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Little Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Little Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Hemet, California, serving 728 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hemet Unified School District, which is ranked 1176 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Academically, Little Lake Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.43% of Little Lake students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.41% for Hemet Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 14.08%, compared to 18.21% for Hemet Unified and 37.3% for California. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.8% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Little Lake Elementary performs significantly worse than other elementary schools in the Hemet Unified District, such as Whittier Elementary, McSweeny Elementary, Valle Vista Elementary, and Bautista Creek Elementary. The nearby Hemet Dual Language Academy stands out as the highest-performing school in the area. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Little Lake Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the state and district averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

734

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,023

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26091 Meridian St.
Hemet, CA 92544-6401

(951) 765-1660

District: Hemet Unified

Students who attend Little Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dartmouth Middle
High:	Hemet High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.9%

White:

16.6%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

California avg41%

5,229^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Hemet Unified

1170^th of 1,543Hemet 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	15.5	5229 of 5857	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4963 of 5869	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4885 of 5859	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4850 of 5883	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4594 of 5789	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3585 of 5662	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3829 of 5692	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	3009 of 5614	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	2875 of 5611	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	2691 of 5530	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	1920 of 5390	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	2296 of 5377	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	2365 of 5314	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.7	2206 of 5193	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	1813 of 5113	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	1884 of 5113	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	1690 of 4818	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.9	2100 of 4822	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	2421 of 4809	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	353 of 569	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	674 of 747	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	1952 of 2227	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1962 of 2585	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1779 of 2128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	3001 of 3162	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	2485 of 3245	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3153 of 3311	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2706 of 3275	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	2728 of 3246	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4812 of 5597	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4595 of 5612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4567 of 5609	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4896 of 5635	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4304 of 5492	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3145 of 5413	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4415 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4009 of 5107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3801 of 5087	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3647 of 5084	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	3979 of 4963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2613 of 4830	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4662 of 5460	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4695 of 5517	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4410 of 5363	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4250 of 5264	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4069 of 5173	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2680 of 5084	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	5190 of 5628	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4948 of 5643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4808 of 5638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4411 of 5663	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4440 of 5510	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3885 of 5431	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	111 of 118	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	136 of 140	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	2017 of 2847	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2293 of 2635	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1901 of 2420	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2521 of 2598	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	2505 of 2651	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	2593 of 2661	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	2626 of 2726	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2310 of 2834	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	2396 of 2737	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science10%-22 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 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 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 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
Little Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	26091 Meridian St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1660	734	33	22.5	87.6%	122 (16.6%)	45 (6.1%)	535 (72.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	15.5	5229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.7	4963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	266	10.5	10.5	23.2	22.9	35.3			27.4	15.8	10.3	16.1			14.1	98.0						$22,023	$3,537	$18,486
Hemet Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	26400 Dartmouth St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 927-8676	476	24	20.1	81.7%	18 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	447 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	35	3582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		38.4	3281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	301	14.6	14.6	43.8	30.7	43.8	37.8	69.4	44.6	45.3	27.4	20.8	27.0	14.3	28.1							$21,722	$2,387	$19,335
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	41051 Whittier Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1670	702	31	22.4	92.7%	86 (12.3%)	61 (8.7%)	497 (70.8%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.1%)	19	4920^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.5	5354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	434	14.2	14.2	34.0	18.7	34.0			28.8	29.3	15.0	11.3			18.5	93.5	95.4	97.2	97.2	94.4	96.3	$22,607	$3,001	$19,606
Bautista Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Lake St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 927-0822	959	45	21.3	83.7%	232 (24.2%)	47 (4.9%)	619 (64.5%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.8%)	23.1	4579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		22.3	4652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	73	17.3	17.3	32.7	30.8	35.7			33.2	31.5	16.0	14.8			20.8	86.0	92.7	96.1	90.5	89.3	94.4	$21,548	$2,466	$19,082
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	43900 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 927-0800	672	29	23.1	87.9%	144 (21.4%)	25 (3.7%)	467 (69.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	22.8	4607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		22.9	4585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.9%	22	11.3	11.3	38.2	28.1	29.0			31.5	37.3	22.7	12.1			23.5	97.4				97.4		$20,514	$2,591	$17,923
Park Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1157 East Commonwealth Ave.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6650	824	33	24.8	91.6%	66 (8.0%)	92 (11.2%)	601 (72.9%)	17 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	11.5	5535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11	5625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	90	10.8	10.8	20.3	24.8	22.2			22.4	12.2	14.9	6.8			11.0	97.6	98.2		98.2		98.2	$11,135	$349	$10,786
Jacob Wiens Elementary	Public	K-5	935 East Campus Way	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-3734	580	26	22.3	96.4%	47 (8.1%)	80 (13.8%)	420 (72.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	14.5	5308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.8	5643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	335	14.1	14.1	22.7	28.3	24.7			25.5	15.6	18.4	7.1			14.1	93.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	96.0		$20,867	$2,495	$18,372
Hemet Elementary	Public	K-5	633 East Kimball Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1630	783	34	22.8	93.5%	83 (10.6%)	61 (7.8%)	607 (77.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	13.5	5382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.2	5462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	80	10.4	10.4	17.6	26.6	29.8			25.4	16.5	13.2	9.6			12.8	92.7	96.4		93.3	95.8	96.4	$20,249	$2,534	$17,715
Estudillo Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Las Rosas Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-1003	831	34	24.4	88.2%	44 (5.3%)	66 (7.9%)	636 (76.5%)	14 (1.7%)	47 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.5%)	15.2	5245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		14.1	5380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	135	12.5	12.5	20.4	28.5	29.5			26.2	14.6	22.7	8.3			15.0							$10,475	$260	$10,215
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	400 West Whittier Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1650	816	33	24.7	92.5%	79 (9.7%)	98 (12.0%)	580 (71.1%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.3%)	14.4	5321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.6	5511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	190	8.8	8.8	24.8	23.1	31.4			26.5	22.5	7.8	11.7			13.9	89.0	91.5	95.1	92.1	90.2	93.3	$19,973	$2,654	$17,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Lake Elementary

Is Little Lake Elementary a good school?

Little Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Little Lake Elementary?

Students at Little Lake Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Little Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Little Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dartmouth Middle
High : Hemet High

How many students attend Little Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Little Lake Elementary.

What district is Little Lake Elementary in?

Hemet Unified

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