Is Oak Mesa Elementary a good school?

Yes! Oak Mesa Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 285 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak Mesa Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Oak Mesa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Mesa Elementary?

Students at Oak Mesa Elementary are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oak Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ramona Middle High : Bonita High

Oak Mesa Elementary

Summary:

Oak Mesa Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in La Verne, California, serving 566 students in grades K-5 and part of the Bonita Unified School District. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Oak Mesa Elementary's academic excellence is evident across various student subgroups, including female, Asian, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, as well as students with disabilities. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 78.64% of Oak Mesa students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 72.47% for the Bonita Unified district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 75.59% of Oak Mesa students were proficient or better, compared to 60.49% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's strong performance in Science, with 77.67% of students proficient or better, also stands out compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the region, Oak Mesa Elementary emerges as a standout, outpacing its peers in academic achievement and student outcomes. This consistent high performance across multiple measures suggests that Oak Mesa Elementary may serve as a model for effective educational practices that could be replicated in other schools within the Bonita Unified School District and the surrounding area.

Detail:

Public K-5

5200 Wheeler Ave.
La Verne, CA 91750-1546

(909) 971-8209

District: Bonita Unified

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

Students who attend Oak Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ramona Middle
High:	Bonita High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.7%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Asian:

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oak Mesa Elementary ranks better than 95.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.74. (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 Student population at Oak Mesa Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.7%), Hispanic (31.8%), Asian (23.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Bonita Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Mesa Elementary is 25.6. 5 elementary schools in the Bonita Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Oak Mesa Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Mesa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Mesa Elementary 285^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Oak Mesa Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bonita Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Bonita Unified 294^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oak Mesa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	94.60	252^nd	4809	94.8%
2005	93.44	298^th	4822	93.8%
2006	93.14	317^th	4818	93.4%
2007	94.59	252^nd	5113	95.1%
2008	87.93	599^th	5113	88.3%
2009	96.60	76^th	5193	98.5%
2010	95.68	97^th	5314	98.2%
2011	96.26	53^rd	5377	99.0%
2012	94.21	142^nd	5390	97.4%
2013	95.35	91^st	5530	98.4%
2015	88.07	723^rd	5611	87.1%
2016	87.21	787^th	5614	86.0%
2017	89.53	662^nd	5692	88.4%
2018	95.39	252^nd	5662	95.5%
2019	94.62	323^rd	5789	94.4%
2022	91.43	629^th	5883	89.3%
2023	93.98	431^st	5874	92.7%
2024	95.74	285^th	5862	95.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	71.76	181^st	610	70.3%
2024	78.61	129^th	669	80.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.06	154^th	5084	97.0%
2019	97.83	49^th	5173	99.1%
2022	86.08	511^th	5264	90.3%
2023	97.02	117^th	5374	97.8%
2024	92.75	329^th	5511	94.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.90	377^th	5413	93.0%
2019	91.87	445^th	5492	91.9%
2022	91.57	547^th	5635	90.3%
2023	92.93	442^nd	5617	92.1%
2024	96.46	154^th	5605	97.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	75.99	354^th	2227	84.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.88	201^st	5431	96.3%
2019	95.42	215^th	5510	96.1%
2022	89.69	642^nd	5663	88.7%
2023	92.84	433^rd	5650	92.3%
2024	92.39	460^th	5636	91.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.71	309^th	1071	71.1%
2019	79.17	153^rd	1149	86.7%
2022	81.35	113^th	1154	90.2%
2023	77.38	214^th	1190	82.0%
2024	79.69	169^th	1203	86.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.27	77^th	4830	98.4%
2019	97.68	70^th	4963	98.6%
2022	90.84	322^nd	5084	93.7%
2023	93.85	208^th	5098	95.9%
2024	95.31	161^st	5102	96.8%

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Rank History for White students at Oak Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.71	389^th	2737	85.8%
2019	75.40	617^th	2834	78.2%
2022	69.40	832^nd	2726	69.5%
2023	81.03	388^th	2662	85.4%
2024	89.44	103^rd	2647	96.1%

