How does Bautista Creek Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hemet?

Bautista Creek Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.3/100, placing it at the 17th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,890 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bautista Creek Elementary?

10.2% of students at Bautista Creek Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 26.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bautista Creek Elementary improving or declining?

Bautista Creek Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bautista Creek Elementary?

31.6% of students at Bautista Creek Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Bautista Creek Elementary

Hemet Unified Hemet Riverside County 92544

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,890 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

970 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

43 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 62.0%

White 26.6%

Asian 0.5%

Black 5.5%

Other 5.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bautista Creek Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.2%
Met Standard	16.7%
Below Standard	73.1%

Exceeded

10.2%

Met

16.7%

Below

73.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Bautista Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hemet Unified district average of 9.2%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.0 points higher (vs 8.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.