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Hacienda Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

4889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hacienda Elementary serves 497 students in grades 3–5 in California City, a community in the Mojave Desert. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were above the district averages but below California’s in all three tested subjects. Chronic absenteeism has fallen substantially, but remains far above the state rate. The central concern for families is that academic results remain well below state averages, while 42% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, compared with 18% statewide.

Hacienda’s clearest academic strength is ELA: its 31% proficiency rate was 8 percentage points above Mojave Unified, compared with leads of 6 points in math and science. Still, state rates were higher in every subject: 49% in ELA, 38% in math, and 36% in science. Against nearby schools, fifth-grade ELA stands out: Hacienda’s 35% was above West Boron Elementary at 25% and Mojave Elementary at 13%, but below Irving L. Branch Elementary at 39%. In math, Hacienda topped Mojave in every grade but trailed West Boron and Branch in all three.

Scores have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 10 percentage points, math 8, and science 5, although science’s gap with the state widened slightly. SchoolDigger places Hacienda in the state’s 16th percentile with 1 star for 2025–26, up from the 6th percentile and 0 stars the prior year. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 27.6, higher than the ratios reported for nearby schools, and 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Hacienda serves African American students was at the 35th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 16th percentile; its measure for multi-racial students was at the 1st percentile.

497

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,563

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

19950 Hacienda Blvd.
California City, CA 93505-3616

(760) 373-5824

District: Mojave Unified

Students who attend Hacienda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	California City Middle
High:	California City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

27.4%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg16%

California avg42%

4,889^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Mojave Unified

918^th of 968Mojave 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
2026	18.9	4889 of 5804	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	5478 of 5857	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5367 of 5869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5460 of 5859	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	5603 of 5883	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	5330 of 5789	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	5307 of 5662	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	5121 of 5692	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	5297 of 5614	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	4873 of 5611	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	5054 of 5530	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	4970 of 5390	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	4461 of 5377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	4707 of 5314	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	4590 of 5193	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	327 of 506	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	427 of 569	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	495 of 593	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	430 of 661	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	588 of 663	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	613 of 747	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	610 of 700	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1821 of 2227	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1959 of 2585	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1871 of 2128	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1745 of 3162	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	1364 of 3245	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1188 of 3311	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	3021 of 3275	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1260 of 3246	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4681 of 5569	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	5250 of 5597	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5302 of 5612	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5479 of 5609	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5476 of 5635	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5129 of 5492	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4944 of 5413	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3869 of 5085	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	4632 of 5107	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3968 of 5107	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4620 of 5087	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4439 of 5084	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3826 of 4963	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4292 of 4830	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	4416 of 5412	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	5218 of 5460	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4929 of 5517	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4927 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5076 of 5264	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4876 of 5173	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4860 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4757 of 5590	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	5249 of 5628	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4969 of 5643	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4914 of 5638	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5250 of 5663	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5030 of 5510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5167 of 5431	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	744 of 752	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.7	716 of 718	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	662 of 670	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	667 of 669	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.9	607 of 610	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1973 of 2920	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	2122 of 2847	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1466 of 2635	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	2091 of 2420	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2197 of 2532	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	2402 of 2598	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2571 of 2651	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	2555 of 2661	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	2651 of 2726	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2685 of 2834	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2483 of 2737	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-19 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hacienda Elementary	Public	3-5	19950 Hacienda Blvd.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-5824	497	18	27.6	83.9%	59 (11.9%)	136 (27.4%)	259 (52.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	18.9	4889^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.8%		12.4	5478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%	589	19.2	19.2	26.2	29.9	35.2		30.6	18.8	17.3	15.0		16.9							$18,563	$16,664	$1,899
Robert P. Ulrich Elementary	Public	K-2	9124 Catalpa Ave.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-4824	503	23	21.8	81.9%	73 (14.5%)	109 (21.7%)	269 (53.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)								(n/a)													90.2	96.0	97.1		94.3	94.3	$20,278	$18,560	$1,718
Mojave Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-2456	420	19	22.0	90.7%	43 (10.2%)	113 (26.9%)	212 (50.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	5.9	5760^th of 5804 public elementary schools	0.8%		7	5779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%	19	7.8	7.8	15.8	3.9	12.7		11.1	13.8	6.0	1.6		7.0	86.7	90.7			86.7	94.7	$24,598	$23,128	$1,470
William A. Bailey Elementary	Public	K-2	1565 Bailey Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4991	366	21	17.4	15.0%	107 (29.2%)	15 (4.1%)	119 (32.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (29.0%)								(n/a)																			$21,461	$21,246	$215
Irving L. Branch Elementary	Public	3-6	1577 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4966	388	17	23.5	17.3%	115 (29.6%)	10 (2.6%)	139 (35.8%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.8%)	35.7	3523^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	39.3%		36.4	3453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%	70	32.4	32.4	32.3	42.4	39.2	37.9	37.9	41.9	28.2	24.5	25.3	29.9							$16,730	$16,612	$118
West Boron Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Del Oro St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5430	276	15	18.4	75.4%	89 (32.2%)	37 (13.4%)	126 (45.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	26.3	4274^th of 5804 public elementary schools	26.4%		14.2	5332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%	1058	27.3	27.3	41.4	34.5	25.0	32.5	33.6	34.5	31.0	20.8	5.0	21.3	77.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	80.6	88.9	$23,213	$21,842	$1,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Hacienda Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hacienda Elementary?

Students at Hacienda Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 27% African American, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hacienda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Hacienda Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hacienda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hacienda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : California City Middle
High : California City High

What district is Hacienda Elementary in?

Mojave Unified

Is Hacienda Elementary a good school?

Hacienda Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California elementary schools.

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