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Calimesa Elementary

Q: Is Calimesa Elementary a good school?

Calimesa Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Calimesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Calimesa Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Calimesa Elementary?

Students at Calimesa Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Calimesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calimesa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mesa View Middle High : Yucaipa High

Public Grades K-5

5465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Calimesa Elementary is a K–5 school in Yucaipa, California, serving 511 students in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified area. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 22% in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math, and 15% in science. The most important finding is that results are low compared with both the state and nearby K–5 schools: Calimesa ranked last among comparable nearby schools in ELA and math, and second-lowest in science.

Calimesa’s relative bright spot is science, where its gap to nearby schools, the district, and the state is smaller than in ELA or math. Compared with the state, Calimesa was 27 percentage points lower in ELA, 26 lower in math, and 21 lower in science; compared with its district, it was 21, 20, and 16 points lower, respectively. Among six other nearby K–5 schools, average proficiency was 42% in ELA, 35% in math, and 27% in science, leaving Calimesa 20, 23, and 12 points below those averages. Only Valley Elementary had a lower science result: 15.0%, compared with Calimesa’s 15.2%.

Scores show little overall progress: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 1 point, math fell 1 point, and science rose 2 points, while the gap to the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger placed Calimesa in the 6th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile stayed between 6 and 8 in each of the five years shown. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.3 students per teacher, and 83.2% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—the highest reported nearby rate of the same type, just above Dunlap Elementary at 83.0%. SchoolDigger’s special education student ranking was stronger than the school’s overall standing, at the 23rd percentile versus the 6th; its English learner student ranking, by contrast, fell from the 77th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 4th in 2023–2024.

511

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,268

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

91%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

13523 Second St.
Yucaipa, CA 92399-5339

(909) 790-8570

District: Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

Students who attend Calimesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa View Middle
High:	Yucaipa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.2%

White:

25.2%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg36%

California avg42%

5,465^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

960^th of 1,530Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint 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	12.1	5465 of 5817	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	5414 of 5857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5478 of 5869	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5373 of 5859	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5506 of 5883	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4278 of 5789	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4989 of 5662	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	4838 of 5692	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	5016 of 5614	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4850 of 5611	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	4456 of 5530	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	3737 of 5390	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.9	3095 of 5377	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	2799 of 5314	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	2676 of 5193	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	2177 of 5113	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.2	2011 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	1658 of 4818	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	2313 of 4822	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.6	2272 of 4809	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	1456 of 2227	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1088 of 2585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.3	1528 of 2128	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	3041 of 3162	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	3234 of 3245	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	764 of 3275	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	5267 of 5581	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	5228 of 5597	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5346 of 5612	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5176 of 5609	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5130 of 5635	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4147 of 5492	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5211 of 5413	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	4424 of 5094	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	4625 of 5107	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4619 of 5107	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4662 of 5087	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4800 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4157 of 4963	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4336 of 4830	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	4939 of 5423	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	5036 of 5460	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5204 of 5517	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5082 of 5363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5091 of 5264	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3752 of 5173	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4626 of 5084	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	5173 of 5603	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	5036 of 5628	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5111 of 5643	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5126 of 5638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5382 of 5663	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3970 of 5510	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4142 of 5431	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	2253 of 2927	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2230 of 2847	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2343 of 2635	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2098 of 2420	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	2529 of 2536	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	2527 of 2598	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	2613 of 2651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2609 of 2661	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	2666 of 2726	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2492 of 2834	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	2669 of 2737	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

This school has a bully problem,and a principal who doesn't know how to deal with it.Also,since two public schools went charter,the classroom size has has increased to 33 + or more.Also, be cautious about what teacher your children get in 6 th grade. Close Quote

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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 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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
Calimesa Elementary	Public	K-5	13523 Second St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8570	511	23	22.3	83.2%	129 (25.2%)	10 (2.0%)	333 (65.2%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.9%)	12.1	5465^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.1%		13.1	5414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%	51	15.2		15.2	21.7	14.1	29.4				22.4	17.1	9.7	9.8				12.0	91%	0%	$19,268	$17,772	$1,496
Green Valley Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	35948 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 790-8580	77	3	26.1	76.6%	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (51.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)		31.3	21.7					19.1	29.4	27.3					9.5	43.8	26.2			$4,996	$3,974	$1,022
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	35972 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8521	607	24	25.4	57.7%	248 (40.9%)	8 (1.3%)	311 (51.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	43.4	3023^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	48.0%		51.6	2521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%	502	24.5		24.5	49.5	41.9	53.9				48.6	49.5	33.3	12.8				31.1	88%	0%	$18,778	$17,476	$1,302
Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 California St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	997	45	22.3	27.2%	569 (57.1%)	8 (0.8%)	352 (35.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	90.5	617^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.4%		89.3	702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	85	56.4	66.4	61.3	72.8	71.3	80.0	75.7	73.7	79.4	75.6	75.7	64.8	58.2	62.9	63.6	65.4	65.0	98%	0%
Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	12333 Eighth St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-1125	518	21	24.2	81.3%	144 (27.8%)	10 (1.9%)	342 (66.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	22.5	4587^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		24.7	4432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%	155	15.0		15.0	23.8	27.3	38.8				29.8	36.9	25.0	15.0				25.8	93%	0%	$18,574	$17,178	$1,396
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)	Public, Charter	K-8	34450 Stonewood Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0174	717	33	21.6	36.8%	374 (52.2%)	6 (0.8%)	279 (38.9%)	41 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	76.2	1313^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.6	1816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%	503	49.3	54.7	52.0	61.3	69.3	70.7	60.0	73.2	68.0	67.0	57.3	46.7	60.0	37.3	48.6	58.7	51.5	≥ 99%		$25,799	$24,830	$969
Summerwind Trails	Public	K-8	1020 Poinsettia Cir.	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	1,107	46	23.8	51.6%	265 (23.9%)	91 (8.2%)	590 (53.3%)	85 (7.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.3%)	60	2079^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.3%		60.3	2055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%	24	36.8	43.6	40.4	56.3	45.8	63.3	52.0	70.2	57.1	57.6	64.3	44.1	43.6	22.7	49.3	30.8	41.4	98%	0%	$24,239	$22,378	$1,861
Chapman Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	33692 Cramer Rd.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8080	597	24	25.0	58.8%	226 (37.9%)	7 (1.2%)	334 (55.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	46.1	2842^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	51.1%		53.9	2368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%	474	31.8		31.8	37.5	44.2	50.6				44.2	41.3	36.1	36.5				37.9	97%	0%	$19,481	$18,100	$1,381
Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-5	32870 Avenue E	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-5171	382	17	22.3	83.0%	89 (23.3%)	7 (1.8%)	261 (68.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	17.2	5044^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.3	4896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%	148	19.1		19.1	22.5	30.8	24.6				25.7	22.5	25.6	11.8				18.4	≥ 98%		$21,865	$20,034	$1,831
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11021 Sunnyside Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3270	567	23	24.8	71.8%	247 (43.6%)	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	52.8	2439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.1%		40.4	3191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%	752	38.9		38.9	47.2	41.4	55.6				47.8	43.8	31.3	45.6				39.9	97%	0%	$18,714	$17,396	$1,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Calimesa Elementary

What district is Calimesa Elementary in?

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

Is Calimesa Elementary a good school?

Calimesa Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Calimesa Elementary?

Students at Calimesa Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Calimesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calimesa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa View Middle
High : Yucaipa High

How many students attend Calimesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Calimesa Elementary.

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