Is Yucca Valley Elementary a good school?

Yucca Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Yucca Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 544 students attended Yucca Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Valley Elementary?

Students at Yucca Valley Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Yucca Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yucca Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Contenta Middle High : Yucca Valley High

Yucca Valley Elementary

Summary:

Yucca Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 544 students in grades K-6 in the Morongo Unified School District. Despite being the largest elementary school in the immediate vicinity, the school has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools.

Yucca Valley Elementary consistently underperforms the Morongo Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, only 28.18% of Yucca Valley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35.78% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Landers Elementary is the only school that performs slightly better than Yucca Valley Elementary.

The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.8% in 2018-2019 to 29.2% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district average of 24.9% in 2022-2023 and much higher than the state average. Additionally, Landers Elementary and Onaga Elementary also have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting a broader issue in the region. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance.

Detail:

Public K-6

7601 Hopi Trail
Yucca Valley, CA 92284-3394

(760) 365-3381

District: Morongo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4634^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,298

Students who attend Yucca Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Contenta Middle
High:	Yucca Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 544

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

42.6%

African American:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yucca Valley Elementary ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.4. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.3%), White (42.6%), African American (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yucca Valley Elementary is 23.8. 8 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Yucca Valley Elementary employs 22.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yucca Valley Elementary is $6,298. 8 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yucca Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Yucca Valley Elementary 4634^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Yucca Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Morongo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morongo Unified 1036^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yucca Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.39	3110^th	4809	35.3%
2005	35.74	2968^th	4822	38.4%
2006	35.26	2982^nd	4818	38.1%
2007	31.48	3462^nd	5113	32.3%
2008	22.94	4119^th	5113	19.4%
2009	29.91	3717^th	5193	28.4%
2010	32.15	3689^th	5314	30.6%
2011	30.87	3919^th	5377	27.1%
2012	39.09	3321^st	5390	38.4%
2013	50.85	2636^th	5530	52.3%
2015	38.24	3119^th	5611	44.4%
2016	32.40	3573^rd	5614	36.4%
2017	20.06	4688^th	5692	17.6%
2018	14.62	5133^rd	5662	9.3%
2019	23.30	4513^th	5789	22.0%
2022	25.68	4280^th	5883	27.2%
2023	23.15	4543^rd	5874	22.7%
2024	22.40	4634^th	5862	20.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.92	1716^th	3246	47.1%
2019	52.14	1143^rd	3275	65.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.11	4591^st	5084	9.7%
2019	28.87	3941^st	5173	23.8%
2022	35.07	3417^th	5264	35.1%
2023	27.29	4137^th	5374	23.0%
2024	27.18	4215^th	5511	23.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.31	4894^th	5413	9.6%
2019	19.50	4664^th	5492	15.1%
2022	20.92	4630^th	5635	17.8%
2023	23.85	4347^th	5617	22.6%
2024	20.10	4697^th	5605	16.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.31	4940^th	5431	9.0%
2019	28.81	3878^th	5510	29.6%
2022	32.43	3582^nd	5663	36.7%
2023	23.79	4371^st	5650	22.6%
2024	25.78	4195^th	5636	25.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.49	4490^th	4830	7.0%
2019	24.42	4076^th	4963	17.9%
2022	36.93	3153^rd	5084	38.0%
2023	28.72	3811^th	5098	25.2%
2024	27.77	3893^rd	5102	23.7%

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Rank History for White students at Yucca Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.56	2657^th	2737	2.9%
2019	10.67	2606^th	2834	8.0%
2022	7.94	2576^th	2726	5.5%
2023	9.96	2474^th	2662	7.1%
2024	8.49	2489^th	2647	6.0%

