Is Mission Crest Elementary a good school?

Mission Crest Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mission Crest Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 977 students attended Mission Crest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Crest Elementary?

Students at Mission Crest Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mission Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Crest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cedar Middle High : Oak Hills High

Mission Crest Elementary

Summary:

Mission Crest Elementary is a public elementary school in Hesperia, California, serving 926 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Hesperia Unified School District, which is ranked 1365 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mission Crest Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (49.4% in 2021-2022, compared to nearby schools ranging from 26.0% to 45.1%), consistently underperforming academic results on Smarter Balanced Assessments (only 21.43% proficient or better in ELA and 11.68% in Math, compared to the district and state), and struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (68.81% in 2021-2022), suggesting socioeconomic challenges that likely contribute to the academic and attendance issues.

While Mission Crest Elementary is part of the Hesperia Unified School District, there are several nearby schools, such as Mesquite Trails Elementary, that outperform it in various metrics. Mission Crest Elementary has also seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 4,047 out of 5,614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 5,492 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

13065 Muscatel St.
Hesperia, CA 92344-5572

(760) 949-8265

District: Hesperia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5492^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,953

Students who attend Mission Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Middle
High:	Oak Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 977

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

African American:

11.2%

White:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mission Crest Elementary ranks worse than 93.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.78. (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 Mission Crest Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hesperia Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.8%), African American (11.2%), White (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mission Crest Elementary is 25.7. 10 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mission Crest Elementary employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mission Crest Elementary is $5,953. 10 elementary schools in the Hesperia Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mission Crest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mission Crest Elementary 5492^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mission Crest 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 Mission Crest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	31.07	3772^nd	5314	29.0%
2011	31.47	3878^th	5377	27.9%
2012	26.30	4228^th	5390	21.6%
2013	22.65	4554^th	5530	17.6%
2015	22.16	4415^th	5611	21.3%
2016	26.60	4047^th	5614	27.9%
2017	23.39	4391^st	5692	22.9%
2018	21.32	4579^th	5662	19.1%
2019	17.02	5075^th	5789	12.3%
2022	12.94	5534^th	5883	5.9%
2023	13.47	5454^th	5874	7.2%
2024	12.78	5492^nd	5862	6.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.57	1902^nd	3246	41.4%
2019	46.47	1417^th	3275	56.7%
2022	29.28	2663^rd	3311	19.6%
2023	22.31	3030^th	3250	6.8%
2024	27.22	2737^th	3160	13.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.88	2203^rd	2420	9.0%
2024	21.38	2326^th	2634	11.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.66	4077^th	5084	19.8%
2019	21.22	4483^rd	5173	13.3%
2022	13.39	5055^th	5264	4.0%
2023	15.31	5020^th	5374	6.6%
2024	12.80	5282^nd	5511	4.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	28.15	288^th	356	19.1%
2023	39.26	198^th	336	41.1%
2024	29.68	289^th	364	20.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.18	4519^th	5413	16.5%
2019	18.28	4773^rd	5492	13.1%
2022	13.10	5355^th	5635	5.0%
2023	14.63	5179^th	5617	7.8%
2024	12.23	5338^th	5605	4.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.53	1079^th	2128	49.3%
2019	37.84	1387^th	2585	46.3%
2022	23.40	1837^th	2227	17.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.74	4206^th	5431	22.6%
2019	16.94	4902^nd	5510	11.0%
2022	13.98	5302^nd	5663	6.4%
2023	13.34	5290^th	5650	6.4%
2024	14.55	5184^th	5636	8.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	21.18	649^th	747	13.1%
2022	29.72	476^th	663	28.2%
2023	23.68	551^st	662	16.8%
2024	19.98	535^th	593	9.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.30	3738^th	4830	22.6%
2019	21.70	4258^th	4963	14.2%
2022	15.97	4748^th	5084	6.6%
2023	17.89	4624^th	5098	9.3%
2024	17.49	4627^th	5102	9.3%

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Rank History for White students at Mission Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	15.23	2504^th	2834	11.6%
2022	5.67	2630^th	2726	3.5%
2023	4.42	2600^th	2662	2.3%
2024	6.19	2546^th	2647	3.8%

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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 Mission Crest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2008	129	114	33	435	2	n/a	n/a	713
2009	132	116	24	434	5	3	41	755
2010	205	125	28	526	4	4	62	954
2011	215	129	31	606	8	8	7	1004
2012	199	140	30	603	6	7	42	1027
2013	190	133	31	621	4	7	41	1027
2014	163	114	34	616	2	6	46	981
2015	193	109	25	638	2	5	56	1028
2016	175	99	27	627	4	5	67	1004
2017	56	33	6	639	4	0	278	1016
2018	63	58	7	662	4	1	212	1007
2019	151	121	19	678	0	5	16	990
2020	144	114	18	678	0	2	18	974
2021	119	94	14	627	0	2	16	872
2022	107	84	19	626	0	1	19	856
2023	99	96	15	695	0	3	18	926
2024	97	109	16	731	2	3	19	977

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 Mission Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	713	35.0	20.4	43.6
2009	755	34.0	21.0	54
2010	954	32.0	29.8	53.5
2011	1004	n/a	n/a	57.9
2012	1027	35.0	29.3	n/a
2013	1027	38.0	27.0	70.1
2014	981	34.0	28.8	63.8
2015	1028	37.0	27.7	69.3
2016	1004	34.0	29.5	72.6
2017	1016	40.0	25.4	65
2018	1007	37.0	27.2	79.2
2019	990	38.0	26.0	72
2020	974	n/a	n/a	75.7
2021	872	38.0	22.9	65.7
2022	856	35.5	24.1	68.8
2023	926	35.5	26.0	57.5
2024	977	38.0	25.7	66.6

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 Mission Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	713	35.0	20.4	43.6
2009	755	34.0	21.0	54
2010	954	32.0	29.8	53.5
2011	1004	n/a	n/a	57.9
2012	1027	35.0	29.3	n/a
2013	1027	38.0	27.0	70.1
2014	981	34.0	28.8	63.8
2015	1028	37.0	27.7	69.3
2016	1004	34.0	29.5	72.6
2017	1016	40.0	25.4	65
2018	1007	37.0	27.2	79.2
2019	990	38.0	26.0	72
2020	974	n/a	n/a	75.7
2021	872	38.0	22.9	65.7
2022	856	35.5	24.1	68.8
2023	926	35.5	26.0	57.5
2024	977	38.0	25.7	66.6

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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