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Enrollment
1,228
Middle
DISTRICT 1,143 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001409077
Hesperia Junior High
10275 Cypress Ave., Hesperia, CA 92345 · (760) 244-9386 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,001 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 | 639 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 589 | 48% |
Student demographics
30%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
20.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
12.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.0% | 17.3% | 23.8% | 55.8% |
| Math | 3.5% | 8.5% | 20.4% | 67.6% |
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 | 20.3% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 10.3% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 9.7% |
| 2018-19 | 18.6% | 11.1% |
| 2017-18 | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.4% | 7.0% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Hesperia Junior High
Hesperia Junior High's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperia Junior High this school | 1,228 | 81.5% | 16.4% |
| Richard Henry Dana Middle San Pedro | 1,355 | 82.0% | 30.7% |
| Jurupa Middle Jurupa Valley | 1,105 | 77.1% | 26.9% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle San Bernardino | 1,107 | 88.0% | 31.3% |
| Sussman (Edward A.) Middle Downey | 1,240 | 84.7% | 37.7% |
| Terra Cotta Middle Lake Elsinore | 1,026 | 85.3% | 23.1% |
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 Hesperia Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,119 of 1,224 | #67 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,092 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #62 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,162 of 1,227 ▼ 66 | #71 of 76 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #184 of 1,214 | #9 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,228 | #61 of 1,377 | #4 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #1,079 of 1,279 | #58 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #941 of 1,278 | #47 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #504 of 1,329 | #39 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #71 of 257 | #5 of 16 |
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
1,228
+92 (+8%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,973
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 1,228 | 51.2 | 24.0:1 | 82% (1,001) |
| 2023-24 | 1,202 | 50.1 | 24.0:1 | 63% (762) |
| 2022-23 | 1,164 | 49.8 | 23.4:1 | 66% (765) |
| 2020-21 | 1,136 | 49 | 23.2:1 | 66% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 46 | 23.4:1 | 91% (974) |
| 2015-16 | 930 | 39 | 23.9:1 | 85% (790) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | N/A | N/A | 78% (786) |
| 2000-01 | 1,187 | 51 | 23.3:1 | 52% (622) |
| 1990-91 | 1,973 | 83 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hesperia Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,075 to 1,228); teachers up 11% (46 to 51.2).
About Hesperia Junior High
Hesperia Junior High is a large middle school in Hesperia, California, administered by Hesperia Unified. It enrolls 1,228 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. That is 86% above the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Hesperia Unified enrolls 23,188 students in 25 schools, including Hesperia Junior High.
The share of students at Hesperia Junior High who are Hispanic is 83%. The remaining students are 8% White and 5% Black. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Classroom staffing at Hesperia Junior High totals 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Federal data show 82% of students (1,001) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
A school in California with Hesperia Junior High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 31.8%. Hesperia Junior High scores 16.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income comes to about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 393,648 students.
Hesperia Junior High is about 0.2 miles from Cypress School of the Arts, its nearest public school. Hesperia Junior High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.0% on proficiency, and Hesperia Junior High is below that at 16.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 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
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 students
- Mission Crest ElementaryElementary · 989 students
Nearby schools
- Cypress School of the Arts0.2 mi · 713
- Joshua Circle Elementary0.5 mi · 643
- Shadow Ridge0.9 mi · 378
- Pathways to College K81.3 mi · 431
- Eucalyptus Elementary1.3 mi · 737
- Hesperia High1.3 mi · 2,405
Frequently asked questions
About Hesperia Junior HighHow large is Hesperia Junior High?
Hesperia Junior High enrolls approximately 1,228 students in grades 07-08.
Is Hesperia Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hesperia Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Hesperia Junior High have?
Hesperia Junior High employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hesperia Junior High?
At Hesperia Junior High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hesperia Junior High public or private?
Hesperia Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hesperia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.