How does Mesa Robles compare to other elementary schools in Hacienda Heights?

Mesa Robles has a SchoolScope composite score of 59.7/100, placing it at the 83rd percentile statewide. 37% of students exceed standard, with a total of 4,024 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mesa Robles?

37.5% of students at Mesa Robles exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mesa Robles improving or declining?

Mesa Robles's proficiency rate decreases by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mesa Robles?

8.0% of students at Mesa Robles 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.

Mesa Robles

Hacienda la Puente Unified Hacienda Heights Los Angeles County 91745

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

4,024 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,179 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

44 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.4%

White 3.6%

Asian 57.0%

Black 0.3%

Other 4.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mesa Robles
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	37.5%
Met Standard	27.5%
Below Standard	35.1%

Exceeded

37.5%

Met

27.5%

Below

35.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Mesa Robles and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.5% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.1 points above the Hacienda la Puente Unified district average of 20.4%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.9 points higher (vs 23.6% 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

37.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

64.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-4.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

4,024

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	90	36.7%	20.0%	23.3%	20.0%	56.7%
4th	102	34.3%	22.6%	22.6%	20.6%	56.9%
5th	95	30.5%	28.4%	17.9%	23.2%	59.0%
6th	239	33.0%	35.6%	19.7%	11.7%	68.6%
7th	243	33.7%	41.6%	16.1%	8.6%	75.3%
8th	229	38.4%	38.9%	13.1%	9.6%	77.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	91	42.9%	25.3%	16.5%	15.4%	68.1%
4th	103	28.2%	35.9%	26.2%	9.7%	64.1%
5th	97	32.0%	24.7%	23.7%	19.6%	56.7%
6th	246	40.2%	19.5%	21.1%	19.1%	59.8%
7th	243	44.9%	22.6%	19.3%	13.2%	67.5%
8th	234	52.6%	13.7%	18.4%	15.4%	66.2%