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Yucca Valley Elementary

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Yucca Valley Elementary ranks 4188 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yucca Valley Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 545 students in the Morongo Unified School District, located in the High Desert region of California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math well below state averages and a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A key concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting over 28% of students. However, the school shows a relative strength in science, where its performance is closer to the state average. It's important for parents to know that within the same district, other schools with similar student demographics, like Friendly Hills Elementary and Morongo Valley Elementary, achieve significantly higher academic results, demonstrating that improvement in similar circumstances is possible.

When comparing resources, Yucca Valley Elementary has a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several nearby schools in its district, such as Landers Elementary. The analysis suggests that how a school uses its resources can be as important as how much it spends. For families, this indicates that while Yucca Valley Elementary is navigating complex challenges common to the region, the better performance of neighboring schools suggests targeted changes in instruction and support could lead to meaningful progress for students.

545

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,928

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 Hopi Trail
Yucca Valley, CA 92284-3394

(760) 365-3381

District: Morongo Unified

Students who attend Yucca Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Contenta Middle
High:	Yucca Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

White:

37.6%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,188^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Morongo Unified

1077^th of 1,543Morongo 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	27.3	4188 of 5857	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4640 of 5869	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4532 of 5859	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4280 of 5883	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4513 of 5789	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5133 of 5662	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	4688 of 5692	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	3573 of 5614	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	3119 of 5611	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	2636 of 5530	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.1	3321 of 5390	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.9	3919 of 5377	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3689 of 5314	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.9	3717 of 5193	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	4119 of 5113	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	3462 of 5113	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	2982 of 4818	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.7	2968 of 4822	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.4	3110 of 4809	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	1143 of 3275	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	1716 of 3246	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3672 of 5597	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4704 of 5612	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4341 of 5609	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4630 of 5635	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4664 of 5492	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4894 of 5413	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3574 of 5107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3898 of 5107	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3803 of 5087	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3153 of 5084	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4076 of 4963	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4490 of 4830	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3902 of 5460	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4220 of 5517	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4131 of 5363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3417 of 5264	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3941 of 5173	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4591 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4386 of 5628	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4201 of 5643	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4362 of 5638	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3582 of 5663	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3878 of 5510	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4940 of 5431	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1833 of 2847	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2301 of 2598	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2493 of 2651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2475 of 2661	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2576 of 2726	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2606 of 2834	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	2657 of 2737	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)65th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 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
Yucca Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	7601 Hopi Trail	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 365-3381	545	23	23.9	76.9%	205 (37.6%)	25 (4.6%)	279 (51.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	27.3	4188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		22.4	4640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	452	27.4	27.4	33.8	27.9	42.7	29.1	33.5	30.0	17.9	17.6	24.4	22.5	89.7	94.9	95.9	95.9		96.9	$17,928	$2,384	$15,544
Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 369-6333	586	26	22.6	61.8%	257 (43.9%)	16 (2.7%)	266 (45.4%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	22.5	4628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		22.8	4600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	28	14.1	14.1	20.0	31.5	24.4	47.1	31.0	28.8	22.2	10.3	20.2	20.5							$17,550	$2,311	$15,239
Yucca Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	3380 Avalon Ave.	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 228-1777	401	18	22.6	64.6%	229 (57.1%)	15 (3.7%)	130 (32.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	38.1	3338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		36.1	3432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	94	28.8	28.8	30.4	39.2	28.8	40.0	34.2	46.4	41.2	27.3	30.9	36.0	89.9	95.7	95.7		94.2		$20,265	$2,640	$17,625
Friendly Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7252 Sunny Vista Rd.	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-3812	266	12	22.6	62.4%	138 (51.9%)	5 (1.9%)	108 (40.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	71.5	1533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		65.7	1785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	252	28.6	28.6	62.2	68.3	46.4	67.5	62.3	56.8	56.1	28.6	57.5	51.4	92.5	92.5			92.5		$19,143	$2,678	$16,465
Joshua Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Sunburst Ave	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-8459	250	11	22.9	85.2%	95 (38.0%)	13 (5.2%)	121 (48.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	23.8	4516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		25.7	4300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	216	27.6	27.6	29.4	29.7	43.3	36.1	34.3	23.5	21.6	10.0	8.3	16.1							$18,227	$2,712	$15,515
Morongo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10951 Hess Blvd.	Morongo Valley	92256	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 363-6216	170	10	17.8	75.3%	87 (51.2%)	6 (3.5%)	67 (39.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.9	2554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.4	2965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	411	12.9	12.9	41.9	60.7	32.3	57.1	46.9	41.9	78.6	12.9	66.7	47.8	89.3	92.9			89.3		$21,961	$3,011	$18,950
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	65750 Avenida Jalisco	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7244	779	38	20.6	92.0%	109 (14.0%)	46 (5.9%)	571 (73.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	21.8	4685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.4	4915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	230	22.6	22.6	32.8	25.0	31.7		29.6	21.7	17.9	21.5		20.3	97.2				97.9		$19,704	$1,663	$18,041
Landers Elementary	Public	K-6	56450 Reche Rd.	Landers	92285	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 364-2382	139	7	20.2	87.1%	63 (45.3%)	1 (0.7%)	69 (49.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	37.4	3389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		38.7	3253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	136	33.3	33.3	46.7	22.2	38.5	42.9	37.5	60.0	21.1	23.1	20.0	28.8							$23,547	$4,078	$19,469
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Public	K-5	67067 Desert View	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-2223	664	33	20.3	94.4%	30 (4.5%)	52 (7.8%)	563 (84.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	14.7	5291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.6	5512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	221	12.9	12.9	25.6	22.2	31.6		26.1	17.1	12.8	12.8		14.0	90.5	96.2	98.1	94.3	91.4	94.3	$20,216	$1,680	$18,536
Julius Corsini Elementary	Public	K-5	68750 Hacienda Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7260	397	21	19.2	91.4%	40 (10.1%)	34 (8.6%)	300 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	15.1	5257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.2	5605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	348	20.6	20.6	22.9	17.8	29.9		24.2	19.7	6.7	9.0		12.6	95.8				97.2		$21,825	$2,259	$19,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Yucca Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Yucca Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yucca Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Contenta Middle
High : Yucca Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Valley Elementary?

Students at Yucca Valley Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 38% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Yucca Valley Elementary in?

Morongo Unified

Is Yucca Valley Elementary a good school?

Yucca Valley Elementary ranks 4188^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Yucca Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Yucca Valley Elementary.

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