Mesa Grande Elementary

As a sizable elementary campus in Hesperia, California, Mesa Grande Elementary instructs 715 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Hesperia Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Mesa Grande Elementary sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.

Hesperia Unified runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 23,188 students. Mesa Grande Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mesa Grande Elementary records that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 10% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mesa Grande Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mesa Grande Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mesa Grande Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

In the area at large, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mesa Grande Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Shadow Ridge is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mesa Grande Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 19.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 616 students in 2018 compared to 715 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 82% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.