School district · San Bernardino County

Hesperia Unified schools

Hesperia Unified’s 18 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 81st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 18 schools

from bottom 1% to 81st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Krystal School of Science, Math & Technology: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Mesquite Trails Elementary: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Pathways to College K8: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Carmel Elementary: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Shadow Ridge: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Cypress School of the Arts: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Kingston Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Topaz Preparatory Academy: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Maple Elementary: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • Eucalyptus Elementary: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Mesa Grande Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
  • Juniper Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
  • Hollyvale Elementary: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Mission Crest Elementary: 4th percentile, Needs Support
  • Cottonwood Elementary: 3rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Lime Street Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
  • Joshua Circle Elementary: bottom 1%, Needs Support
15Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 4 schools

from 7th to 23rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Shadow Ridge: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Cedar Middle: 10th percentile, Needs Support
  • Ranchero Middle: 10th percentile, Needs Support
  • Hesperia Junior High: 7th percentile, Needs Support
4Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 5 schools

from 2nd to 51st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Sultana High: 51st percentile, Solid
  • Hesperia High: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Oak Hills High: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Shadow Ridge: 29th percentile, Developing
  • Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
2Developing
2Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 25 ranked schools teaches all three levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

  • 25 ranked schools
  • 4 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Hesperia Unified

29 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Hesperia Unified score highest?

LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy is highest, at the 81st percentile.

That’s higher than 81 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Hesperia Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 15 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Hesperia Unified had 29 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Hesperia Unified score highest?

Shadow Ridge is highest, at the 23rd percentile.

That’s higher than 23 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Hesperia Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 1 middle school
Context

The average middle school in Hesperia Unified had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Hesperia Unified score highest?

Sultana High is highest, at the 51st percentile.

That’s higher than 51 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Hesperia Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 2 high schools
Context

The average high school in Hesperia Unified had 33 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

4 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools, continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Altus Schools MirusAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
  • Mojave HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Canyon Ridge HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Hesperia Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

The district

Where does Hesperia Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Hesperia Unified spent $17,833 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Hesperia Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction66%
  • Instruction support9%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration6%
  • Buildings & maintenance9%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$103.5 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 50 funded actions in 8 goals. That’s 23% of its $449.6 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 204 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 58% of the money. The plan itself puts 78% of it toward staff.

  • Instructional Support: Certificated $39.1 million
  • Transportation $14.5 million
  • Instructional Support: Instructional Coach $6.2 million
  • 47 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

11 of the plan’s 50 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading under $0.1 million
  • Catch-up help $3.1 million
  • English learners $1.9 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • English Learner Academic Support: Personnel$1.6 million
  • Intervention Support$395,000
  • Intervention/​Enrichm ent/​Acceleration$350,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $92.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $94.8 million and estimates it spent $76.3 million, $18.5 million (20%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $18.5 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $3.0 million (3%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Transportation, which went from $18.6 million to $14.5 million.

Largest cuts

  • Transportation−⁠$4.1 million
  • Social Emotional Support−⁠$2.1 million
  • Instructional Support: Certificated−⁠$2.1 million

Largest increases

  • College and Career Preparation: Career Technical Education+⁠$1.9 million
  • Instructional Support: Instructional Coach+⁠$1.4 million
  • Student Engagement+⁠$648,946

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Academic Support$338,663
What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 130%31%up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 118%19%up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 235 in 10033 in 1002 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 24.3%3.9%down 0.4 pts

Goals 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 track named schools and Goal 3 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Instructional Support: Certificated · $39,065,001
  • Transportation · $14,501,015
  • Instructional Support: Instructional Coach · $6,190,739
The full plan8 goals, 68 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($103.5 million).

Where does the money go?

62% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3
G7
G8

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1To provide high-quality classroom curriculum, instruction, and assessment to prepare our students for success…$63.8 million62% of action budgets

“To provide high-quality classroom curriculum, instruction, and assessment to prepare our students for success in college and career” p. 26 ↗

18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $61.7 million (+⁠$2.1 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Instructional Support: Certificated$39.1 millionaction 1.3 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Instructional Support: Instructional Coach$6.2 millionaction 1.6 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $5.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. College and Career Preparation: Career Technical Education$5.1 millionaction 1.15 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Supplemental Supports to Academics$3.4 millionaction 1.19 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
  5. Access to Technology$3.3 millionaction 1.4 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

12 more funded actions in this goal

  • English Learner Academic Support: Personnel · action 1.10 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.6 million
  • Universal Access · action 1.5 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • Student Progress Monitoring · action 1.2 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • College & Career Preparation · action 1.12 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
  • Professional Development · action 1.7 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
  • Intervention/​Enrichm ent/​Acceleration · action 1.17 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $175,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
  • Dual Language Immersion · action 1.18 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • College and Career Preparation: Foster Youth Supports · action 1.13 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Access to a guaranteed and viable curriculum · action 1.1 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • EL Academic Support: Professional Development · action 1.8 · p. 156 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • English Learner Academic Support: Supplemental Materials · action 1.9 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • AVID · action 1.16 · p. 157 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Instructional Support: Certificated−⁠$2.1 million$41.2 million → $39.1 million · p. 156 ↗
  2. College and Career Preparation: Career Technical Education+⁠$1.9 million$3.2 million → $5.1 million · p. 157 ↗
  3. Instructional Support: Instructional Coach+⁠$1.4 million$4.8 million → $6.2 million · p. 156 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Supplemental Supports to Academics · $3.3 million → $3.4 million · p. 158 ↗+⁠$0.2 million
  • Access to Technology · $3.3 million → $3.3 million · p. 156 ↗−⁠$15,000
  • English Learner Academic Support: Personnel · $1.3 million → $1.6 million · p. 157 ↗+⁠$0.3 million
  • Universal Access · $1.3 million → $1.2 million · p. 156 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Student Progress Monitoring · $0.6 million → $1.2 million · p. 156 ↗+⁠$0.5 million
  • College & Career Preparation · $812,398 → $858,169 · p. 157 ↗+⁠$45,771
  • Professional Development · $622,035 → $623,154 · p. 156 ↗+⁠$1,119
  • Title not confirmed · $399,240 · p. 157 ↗not compared
  • Intervention/​Enrichm ent/​Acceleration · $346,000 → $350,000 · p. 158 ↗+⁠$4,000
  • Dual Language Immersion · $202,263 → $176,208 · p. 158 ↗−⁠$26,055
  • College and Career Preparation: Foster Youth Supports · $100,000 → $100,000 · p. 157 ↗unchanged
  • Access to a guaranteed and viable curriculum · $64,000 → $64,000 · p. 156 ↗unchanged
  • EL Academic Support: Professional Development · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 156 ↗unchanged
  • English Learner Academic Support: Supplemental Materials · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 157 ↗unchanged
  • AVID · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 157 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 25 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 26 ↗.

Goal 2Provide a physically and emotionally safe climate and learning environment that is culturally responsive to all students$34.7 million34% of action budgets

12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $40.6 million (−⁠$5.9 million) · p. 54 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Transportation$14.5 millionaction 2.9 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Student Support and Access$5.0 millionaction 2.8 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Alternative Setting$3.9 millionaction 2.10 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Mental Health Support$3.3 millionaction 2.4 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Outreach$2.8 millionaction 2.11 · p. 159 ↗

7 more funded actions in this goal

  • Social Emotional Support · action 2.5 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.1 million
  • Behavior Interventions · action 2.6 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
  • Tiered Supports · action 2.7 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • Student Engagement · action 2.12 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • Foster Youth Supports · action 2.3 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • District Assessment: Wellbeing · action 2.1 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Student/​Staff/​Family Emotional Health · action 2.2 · p. 158 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Transportation−⁠$4.1 million$18.6 million → $14.5 million · p. 159 ↗
  2. Social Emotional Support−⁠$2.1 million$4.3 million → $2.1 million · p. 158 ↗
  3. Student Engagement+⁠$648,946$3,000 → $651,946 · p. 159 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Student Support and Access · $5.2 million → $5.0 million · p. 159 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Alternative Setting · $3.4 million → $3.9 million · p. 159 ↗+⁠$0.6 million
  • Mental Health Support · $3.9 million → $3.3 million · p. 158 ↗−⁠$0.6 million
  • Outreach · $2.8 million → $2.8 million · p. 159 ↗unchanged
  • Behavior Interventions · $1.1 million → $1.2 million · p. 158 ↗+⁠$0.1 million
  • Tiered Supports · $655,981 → $686,007 · p. 159 ↗+⁠$30,026
  • Foster Youth Supports · $251,313 → $234,701 · p. 158 ↗−⁠$16,612
  • District Assessment: Wellbeing · $155,000 → $144,075 · p. 158 ↗−⁠$10,925
  • Student/​Staff/​Family Emotional Health · $248,052 → $53,000 · p. 158 ↗−⁠$195,052

How the plan measures it · 16 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 54 ↗.

