Summary
Maple Elementary serves 988 students in grades K–6 in Hesperia, within Hesperia Unified. It compares well with nearby schools, but the most important finding is that its 2025–26 proficiency rates were below California’s in ELA, math, and science.
Among 10 nearby schools with results, Maple ranked third in ELA and math and tied for the highest science result. Its proficiency was 27% in ELA, 21% in math, and 17% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 24%, 16%, and 11%. Against the district, Maple was 2 points ahead in math but 4 points behind in ELA and 3 points behind in science. Compared with California, it was behind by 22 points in ELA, 17 in math, and 19 in science. Grade 5–6 results stand out: Maple had the highest nearby grade 5 and grade 6 math results, and grade 6 ELA was 7 points above the district. Grades 3–4 math results were below the district.
Results have declined over four years in ELA and math: ELA fell 4 percentage points and math 6, while science edged down by less than 1 point. The state gap widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger places Maple at the 17th percentile statewide with 1 star, down 11 percentile points since 2023–24. Attendance has improved, with chronic absenteeism falling from 51% in 2021–22 to 33% in 2025–26, but that remains above the state’s 18%. In 2024–25, 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; Maple’s student–teacher ratio was 25:1, compared with a nearby-school average of 24.3:1. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner subgroup ranking was notably stronger in 2022–23, at the 88th percentile compared with Maple overall at the 35th, then fell to the 42nd percentile in 2023–24—a 46-point drop.
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