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Topaz Preparatory Academy

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Topaz Preparatory Academy ranks 3979 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Topaz Preparatory Academy is a public K-6 elementary school serving 722 students in the Hesperia Unified School District, operating in a community with significant economic need.

When compared to other schools in its district, Topaz stands out as a relatively strong performer. It ranks second highest among ten comparable Hesperia Unified elementary schools in English, math, and science proficiency, trailing only Mesquite Trails Elementary. A major strength is its remarkably low rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 20.2%, which is significantly better than both the district average and nearly all nearby schools like Hollyvale Elementary and Mesa Grande Elementary. The school has also shown particular effectiveness in supporting its English Language Learner students.

Despite these strengths, the school's overall academic performance has declined from higher historical levels and remains in the lower third of schools statewide. There is a notable performance gap with the top district school, Mesquite Trails Elementary, especially in math and science. The school also shows varying results across different grade levels and student groups. While it spends more per student than the charter school Pathways to College K8, its academic results are mixed in comparison, highlighting ongoing challenges in translating resources and strong attendance into top-tier academic outcomes.

722

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,332

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14110 Beech St.
Hesperia, CA 92345-8003

(760) 244-4622

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Topaz Preparatory Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Ranchero Middle
High:	Sultana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

White:

9.8%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hesperia Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,979^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Elementary Schools in the Hesperia Unified

