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What tradition at Joshua Circle Elementary should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001409074
Joshua Circle Elementary
10140 8th Ave., Hesperia, CA 92345 · (760) 244-6133 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
545 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
24%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
14.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
9.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 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 | 3.4% | 11.2% | 22.9% | 62.5% |
| Math | 2.0% | 7.1% | 26.6% | 64.3% |
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 | 14.6% | 9.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 5.9% |
| 2022-23 | 18.7% | 9.1% |
| 2021-22 | 19.7% | 11.1% |
| 2018-19 | 24.4% | 17.7% |
| 2017-18 | 22.9% | 14.2% |
| 2016-17 | 18.7% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 Joshua Circle Elementary
Joshua Circle Elementary's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Circle Elementary this school | 643 | 84.8% | 11.5% |
| Perris Elementary Perris | 617 | 86.5% | 18.0% |
| Helen L. Dollahan Elementary Rialto | 608 | 82.2% | 30.7% |
| Samuel W. Simpson Elementary Rialto | 638 | 82.4% | 56.3% |
| Pittman Charter Stockton | 619 | 85.8% | 28.6% |
| Fremont Elementary Riverside | 593 | 88.0% | 29.8% |
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 Joshua Circle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #5,070 of 5,151 | #313 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #5,079 of 5,172 ▲ 64 | #312 of 321 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #5,056 of 5,172 ▼ 91 | #315 of 321 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #833 of 5,116 | #24 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,068 of 5,915 | #74 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,584 of 5,352 | #213 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #4,219 of 5,354 | #252 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,693 of 5,625 | #140 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #2,973 of 3,837 | #186 of 246 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
643
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 643 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 85% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 27 | 25.4:1 | 79% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 27 | 24.5:1 | 78% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 27 | 25.2:1 | 78% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 27.5 | 25.4:1 | 86% (601) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 24 | 33.0:1 | 80% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | N/A | N/A | 83% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 32 | 22.9:1 | 74% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 860 | 31 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joshua Circle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (697 to 643); teachers down 2% (27.5 to 27).
About Joshua Circle Elementary
Joshua Circle Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Hesperia, California. A total of 643 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 38% larger than average.
Across its 25 schools, Hesperia Unified enrolls 23,188 students. Joshua Circle Elementary is one of those schools.
About 87% of the student body at Joshua Circle Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White and 5% Black. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Joshua Circle Elementary's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 85% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Joshua Circle Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Joshua Circle Elementary would score about 29.9%. It scores 11.5%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Hesperia Junior High, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Joshua Circle Elementary is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Joshua Circle Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 38 students since 2020-21, to 643. Students per teacher fell from 25.2 in 2020-21 to 23.8 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 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
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 students
Nearby schools
- Hesperia Junior High0.5 mi · 1,228
- Cypress School of the Arts0.5 mi · 713
- Shadow Ridge0.7 mi · 378
- Pathways to College K80.8 mi · 431
- Hesperia Community Day1.1 mi · 22
- Mojave High1.1 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Joshua Circle ElementaryHow large is Joshua Circle Elementary?
Joshua Circle Elementary enrolls approximately 643 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Joshua Circle Elementary serve?
Joshua Circle Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joshua Circle Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joshua Circle Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joshua Circle Elementary?
At Joshua Circle Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Joshua Circle Elementary?
Joshua Circle Elementary is overseen by Hesperia Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.