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What's the one class at Mission Crest Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
989
Elementary
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001412171
Mission Crest Elementary
13065 Muscatel St., Hesperia, CA 92344 · (760) 949-8265 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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
26.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
631 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 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 162 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (175) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (162).
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
22.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 16.1% | 24.8% | 52.6% |
| Math | 3.1% | 10.8% | 24.8% | 61.4% |
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 | 22.6% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 11.4% |
| 2021-22 | 20.6% | 9.7% |
| 2018-19 | 28.4% | 21.6% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.7% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Mission Crest Elementary
Mission Crest Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Crest Elementary this school | 989 | 63.8% | 17.4% |
| Commodore Stockton Skills Stockton | 971 | 61.8% | 40.1% |
| Esperanza Elementary Palmdale | 962 | 61.9% | 33.3% |
| Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary Fontana | 718 | 62.3% | 40.8% |
| Edwin Markham Elementary Vacaville | 882 | 68.6% | 22.7% |
| Palmdale Learning Plaza Palmdale | 800 | 72.3% | 40.7% |
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 Mission Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,785 of 5,151 | #277 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #4,842 of 5,172 ▲ 91 | #286 of 321 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,682 of 5,172 ▼ 72 | #277 of 321 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,233 of 5,116 | #162 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #81 of 5,915 | #6 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #5,054 of 5,352 | #327 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,396 of 5,354 | #169 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #3,289 of 5,625 | #259 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,654 of 3,837 | #237 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
989
+117 (+13%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 989 | 37 | 26.7:1 | 64% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 38 | 25.7:1 | 67% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 35.5 | 26.1:1 | 57% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | 38 | 22.9:1 | 66% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 37 | 27.2:1 | 79% (798) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 34 | 29.5:1 | 73% (729) |
| 2010-11 | 1,004 | N/A | N/A | 58% (581) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,007 to 989); teachers unchanged (37 to 37).
About Mission Crest Elementary
Mission Crest Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Hesperia, California. The school's enrollment of 989 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Mission Crest Elementary is run by Hesperia Unified, whose 25 schools enroll 23,188 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Mission Crest Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 11% Black and 10% White. Among people living in San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 37 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 26.7:1. This ratio sits 4.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. The rate at public schools in San Bernardino County averages 74%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Mission Crest Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mission Crest Elementary scores 24.7 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.4%; the prediction is 42.2%.
Census estimates describe San Bernardino County this way: the median household income is $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mission Crest Elementary, San Bernardino County has 582 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Canyon Ridge High, about 0.3 miles away. Mission Crest Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.1% on proficiency, and Mission Crest Elementary is below that at 17.4%.
The federal government classifies Mission Crest Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Mission Crest Elementary's enrollment grew from 872 in 2020-21 to 989 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 26.7:1.
Community posts for Mission Crest Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Canyon Ridge High0.3 mi · 218
- Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert0.3 mi · 253
- Cedar Middle0.9 mi · 1,061
- Mesquite Trails Elementary1.3 mi · 882
- Oak Hills High1.6 mi · 2,370
- Altus Schools Mirus Charter1.7 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Crest ElementaryHow large is Mission Crest Elementary?
Mission Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 989 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mission Crest Elementary serve?
Mission Crest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mission Crest Elementary is approximately 26.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mission Crest Elementary?
At Mission Crest Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mission Crest Elementary public or private?
Mission Crest Elementary 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.