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Best Elementary Schools
in Hesperia Unified

This page covers 15 elementary schools in Hesperia Unified. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 15
1
rank
Krystal School of Science Math & Technology
Grades KG–06869 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Mesa Grande Elementary
Grades KG–06674 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
22.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Cypress School of the Arts
Grades KG–06698 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
23.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Cottonwood Elementary
Grades KG–06891 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Kingston Elementary
Grades KG–06784 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
25.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Lime Street Elementary
Grades KG–06860 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
24.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
7
rank
Topaz Preparatory Academy
Grades KG–06709 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
24.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Maple Elementary
Grades KG–06927 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
24.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
9
rank
Carmel Elementary
Grades KG–06792 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
25.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Joshua Circle Elementary
Grades KG–06662 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
24.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,293
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
5 more elementary schools in Hesperia Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
15
Elementary Schools
25
Total Schools
43
#1 Score
39
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.