Hemet Elementary, Hemet CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hemet Elementary

Hemet Elementary serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment sits at a mid-sized level for an elementary school, distributed across kindergarten through fifth grade with roughly even distribution except for slightly higher enrollment in kindergarten and third grade.

State testing results show low proficiency across all measured subjects. In mathematics, proficiency rates decline as grade level advances, dropping from the third grade level to under one in ten students by fifth grade. English language arts proficiency is comparably low, ranging from roughly one in six students in third grade to about three in ten by fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade is similarly low. These results place the school in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency when compared against other districts in Riverside County.

The school is situated in Hemet, a working-class, predominantly residential city in western Riverside County that has transformed from agricultural land and early retirement communities into a bedroom community for workers commuting throughout the Inland Empire. The median household income in the area is well below the state average. Hemet's growth has been rapid, driven by affordability compared to other Southern California locations, with new residential neighborhoods developing around the McSweeny Farms masterplan. The city has downtown anchors including a historic library and preserved early-20th-century commercial district, though schools are dispersed across separate campuses throughout the city rather than clustered near any civic center.

Hemet Unified, the school's parent district, is investing in facilities through a voter-approved bond program that has funded school safety improvements, upgrades to academic and vocational classrooms and labs, and repairs to aging infrastructure across the district's schools. This sustained investment in the physical plant has continued through recent years.

A parent considering this school would want to look into further detail with the school regarding academic support and intervention strategies, given the low state testing performance. The school's demographics and economic profile are consistent with a high-need environment where resources and instructional approaches become especially important to outcomes.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 29% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 15% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 33% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 16% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

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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.