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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUCAIPA-CALIMESA JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 064356007042
Calimesa Elementary
13523 Second St., Yucaipa, CA 92399 · (909) 790-8570 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
425 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
14.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 15.2% | 24.2% | 53.5% |
| Math | 3.9% | 10.6% | 23.8% | 61.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.2% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 37.1% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 27.5% | 16.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.5% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Calimesa Elementary
Calimesa Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calimesa Elementary this school | 511 | 83.2% | 17.4% |
| Valley Elementary Yucaipa | 518 | 81.3% | 30.6% |
| Pinon Hills Elementary Pinon Hills | 566 | 84.3% | 16.0% |
| Mesa Verde Elementary Oakdale | 529 | 81.7% | 18.1% |
| Winifred Pifer Elementary Paso Robles | 492 | 81.7% | 30.1% |
| Burns Valley Clearlake | 568 | 82.2% | 15.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calimesa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,788 of 5,151 | #278 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #4,791 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #279 of 321 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,706 of 5,172 ▲ 60 | #278 of 321 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,138 of 5,116 | #154 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #2,299 of 5,915 | #193 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,494 of 5,352 | #125 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #2,700 of 5,354 | #115 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #1,862 of 5,625 | #159 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #256 of 1,139 | #16 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
+85 (+20%) vs 2017
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.5:1
% White
25%
was 36%
% Hispanic
65%
was 57%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 22.8 | 22.4:1 | 83% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 24.4 | 22.7:1 | 80% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 22.2 | 24.3:1 | 78% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 18.1 | 23.5:1 | 80% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | N/A | N/A | 57% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 42% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 26 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calimesa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (426 to 511); teachers up 26% (18.1 to 22.8).
About Calimesa Elementary
Calimesa Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Yucaipa, California. It reports enrollment of 511 students in kindergarten through 5.
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified enrolls 8,519 students in 13 schools, including Calimesa Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Calimesa Elementary, about 65 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 25% White and 5% multiracial. San Bernardino County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Its staff includes 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 22.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 83% of students at Calimesa Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Calimesa Elementary lands at D, ahead of 9% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Calimesa Elementary are 13.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.4% actual, 30.8% predicted).
In the wider San Bernardino County area, median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Green Valley High sits about 1.3 miles from Calimesa Elementary. Calimesa Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.2% proficiency; Calimesa Elementary posts 17.4%.
Calimesa Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 85 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, 25% of students were White, compared with 36% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.5:1 in 2017-18, and 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Calimesa Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
- Yucaipa HighHigh · 2,755 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Other schools in Yucaipa
- Yucaipa HighHigh · 2,755 students
- Inland Leaders CharterElementary · 997 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Green Valley High1.3 mi · 111
- Green Valley Independent Study1.3 mi · 77
- Wildwood Elementary1.3 mi · 607
- Inland Leaders Charter1.5 mi · 997
- Mesa View Middle1.7 mi · 717
- Oak View High School & Education Center1.8 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Calimesa ElementaryHow many students attend Calimesa Elementary?
Calimesa Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Calimesa Elementary serve?
Calimesa Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Calimesa Elementary have?
Calimesa Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calimesa Elementary?
At Calimesa Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 65% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Calimesa Elementary public or private?
Calimesa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.