How does Mission Crest Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hesperia?

Mission Crest Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.3/100, placing it at the 8th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,338 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mission Crest Elementary?

4.9% of students at Mission Crest Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 18.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mission Crest Elementary improving or declining?

Mission Crest Elementary'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 Mission Crest Elementary?

34.9% of students at Mission Crest 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.

Mission Crest Elementary

Hesperia Unified Hesperia San Bernardino County 92344

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,338 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

977 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

67%

Teachers

38 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 74.8%

White 9.9%

Asian 1.2%

Black 11.2%

Other 2.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mission Crest Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.9%
Met Standard	13.3%
Below Standard	81.8%

Exceeded

4.9%

Met

13.3%

Below

81.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Mission Crest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 13.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.3% exceeded — 6.4 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.