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Skyblue Mesa Elementary

Q: Is Skyblue Mesa Elementary a good school?

Skyblue Mesa Elementary ranks 1954 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Skyblue Mesa Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 569 students in Canyon Country, part of the high-performing Saugus Union School District, which is rated among the top in the state.

Academically, Skyblue Mesa's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below the district average, placing it in the middle tier of schools statewide. However, the school has a significant strength in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates far better than the state average and lower than many neighboring schools in the Sulphur Springs Union district. The school is particularly effective in supporting students from lower-income families, earning a 4-star rating for that group, and receives more funding per student than other Saugus Union schools like Rosedell Elementary and Highlands Elementary.

When compared to other schools, Skyblue Mesa generally outperforms nearby schools with similar student demographics in the Sulphur Springs Union district, such as Valley View Community Elementary. Yet, within its own district, it trails top performers like Plum Canyon Elementary. Performance has varied year-to-year, with a notable dip in 5th-grade math scores, but students show strong growth in English by 6th grade.

569

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,204

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28040 Hardesty Ave.
Canyon Country, CA 91351-1116

(661) 294-5350

District: Saugus Union

Students who attend Skyblue Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Canyon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

24.1%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2022) to 67th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Saugus Union's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg66%

California avg41%

1,954^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Saugus Union

180^th of 1,543Saugus Union 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	62.1	1954 of 5857	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	2417 of 5869	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	2243 of 5859	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	1664 of 5883	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	2250 of 5789	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2678 of 5662	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	1912 of 5692	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	1774 of 5614	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	1888 of 5611	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	2075 of 5530	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	2351 of 5390	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.0	2243 of 5377	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	2113 of 5314	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.7	1933 of 5193	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.7	1643 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	1623 of 5113	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.3	1060 of 4818	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	1070 of 4822	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	1082 of 4809	77.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	644 of 2227	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	1098 of 2585	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.3	1850 of 2128	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1850 of 5597	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	2191 of 5612	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	1946 of 5609	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	1509 of 5635	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	2356 of 5492	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2528 of 5413	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1863 of 5107	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2311 of 5107	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1651 of 5087	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	911 of 5084	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	1846 of 4963	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2062 of 4830	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1630 of 5460	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1940 of 5517	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1582 of 5363	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	843 of 5264	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	2133 of 5173	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	2933 of 5084	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	2035 of 5628	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2480 of 5643	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	2401 of 5638	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	1792 of 5663	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	2060 of 5510	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	2718 of 5431	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1111 of 2847	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1213 of 2635	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	678 of 2420	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1630 of 2598	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	2029 of 2651	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2118 of 2661	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1768 of 2726	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1894 of 2834	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2284 of 2737	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science42%+9 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
Skyblue Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	28040 Hardesty Ave.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5350	569	24	23.7	48.9%	137 (24.1%)	31 (5.4%)	289 (50.8%)	64 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	62.1	1954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		52.7	2417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	463	42.0	42.0	34.8	46.2	58.0	66.2	50.9	39.1	50.0	40.7	55.9	46.6	88.2	92.1	96.1	89.5	89.5		$15,204	$724	$14,480
Cedarcreek Elementary	Public	K-6	27792 Camp Plenty Rd.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5310	380	14	27.1	83.4%	23 (6.1%)	5 (1.3%)	315 (82.9%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	68.2	1681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		64.5	1851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	170	25.0	25.0	49.2	52.8	46.2	73.5	54.8	68.3	54.7	38.5	71.4	58.5							$13,729	$1,102	$12,627
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	20417 Cedarcreek St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5330	486	18	27.0	77.0%	65 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	358 (73.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	65.8	1802^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		63.8	1889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	87	45.6	45.6	38.9	63.1	47.1	61.9	53.2	46.3	60.0	41.2	42.9	47.6							$14,216	$1,121	$13,095
Plum Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	28360 North Alfred Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5365	876	31	28.2	28.0%	310 (35.4%)	48 (5.5%)	280 (32.0%)	164 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.1%)	86.9	829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.8	915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	86	53.2	53.2	63.1	66.4	64.2	75.0	67.2	72.1	62.5	62.0	62.9	65.0							$12,640	$411	$12,229
Canyon Springs Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19059 Vicci St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-4322	496	20	24.8	82.3%	26 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	436 (87.9%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	42.3	3049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		39.7	3191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	142	21.1	21.1	33.3	41.1	47.4	50.8	43.6	37.1	31.6	29.0	40.0	34.2	96.0	97.3	97.3		96.0		$15,771	$1,357	$14,414
Leona H. Cox Community Elementary	Public	K-6	18643 Oakmoor	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-2100	459	18	25.5	65.4%	73 (15.9%)	24 (5.2%)	291 (63.4%)	45 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	64.2	1877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		66.2	1768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	109	34.0	34.0	40.7	66.7	58.5	65.6	57.7	45.0	63.0	26.4	45.2	45.0	96.9		96.9		96.9		$18,992	$1,600	$17,392
Rosedell Elementary	Public	K-6	27853 Urbandale Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5335	660	24	27.5	39.4%	258 (39.1%)	9 (1.4%)	294 (44.5%)	40 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81.3	1105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		81.7	1082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	23	50.6	50.6	68.3	60.6	64.6	68.3	65.2	68.3	57.8	44.3	54.5	56.3							$14,870	$603	$14,267
Sulphur Springs Special Education Consortia	Public	K-6	27000 Weyerhaeuser Way	Santa Clarita	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-5131	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	27332 Catala Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5320	666	27	24.6	34.1%	176 (26.4%)	19 (2.9%)	403 (60.5%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	79.8	1162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		71	1547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	385	50.5	50.5	59.6	50.6	64.8	75.4	62.1	61.7	53.0	55.2	67.7	58.9	97.0			97.0	97.0	97.0	$14,247	$633	$13,614
Valley View Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19414 Sierra Estates Dr.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-2000	526	23	22.7	73.0%	62 (11.8%)	28 (5.3%)	352 (66.9%)	63 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	49.6	2616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		58.9	2111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	505	33.3	33.3	55.9	41.5	40.9	47.1	46.4	62.3	34.8	24.6	27.5	37.3							$18,181	$820	$17,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyblue Mesa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Skyblue Mesa Elementary?

Students at Skyblue Mesa Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 24% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Skyblue Mesa Elementary in?

Saugus Union

How many students attend Skyblue Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Skyblue Mesa Elementary.

Is Skyblue Mesa Elementary a good school?

Skyblue Mesa Elementary ranks 1954^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Skyblue Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skyblue Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Junior High
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : Canyon High

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