📍 17875 Sycamore Creek Loop Pkwy., San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, 92407
Paakuma K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County. The school has 982 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dana Jamison. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Paakuma K-8 enrolls 982 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 622 | 63% |
| White | 153 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 53 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 982 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paakuma K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Paakuma K-8 is one of 76 schools in San Bernardino City Unified, based in San Bernardino, California. The district serves 44,192 students district-wide and employs 2,172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 982 students, Paakuma K-8 is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.