Juniper Elementary, Hesperia CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Juniper Elementary

Juniper Elementary is a kindergarten through sixth-grade school in Hesperia, serving a school-age population that is predominantly Hispanic. About two-thirds of the school's enrollment qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need. The school draws from a housing market where homes are modestly priced relative to the state benchmark and rents are moderate; the area has seen small year-over-year gains in home values.

State test results from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress show that Juniper's students are proficient in math and English language arts at rates well below both state and county medians. Across all tested grades, about one in six students met the proficiency bar in math, and roughly one in five did so in English language arts. The picture varies considerably by grade. In third grade, roughly one in four students achieved proficiency in both subjects, but proficiency drops sharply as students advance. By fifth grade, proficiency in math falls to single digits, and by sixth grade it falls further still. English language arts shows a similar downward trend across the upper grades. In fifth-grade science, measured on the California Science Test, fewer than one in ten students were proficient. Compared to other schools in San Bernardino County that report state test data, Juniper's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile.

Data on some student supports and characteristics were not available, including rates of students receiving special education services or English learner identification. The school has no state testing data for kindergarten and first and second grades, as those grades are not assessed in California's state system.

Hesperia Unified, the school's parent district, has built pathways in career and technical education at the secondary level, with recent graduates earning Associate's degrees while still in high school and meeting college entrance requirements at rates the district has highlighted. That infrastructure sits at the high school level and does not yet extend into elementary. In the broader district context, a publicly reported charter high school focused on performing and visual arts closed abruptly mid-year in early 2025, disrupting families who had chosen that option.

For a parent or resident considering Juniper, the school offers a neighborhood elementary setting in a working-class community. The academic data suggests students are struggling with grade-level material in both core subjects, particularly as they move into the upper elementary grades, and a parent may want to look into further detail with the school about intervention strategies, instructional approach, and supports for students not meeting proficiency.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 22% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 16% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 21% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 25% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 26%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 29% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 31% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 16% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolHesperia Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income23%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income16%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income27%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income46%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income23%Higher-income39%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income8%Higher-income9%1 pp gap