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Friendly Hills Elementary

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Friendly Hills Elementary ranks 1753 rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Friendly Hills Elementary serves 266 students in grades K–6 in Joshua Tree, within the Morongo Unified area. In 2025–26, 57% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 48% in math, and 38% in science, with each result above state and district rates. Its clearest distinction is ELA: it had the highest result among the six nearby schools serving K–6.

The school’s results were strong across subjects, but its advantage was smallest in science: proficiency was 8 points above the state in ELA, 9 points above in math, and 2 points above in science; compared with the district, the leads were 22, 26, and 11 points. Morongo Valley Elementary was the nearest K–6 competitor in ELA at 55% and ranked ahead of Friendly Hills in math (54% versus 48%) and science (64% versus 38%). Grade 4 was a relative weak spot: ELA was 44%, 2 points below the state, and math was 38%, 4 points below. Attendance was a standout strength: chronic absenteeism was 12%, compared with 18% statewide and 29% in the district, the lowest rate among nearby schools with data.

Longer-term results have improved relative to the state, although ELA and math dipped in the latest year: since 2022–23, the school’s proficiency rose 17 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 12 in science, while ELA fell 5 points and math 4 points from the prior year and science rose 10. SchoolDigger ranked Friendly Hills in the 70th statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26; Morongo Valley Elementary ranked in the 74th percentile with 4 stars. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 22.6, above the nearby-school average of 20.8. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 62.4% in 2024–25, second-lowest among the 11 nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness rankings show a lower standing for White Students (48th percentile, 22 points below the school’s overall percentile) and an upward shift for Hispanic Students (74th percentile in 2025–26, up 15 points from 2023–24).

266

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,918

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

7252 Sunny Vista Rd.
Joshua Tree, CA 92277-2741

(760) 366-3812

District: Morongo Unified

Students who attend Friendly Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Contenta Middle
High:	Yucca Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

40.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Morongo Unified

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg28%

California avg42%

1,753^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Morongo Unified

1030^th of 1,530Morongo 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	66.5	1753 of 5817	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	1533 of 5857	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1785 of 5869	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2548 of 5859	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2363 of 5883	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	3226 of 5789	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	3117 of 5662	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	2598 of 5692	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	2300 of 5614	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.1	1452 of 5611	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	1291 of 5530	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.7	1847 of 5390	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	1985 of 5377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	1365 of 5314	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.7	1931 of 5193	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.3	3180 of 5113	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	2939 of 5113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	2265 of 4818	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.8	1809 of 4822	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.9	2265 of 4809	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	1832 of 2585	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	1444 of 5581	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	1580 of 5597	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	2022 of 5612	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2818 of 5609	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2305 of 5635	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	2954 of 5492	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	3048 of 5413	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	1311 of 5094	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	1039 of 5107	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	2086 of 5107	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1575 of 5087	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2191 of 4963	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2423 of 4830	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	1356 of 5423	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	1272 of 5460	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	1716 of 5517	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	2107 of 5363	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	1886 of 5264	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2502 of 5173	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	3111 of 5084	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	2079 of 5603	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	1386 of 5628	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1470 of 5643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	2100 of 5638	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2161 of 5663	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	3216 of 5510	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2969 of 5431	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1317 of 2536	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	1196 of 2598	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1253 of 2651	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	2111 of 2661	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1985 of 2726	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2402 of 2834	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2317 of 2737	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2019)29th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Friendly Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7252 Sunny Vista Rd.	Joshua Tree	92277	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%)	66.5	1753^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	69.9%		71.5	1533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%	220	38.5	38.5	56.8	44.1	69.2	57.1	57.3	64.9	38.2	46.2	39.3	47.8	94%	0%	$21,918	$20,212	$1,706
Joshua Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Sunburst Ave	Joshua Tree	92277	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%)	37.3	3416^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.3%		23.8	4516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%	1100	35.1	35.1	48.5	28.6	35.1	55.6	40.9	43.8	28.6	8.1	25.9	26.0	81%	0%	$21,618	$20,022	$1,596
Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92277	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%)	26.9	4235^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.2%		22.5	4628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%	393	34.8	34.8	35.1	31.7	38.6	29.3	33.9	25.6	25.3	14.4	17.3	20.6	87%	0%	$21,379	$19,808	$1,571
Yucca Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	3380 Avalon Ave.	Yucca Valley	92277	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%)	26.9	4234^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.2%		38.1	3338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%	896	26.9	26.9	32.6	31.5	34.6	33.9	33.2	23.3	29.6	25.0	20.0	24.3	94%	0%	$24,316	$22,662	$1,654
Yucca Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	7601 Hopi Trail	Yucca Valley	92277	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%)	23.5	4525^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.2%		27.3	4188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%	337	26.8	26.8	25.7	28.8	31.4	36.8	30.9	28.6	27.3	18.6	13.2	21.6	94%	0%	$21,354	$19,550	$1,804
Landers Elementary	Public	K-6	56450 Reche Rd.	Landers	92227	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%)	39.5	3262^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		37.4	3389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	127	17.7	17.7	66.7	21.4	35.3	45.5	41.5	58.3	28.6	23.5	31.8	33.9	83%	0%	$31,042	$28,704	$2,338
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%)	10.4	5577^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.1%		15.1	5257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	320	8.7	8.7	13.3	27.0	20.0		20.9	8.9	17.5	4.4		11.1	≥ 98%		$21,978	$20,774	$1,204
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%)	19.9	4825^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.8	4685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%	140	20.3	20.3	31.7	33.9	27.0		30.7	22.4	20.0	12.5		18.1	95%	0%	$18,292	$17,482	$810
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%)	12.8	5414^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.7	5291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%	123	9.1	9.1	27.5	19.7	25.0		24.4	22.0	16.9	8.3		14.9	94%	0%	$18,636	$17,784	$852
Morongo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10951 Hess Blvd.	Morongo Valley	92277	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%)	71.2	1521^st of 5817 public elementary schools	73.9%		50.9	2554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%	1033	64.0	64.0	44.4	62.1	60.0	53.3	55.0	37.0	62.1	40.0	73.3	54.1			$31,022	$29,216	$1,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendly Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Friendly Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Friendly Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Contenta Middle
High : Yucca Valley High

Is Friendly Hills Elementary a good school?

Friendly Hills Elementary ranks 1753^rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Friendly Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Friendly Hills Elementary.

What district is Friendly Hills Elementary in?

Morongo Unified

What is the racial makeup of Friendly Hills Elementary?

Students at Friendly Hills Elementary are 52% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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