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Enrollment
882
Elementary
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001407295
Mesquite Trails Elementary
13884 Mesquite St., Hesperia, CA 92344 · (760) 949-3149 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
25.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
574 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 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (140).
Student demographics
41%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
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 25.1% | 24.9% | 32.7% |
| Math | 21.7% | 17.4% | 27.9% | 33.0% |
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 | 42.5% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.3% | 46.1% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.5% | 35.5% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Mesquite Trails Elementary
Mesquite Trails Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquite Trails Elementary this school | 882 | 65.1% | 40.0% |
| Washington Elementary Riverside | 818 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
| Cypress School of the Arts Hesperia | 713 | 63.0% | 27.3% |
| Imperial Beach Charter Imperial Beach | 724 | 62.8% | 28.1% |
| Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary Lake Forest | 896 | 65.2% | 35.7% |
| Peggy Heller Elementary Atwater | 712 | 63.8% | 41.5% |
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 Mesquite Trails Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,483 of 5,151 | #99 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,356 of 5,172 ▼ 81 | #86 of 321 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,695 of 5,172 ▲ 99 | #118 of 321 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,736 of 5,116 | #205 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 882 | #197 of 5,915 | #19 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,826 of 5,352 | #316 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #3,410 of 5,354 | #170 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #3,227 of 5,625 | #252 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #3,282 of 3,837 | #207 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
882
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 882 | 34 | 25.9:1 | 65% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 33.5 | 27.4:1 | 53% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 33.5 | 26.1:1 | 46% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 34 | 24.9:1 | 49% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 35 | 26.6:1 | 66% (615) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 30 | 31.4:1 | 63% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | N/A | N/A | 48% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 30% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesquite Trails Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (931 to 882); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About Mesquite Trails Elementary
Families in Hesperia, California, are served by Mesquite Trails Elementary, a large elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 882 students. The school's enrollment is 90% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Hesperia Unified is responsible for 25 schools, Mesquite Trails Elementary included, with 23,188 students in all.
Mesquite Trails Elementary is 75% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 19% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Mesquite Trails Elementary's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 25.9:1, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mesquite Trails Elementary is 65%. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
The allk12 Grade for Mesquite Trails Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mesquite Trails Elementary is -1.4 points: 40.0% actual, 41.4% predicted.
Across San Bernardino County, 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. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
The closest public school, Cedar Middle, is about 0.5 miles from Mesquite Trails Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mesquite Trails Elementary ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
Mesquite Trails Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 847 in 2020-21 to 882 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 24.9:1 to 25.9:1.
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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
- 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
- Cedar Middle0.5 mi · 1,061
- Mission Crest Elementary1.3 mi · 989
- Oak Hills High1.5 mi · 2,370
- Cottonwood Elementary1.5 mi · 868
- Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert1.6 mi · 253
- Canyon Ridge High1.6 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Mesquite Trails ElementaryHow large is Mesquite Trails Elementary?
Mesquite Trails Elementary enrolls approximately 882 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mesquite Trails Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mesquite Trails Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mesquite Trails Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mesquite Trails Elementary is approximately 25.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mesquite Trails Elementary?
At Mesquite Trails Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 75% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mesquite Trails Elementary?
Mesquite Trails 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.