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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 Yucca Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	592	19	9	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
1989	566	23	11	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
1990	556	25	11	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
1991	665	31	16	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1992	728	27	20	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	863
1993	692	30	21	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	844
1994	723	31	22	120	1	n/a	n/a	0	897
1995	414	24	17	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	556
1996	414	24	17	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	556
1997	352	37	16	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
1998	345	24	16	108	4	n/a	n/a	0	497
1999	373	22	17	125	6	n/a	n/a	0	543
2000	368	24	19	118	4	n/a	n/a	5	538
2001	335	26	17	136	5	n/a	n/a	3	522
2002	307	27	13	147	6	n/a	n/a	4	504
2003	307	27	13	147	6	n/a	n/a	4	504
2004	329	21	16	127	5	n/a	n/a	30	528
2005	306	25	19	144	2	n/a	n/a	39	535
2006	296	23	15	155	1	n/a	n/a	50	540
2007	294	33	9	182	1	n/a	n/a	56	575
2008	302	29	16	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
2009	292	17	10	194	1	1	75	0	590
2010	288	31	12	232	1	2	9	0	575
2011	283	28	11	206	1	5	22	0	556
2012	276	22	11	217	1	4	22	0	553
2013	280	27	6	250	2	2	20	0	587
2014	251	32	8	259	0	1	13	0	564
2015	284	21	12	274	3	4	7	0	605
2016	269	27	13	270	3	4	12	0	598
2017	288	27	11	255	3	3	4	0	591
2018	264	29	8	284	5	3	2	0	595
2019	271	34	15	270	6	3	4	0	603
2020	296	38	9	277	7	7	9	0	643
2021	262	45	11	258	4	5	10	0	595
2022	251	34	5	228	3	3	18	0	542
2023	232	27	6	252	3	3	21	0	544

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Yucca Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1989	673	27.0	24.9	n/a
1990	655	30.0	21.8	n/a
1991	804	31.0	25.9	n/a
1992	863	31.5	27.3	44.5
1993	844	34.0	24.8	57
1994	897	34.0	26.4	53.4
1995	556	23.0	24.2	64.6
1996	556	23.0	24.2	64.6
1997	509	24.0	21.2	74.9
1998	497	26.0	19.1	71
1999	543	30.0	18.1	75
2000	538	27.0	19.9	73.4
2001	522	28.0	18.6	71.7
2002	504	29.0	17.4	47.6
2003	504	29.0	17.4	47.6
2004	528	25.0	21.1	62
2005	535	26.0	20.6	85.9
2006	540	28.0	19.3	83.3
2007	575	25.0	23.0	85.9
2008	547	33.0	16.6	82.4
2009	590	31.0	17.4	84.9
2010	575	26.0	22.1	84.9
2011	556	n/a	n/a	78.8
2012	553	23.7	23.3	n/a
2013	587	22.7	25.8	85.3
2014	564	19.6	28.7	81.9
2015	605	27.0	22.4	83.5
2016	598	24.0	24.9	80.9
2017	591	24.1	24.5	84.8
2018	595	23.0	25.8	86.4
2019	603	23.8	25.2	85.6
2020	643	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	595	23.8	24.9	84.7
2022	542	24.5	22.1	74.5
2023	544	22.8	23.8	76.1

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 Yucca Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1989	673	27.0	24.9	n/a
1990	655	30.0	21.8	n/a
1991	804	31.0	25.9	n/a
1992	863	31.5	27.3	44.5
1993	844	34.0	24.8	57
1994	897	34.0	26.4	53.4
1995	556	23.0	24.2	64.6
1996	556	23.0	24.2	64.6
1997	509	24.0	21.2	74.9
1998	497	26.0	19.1	71
1999	543	30.0	18.1	75
2000	538	27.0	19.9	73.4
2001	522	28.0	18.6	71.7
2002	504	29.0	17.4	47.6
2003	504	29.0	17.4	47.6
2004	528	25.0	21.1	62
2005	535	26.0	20.6	85.9
2006	540	28.0	19.3	83.3
2007	575	25.0	23.0	85.9
2008	547	33.0	16.6	82.4
2009	590	31.0	17.4	84.9
2010	575	26.0	22.1	84.9
2011	556	n/a	n/a	78.8
2012	553	23.7	23.3	n/a
2013	587	22.7	25.8	85.3
2014	564	19.6	28.7	81.9
2015	605	27.0	22.4	83.5
2016	598	24.0	24.9	80.9
2017	591	24.1	24.5	84.8
2018	595	23.0	25.8	86.4
2019	603	23.8	25.2	85.6
2020	643	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	595	23.8	24.9	84.7
2022	542	24.5	22.1	74.5
2023	544	22.8	23.8	76.1

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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