How does Juniper Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hesperia?

Juniper Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.3/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,628 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Juniper Elementary?

4.7% of students at Juniper Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Juniper Elementary improving or declining?

Juniper Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 9.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Juniper Elementary?

38.4% of students at Juniper 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.

Juniper Elementary

Hesperia Unified Hesperia San Bernardino County 92345

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,628 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

726 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 80.2%

White 12.5%

Black 3.6%

Other 3.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Juniper Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.7%
Met Standard	12.5%
Below Standard	82.8%

Exceeded

4.7%

Met

12.5%

Below

82.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Juniper Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 38.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.