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What's something Cedar Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,061
Middle
DISTRICT 1,143 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001412103
Cedar Middle
13565 Cedar St., Hesperia, CA 92344 · (760) 244-6093 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
604 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 495 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 566 | 53% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
33.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
15.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.7% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 37.5% |
| Math | 4.7% | 10.9% | 21.9% | 62.5% |
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 | 33.4% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 12.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.3% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 15.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cedar Middle
Cedar Middle's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Middle this school | 1,061 | 56.9% | 23.0% |
| Hillview Middle Palmdale | 1,100 | 53.0% | 51.1% |
| Melva Davis Academy of Excellence Victorville | 833 | 57.5% | 31.3% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle San Jose | 910 | 63.0% | 28.3% |
| Granada Middle Whittier | 989 | 55.2% | 59.2% |
| San Marcos Middle San Marcos | 968 | 58.7% | 36.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Cedar Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #966 of 1,224 | #53 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,002 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #55 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #898 of 1,227 ▲ 16 | #49 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #658 of 1,214 | #47 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #150 of 1,377 | #13 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #938 of 1,279 | #51 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #792 of 1,278 | #36 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #868 of 1,329 | #66 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #561 of 930 | #37 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,061
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,165
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 1,061 | 46.7 | 22.7:1 | 57% (604) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 43.7 | 23.9:1 | 51% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 1,023 | 43.7 | 23.4:1 | 48% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 1,072 | 42 | 25.5:1 | 59% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 47 | 26.0:1 | 76% (927) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 29 | 36.5:1 | 70% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | N/A | N/A | 63% (730) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,221 to 1,061); teachers down 1% (47 to 46.7).
About Cedar Middle
Cedar Middle is a large middle school that serves part of Hesperia, California. Enrollment stands at 1,061 students, covering grades 7 through 8. It has 61% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Cedar Middle is in Hesperia Unified, a district with 23,188 students across 25 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Cedar Middle is 74%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% White and 7% Black. Census figures show San Bernardino County is about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Cedar Middle are from different groups.
Its staff includes 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 22.7 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. Cedar Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Cedar Middle posts 23.0% against a 46.2% prediction, a bottom-10% result in California.
For the population of San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mesquite Trails Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. Cedar Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Cedar Middle comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Cedar Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,072 to 1,061. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.5:1 to 22.7:1.
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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 Hesperia Unified
- Hesperia HighHigh · 2,405 students
- Oak Hills HighHigh · 2,370 students
- Sultana HighHigh · 2,098 students
- Hesperia Junior HighMiddle · 1,228 students
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Mission Crest ElementaryElementary · 989 students
Other schools in Hesperia
- Alta Vista Innovation HighHigh · 2,812 students
- Hesperia HighHigh · 2,405 students
- Sultana HighHigh · 2,098 students
- Hesperia Junior HighMiddle · 1,228 students
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Mission Crest ElementaryElementary · 989 students
Other Cedar Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cedar Middle. Cedar Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cedar MiddleCEDAR CITY, UT · 1,139 students
Nearby schools
- Mesquite Trails Elementary0.5 mi · 882
- Mission Crest Elementary0.9 mi · 989
- Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert1.1 mi · 253
- Canyon Ridge High1.1 mi · 218
- Oak Hills High1.5 mi · 2,370
- Cottonwood Elementary1.6 mi · 868
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar MiddleHow many students attend Cedar Middle?
Cedar Middle enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 07-08.
Is Cedar Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Middle is approximately 22.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Middle?
At Cedar Middle, the student body is approximately 15% White, 74% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Middle in?
Cedar Middle is part of Hesperia Unified.
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