Summary
Located in Hesperia, California, Canyon Ridge High is a Hesperia Unified high school serving grades 9–12, with 218 students. Its 2025–26 test proficiency was low in all three subjects: 8% in English language arts, 2% in math, and 5% in science. Chronic absenteeism was also unusually high, at 81%, compared with 32% in the district and 18% statewide. The most important concern is that students’ test results are far below state and district levels across every tested subject, alongside very high absenteeism.
Compared with the four nearby Hesperia Unified high schools serving the same grades, Canyon Ridge’s results were below the peer average in every subject: 8% versus 37% in ELA, 2% versus 16% in math, and 5% versus 23% in science. Its results were also below the state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%, and the district rates of 31%, 19%, and 20%, respectively. Science is the school’s least weak subject against these benchmarks; ELA is its largest shortfall. Graduation is a brighter measure: 87% in 2025–26, close to the state’s 88%, though below the district’s 94%.
Scores improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 2 points in ELA, 1 point in math, and 5 points in science, but the longer-term picture is mixed: ELA fell 4 points over four years, while math rose 2 and science rose 4. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from the 3rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 7th percentile in 2025–26, but Canyon Ridge remains ranked 1,988th of 2,137 schools, with 0 stars. One notable relative bright spot is SchoolDigger’s ranking for English Language Learner Students: the group was at the 31st percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 5th percentile that year. The student-teacher ratio was 17.5 in 2024–25, and the free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 62% that year; these are useful context, not explanations for test results.
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