1334^th of 1,543Hesperia 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	3979 of 5857	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3998 of 5869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3882 of 5859	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3751 of 5883	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3290 of 5789	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3267 of 5662	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	2715 of 5692	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.4	3575 of 5614	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.1	4020 of 5611	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.3	2730 of 5530	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	2538 of 5390	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.8	2904 of 5377	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	3335 of 5314	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.6	4094 of 5193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	3936 of 5113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	4308 of 5113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	3764 of 4818	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	4187 of 4822	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3651 of 4809	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.5	782 of 2585	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	1166 of 2128	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	1347 of 3162	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	954 of 3245	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	669 of 3311	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	550 of 3275	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	679 of 3246	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	4018 of 5597	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3697 of 5612	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3778 of 5609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3429 of 5635	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3247 of 5492	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3329 of 5413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2900 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	3000 of 5107	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3056 of 5087	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2699 of 5084	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2320 of 4963	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2354 of 4830	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	134 of 364	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3492 of 5460	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3470 of 5517	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3498 of 5363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3081 of 5264	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2642 of 5173	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2689 of 5084	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3688 of 5628	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4003 of 5643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3694 of 5638	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3826 of 5663	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3042 of 5510	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	3012 of 5431	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1918 of 2847	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1930 of 2635	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1895 of 2420	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	2581 of 2651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	2610 of 2661	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2488 of 2726	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1991 of 2834	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2016	31.7	1588 of 2497	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1556 of 2477	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	925 of 2379	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	881 of 2259	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.6	1510 of 2236	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)70th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The last year or so this school has really gone down hill. Test scores are getting lower, enrollment has increased and the staff seem to be stressed, hurried and rude almost all the time. Even the PTC president acts like she cannot be bothered with other parents, I have had several encounters with her and she is a horrible representative of the school. I would say they have the worst office staff if it weren't for Mrs. Diana she is absolutely an amazing lady and what you'd like to see walking into an elementary school. The other office staff such as Kathy are unfriendly and condescending, and I have heard this from most other parents I know with children attending school here. I wanted my child to attend a school that I believed in unfortunately this is not the same school it was when she started. We will be looking into other options at the end of this school year. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Topaz Preparatory Academy	Public	K-6	14110 Beech St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-4622	722	29	25.3	77.7%	71 (9.8%)	41 (5.7%)	564 (78.1%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	29.8	3979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		29.2	3998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	19	20.2	20.2	25.6	37.9	30.9	44.6	34.8	37.8	26.3	16.1	27.2	26.8	98.4			98.4			$39,332	$5,786	$33,546
Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	10616 Maple St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-3096	988	40	25.0	84.0%	71 (7.2%)	42 (4.3%)	833 (84.3%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	25.7	4335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		26.6	4242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	93	17.8	17.8	17.5	25.9	29.8	39.1	28.4	20.0	25.0	23.7	36.2	26.5	90.7	95.8	95.8	95.8	94.9	95.8	$37,913	$5,565	$32,348
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	8850 Cottonwood Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-1390	868	38	22.8	84.2%	74 (8.5%)	51 (5.9%)	718 (82.7%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)	14	5349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		11.6	5582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	233	14.5	14.5	20.3	13.9	25.0	27.1	21.9	22.8	7.5	10.5	17.4	14.8	95.4	97.7	98.5	97.7	96.1	97.7	$39,418	$13,971	$25,447
Cypress School of the Arts	Public	K-6	10365 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-2596	713	30	24.1	63.0%	117 (16.4%)	26 (3.6%)	546 (76.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)	24.6	4441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.2%		27.6	4152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	289	19.6	19.6	40.8	29.1	27.7	20.7	29.1	37.4	25.6	17.9	19.7	24.6	96.4				98.2		$40,168	$14,639	$25,529
Mission Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	13065 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8265	989	37	26.7	63.8%	94 (9.5%)	110 (11.1%)	747 (75.5%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	13	5420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.8	5499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	79	11.5	11.5	25.0	15.9	25.4	24.2	22.6	21.6	12.5	12.1	9.3	13.9	91.1	98.4	98.4	96.8	98.4		$38,435	$5,576	$32,859
Joshua Circle Elementary	Public	K-6	10140 8th Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6133	643	27	23.7	84.8%	35 (5.4%)	34 (5.3%)	558 (86.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	8	5737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.5	5704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.8%	33	6.7	6.7	14.8	9.8	11.2	23.0	14.6	14.8	7.6	9.0	5.7	9.1	93.8	96.9		96.9	94.8		$38,488	$5,904	$32,584
Mesquite Trails Elementary	Public	K-6	13884 Mesquite St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-3149	882	34	25.9	65.1%	164 (18.6%)	33 (3.7%)	659 (74.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	47.9	2708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		44.8	2875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	167	32.5	32.5	31.5	39.9	52.6	46.4	42.5	43.2	38.4	33.3	40.7	39.1	97.2			97.2		97.2	$38,417	$5,516	$32,901
Eucalyptus Elementary	Public	K-6	11224 10th Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-0815	737	32	23.0	86.8%	28 (3.8%)	60 (8.1%)	623 (84.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	16.2	5173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.2	5466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	293	8.4	8.4	24.7	22.0	25.2	27.2	24.8	31.3	22.0	3.7	17.5	18.2	95.2				97.1	98.1	$38,337	$5,779	$32,558
Hollyvale Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Hollyvale Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3484	562	23	24.4	74.2%	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.7%)	458 (81.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	11.2	5557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.7	5332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	225	10.5	10.5	14.1	23.8	14.9	18.1	17.5	10.3	23.8	10.5	12.1	13.8	97.3				97.3		$39,094	$5,780	$33,314
Mesa Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	9172 3rd Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-3709	715	31	23.4	83.5%	69 (9.7%)	28 (3.9%)	587 (82.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	13.7	5375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		14.6	5346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	29	11.2	11.2	16.3	20.0	25.5	30.9	23.3	18.5	13.3	12.2	13.4	14.3	91.7	94.8		94.8	93.8		$40,079	$5,642	$34,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Topaz Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Topaz Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Topaz Preparatory Academy.

Is Topaz Preparatory Academy a good school?

Topaz Preparatory Academy ranks 3979^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Topaz Preparatory Academy?

Students at Topaz Preparatory Academy are 78% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Topaz Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Topaz Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ranchero Middle
High : Sultana High

What district is Topaz Preparatory Academy in?

Hesperia Unified

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