Joshua Circle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.7% |
| Met Standard | 9.3% |
| Below Standard | 88.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Joshua Circle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.7% of students exceeded standard while 9.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.7% exceeded — 4.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 2.5% | 12.3% | 14.8% |
| 4th | 92 | 3.3% | 6.5% | 9.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 3.4% | 7.9% | 11.2% |
| 6th | 87 | 4.6% | 18.4% | 23.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 2.5% | 12.3% | 14.8% |
| 4th | 92 | 2.2% | 5.4% | 7.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 1.1% | 7.9% | 9.0% |
| 6th | 88 | 2.3% | 3.4% | 5.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.0