Mesa Grande Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.0% |
| Below Standard | 81.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Mesa Grande Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.0% 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.
Students here improve by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 40.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 5.4% | 10.9% | 16.3% |
| 4th | 90 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 98 | 7.1% | 18.4% | 25.5% |
| 6th | 97 | 8.3% | 22.7% | 30.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 1.1% | 17.4% | 18.5% |
| 4th | 90 | 4.4% | 8.9% | 13.3% |
| 5th | 98 | 3.1% | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| 6th | 97 | 7.2% | 6.2% | 13.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.1