Goal 3Involve our parents, families, and community members as direct partners in the education of all students$2.3 million2% of action budgets

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.6 million (+⁠$625,657) · p. 77 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Family Resource Centers$1.5 millionaction 3.3 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Family Communication$0.4 millionaction 3.5 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Family Education and Resources$0.2 millionaction 3.2 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Student and Family Feedback$0.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 159 ↗
  5. Resource Center Computer Learning Specialistunder $0.1 millionaction 3.4 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Community Outreach · action 3.6 · p. 159 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Family Resource Centers+⁠$0.4 million$1.2 million → $1.5 million · p. 159 ↗
  2. Family Education and Resources+⁠$226,410$10,000 → $236,410 · p. 159 ↗
  3. Family Communication+⁠$24,212$369,258 → $393,470 · p. 159 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Student and Family Feedback · $53,100 → $53,100 · p. 159 ↗unchanged
  • Resource Center Computer Learning Specialist · $36,483 → $38,325 · p. 159 ↗+⁠$1,842
  • Community Outreach · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 159 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 77 ↗.

Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Canyon Ridge HIgh School will utilize Equity Multiplier resources to provide counseling and…$480,213under 1% of action budgets

“By June 30, 2027, Canyon Ridge HIgh School will utilize Equity Multiplier resources to provide counseling and robust community engagement—to address performance disparities identified on the 2025 California School Dashboard, where multiple student groups placed in the Red for ELA (All, HI, SED), Mathematics (All, HI, SED), and Suspension Rates (All, EL, LTEL, HI, SED, SWD). The school will reduce the Distance from Standard (DFS) in ELA and Math by 15 points for the All, HI, and SED student groups; increase the College/​Career Indicator (CCI) for All (10%), HI (8.4%), and SED(9.4%); and decrease suspension rates for the All, EL, LTEL, HI, SED, and SWD student groups” p. 84 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Support$427,615action 4.1 · p. 160 ↗
  2. Parent Engagement$28,719action 4.2 · p. 160 ↗
  3. Academic Support$23,879action 4.3 · p. 160 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Support+⁠$161,172$266,443 → $427,615 · p. 160 ↗
  2. Parent Engagement+⁠$7,057$21,662 → $28,719 · p. 160 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Academic Support · $23,879 · p. 160 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 84 ↗.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Mojave High School will reduce the Distance from Standard (DFS) in ELA and Math by 15…$497,697under 1% of action budgets

“By June 30, 2027, Mojave High School will reduce the Distance from Standard (DFS) in ELA and Math by 15 points for the All, Hispanic (HI), and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED) student groups; increase the College/​Career Indicator (CCI) for All to 2.3% prepared, HI 2.8%, and SED students to 2.5% prepared; increase the English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) for English Learner (EL) and Long-Term English Learner (LTEL) student groups to 25%; and decrease the suspension rate for All students to 9%, African American (AA) students to 16.5%, White (WH) students to 17.9%, SED students to 5.3%, and Homeless (HOM) students to 10.5%through multi- tiered academic and social-emotional interventions, including specialized personnel and the SEL curriculum” p. 90 ↗

2 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Academic Support$338,663action 5.2 · p. 160 ↗
  2. Student WellBeing Support$159,034action 5.1 · p. 160 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student WellBeing Support−⁠$222,401$381,435 → $159,034 · p. 160 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Academic Support · $338,663 · p. 160 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 90 ↗.

