Summary:
Zip code 92344 in Hesperia, California, contains one public middle school, Cedar Middle, which serves grades 7 and 8 within the Hesperia Unified school district.
Cedar Middle faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency rates in core subjects falling well below state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only about 33% of students were proficient in English, 16% in math, and 15% in science. A particularly concerning point is 8th-grade math, where less than 10% of students met proficiency standards. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California middle schools for the past three years.
Despite these academic struggles, the school's per-student spending is notably high, and it contends with a chronic absenteeism rate of 30%, which is much higher than the state average. While it performs slightly better than the Hesperia Unified district average in English, its math and science scores are lower, indicating district-wide challenges. For parents, this data suggests that while the school is the only local option, understanding its specific support programs for attendance, math instruction, and overall academic intervention would be crucial.
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