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Oak Mesa Elementary

Public Grades K-5

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oak Mesa Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 582 students in La Verne, California, as part of the high-achieving Bonita Unified School District, currently ranking in the top 4% of all elementary schools in the state.

The school excels academically, with over 80% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly outperforming state averages. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6%, which is about half the district average and strongly supports student success. Oak Mesa achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending that is mid-range compared to other schools in Bonita Unified, such as J. Marion Roynon Elementary and Grace Miller Elementary, which spend more but have lower statewide rankings.

When compared to nearby schools, Oak Mesa stands out for its consistent excellence across all grade levels and its remarkable effectiveness in supporting all students. It ranks higher than neighboring schools in other districts, like Sutherland Elementary in Glendora Unified and Sumner Elementary in Claremont Unified. Even among its high-performing district peers, such as Arma J. Shull Elementary, Oak Mesa maintains a leading position, demonstrating a sustained record of improvement and excellence.

582

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,099

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Wheeler Ave.
La Verne, CA 91750-1546

(909) 971-8209

District: Bonita Unified

Students who attend Oak Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ramona Middle
High:	Bonita High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.1%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Asian:

25.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bonita Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg66%

California avg41%

240^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Bonita Unified

203^rd of 1,543Bonita 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	96.0	240 of 5857	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	285 of 5869	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	430 of 5859	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	629 of 5883	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	323 of 5789	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	252 of 5662	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	662 of 5692	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	787 of 5614	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	723 of 5611	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	95.4	91 of 5530	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	94.2	142 of 5390	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	53 of 5377	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.7	97 of 5314	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.6	76 of 5193	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	599 of 5113	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	94.6	252 of 5113	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	317 of 4818	93.4%	★★★★★
2005	93.4	298 of 4822	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	252 of 4809	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	286 of 1203	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	169 of 1205	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	214 of 1190	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	113 of 1154	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	153 of 1149	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	309 of 1071	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	354 of 2227	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	203 of 5597	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	154 of 5612	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	441 of 5609	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	547 of 5635	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	445 of 5492	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	377 of 5413	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	51 of 5107	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	161 of 5107	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	207 of 5087	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	322 of 5084	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	70 of 4963	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	77 of 4830	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	44 of 5460	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	330 of 5517	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	116 of 5363	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	511 of 5264	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	49 of 5173	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	154 of 5084	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	299 of 5628	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	461 of 5643	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	432 of 5638	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	642 of 5663	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	215 of 5510	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	201 of 5431	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	145 of 718	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	129 of 670	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	181 of 610	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	216 of 2598	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	103 of 2651	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	388 of 2661	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	832 of 2726	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	617 of 2834	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	389 of 2737	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+32 vs state

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

Science65%+32 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
Oak Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Wheeler Ave.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8209	582	23	25.3	24.2%	187 (32.1%)	2 (0.3%)	185 (31.8%)	146 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.7%)	96	240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.7	285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	45	64.7	64.7	76.8	78.4	86.1		80.5	84.9	82.7	71.6		79.6							$15,099	$14,788	$311
La Verne Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Baseline Rd.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8205	477	19	25.3	29.4%	98 (20.5%)	21 (4.4%)	275 (57.7%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	86.5	849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		80.9	1122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	273	46.4	46.4	65.8	65.1	72.5		67.8	79.5	73.4	54.3		69.1							$16,709	$16,398	$311
Allen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	740 East Allen Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8202	467	21	21.8	36.8%	93 (19.9%)	11 (2.4%)	266 (57.0%)	59 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	73.6	1441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		74.4	1392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	49	48.5	48.5	62.7	55.6	48.5		55.8	66.7	55.6	45.6		56.3							$15,091	$14,696	$395
Grace Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1629 Holly Oak St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8206	448	20	22.4	41.7%	87 (19.4%)	9 (2.0%)	302 (67.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	93	474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.5	784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	310	61.8	61.8	64.0	84.1	83.6		76.8	74.7	81.2	64.7		73.6	96.3						$16,424	$15,934	$490
J. Marion Roynon Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 E St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8207	842	34	24.7	42.5%	137 (16.3%)	22 (2.6%)	518 (61.5%)	95 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.3%)	88.3	757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		87	864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	107	54.4	54.4	72.4	62.7	73.7		69.7	71.7	63.8	65.9		67.1	96.3	98.2		97.2			$16,188	$15,658	$530
Fred Ekstrand Elementary	Public	K-5	400 North Walnut Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8203	475	22	21.5	47.8%	58 (12.2%)	11 (2.3%)	321 (67.6%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.1%)	74.5	1399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.6	1427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	28	37.8	37.8	72.2	48.0	59.5		60.1	79.8	57.3	43.2		60.5							$16,513	$15,938	$575
Sumner Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Sumner Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0320	444	19	23.3	45.7%	110 (24.8%)	25 (5.6%)	246 (55.4%)	36 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	60.2	2060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		54	2343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	283	36.9	36.9	54.2	37.0	50.8	52.9	49.6	45.8	50.0	38.5	46.5	44.9	95.8	97.2	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	$19,306	$17,948	$1,358
Danbury Special Education	Public	K-8	1745 Lynoak Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0335	47	6	7.8	51.1%	10 (21.3%)	5 (10.6%)	23 (48.9%)	6 (12.8%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Sutherland Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 North Amelia Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4614	488	25	19.7	19.3%	109 (22.3%)	2 (0.4%)	251 (51.4%)	102 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	78.2	1235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		83.1	1035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	200	36.9	36.9	68.1	60.5	66.3		64.9	73.6	57.1	48.8		59.2							$21,587	$20,594	$993
Arma J. Shull Elementary	Public	K-5	825 North Amelia	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8208	633	23	27.7	26.1%	120 (19.0%)	5 (0.8%)	304 (48.0%)	139 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	95.6	271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.5	218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	53	68.6	68.6	80.0	69.8	88.6		79.4	82.2	76.4	81.9		80.1							$14,943	$14,632	$311

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Mesa Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oak Mesa Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Ramona Middle
High : Bonita High

What is the racial makeup of Oak Mesa Elementary?

Students at Oak Mesa Elementary are 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Oak Mesa Elementary in?

Bonita Unified

Is Oak Mesa Elementary a good school?

Yes! Oak Mesa Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 240^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Oak Mesa Elementary.

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