Is Mesquite Trails Elementary a good school?

Mesquite Trails Elementary ranks 2870 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mesquite Trails Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 917 students attended Mesquite Trails Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mesquite Trails Elementary?

Students at Mesquite Trails Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 22% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mesquite Trails Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesquite Trails Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cedar Middle High : Oak Hills High

Mesquite Trails Elementary

Summary:

Mesquite Trails Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hesperia, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 876 students. The school is part of the Hesperia Unified School District, which is ranked 1365 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mesquite Trails Elementary consistently outperforms the Hesperia Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 39.33% of Mesquite Trails students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.5% for the Hesperia Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 38.81% of Mesquite Trails students were proficient or better, compared to 16.29% for the Hesperia Unified School District and 35.54% for the state. The school performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. However, the school's performance for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower.

Despite its academic success, Mesquite Trails Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.4% in the 2018-2019 school year to 35.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 35.0% in the 2020-2021 school year. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.46% in the 2022-2023 school year to 53.21% in the 2021-2022 school year. When compared to nearby schools in the Hesperia Unified School District, Mesquite Trails Elementary generally outperforms them, but Krystal School of Science, Math & Technology outperforms Mesquite Trails in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-6

13884 Mesquite St.
Hesperia, CA 92344-8485

(760) 949-3149

District: Hesperia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2870^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,736

Students who attend Mesquite Trails Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Middle
High:	Oak Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.3

Number of students: 917

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

White:

21.7%

African American:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mesquite Trails Elementary ranks better than 51% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.81. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.5%), White (21.7%), African American (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mesquite Trails Elementary is 27.3, which is the highest among 15 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Mesquite Trails Elementary employs 33.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mesquite Trails Elementary is $5,736. 13 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mesquite Trails Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Trails Elementary 2870^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mesquite Trails Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hesperia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Hesperia Unified 1365^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mesquite Trails Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.07	2101^st	4809	56.3%
2005	37.49	2859^th	4822	40.7%
2008	61.02	1810^th	5113	64.6%
2009	66.29	1623^rd	5193	68.7%
2010	56.95	2163^rd	5314	59.3%
2011	61.35	1945^th	5377	63.8%
2012	62.78	1907^th	5390	64.6%
2013	58.59	2203^rd	5530	60.2%
2015	52.39	2326^th	5611	58.5%
2016	47.38	2640^th	5614	53.0%
2017	46.74	2724^th	5692	52.1%
2018	55.81	2250^th	5662	60.3%
2019	56.99	2208^th	5789	61.9%
2022	49.16	2574^th	5883	56.2%
2023	47.47	2673^rd	5874	54.5%
2024	44.81	2870^th	5862	51.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.52	1538^th	3246	52.6%
2019	72.69	463^rd	3275	85.9%
2022	49.82	1209^th	3311	63.5%
2023	60.30	766^th	3250	76.4%
2024	50.38	1151^st	3160	63.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.84	734^th	2420	69.7%
2024	57.03	788^th	2634	70.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.34	1554^th	5084	69.4%
2019	62.23	1615^th	5173	68.8%
2022	49.31	2317^th	5264	56.0%
2023	49.82	2380^th	5374	55.7%
2024	43.45	2856^th	5511	48.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.23	2176^th	5413	59.8%
2019	59.53	1989^th	5492	63.8%
2022	53.95	2214^th	5635	60.7%
2023	48.44	2492^nd	5617	55.6%
2024	43.51	2823^rd	5605	49.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.27	446^th	2128	79.0%
2019	72.68	463^rd	2585	82.1%
2022	41.97	1012^th	2227	54.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.68	2247^th	5431	58.6%
2019	52.75	2331^st	5510	57.7%
2022	43.60	2796^th	5663	50.6%
2023	45.71	2693^rd	5650	52.3%
2024	45.38	2730^th	5636	51.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.28	1310^th	4830	72.9%
2019	65.78	1371^st	4963	72.4%
2022	55.45	1874^th	5084	63.1%
2023	58.61	1742^nd	5098	65.8%
2024	56.21	1880^th	5102	63.2%

