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

Kingston Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.5/100, placing it at the 18th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,880 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Kingston Elementary?

6.2% of students at Kingston Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Kingston Elementary improving or declining?

Kingston Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Kingston Elementary?

30.7% of students at Kingston 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.

Kingston Elementary

Hesperia Unified Hesperia San Bernardino County 92345

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,880 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

802 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

67%

Teachers

31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 72.1%

White 22.9%

Asian 0.3%

Black 2.2%

Other 2.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Kingston Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.2%
Met Standard	16.7%
Below Standard	77.1%

Exceeded

6.2%

Met

16.7%

Below

77.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Kingston Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 3.3 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.