Topaz Preparatory Academy

Located at 14110 Beech St., in Hesperia, California, Topaz Preparatory Academy is a sprawling elementary school that caters to 722 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Hesperia Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 55% above the state mean of about 465.

Within Hesperia Unified, which oversees 25 schools and 23,188 students, Topaz Preparatory Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Topaz Preparatory Academy shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, Topaz Preparatory Academy records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Topaz Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Topaz Preparatory Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Topaz Preparatory Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 28.1%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Around the school, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Topaz Preparatory Academy is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hesperia High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Topaz Preparatory Academy. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Topaz Preparatory Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 679 students in 2018 compared to 722 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 70% to 78% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Topaz Preparatory Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.