Is Cawston Elementary a good school?

Cawston Elementary ranks 3907 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cawston Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 836 students attended Cawston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cawston Elementary?

Students at Cawston Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cawston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cawston Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rancho Viejo Middle High : Tahquitz High

Cawston Elementary

Summary:

Cawston Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hemet, California, serving 835 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hemet Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cawston Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 13.7% in 2017-2018 to 54.1% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Hemet Unified and California state averages, with some exceptions in specific grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Cawston Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.85%, compared to 24.9% for Hemet Unified and 42.8% for California. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, while White students and students with disabilities perform poorly.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Harmony Elementary, De Anza Elementary, and Megan Cope Elementary, Cawston Elementary generally performs better than some of the lower-performing schools in the Hemet Unified and San Jacinto Unified districts. However, it still lags behind these higher-performing schools in both academic achievement and school rankings. Additionally, Cawston Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.71% to 84.97% over the past few years, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

4000 West Menlo Ave.
Hemet, CA 92545-6320

(951) 765-0277

District: Hemet Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3907^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,688

Students who attend Cawston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Viejo Middle
High:	Tahquitz High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 836

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

White:

16.7%

African American:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cawston Elementary ranks worse than 66.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.17. (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 (66.9%), White (16.7%), African American (9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cawston Elementary is 24.5. 10 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cawston Elementary employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cawston Elementary is $7,688. 8 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cawston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cawston Elementary 3907^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cawston Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hemet Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Hemet Unified 1185^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cawston Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	44.88	2623^rd	5113	48.7%
2008	54.03	2163^rd	5113	57.7%
2009	41.93	2946^th	5193	43.3%
2010	52.19	2436^th	5314	54.2%
2011	43.02	3026^th	5377	43.7%
2012	43.14	3064^th	5390	43.2%
2013	36.43	3568^th	5530	35.5%
2015	35.35	3299^th	5611	41.2%
2016	45.22	2765^th	5614	50.7%
2017	44.06	2858^th	5692	49.8%
2018	41.13	3077^th	5662	45.7%
2019	46.45	2794^th	5789	51.7%
2022	37.59	3252^nd	5883	44.7%
2023	35.68	3459^th	5874	41.1%
2024	30.17	3907^th	5862	33.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	35.62	2153^rd	3311	35.0%
2023	34.22	2225^th	3250	31.5%
2024	37.55	1999^th	3160	36.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.64	2052^nd	2420	15.2%
2024	26.66	2021^st	2634	23.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.97	2553^rd	5084	49.8%
2019	51.20	2323^rd	5173	55.1%
2022	46.54	2500^th	5264	52.5%
2023	43.09	2837^th	5374	47.2%
2024	35.61	3471^st	5511	37.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.93	3089^th	5413	42.9%
2019	50.05	2488^th	5492	54.7%
2022	33.53	3452^nd	5635	38.7%
2023	35.92	3302^nd	5617	41.2%
2024	33.11	3553^rd	5605	36.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	37.64	1396^th	2585	46.0%
2022	29.02	1539^th	2227	30.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.38	91^st	130	30.0%
2024	34.71	77^th	118	34.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.24	2904^th	5431	46.5%
2019	42.21	2902^nd	5510	47.3%
2022	41.78	2907^th	5663	48.7%
2023	35.44	3378^th	5650	40.2%
2024	27.86	4013^th	5636	28.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.90	308^th	747	58.8%
2022	50.00	263^rd	663	60.3%
2023	40.92	349^th	662	47.3%
2024	63.23	164^th	593	72.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.20	2339^th	4830	51.6%
2019	59.34	1725^th	4963	65.2%
2022	46.12	2447^th	5084	51.9%
2023	34.99	3313^th	5098	35.0%
2024	35.69	3293^rd	5102	35.5%

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Rank History for White students at Cawston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.89	1985^th	2737	27.5%
2019	37.65	1916^th	2834	32.4%
2022	34.10	1899^th	2726	30.3%
2023	41.69	1675^th	2662	37.1%
2024	16.05	2301^st	2647	13.1%

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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 Cawston Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	267	39	29	176	2	n/a	n/a	6	519
2006	316	44	46	241	3	n/a	n/a	8	658
2007	351	69	46	331	6	n/a	n/a	29	832
2008	346	68	45	344	7	n/a	n/a	0	810
2009	356	86	38	354	10	5	21	0	870
2010	327	75	33	356	12	4	19	0	826
2011	334	82	32	397	11	2	18	0	876
2012	303	73	30	419	9	4	23	0	861
2013	279	72	28	388	9	4	40	0	820
2014	255	82	24	408	6	2	42	0	819
2015	253	81	26	405	4	1	41	0	811
2016	233	77	24	399	8	0	41	0	782
2017	213	87	15	470	7	0	52	0	844
2018	200	72	8	439	6	0	52	0	777
2019	191	76	10	480	6	1	47	0	811
2020	171	76	11	476	6	2	43	0	785
2021	141	69	14	460	5	5	38	0	732
2022	143	71	16	489	5	2	38	0	764
2023	144	74	20	558	3	3	33	0	835
2024	140	75	16	559	7	3	36	0	836

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 Cawston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	519	23.2	22.4	53
2006	658	32.4	20.3	48.8
2007	832	38.5	21.6	60.9
2008	810	44.0	18.4	58.6
2009	870	39.0	21.2	63.4
2010	826	37.0	22.3	63.9
2011	876	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	861	33.7	25.5	n/a
2013	820	34.1	24.0	68.3
2014	819	32.5	25.2	72.2
2015	811	34.0	23.8	74.8
2016	782	36.0	21.7	73.1
2017	844	34.5	24.4	74.3
2018	777	32.0	24.2	73.6
2019	811	33.0	24.5	75.2
2020	785	n/a	n/a	76.3
2021	732	31.0	23.6	85
2022	764	31.2	24.4	79.7
2023	835	34.0	24.5	81.3
2024	836	34.0	24.5	80.3

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 Cawston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	519	23.2	22.4	53
2006	658	32.4	20.3	48.8
2007	832	38.5	21.6	60.9
2008	810	44.0	18.4	58.6
2009	870	39.0	21.2	63.4
2010	826	37.0	22.3	63.9
2011	876	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	861	33.7	25.5	n/a
2013	820	34.1	24.0	68.3
2014	819	32.5	25.2	72.2
2015	811	34.0	23.8	74.8
2016	782	36.0	21.7	73.1
2017	844	34.5	24.4	74.3
2018	777	32.0	24.2	73.6
2019	811	33.0	24.5	75.2
2020	785	n/a	n/a	76.3
2021	732	31.0	23.6	85
2022	764	31.2	24.4	79.7
2023	835	34.0	24.5	81.3
2024	836	34.0	24.5	80.3

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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