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Joshua Circle Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joshua Circle Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 643 students in the Hesperia Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools, with test scores in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 39% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district and state. While per-student spending has increased dramatically in recent years, academic performance has not yet shown a corresponding improvement.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools, highlighting that different outcomes are possible in the same community. For instance, LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, just over two miles away, ranks in the top 20% of state schools, and Topaz Preparatory Academy has significantly higher test scores alongside a much lower absenteeism rate. The school shows some relative strength in supporting homeless students, but urgent, comprehensive action is needed to address its core academic and attendance challenges.

643

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,488

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10140 8th Ave.
Hesperia, CA 92345-2801

(760) 244-6133

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Joshua Circle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hesperia Junior High
High:	Hesperia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

White:

5.4%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,737^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	5737 of 5857	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	5704 of 5869	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5548 of 5859	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5474 of 5883	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5370 of 5789	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5357 of 5662	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	5382 of 5692	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	5381 of 5614	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5389 of 5611	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	4628 of 5530	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	4137 of 5390	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	4212 of 5377	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	4052 of 5314	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	3516 of 5193	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.0	3200 of 5113	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	3016 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.0	2996 of 4818	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.6	3078 of 4822	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3585 of 4809	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2490 of 2585	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	2071 of 2128	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	2469 of 3162	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	2402 of 3245	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2035 of 3311	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1204 of 3275	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	2030 of 3246	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5382 of 5597	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5467 of 5612	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4997 of 5609	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5193 of 5635	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	5135 of 5492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	5089 of 5413	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	4992 of 5107	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4968 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4725 of 5087	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4572 of 5084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4390 of 4963	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4416 of 4830	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	318 of 429	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	5324 of 5460	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5336 of 5517	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4942 of 5363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4871 of 5264	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4648 of 5173	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4771 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5554 of 5628	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5476 of 5643	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5475 of 5638	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5281 of 5663	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5056 of 5510	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5204 of 5431	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	1.8	2816 of 2834	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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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 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
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
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
Pathways to College K8	Public, Charter	K-8	10127 3rd Ave	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Pathways to College K8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8002	431	22	19.6	68.9%	29 (6.7%)	45 (10.4%)	354 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.2	3860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		23.9	4474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	614	12.2	20.0	16.0	52.0	43.2	38.8	36.7	45.8	52.2	44.8	40.8	18.2	6.1	16.3	10.4	11.1	17.3							$22,318	$7,837	$14,481
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
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
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
LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9966 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-4333	505	25	20.2	68.1%	42 (8.3%)	15 (3.0%)	432 (85.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	82.3	1061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.4	1577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	516	43.6		43.6	72.2	56.9	59.7	65.0			64.1	77.8	68.6	48.4	58.3			63.7							$13,246	$1,733	$11,513
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
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
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6161	761	31	24.5	84.1%	76 (10.0%)	22 (2.9%)	632 (83.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.0%)	12.6	5461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		13.8	5407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	54	9.9		9.9	19.0	26.5	18.0	11.1			18.5	26.0	26.0	7.9	3.6			15.4	89.0	93.4	94.5	93.4	91.2	94.5	$39,475	$5,757	$33,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Joshua Circle Elementary

What district is Joshua Circle Elementary in?

Hesperia Unified

How many students attend Joshua Circle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Joshua Circle Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Joshua Circle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joshua Circle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hesperia Junior High
High : Hesperia High

What is the racial makeup of Joshua Circle Elementary?

Students at Joshua Circle Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Joshua Circle Elementary a good school?

Joshua Circle Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California elementary schools.

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