How does Mesquite Trails Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hesperia?

Mesquite Trails Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.8/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,046 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mesquite Trails Elementary?

19.5% of students at Mesquite Trails Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mesquite Trails Elementary improving or declining?

Mesquite Trails Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mesquite Trails Elementary?

32.9% of students at Mesquite Trails 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.

Mesquite Trails Elementary

Hesperia Unified Hesperia San Bernardino County 92344

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,046 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

917 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

53%

Teachers

33 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 71.5%

White 21.7%

Asian 0.7%

Black 4.0%

Other 2.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mesquite Trails Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.5%
Met Standard	21.3%
Below Standard	59.3%

Exceeded

19.5%

Met

21.3%

Below

59.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Mesquite Trails Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.2 points above the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.8 points higher (vs 6.7% average). 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 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.