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Mesa Grande Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Grande Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 715 students in the Hesperia Unified district, operating in a high-need community where academic performance has declined significantly over the past decade, now ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools.

The school faces a critical challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 40.8%, which is more than double the state average and among the highest in the area; this high rate of students missing school strongly correlates with its lower academic proficiency in English and math compared to some nearby schools like Topaz Preparatory Academy and Maple Elementary. While Mesa Grande's per-student spending is the highest among its local district peers, this has not translated to superior outcomes, and its performance places it in the middle-to-lower range within Hesperia Unified, with some strengths in serving English Language Learners but consistent struggles for students in special education.

An interesting finding is the dramatic contrast with the nearby LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, which achieves top-tier academic results and very low absenteeism in the same community, suggesting factors beyond funding significantly impact success. The data shows a clear pattern across all local schools: lower absenteeism is consistently linked to higher test scores, indicating that improving attendance could be a key lever for improving Mesa Grande's student outcomes.

715

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,079

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9172 3rd Ave.
Hesperia, CA 92345-3643

(760) 244-3709

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Mesa Grande Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Middle
High:	Oak Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

White:

9.7%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,375^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	13.7	5375 of 5857	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5346 of 5869	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5221 of 5859	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	5288 of 5883	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4911 of 5789	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4532 of 5662	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	4687 of 5692	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	4226 of 5614	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	4907 of 5611	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	2992 of 5530	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3683 of 5390	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	2854 of 5377	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	3016 of 5314	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	3187 of 5193	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.2	2931 of 5113	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	2584 of 5113	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	2402 of 4818	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.0	2000 of 4822	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.9	1529 of 4809	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	2051 of 2227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1284 of 2585	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	964 of 2128	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1970 of 3162	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1506 of 3245	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1639 of 3311	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	926 of 3275	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	1283 of 3246	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4948 of 5597	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5191 of 5612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5158 of 5609	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5201 of 5635	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4527 of 5492	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4407 of 5413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	4689 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4608 of 5107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4490 of 5087	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4493 of 5084	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4336 of 4963	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3702 of 4830	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4800 of 5460	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4908 of 5517	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4651 of 5363	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4654 of 5264	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4328 of 5173	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	4008 of 5084	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5276 of 5628	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5059 of 5643	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4826 of 5638	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4812 of 5663	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4827 of 5510	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4214 of 5431	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2541 of 2847	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2145 of 2635	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2211 of 2420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	2455 of 2726	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2434 of 2834	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

White (2022)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 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
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
Lime Street Elementary	Public	K-6	16852 Lime St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-0512	887	36	24.6	86.6%	84 (9.5%)	134 (15.1%)	643 (72.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	9.7	5651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.6	5656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.6%	5	10.9		10.9	15.0	20.9	20.2	21.2			19.4	13.5	6.4	6.2	8.9			8.6	97.1			97.8	97.1	97.1	$38,881	$5,807	$33,074
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Grande Elementary

How many students attend Mesa Grande Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Mesa Grande Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Grande Elementary?

Students at Mesa Grande Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Grande Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Grande Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Middle
High : Oak Hills High

Is Mesa Grande Elementary a good school?

Mesa Grande Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mesa Grande Elementary in?

Hesperia Unified

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