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Mission Crest Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Crest Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 989 students in grades K-6 within the Hesperia Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools.

Academic performance at Mission Crest is well below state and district averages, with only about 23% of students proficient in English and 14% in math. While the school serves a population with economic needs, its performance is lower than nearby schools with similar or higher poverty rates, such as Maple Elementary. A key differentiator is the student-teacher ratio of 26.7 to 1, which is the highest among local schools. Interestingly, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while concerning at 34.9%, is actually better than most other Hesperia Unified schools like Mesa Grande Elementary.

The school's performance has declined steadily over the past decade. However, comparisons show room for improvement: Mesquite Trails Elementary, a nearby school with very similar demographics and funding, achieves much higher proficiency rates. Mission Crest does show relative strengths in supporting homeless students and students in special education. The wide variation in test scores between different grade levels suggests inconsistent learning progress as students advance.

989

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,214

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13065 Muscatel St.
Hesperia, CA 92344-5572

(760) 949-8265

District: Hesperia Unified

Students who attend Mission Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Middle
High:	Oak Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

African American:

11.1%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,420^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	13.0	5420 of 5857	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5499 of 5869	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5440 of 5859	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5534 of 5883	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5075 of 5789	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4579 of 5662	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	4391 of 5692	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	4047 of 5614	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4415 of 5611	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	4554 of 5530	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	4228 of 5390	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	3878 of 5377	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	3772 of 5314	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	508 of 569	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	535 of 593	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	550 of 661	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	476 of 663	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	649 of 747	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	1837 of 2227	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1387 of 2585	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1079 of 2128	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	2739 of 3162	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3025 of 3245	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	2663 of 3311	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1417 of 3275	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	1902 of 3246	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	5262 of 5597	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5345 of 5612	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5171 of 5609	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5355 of 5635	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4773 of 5492	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4519 of 5413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4644 of 5107	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4632 of 5107	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4614 of 5087	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4748 of 5084	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4258 of 4963	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3738 of 4830	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	283 of 429	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	289 of 364	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	197 of 335	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5046 of 5460	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5288 of 5517	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5010 of 5363	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5055 of 5264	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4483 of 5173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4077 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5160 of 5628	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5191 of 5643	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5279 of 5638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5302 of 5663	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4902 of 5510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4206 of 5431	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2363 of 2847	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2327 of 2635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2203 of 2420	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	2494 of 2598	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2550 of 2651	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2599 of 2661	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2630 of 2726	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2504 of 2834	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 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 (2025)
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 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 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 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
Mission Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	13065 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8265	989	37	26.7	63.8%	94 (9.5%)	110 (11.1%)	747 (75.5%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	13	5420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.8	5499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	79	11.5	11.5	25.0	15.9	25.4	24.2	22.6	21.6	12.5	12.1	9.3	13.9	91.1	98.4	98.4	96.8	98.4		$19,214	$17,784	$1,430
Mesquite Trails Elementary	Public	K-6	13884 Mesquite St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-3149	882	34	25.9	65.1%	164 (18.6%)	33 (3.7%)	659 (74.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	47.9	2708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		44.8	2875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	167	32.5	32.5	31.5	39.9	52.6	46.4	42.5	43.2	38.4	33.3	40.7	39.1	97.2			97.2		97.2	$20,272	$18,882	$1,390
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			$20,736	$19,266	$1,470
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	$21,260	$19,694	$1,566
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	$18,870	$17,328	$1,542
Hollyvale Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Hollyvale Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3484	562	23	24.4	74.2%	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.7%)	458 (81.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	11.2	5557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.7	5332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	225	10.5	10.5	14.1	23.8	14.9	18.1	17.5	10.3	23.8	10.5	12.1	13.8	97.3				97.3		$21,813	$20,390	$1,423
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		$21,835	$20,440	$1,395
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		$21,215	$19,402	$1,813
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		$23,076	$21,620	$1,456
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	$20,984	$19,420	$1,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Crest Elementary

How many students attend Mission Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Mission Crest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mission Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Middle
High : Oak Hills High

Is Mission Crest Elementary a good school?

Mission Crest Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Crest Elementary?

Students at Mission Crest Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Mission Crest Elementary in?

Hesperia Unified

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