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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 92252

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Summary:

In the 92252 zip code of Joshua Tree, California, there are two public elementary schools—Friendly Hills Elementary and Joshua Tree Elementary—both serving grades K-6 within the Morongo Unified School District.

Parents will find a significant difference in performance between the two schools. Friendly Hills Elementary stands out with strong academic results, where over 60% of students are proficient in English and over 50% in math, exceeding both district and state averages. In contrast, Joshua Tree Elementary has much lower proficiency rates, around 34% in English and 16% in math. This academic gap coincides with a major difference in chronic absenteeism, with Friendly Hills having a much lower rate of students missing school.

Despite being in the same district and community, the schools have different trajectories; Friendly Hills has consistently improved its state ranking over recent years, while Joshua Tree has remained in the lower percentiles. Both schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, but the data shows that challenging circumstances do not necessarily limit a school's success, as demonstrated by Friendly Hills's performance. For families, this highlights the importance of looking at specific school-level data, as outcomes can vary widely even within the same local area.

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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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 92252

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Joshua Tree	0.76 mi	2	383^rd
Yucca Valley	4.79 mi	6	778^th
Landers	10.68 mi	1	518^th
Twentynine Palms	12.78 mi	7	645^th
Desert Hot Springs	17.22 mi	8	835^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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