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McSweeny Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

McSweeny Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 781 students in the Hemet Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, McSweeny's performance is in the middle compared to other local schools like Hemet Elementary and Jacob Wiens Elementary, but it is still well below state averages, especially in science where only about 10% of students are proficient. The school has a high rate of chronic absenteeism at 33.5%, which is worse than the state average but better than some district peers. It operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student funding than several nearby schools, including Little Lake Elementary and Cawston Elementary.

Notably, Hemet Dual Language Academy stands out in the district with much higher attendance and better test scores, suggesting specialized programs can make a difference. McSweeny's year-to-year performance has been inconsistent, and while it has shown recent improvement with some groups of students, overall results indicate the school, like others in Hemet Unified, is working to overcome substantial hurdles to student achievement.

781

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,794

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 West Chambers St.
Hemet, CA 92543-9661

(951) 925-4366

District: Hemet Unified

Students who attend McSweeny Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Diamond Valley Middle
High:	West Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

White:

12.8%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,551^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	23.4	4551 of 5857	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4314 of 5869	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4867 of 5859	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3866 of 5883	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5289 of 5789	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4836 of 5662	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	4952 of 5692	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	4252 of 5614	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	4291 of 5611	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	4738 of 5530	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	4620 of 5390	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	4244 of 5377	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	3823 of 5314	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	3692 of 5193	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	3735 of 5113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	4209 of 5113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3242 of 4818	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.2	3543 of 4822	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.7	3092 of 4809	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	311 of 569	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	523 of 593	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	587 of 747	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	1231 of 2227	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1941 of 2585	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1901 of 2128	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	1310 of 3162	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	2853 of 3245	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2407 of 3311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3100 of 3275	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2783 of 3246	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4498 of 5597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4682 of 5612	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4877 of 5609	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3800 of 5635	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4954 of 5492	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4614 of 5413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3831 of 5107	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3239 of 5107	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3810 of 5087	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2888 of 5084	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4617 of 4963	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4245 of 4830	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3869 of 5460	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3593 of 5517	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4148 of 5363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2808 of 5264	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4624 of 5173	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4405 of 5084	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4252 of 5628	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3698 of 5643	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4474 of 5638	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3683 of 5663	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5062 of 5510	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4689 of 5431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	86 of 153	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	96 of 118	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	96 of 140	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	613 of 670	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2321 of 2847	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1782 of 2635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1718 of 2420	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2284 of 2598	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	2495 of 2651	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	2501 of 2661	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2326 of 2726	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2613 of 2834	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2273 of 2737	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science10%-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 (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
McSweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	451 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-4366	781	32	24.4	87.7%	100 (12.8%)	65 (8.3%)	554 (70.9%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	42 (5.4%)	23.4	4551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		25.6	4314^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	237	10.1	10.1	34.3	32.2	38.9			35.1	31.5	21.7	10.1			21.3	87.6	94.2	95.9	90.9	93.4	92.6	$18,794	$2,399	$16,395
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
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
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
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 South Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 791-1830	826	34	24.2	83.7%	99 (12.0%)	87 (10.5%)	565 (68.4%)	28 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.7%)	28.2	4120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	22	16.7	16.7	39.8	35.3	40.6			38.5	33.5	15.0	18.1			22.6	88.5	91.5	96.2	92.3	88.5	92.3	$19,303	$2,240	$17,063
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 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
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
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	$19,688	$2,595	$17,093
Cawston Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 West Menlo Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-0277	796	34	23.6	79.5%	128 (16.1%)	77 (9.7%)	525 (66.0%)	19 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	37 (4.6%)	31.7	3818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		30.2	3913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	95	16.1	16.1	39.1	39.0	33.9			37.3	44.7	22.8	22.6			29.6	94.4	95.1		95.8	95.1	97.9	$21,336	$2,293	$19,043

Frequently Asked Questions about McSweeny Elementary

What district is McSweeny Elementary in?

Hemet Unified

How many students attend McSweeny Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended McSweeny Elementary.

Is McSweeny Elementary a good school?

McSweeny Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McSweeny Elementary?

Students at McSweeny Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McSweeny Elementary attend?

Students who attend McSweeny Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Diamond Valley Middle
High : West Valley High

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