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Shadow Ridge

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

4743^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 19% of California alternative schools

Summary

Shadow Ridge is a K-12 alternative school serving 378 students in the Hesperia Unified school district, which ranks in the bottom 14% of districts statewide.

The school has shown remarkable success in supporting students to graduation, with a 96.9% graduation rate that beats both the district and state averages, and a dropout rate that has dramatically fallen to just 1.6%. It has also made significant strides in reducing chronic student absences. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like English, math, and science remains a challenge, with scores below district and state averages; this is a common trend among many nearby alternative schools, such as various Mojave River Academy campuses, though the Academy for Academic Excellence is a notable high-performing exception.

Shadow Ridge spends significantly more per student—over $40,000—than most comparison schools, which may relate to its success in graduation and attendance. The data presents a mixed picture: the school is exceptionally effective at keeping students enrolled and helping them earn diplomas, but there is a clear need for improvement in foundational academic skills, particularly in mathematics at the elementary grade levels.

378

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,108

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15776 Main St.
Hesperia, CA 92345-3461

(760) 949-8267

District: Hesperia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

15.3%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,743^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2022

From bottom 3% (2022) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,484^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,526^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	20.9	4743 of 5857	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5247 of 5869	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5426 of 5859	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5706 of 5883	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	3955 of 5597	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4720 of 5612	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5072 of 5609	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5510 of 5635	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4230 of 5107	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4050 of 5107	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4294 of 5087	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4913 of 5084	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4642 of 5460	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4939 of 5517	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5111 of 5363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5062 of 5264	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4739 of 5628	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4168 of 5643	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5179 of 5638	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	5445 of 5663	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	2484 of 2761	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2427 of 2783	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2606 of 2781	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2457 of 2740	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2186 of 2715	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2360 of 2480	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	2349 of 2497	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	2442 of 2477	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	2048 of 2236	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1617 of 2179	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	1952 of 2063	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	1897 of 2005	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	1857 of 1999	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	1641 of 1804	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	1667 of 1777	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	1410 of 1769	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	1253 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	581 of 1521	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2294 of 2533	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2269 of 2551	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2447 of 2531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2270 of 2509	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2194 of 2380	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2129 of 2395	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2008 of 2388	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2227 of 2374	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2113 of 2359	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1716 of 2213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2175 of 2542	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2147 of 2579	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2369 of 2531	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2151 of 2458	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1650 of 2369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2393 of 2534	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2190 of 2552	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2262 of 2538	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2252 of 2527	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1496 of 1520	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1526 of 1537	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1526 of 2162	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1542 of 2159	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1510 of 2170	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1430 of 2123	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	998 of 1290	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1531 of 2133	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1227 of 2017	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	994 of 2021	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	22.9	1473 of 2039	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1669 of 1994	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1861 of 2426	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	1716 of 2354	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1760 of 2367	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1314 of 2281	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.6	1410 of 2238	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.1	1196 of 2117	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.0	1331 of 2063	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.8	1385 of 1968	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.5	888 of 1901	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	28.7	967 of 1653	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1563 of 1906	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1435 of 1915	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1523 of 1915	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1448 of 1858	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	874 of 1054	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1317 of 1833	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1211 of 1760	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1411 of 1900	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1408 of 1902	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1119 of 1917	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1180 of 1861	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1336 of 1814	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1343 of 2013	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1490 of 2026	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1590 of 2030	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1430 of 1943	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1091 of 1126	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1249 of 1937	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1220 of 1862	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1110 of 1942	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1598 of 1948	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1224 of 1963	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1038 of 1916	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	959 of 1122	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	977 of 1173	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	975 of 1204	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

High school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shadow Ridge	Public, Alternative	K-12	15776 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8267	378	19	19.6	79.6%	58 (15.3%)	27 (7.1%)	277 (73.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)	30.4	8.6	16.3		15.2	11.8	22.7	34.8	37.5	26.5	21.4	36.7	27.6	5.9	13.6	26.1	0.0	16.3	4.3	10.2	10.2			$40,108	$6,268	$33,840
Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14466 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	349	15	22.7	84.0%	89 (25.5%)	21 (6.0%)	215 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)	11.8	7.5	8.6		8.3		16.7	17.7	15.0	12.1	19.1	27.1	19.3		8.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.1	5.1	5.2			$10,918	$1,013	$9,905
Mojave River Academy - Route 66	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14554 Seventh St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	450	21	21.6	90.9%	92 (20.4%)	27 (6.0%)	299 (66.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.6	4.8	0.0	4.0		16.7	7.7	14.3	11.4	13.0	17.0	14.5		7.1	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.9	1.2			$11,568	$1,408	$10,160
Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	862	39	22.2	85.8%	210 (24.4%)	53 (6.1%)	540 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)								(n/a)	11.1	3.6	10.3	18.2	9.3	25.0	31.6	14.3	14.6	15.5	16.5	27.7	21.9	9.1	5.3	0.0	2.1	5.1	2.4	3.9	3.5			$11,574	$1,944	$9,630
Academy for Academic Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17500 Mana Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Academy for Academic Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 946-5414	1,489	68	21.8	35.5%	595 (40.0%)	43 (2.9%)	692 (46.5%)	52 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (6.9%)								(n/a)	52.3	47.8	39.6		46.7	43.4	43.8	63.6	53.2	60.0	67.8	79.3	58.6	37.7	42.9	55.1	44.4	52.8	49.6	37.7	45.9	98.4	98.4	$13,411	$1,097	$12,314
High Desert Premier Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	21950 Nisqually Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-4252	208	14	14.9	80.8%	50 (24.0%)	10 (4.8%)	137 (65.9%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)		0.0	5.8	9.1	5.4					9.1	7.7	9.5	9.2					0.0	0.0	1.1	0.8			$20,702	$2,332	$18,370
Riverside Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19121 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Riverside Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5884	2,453	107	22.8	77.5%	354 (14.4%)	391 (15.9%)	1,552 (63.3%)	32 (1.3%)	22 (0.9%)	23 (0.9%)	79 (3.2%)								(n/a)	25.5	13.5	26.8		21.1	21.7	22.0	32.1	34.9	29.6	30.4	56.9	33.5	21.7	17.2	17.6	14.7	13.4	14.3	14.6	15.6	97.0	97.0	$13,209	$1,356	$11,853
Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	803	34	23.8	80.1%	153 (19.1%)	145 (18.1%)	437 (54.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.5%)								(n/a)	13.6	11.0	7.9		13.0	15.9	14.9	16.9	11.4	25.4	14.7	36.9	19.7	16.1	13.4	4.6	4.9	9.2	11.8	9.7	9.6			$15,778	$894	$14,884
Mojave River Academy - Marble City	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9723 Sierra Vista Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Marble City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	259	11	23.7	80.7%	97 (37.5%)	2 (0.8%)	141 (54.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	3.5	12.1		7.6			7.1	22.2	22.7	13.8	30.7	21.0			0.0	5.9	0.0	6.9	3.2	3.1			$12,282	$1,074	$11,208
Snowline Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 868-6277	85	4	19.3	67.1%	26 (30.6%)	4 (4.7%)	45 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)								(n/a)		42.9	9.1		25.8				46.2		53.3	36.4	46.3				15.4		20.0	0.0	13.4			$64,950	$10,072	$54,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Ridge

Is Shadow Ridge a good school?

Shadow Ridge ranks in the bottom 19.0% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Shadow Ridge?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Shadow Ridge.

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Ridge?

Students at Shadow Ridge are 73% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Shadow Ridge in?

Hesperia Unified

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