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Jacob Wiens Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jacob Wiens Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 580 students in Hemet, California, operating within the Hemet Unified school district, an area where schools face significant academic challenges.

The school is contending with profound difficulties, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 45.7%, which is more than double the state average and the highest among nearby schools like Hemet Elementary (40.5%) and San Jacinto Elementary. This, combined with serving a student population where over 96% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, correlates with very low academic proficiency; for example, only 14% of students are proficient in math, and just 7% of 5th graders meet math standards. The school's performance has declined over time, now ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools.

Despite these steep challenges, the data shows that improvement is possible within the same community. Hemet Dual Language Academy, a school in the same district with a similar high-need population, achieves much higher academic scores and has an absenteeism rate of only 7%, demonstrating that different educational models can yield better outcomes. For Jacob Wiens to improve, targeted efforts to boost daily attendance, learn from higher-performing peers, and secure equitable resources will be crucial.

580

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,013

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

935 East Campus Way
Hemet, CA 92543-3121

(951) 929-3734

District: Hemet Unified

Students who attend Jacob Wiens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Acacia Middle
High:	Tahquitz High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

13.8%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

California avg41%

5,308^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	14.5	5308 of 5857	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5643 of 5869	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5549 of 5859	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5696 of 5883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5405 of 5789	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4875 of 5662	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	5194 of 5692	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4480 of 5614	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4855 of 5611	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	4781 of 5530	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	5178 of 5390	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	4364 of 5377	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	3983 of 5314	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	3807 of 5193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	4677 of 5113	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	4388 of 5113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3988 of 4818	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	4078 of 4822	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	3128 of 4809	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	399 of 569	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	508 of 593	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	434 of 661	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	389 of 663	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	402 of 747	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	444 of 700	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	2423 of 2585	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1576 of 2128	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	2182 of 3162	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3034 of 3245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	3249 of 3311	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	3206 of 3275	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	2961 of 3246	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5301 of 5597	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5264 of 5612	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5389 of 5609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5462 of 5635	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	5277 of 5492	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4701 of 5413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4499 of 5107	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	4820 of 5107	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4882 of 5087	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	4937 of 5084	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4589 of 4963	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3871 of 4830	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	211 of 335	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4699 of 5460	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5283 of 5517	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4938 of 5363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5060 of 5264	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4714 of 5173	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4094 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4748 of 5628	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5487 of 5643	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5207 of 5638	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	5461 of 5663	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4967 of 5510	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4686 of 5431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	107 of 118	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	128 of 140	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	130 of 130	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2284 of 2847	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2580 of 2635	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1639 of 2420	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2362 of 2598	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	2725 of 2726	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2752 of 2834	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	2582 of 2737	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)37th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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 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
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		$25,013	$23,360	$1,653
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	$24,589	$22,738	$1,851
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	$23,696	$22,070	$1,626
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	$26,544	$24,814	$1,730
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	$22,567	$22,394	$173
Edward Hyatt World Language Academy	Public	K-8	400 East Shaver St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9391	594	25	23.8	87.9%	14 (2.4%)	15 (2.5%)	560 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26.4	4291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		25.8	4291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%		20.3	26.4	23.1	31.4	25.4	27.0	61.7	55.6	50.0	39.9	30.0	22.0	15.9	16.7	26.7	28.3	23.4							$22,490	$22,480	$10
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							$25,880	$24,256	$1,624
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						$28,929	$26,730	$2,199
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							$22,900	$22,854	$46
Fruitvale Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West Fruitvale Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1680	778	33	23.5	91.3%	71 (9.1%)	103 (13.2%)	562 (72.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	20.1	4819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.8	4602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	217	21.6		21.6	24.4	25.3	37.8				29.4	20.0	13.0	18.2				17.0	92.2	96.9		96.1	93.0	95.3	$23,739	$22,150	$1,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacob Wiens Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jacob Wiens Elementary?

Students at Jacob Wiens Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Jacob Wiens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Jacob Wiens Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jacob Wiens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jacob Wiens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Acacia Middle
High : Tahquitz High

Is Jacob Wiens Elementary a good school?

Jacob Wiens Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Jacob Wiens Elementary in?

Hemet Unified

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