Goal 6 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Hesperia Community Day School (CDS) will reduce the suspension rate for Socioeconomically…$53,378under 1% of action budgets

“By June 30, 2027, Hesperia Community Day School (CDS) will reduce the suspension rate for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED) students from the 2023 baseline of 30.9% to 23.9% or lower. This reduction will be achieved by enhancing social-emotional support systems and services, which will also improve high-quality instruction and further engage parents in their child's path to graduation” p. 95 ↗

2 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Mental Health Support$43,378action 6.1 · p. 160 ↗
  2. Professional Development$10,000action 6.2 · p. 160 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Mental Health Support−⁠$8,361$51,739 → $43,378 · p. 160 ↗
  2. Professional Development+⁠$613$9,387 → $10,000 · p. 160 ↗

How the plan measures it · 2 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 95 ↗.

Goal 7 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Shadow Ridge School will improve academic achievement, English learner progress, and…$733,9471% of action budgets

“By June 30, 2027, Shadow Ridge School will improve academic achievement, English learner progress, and student engagement by increasing ELA and Math performance for English Learners and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, increasing English Learner Progress Indicator outcomes for English Learners and Long-Term English Learners by 10 percentage points, and reducing chronic absenteeism for English Learners by 5 percentage points through targeted academic, English learner, and social-emotional supports” p. 99 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Social Emotional Support$493,947action 7.3 · p. 161 ↗
  2. Academic Support$180,000action 7.1 · p. 160 ↗
  3. EL Academic Support$60,000action 7.2 · p. 160 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Social Emotional Support+⁠$28,147$465,800 → $493,947 · p. 161 ↗
  2. Academic Support+⁠$12,037$167,963 → $180,000 · p. 160 ↗
  3. EL Academic Support−⁠$5,427$65,427 → $60,000 · p. 160 ↗

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 99 ↗.

Goal 8 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Lime Street Elementary will improve equitable outcomes by reducing the ELA and Math…$992,9611% of action budgets

“By June 30, 2027, Lime Street Elementary will improve equitable outcomes by reducing the ELA and Math Distance From Standard (DFS) for all students and subgroups by a minimum of 5 points. Additionally, the school will reduce chronic absenteeism for all students and identified subgroups from 48.3% to 43.3%. These targets will be achieved by integrating social-emotional and behavioral supports that strengthen high-quality instruction and foster meaningful parent engagement in student success” p. 104 ↗

4 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Wellbeing Support$590,961action 8.3 · p. 161 ↗
  2. Intervention Support$395,000action 8.4 · p. 161 ↗
  3. Literacy Support$5,000action 8.1 · p. 161 ↗
  4. Parent Engagement$2,000action 8.2 · p. 161 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Literacy Support−⁠$215,609$220,609 → $5,000 · p. 161 ↗
  2. Student Wellbeing Support+⁠$115,961$475,000 → $590,961 · p. 161 ↗
  3. Intervention Support−⁠$30,000$425,000 → $395,000 · p. 161 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Parent Engagement · $12,000 → $2,000 · p. 161 ↗−⁠$10,000

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 104 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 25,167 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 77%2. White: 13%3. Black or African American: 6%4. Two or more races: 2%5. Asian: <1%6. Pacific Islander: <1%7. Filipino: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Not reported: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino77%
  2. White13%
  3. Black or African American6%
  4. Two or more races2%
  5. Asian<1%
  6. Pacific Islander<1%
  7. Filipino<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

73%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 18,271 of 25,146 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Hesperia Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.

It also qualified the year before.

Which students, on which measures

Long-term English learners
math and English learner progress

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 41% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,286 of 3,135 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

7 schools getting state support, 2025–26

3 in extra targeted support · 4 in targeted support

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Hesperia Unified rank highest?

Elementary: LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, 81st percentile (Strong). Middle: Shadow Ridge, 23rd percentile (Needs Support). High: Sultana High, 51st percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Hesperia Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Hesperia Unified good?

Hesperia Unified’s 18 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 81st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 15 Needs Support. Hesperia Unified’s 4 public middle schools run from the 7th to the 23rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Needs Support. Hesperia Unified’s 5 public high schools run from the 2nd to the 51st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Solid, 2 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Hesperia Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Hesperia Unified had 29 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Hesperia Unified had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Hesperia Unified had 33 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Hesperia Unified spend per student?

Hesperia Unified spent $17,833 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Hesperia Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Hesperia Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $103.5 million into 50 funded actions in 8 goals, 23% of its $449.6 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $63.8 million, 62% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Hesperia Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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