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Hoffer Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hoffer Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 367 students in the Banning Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its elementary schools.

Academically, Hoffer ranks in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages. While it shows recent modest improvement, it is the lowest-performing school within its own district, trailing peers like Hemmerling Elementary and Cabazon Elementary. A notable bright spot is a significant reduction in chronic student absenteeism, which has fallen to near the state average and may be contributing to its recent gains.

The most striking finding is the dramatic performance gap with schools just a few miles away in the neighboring Beaumont Unified district. Even the lowest-performing Beaumont school, Three Rings Ranch Elementary, outperforms all Banning Unified schools, suggesting district-level factors are influential. For Hoffer to continue improving, it may need to build on its attendance success and address systemic challenges while leveraging its relative strengths with certain student groups.

367

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,358

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1115 East Hoffer St.
Banning, CA 92220-2723

(951) 922-0257

District: Banning Unified

Students who attend Hoffer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nicolet Middle
High:	Banning High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.6%

Asian:

9.3%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,059^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Banning Unified

1335^th of 1,543Banning Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	5059 of 5857	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5505 of 5869	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5329 of 5859	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5571 of 5883	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	5604 of 5789	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5412 of 5662	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	5176 of 5692	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	4913 of 5614	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	4594 of 5611	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.3	3163 of 5530	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	2590 of 5390	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	12.2	5121 of 5377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	4903 of 5314	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	4304 of 5193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	4489 of 5113	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	4007 of 5113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3845 of 4818	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3608 of 4822	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	1162 of 2227	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1842 of 2585	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1847 of 2128	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	2591 of 3162	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	2504 of 3245	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2465 of 3311	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2864 of 3275	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2429 of 3246	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4218 of 5597	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4962 of 5612	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4454 of 5609	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5350 of 5635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	5351 of 5492	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	5185 of 5413	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4181 of 5107	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4682 of 5107	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4384 of 5087	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4530 of 5084	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	4798 of 4963	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4586 of 4830	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4484 of 5460	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4959 of 5517	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4716 of 5363	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4887 of 5264	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4956 of 5173	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	4814 of 5084	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5231 of 5628	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5405 of 5643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5436 of 5638	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5341 of 5663	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5230 of 5510	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	5129 of 5431	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	2111 of 2635	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	6.5	2636 of 2737	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoffer Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 East Hoffer St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0257	367	17	21.5	92.6%	31 (8.4%)	28 (7.6%)	259 (70.6%)	34 (9.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	17.4	5059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		12.7	5505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	446									18.2		18.2	26.0	22.8	35.4				28.2	20.6	15.8	9.2				15.4	89.3	92.9	96.4	94.6	91.1	92.9	$14,358	$2,482	$11,876
Florida Street Discovery Center	Public	K	671 North Florida St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 849-2739	86			96.5%	7 (8.1%)	4 (4.7%)	67 (77.9%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																										94.3	96.6		96.6	94.3
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	295 North San Gorgonio Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0264	782	34	23.3	91.6%	42 (5.4%)	51 (6.5%)	633 (80.9%)	26 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	20.9	4753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		28.8	4041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	712									12.7		12.7	32.2	24.1	28.0				28.2	39.3	17.9	12.8				23.2	92.4	96.6	96.6		95.0	95.8	$11,118	$1,885	$9,233
Hemmerling Elementary	Public	K-5	1928 West Nicolet St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0254	468	19	24.5	92.9%	53 (11.3%)	28 (6.0%)	347 (74.1%)	16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	28.6	4090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		22.3	4649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	559									20.9		20.9	43.1	33.0	35.9				36.9	33.8	19.8	19.8				23.7	90.4	94.5	94.5	94.5	90.4	95.9	$14,756	$2,020	$12,736
Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 East Eighth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-2621	735	29	25.3	74.3%	117 (15.9%)	74 (10.1%)	434 (59.0%)	45 (6.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.3%)	65.3	1826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.7	1950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	124									46.3		46.3	44.3	51.2	67.2				54.9	45.1	49.6	42.1				45.5							$17,599	$1,730	$15,869
Cabazon Elementary	Public	K-5	50575 Carmen Ave.	Cabazon	92230	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0252	268	12	22.3	92.5%	42 (15.7%)	5 (1.9%)	205 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	28.4	4106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		25.3	4340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	234									22.2		22.2	33.3	32.4	41.5				36.2	35.4	27.8	9.4				23.4							$17,027	$3,089	$13,938
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 456-1776	872	36	24.5	65.5%	124 (14.2%)	61 (7.0%)	571 (65.5%)	58 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	65.2	1830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		54.4	2320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	490	11.9	11.9	20.9	20.9	29.9	29.9	7.5	7.5	36.1		36.1	50.4	55.1	46.9				50.9	56.3	57.1	45.6				53.0	98.2				98.2		$18,637	$1,589	$17,048
Anna Hause Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Carnation Ln.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-1674	656	31	21.4	78.2%	116 (17.7%)	43 (6.6%)	417 (63.6%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.2%)	45.5	2854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.9	2868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	14									21.0		21.0	51.1	52.8	40.0				47.4	53.2	40.6	19.2				36.0	90.8	92.7	98.2	93.6	91.7	93.6	$22,208	$2,118	$20,090
Palm Innovation Academy	Public	K-5	751 Palm Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-9579	565	21	26.9	87.4%	57 (10.1%)	41 (7.3%)	422 (74.7%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	49.5	2619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		38.7	3257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	638									30.8		30.8	41.3	48.3	50.8				46.5	46.7	43.3	26.2				39.0	91.7	97.2	95.4		95.4	95.4	$21,915	$2,303	$19,612
Highland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Wellwood Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Highland Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 266-0220	331	17	19.4	38.1%	123 (37.2%)	9 (2.7%)	164 (49.5%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	35	3576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.9	3606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	30									21.7	23.4	23.0	36.8	34.8	39.1	44.3	30.0	47.6	39.9	26.3	34.8	26.1	22.9	20.0	19.1	22.9							$13,361	$1,015	$12,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoffer Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hoffer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hoffer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nicolet Middle
High : Banning High

What district is Hoffer Elementary in?

Banning Unified

What is the racial makeup of Hoffer Elementary?

Students at Hoffer Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Hoffer Elementary a good school?

Hoffer Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Hoffer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Hoffer Elementary.

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