Charter Academy ranks #4,578 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 20th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is SOAR Charter Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at SOAR Charter Academy increases by 6.1 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at SOAR Charter Academy?
9.1% of students at SOAR Charter Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 6.6%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does SOAR Charter Academy compare to other schools in San Bernardino?
SOAR Charter Academy scores 29/100 (20th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 461 students. Use the schools in San Bernardino page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does SOAR Charter Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At SOAR Charter Academy in San Bernardino, 32.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. SOAR Charter Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 1.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.4 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 266 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.