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Rank History for White students at Mesquite Trails Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	35.81	1853^rd	2726	32.0%
2023	36.02	1831^st	2662	31.2%
2024	35.09	1816^th	2647	31.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mesquite Trails Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	413	21	7	147	3	n/a	n/a	0	591
1999	446	20	6	160	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
2000	455	13	10	168	8	n/a	n/a	4	658
2001	450	16	4	171	8	n/a	n/a	19	668
2002	437	22	3	178	12	n/a	n/a	46	698
2003	437	22	3	178	12	n/a	n/a	46	698
2004	418	10	30	194	0	n/a	n/a	71	723
2005	441	56	12	286	12	n/a	n/a	94	901
2006	216	50	15	243	4	n/a	n/a	53	581
2007	232	69	25	363	4	n/a	n/a	53	746
2008	257	27	8	301	6	n/a	n/a	0	599
2009	320	29	6	361	8	2	65	0	791
2010	394	49	9	364	6	2	0	0	824
2011	362	31	7	408	7	1	7	0	823
2012	336	30	15	404	3	0	12	0	800
2013	328	25	14	430	3	1	23	0	824
2014	326	28	14	483	6	2	27	0	886
2015	316	28	9	491	7	2	30	0	883
2016	306	33	15	526	10	2	50	0	942
2017	82	8	1	553	1	0	285	0	930
2018	97	17	1	575	2	0	239	0	931
2019	135	24	4	562	1	0	182	0	908
2020	266	46	11	578	4	0	15	0	920
2021	247	31	8	542	2	0	17	0	847
2022	221	29	6	568	1	0	15	0	840
2023	222	32	6	598	0	0	18	0	876
2024	199	37	7	656	0	0	18	0	917

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mesquite Trails Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	591	25.0	23.6	32.1
1999	637	29.0	22.0	30
2000	658	30.0	21.9	29.8
2001	668	30.0	22.3	31
2002	698	32.0	21.8	32.5
2003	698	32.0	21.8	32.5
2004	723	31.1	23.2	33.4
2005	901	35.0	25.7	40.8
2006	581	28.0	20.8	53
2007	746	36.0	20.7	52.1
2008	599	33.0	18.2	70.8
2009	791	34.0	22.0	40.2
2010	824	30.0	27.4	46.7
2011	823	n/a	n/a	48
2012	800	27.0	29.6	n/a
2013	824	28.0	29.4	57.4
2014	886	28.0	31.6	51.6
2015	883	31.0	28.4	56.6
2016	942	30.0	31.4	63.1
2017	930	35.0	26.5	54.4
2018	931	35.0	26.6	66.1
2019	908	35.0	25.9	60.2
2020	920	n/a	n/a	60.9
2021	847	34.0	24.9	49.4
2022	840	33.0	25.4	53.2
2023	876	33.5	26.1	46.5
2024	917	33.5	27.3	53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mesquite Trails Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	591	25.0	23.6	32.1
1999	637	29.0	22.0	30
2000	658	30.0	21.9	29.8
2001	668	30.0	22.3	31
2002	698	32.0	21.8	32.5
2003	698	32.0	21.8	32.5
2004	723	31.1	23.2	33.4
2005	901	35.0	25.7	40.8
2006	581	28.0	20.8	53
2007	746	36.0	20.7	52.1
2008	599	33.0	18.2	70.8
2009	791	34.0	22.0	40.2
2010	824	30.0	27.4	46.7
2011	823	n/a	n/a	48
2012	800	27.0	29.6	n/a
2013	824	28.0	29.4	57.4
2014	886	28.0	31.6	51.6
2015	883	31.0	28.4	56.6
2016	942	30.0	31.4	63.1
2017	930	35.0	26.5	54.4
2018	931	35.0	26.6	66.1
2019	908	35.0	25.9	60.2
2020	920	n/a	n/a	60.9
2021	847	34.0	24.9	49.4
2022	840	33.0	25.4	53.2
2023	876	33.5	26.1	46.5
2024	917	33.5	27.3	53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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