Is Carmel Elementary a good school?

Carmel Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carmel Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 809 students attended Carmel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carmel Elementary?

Students at Carmel Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 19% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Carmel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carmel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ranchero Middle High : Sultana High

Carmel Elementary

Summary:

Carmel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hesperia, California, serving 792 students in grades K-6. 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.

Carmel Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 8.6% in 2017-2018 to 52.7% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district average of 28.1% in 2020-2021 and the state average of 13.1% in 2018-2019. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.08% of Carmel Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.5% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 21.72% of Carmel Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 16.29% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student groups, with Hispanic and White students performing significantly lower than their peers statewide, while English Language Learner and Special Education students perform relatively better.

Carmel Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the Hesperia Unified School District, such as Krystal School of Science, Math & Technology, which stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 30% of California elementary schools. The high chronic absenteeism rates and the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing factors to Carmel Elementary's lower academic performance, while the school's relatively stronger performance among English Language Learner and Special Education students suggests that it may have effective strategies and support systems in place for these student groups.

Detail:

Public K-6

9321 Glendale Ave.
Hesperia, CA 92345-5600

(760) 947-3188

District: Hesperia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4432^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,156

Students who attend Carmel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ranchero Middle
High:	Sultana High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 809

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

White:

18.9%

African American:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carmel Elementary ranks worse than 75.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.24. (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 (78.2%), White (18.9%), African American (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmel Elementary is 25.2. 7 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Carmel Elementary employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmel Elementary is $6,156. 9 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carmel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Elementary 4432^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carmel Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Carmel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.77	2825^th	4809	41.3%
2005	29.50	3316^th	4822	31.2%
2006	31.45	3205^th	4818	33.5%
2007	29.11	3643^rd	5113	28.8%
2008	41.03	2882^nd	5113	43.6%
2009	50.31	2464^th	5193	52.6%
2010	60.08	1985^th	5314	62.6%
2011	48.80	2666^th	5377	50.4%
2012	46.23	2862^nd	5390	46.9%
2013	43.34	3110^th	5530	43.8%
2015	23.13	4316^th	5611	23.1%
2016	21.31	4495^th	5614	19.9%
2017	25.19	4242^nd	5692	25.5%
2018	31.95	3676^th	5662	35.1%
2019	24.75	4381^st	5789	24.3%
2022	31.37	3759^th	5883	36.1%
2023	27.64	4110^th	5874	30.0%
2024	24.24	4432^nd	5862	24.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.11	1157^th	3246	64.4%
2019	47.23	1386^th	3275	57.7%
2022	44.69	1493^rd	3311	54.9%
2023	45.31	1462^nd	3250	55.0%
2024	30.20	2535^th	3160	19.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.13	1150^th	2420	52.5%
2024	27.59	1958^th	2634	25.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.97	2889^th	5084	43.2%
2019	35.41	3476^th	5173	32.8%
2022	41.07	2908^th	5264	44.8%
2023	34.76	3510^th	5374	34.7%
2024	30.13	3933^rd	5511	28.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	50.45	143^rd	356	59.8%
2023	50.42	137^th	336	59.2%
2024	53.83	141^st	364	61.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.83	3555^th	5413	34.3%
2019	20.02	4629^th	5492	15.7%
2022	34.69	3355^th	5635	40.5%
2023	30.28	3735^th	5617	33.5%
2024	24.66	4278^th	5605	23.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.72	758^th	2128	64.4%
2019	29.23	1846^th	2585	28.6%
2022	31.32	1430^th	2227	35.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.48	3585^th	5431	34.0%
2019	31.32	3677^th	5510	33.3%
2022	29.36	3835^th	5663	32.3%
2023	25.58	4190^th	5650	25.8%
2024	24.87	4275^th	5636	24.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.13	3129^th	4830	35.2%
2019	29.02	3758^th	4963	24.3%
2022	36.18	3203^rd	5084	37.0%
2023	32.34	3520^th	5098	31.0%
2024	27.67	3901^st	5102	23.5%

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Rank History for White students at Carmel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	15.03	2509^th	2834	11.5%
2022	25.01	2147^th	2726	21.2%
2023	19.91	2228^th	2662	16.3%
2024	22.47	2156^th	2647	18.5%

