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Lime Street Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lime Street Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 887 students in the Hesperia Unified district, an area where many families face economic challenges.

The school faces significant difficulties, ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools. Academic proficiency is very low, with only about 19% of students meeting standards in English and less than 9% in math, which is far below state averages. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Krystal School of Science Math & Technology (18%) or LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy (4%). The percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has also risen sharply to over 86%.

Comparisons with nearby schools show what might be possible. For example, Krystal School, less than two miles away in the same district, has much higher test scores and better attendance. Furthermore, charter schools like LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy achieve strong results with similar student populations. This suggests that while Lime Street operates in a challenging context, specific strategies around attendance, instruction, and school culture could be key to improvement.

887

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,881

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16852 Lime St.
Hesperia, CA 92345-5934

(760) 244-0512

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Lime Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ranchero Middle
High:	Sultana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

15.1%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,651^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	9.7	5651 of 5857	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	5656 of 5869	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5643 of 5859	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5699 of 5883	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5451 of 5789	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	5574 of 5662	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	5575 of 5692	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5210 of 5614	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	5103 of 5611	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	4260 of 5530	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	4498 of 5390	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	4508 of 5377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	4443 of 5314	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	3601 of 5193	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	3280 of 5113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.2	3349 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.9	3114 of 4818	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.7	3180 of 4822	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2884 of 4809	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	467 of 569	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	555 of 593	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	568 of 661	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	715 of 747	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	1660 of 2227	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1682 of 2585	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1554 of 2128	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	2755 of 3162	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2498 of 3245	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2055 of 3311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2024 of 3275	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2077 of 3246	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	5453 of 5597	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5440 of 5612	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5478 of 5609	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	5531 of 5635	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5305 of 5492	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	5374 of 5413	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	4883 of 5107	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4783 of 5107	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4750 of 5087	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4767 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4495 of 4963	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	4735 of 4830	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5254 of 5460	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5365 of 5517	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	5257 of 5363	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5112 of 5264	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4909 of 5173	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	4991 of 5084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	5357 of 5628	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	5377 of 5643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5302 of 5638	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5425 of 5663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	5011 of 5510	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5309 of 5431	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2589 of 2847	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1584 of 2635	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1461 of 2420	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2507 of 2598	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	2676 of 2726	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2754 of 2834	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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
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
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
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
Kingston Elementary	Public	K-6	7473 Kingston Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-8869	808	31	26.0	76.2%	155 (19.2%)	19 (2.4%)	615 (76.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	18	5006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		15.4	5274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	268	13.9		13.9	18.0	25.0	27.9	30.5			25.4	25.6	24.8	12.3	19.3			20.4	90.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	$38,132	$5,777	$32,355
Krystal School of Science Math & Technology	Public	K-6	17160 Krystal Dr.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-3611	912	36	25.3	47.8%	307 (33.7%)	20 (2.2%)	550 (60.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.2%)	67.1	1736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		61.2	2021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	285	30.1		30.1	65.9	52.0	54.0	68.6			60.0	58.5	48.4	30.9	51.2			47.3	95.2		98.4	97.6			$39,235	$5,475	$33,760
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lime Street Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lime Street Elementary?

Students at Lime Street Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lime Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 887 students attended Lime Street Elementary.

What district is Lime Street Elementary in?

Hesperia Unified

What schools do graduates of Lime Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lime Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ranchero Middle
High : Sultana High

Is Lime Street Elementary a good school?

Lime Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of California elementary schools.

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