Summary:
The 13 schools in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified include eight elementary schools, two middle schools and three high schools. On an equal-school average, 2025–26 proficiency was 37% in English language arts (ELA), 26% in math and 26% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The group’s average fell short of the state by 13 percentage points in ELA, 12 in math and 10 in science. The clearest takeaway is that a few strong results sit alongside many schools well below state levels, so district averages hide very different school experiences.
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA) leads in all three subjects, with 67% ELA, 51% math and 52% science—18, 13 and 16 points above state results, respectively. Yucaipa High is next in ELA at 61%; Ridgeview Elementary is next in math and science at 40% and 39%. At the bottom, Oak View High School & Education Center has the lowest ELA and science results, 9% and 5%, while Green Valley High has the lowest math result, 0%. SchoolDigger rates CECA four stars, at the 77th percentile, and Yucaipa High three stars, at the 65th percentile; Calimesa Elementary is rated zero stars, at the 6th percentile.
Improvement varies by school and subject. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Ridgeview gained 7 points in ELA, 5 in math and 14 in science; its SchoolDigger statewide percentile also rose from 40 to 58 between 2023–24 and 2025–26. By contrast, Wildwood Elementary fell 7 points in math and 8 in science. Across the schools, average ELA and math results barely changed, while science rose 3 points and kept pace with the state’s improvement. As additional context, every school reports free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: rates range from 37% at CECA to 83% at Oak View. These figures describe school communities but do not explain differences in results.
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