Is Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy a good school?

Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks 1893 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,459 students attended Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy?

Students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy are 40% Hispanic, 22% Two or more races, 20% White, 11% Asian, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy attend?

Students who attend Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy usually go on to attend: High : Paloma Valley High

Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Summary:

Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy is a public elementary school serving 1,298 students in grades K-8 in Winchester, CA, which is part of the Menifee Union School District.

Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with end-of-course proficiency rates of 52.66% in ELA/Literacy and 44.97% in Mathematics, compared to 45.99% and 36.29% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. The school also performs well in CAST Science assessments, with end-of-course proficiency of 40.88% compared to 35.01% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Notably, the school stands out in its performance for African American students, who rank in the top 5-8% of California elementary schools in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics, and for Hispanic students, who rank in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools in these subjects.

While Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism over the years, from 9.8% in 2017-2018 to 16.1% in 2022-2023, this rate is still higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 44.99% in 2022-2023, which is lower than some nearby schools like Southshore Elementary (52.06%) and Oak Meadows Elementary (55.33%), but higher than others like Alamos Elementary (20.66%) and Temecula Valley Charter (15.85%).

Detail:

Public K-8

31600 Pat Rd.
Winchester, CA 92596

(951) 325-6000

District: Menifee Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1893^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,615

Students who attend Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy usually attend:

High:

Paloma Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.6

Number of students: 1,459

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

Two or more races:

21.7%

White:

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks better than 67.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks better than 75.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.3. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Menifee Union School District. Student population at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.3%), two or more races (21.7%), White (19.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Menifee Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy is 24.6, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District! (See more...)

Compare Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy employs 59.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy is $8,615. 8 elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy 1893^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy 677^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy in the ranking list.)

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Menifee Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Menifee Union 607^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	69.74	1613^th	5789	72.1%
2022	63.07	1891^st	5883	67.9%
2023	66.77	1720^th	5874	70.7%
2024	63.69	1893^rd	5862	67.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	3.65	435^th	445	2.2%
2022	23.41	492^nd	610	19.3%
2023	50.61	373^rd	669	44.2%
2024	38.47	474^th	669	29.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.87	520^th	3311	84.3%
2024	50.91	1126^th	3160	64.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.54	332^nd	2420	86.3%
2024	63.96	621^st	2634	76.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.46	750^th	5084	85.2%
2019	82.28	613^th	5173	88.2%
2022	71.75	1094^th	5264	79.2%
2023	65.45	1456^th	5374	72.9%
2024	61.19	1718^th	5511	68.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.63	2400^th	5413	55.7%
2019	66.11	1688^th	5492	69.3%
2022	62.98	1819^th	5635	67.7%
2023	65.07	1719^th	5617	69.4%
2024	62.20	1851^st	5605	67.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	55.25	836^th	2585	67.7%
2022	61.49	572^nd	2227	74.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.50	51^st	130	60.8%
2023	66.86	41^st	140	70.7%
2024	64.28	32^nd	118	72.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.78	1113^th	5431	79.5%
2019	70.59	1496^th	5510	72.8%
2022	61.29	1899^th	5663	66.5%
2023	66.58	1662^nd	5650	70.6%
2024	63.19	1832^nd	5636	67.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.06	86^th	700	87.7%
2019	93.42	31^st	747	95.9%
2022	72.39	123^rd	663	81.4%
2023	87.07	46^th	662	93.1%
2024	86.56	47^th	593	92.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.64	1303^rd	4830	73.0%
2019	71.07	1116^th	4963	77.5%
2022	69.80	1166^th	5084	77.1%
2023	71.22	1119^th	5098	78.1%
2024	64.52	1445^th	5102	71.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.20	1118^th	2737	59.2%
2019	60.05	1209^th	2834	57.3%
2022	39.01	1769^th	2726	35.1%
2023	40.81	1698^th	2662	36.2%
2024	33.49	1863^rd	2647	29.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	62.49	840^th	2740	69.3%
2023	70.38	676^th	2802	75.9%
2024	70.30	677^th	2777	75.6%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	47.15	363^rd	665	45.4%
2023	57.09	306^th	678	54.9%
2024	40.37	422^nd	699	39.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.64	310^th	1538	79.8%
2024	65.22	343^rd	1550	77.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	66.18	597^th	2458	75.7%
2023	72.09	470^th	2549	81.6%
2024	73.16	469^th	2575	81.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	60.79	796^th	2509	68.3%
2023	71.53	587^th	2547	77.0%
2024	72.08	588^th	2546	76.9%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	79.04	193^rd	1531	87.4%

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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.03	76^th	193	60.6%
2023	63.31	71^st	197	64.0%
2024	72.78	49^th	191	74.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	62.36	768^th	2527	69.6%
2023	67.18	675^th	2558	73.6%
2024	67.02	686^th	2547	73.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	75.99	112^th	637	82.4%
2023	73.63	112^th	614	81.8%
2024	74.80	117^th	626	81.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	72.22	446^th	2359	81.1%
2023	75.06	400^th	2391	83.3%
2024	74.95	417^th	2383	82.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	38.55	946^th	1555	39.2%
2023	50.14	742^nd	1552	52.2%
2024	46.27	795^th	1535	48.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2017	179	53	55	198	4	5	55	0	549
2018	185	52	61	223	6	8	63	0	598
2019	234	72	73	273	5	9	75	0	741
2020	263	80	88	323	3	10	100	0	867
2021	279	102	117	393	4	11	109	0	1015
2022	294	120	134	478	4	11	119	2	1162
2023	288	116	147	530	4	10	203	0	1298
2024	287	94	160	588	2	10	317	1	1459

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	549	23.0	23.8	33.9
2018	598	27.0	22.1	38
2019	741	31.0	23.9	31.8
2020	867	n/a	n/a	34.7
2021	1015	42.5	23.8	39.4
2022	1162	45.8	25.3	46.2
2023	1298	53.1	24.4	45
2024	1459	59.1	24.6	51.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	549	23.0	23.8	33.9
2018	598	27.0	22.1	38
2019	741	31.0	23.9	31.8
2020	867	n/a	n/a	34.7
2021	1015	42.5	23.8	39.4
2022	1162	45.8	25.3	46.2
2023	1298	53.1	24.4	45
2024	1459	59.1	24.6	51.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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