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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 Oak Mesa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	385	7	44	67	6	n/a	n/a	0	509
1993	398	6	51	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	536
1994	386	9	62	74	7	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	425	13	46	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	425	13	46	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	434	13	40	86	4	n/a	n/a	0	577
1998	418	14	49	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1999	417	16	50	89	5	n/a	n/a	0	577
2000	417	16	48	94	4	n/a	n/a	0	579
2001	392	17	51	85	5	n/a	n/a	2	552
2002	368	19	49	76	3	n/a	n/a	9	524
2003	368	19	49	76	3	n/a	n/a	9	524
2004	314	15	27	66	0	n/a	n/a	112	534
2005	291	12	11	61	0	n/a	n/a	124	499
2006	270	7	35	57	0	n/a	n/a	130	499
2007	272	8	43	60	0	n/a	n/a	116	499
2008	251	5	52	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	368
2009	243	7	61	50	0	0	145	0	506
2010	259	7	60	152	0	0	41	0	519
2011	250	6	68	155	0	0	50	0	529
2012	271	5	62	163	0	1	49	0	551
2013	292	8	69	169	1	2	43	0	584
2014	268	5	73	194	0	2	47	0	589
2015	257	5	78	189	1	2	53	0	585
2016	229	4	91	203	1	0	63	0	591
2017	237	6	94	192	0	0	65	0	594
2018	230	4	98	175	0	0	67	0	574
2019	228	2	95	179	0	2	82	0	588
2020	217	3	86	182	0	2	87	0	577
2021	201	6	87	182	0	1	71	0	548
2022	196	4	102	184	2	1	66	0	555
2023	208	5	118	179	0	1	55	0	566
2024	193	3	138	188	0	0	69	0	591

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 Oak Mesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	509	n/a	n/a	6.1
1993	536	20.0	26.8	7.6
1994	538	19.0	28.3	8.2
1995	580	21.0	27.6	7.9
1996	580	21.0	27.6	7.9
1997	577	25.0	23.1	11.6
1998	566	23.4	24.2	6.7
1999	577	26.0	22.2	5.4
2000	579	26.0	22.3	5.2
2001	552	26.0	21.2	6.7
2002	524	25.0	21.0	8.9
2003	524	25.0	21.0	8.9
2004	534	23.2	23.0	7.3
2005	499	22.6	22.1	12.8
2006	499	22.6	22.1	12.7
2007	499	22.0	22.7	12.3
2008	368	25.0	14.7	8.4
2009	506	22.9	20.2	4.7
2010	519	21.3	24.3	5.4
2011	529	n/a	n/a	6
2012	551	20.7	26.6	n/a
2013	584	21.2	27.5	8.7
2014	589	23.0	25.6	7.6
2015	585	23.0	25.4	8.7
2016	591	23.0	25.6	9.6
2017	594	23.0	25.8	8.8
2018	574	23.0	24.9	15.2
2019	588	22.8	25.7	17.9
2020	577	n/a	n/a	15.9
2021	548	22.2	24.6	16.2
2022	555	22.4	24.7	18.6
2023	566	23.2	24.3	13.8
2024	591	23.0	25.6	15.7

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 Oak Mesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	509	n/a	n/a	6.1
1993	536	20.0	26.8	7.6
1994	538	19.0	28.3	8.2
1995	580	21.0	27.6	7.9
1996	580	21.0	27.6	7.9
1997	577	25.0	23.1	11.6
1998	566	23.4	24.2	6.7
1999	577	26.0	22.2	5.4
2000	579	26.0	22.3	5.2
2001	552	26.0	21.2	6.7
2002	524	25.0	21.0	8.9
2003	524	25.0	21.0	8.9
2004	534	23.2	23.0	7.3
2005	499	22.6	22.1	12.8
2006	499	22.6	22.1	12.7
2007	499	22.0	22.7	12.3
2008	368	25.0	14.7	8.4
2009	506	22.9	20.2	4.7
2010	519	21.3	24.3	5.4
2011	529	n/a	n/a	6
2012	551	20.7	26.6	n/a
2013	584	21.2	27.5	8.7
2014	589	23.0	25.6	7.6
2015	585	23.0	25.4	8.7
2016	591	23.0	25.6	9.6
2017	594	23.0	25.8	8.8
2018	574	23.0	24.9	15.2
2019	588	22.8	25.7	17.9
2020	577	n/a	n/a	15.9
2021	548	22.2	24.6	16.2
2022	555	22.4	24.7	18.6
2023	566	23.2	24.3	13.8
2024	591	23.0	25.6	15.7

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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