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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 Carmel Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	418	18	15	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1991	407	19	12	138	2	n/a	n/a	0	578
1992	404	20	9	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1993	401	25	8	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
1994	401	35	5	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1995	546	48	6	175	1	n/a	n/a	0	776
1996	546	48	6	175	1	n/a	n/a	0	776
1997	525	52	7	187	1	n/a	n/a	0	772
1998	510	47	8	192	3	n/a	n/a	0	760
1999	467	59	11	203	7	n/a	n/a	0	747
2000	480	57	6	201	9	n/a	n/a	0	753
2001	446	48	11	189	10	n/a	n/a	0	704
2002	388	49	11	229	9	n/a	n/a	2	688
2003	388	49	11	229	9	n/a	n/a	2	688
2004	389	56	13	264	11	n/a	n/a	1	734
2005	361	54	14	346	16	n/a	n/a	4	795
2006	318	40	13	412	43	n/a	n/a	10	836
2007	312	58	16	467	11	n/a	n/a	13	877
2008	312	57	11	474	9	n/a	n/a	0	863
2009	277	59	10	445	9	6	14	0	820
2010	207	46	5	329	10	4	90	0	691
2011	251	39	6	384	7	2	2	0	691
2012	256	44	7	370	7	2	6	0	692
2013	236	41	7	386	4	2	20	0	696
2014	209	33	4	378	8	1	29	0	662
2015	201	28	4	412	6	2	42	0	695
2016	235	24	3	420	5	2	42	0	731
2017	59	10	2	449	1	1	244	0	766
2018	62	19	0	482	1	1	206	0	771
2019	219	42	6	501	3	1	5	0	777
2020	208	27	8	534	4	2	4	0	787
2021	207	26	10	508	2	1	11	0	765
2022	182	18	7	573	2	5	9	0	796
2023	164	10	7	599	2	2	8	0	792
2024	153	10	3	633	1	1	8	0	809

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 Carmel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	573	26.0	22.0	n/a
1991	578	21.0	27.5	n/a
1992	558	21.3	26.1	33.3
1993	578	21.0	27.5	34.8
1994	564	20.0	28.2	45.2
1995	776	26.0	29.8	55.4
1996	776	26.0	29.8	55.4
1997	772	31.0	24.9	55.2
1998	760	34.0	22.4	58
1999	747	34.0	22.0	64.9
2000	753	34.0	22.1	59.8
2001	704	32.0	22.0	60.9
2002	688	32.0	21.5	65.2
2003	688	32.0	21.5	65.2
2004	734	31.1	23.6	68.2
2005	795	33.0	24.1	65.2
2006	836	35.5	23.5	62.7
2007	877	36.5	24.0	67.4
2008	863	40.5	21.3	70.7
2009	820	34.0	22.8	66.8
2010	691	25.0	27.6	66.3
2011	691	n/a	n/a	70.3
2012	692	24.0	28.8	n/a
2013	696	24.0	29.0	79.6
2014	662	23.0	28.7	75.8
2015	695	25.0	27.8	82.7
2016	731	27.0	27.0	85.8
2017	766	31.0	24.7	73.2
2018	771	30.0	25.7	85
2019	777	30.0	25.9	71.7
2020	787	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	765	31.0	24.6	71.6
2022	796	30.0	26.5	75
2023	792	31.0	25.5	65.3
2024	809	32.0	25.2	71.1

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 Carmel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	573	26.0	22.0	n/a
1991	578	21.0	27.5	n/a
1992	558	21.3	26.1	33.3
1993	578	21.0	27.5	34.8
1994	564	20.0	28.2	45.2
1995	776	26.0	29.8	55.4
1996	776	26.0	29.8	55.4
1997	772	31.0	24.9	55.2
1998	760	34.0	22.4	58
1999	747	34.0	22.0	64.9
2000	753	34.0	22.1	59.8
2001	704	32.0	22.0	60.9
2002	688	32.0	21.5	65.2
2003	688	32.0	21.5	65.2
2004	734	31.1	23.6	68.2
2005	795	33.0	24.1	65.2
2006	836	35.5	23.5	62.7
2007	877	36.5	24.0	67.4
2008	863	40.5	21.3	70.7
2009	820	34.0	22.8	66.8
2010	691	25.0	27.6	66.3
2011	691	n/a	n/a	70.3
2012	692	24.0	28.8	n/a
2013	696	24.0	29.0	79.6
2014	662	23.0	28.7	75.8
2015	695	25.0	27.8	82.7
2016	731	27.0	27.0	85.8
2017	766	31.0	24.7	73.2
2018	771	30.0	25.7	85
2019	777	30.0	25.9	71.7
2020	787	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	765	31.0	24.6	71.6
2022	796	30.0	26.5	75
2023	792	31.0	25.5	65.3
2024	809	32.0	25.2	71.1

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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