Carmel Elementary

Located at 9321 Glendale Ave., in Hesperia, California, Carmel Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community that works with 804 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Hesperia Unified. That puts it 73% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Carmel Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Hesperia Unified, a district that instructs 23,188 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Carmel Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 18% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Carmel Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carmel Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.2%; this one delivers 24.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carmel Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Juniper Elementary, around 2.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carmel Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carmel Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 17.9%.

Carmel Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Carmel Elementary's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 804). Hispanic enrollment moved from 63% to 79% across the same window.

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