Is Calimesa Elementary a good school?

Calimesa Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Calimesa Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Calimesa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Calimesa Elementary?

Students at Calimesa Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Calimesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calimesa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mesa View Middle High : Yucaipa High

Calimesa Elementary

Summary:

Calimesa Elementary is a public elementary school located in Yucaipa, California, serving 539 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 956 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calimesa Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming academic results compared to district and state averages, and struggles to support certain student subgroups. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.64% of Calimesa Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.69% to 77.74% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, Calimesa Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA) and Wildwood Elementary, which consistently outperform Calimesa Elementary in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Calimesa Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 3,737 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 5,471 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of worsening academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

13523 Second St.
Yucaipa, CA 92399-5339

(909) 790-8570

District: Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5471^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,082

Students who attend Calimesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa View Middle
High:	Yucaipa High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

White:

29.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Calimesa Elementary ranks worse than 93.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.01. (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 (62.2%), White (29.3%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Calimesa Elementary is 24.2, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Calimesa Elementary employs 22.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Calimesa Elementary is $7,082. 4 elementary schools in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Calimesa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Calimesa Elementary 5471^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Calimesa Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified 956^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Calimesa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.62	2272^nd	4809	52.8%
2005	47.69	2313^th	4822	52.0%
2006	62.08	1658^th	4818	65.6%
2007	56.18	2011^th	5113	60.7%
2008	53.77	2177^th	5113	57.4%
2009	46.77	2676^th	5193	48.5%
2010	45.95	2799^th	5314	47.3%
2011	41.88	3095^th	5377	42.4%
2012	32.98	3737^th	5390	30.7%
2013	24.21	4456^th	5530	19.4%
2015	17.90	4850^th	5611	13.6%
2016	15.31	5016^th	5614	10.7%
2017	18.34	4838^th	5692	15.0%
2018	16.17	4989^th	5662	11.9%
2019	25.92	4278^th	5789	26.1%
2022	13.34	5506^th	5883	6.4%
2023	14.19	5387^th	5874	8.3%
2024	13.01	5471^st	5862	6.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	61.82	764^th	3275	76.7%
2023	15.78	3239^th	3250	0.3%
2024	20.89	3039^th	3160	3.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.06	2098^th	2420	13.3%
2024	21.01	2342^nd	2634	11.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.61	4626^th	5084	9.0%
2019	31.54	3752^nd	5173	27.5%
2022	12.68	5091^st	5264	3.3%
2023	14.35	5092^nd	5374	5.2%
2024	14.10	5198^th	5511	5.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.42	5211^th	5413	3.7%
2019	26.08	4147^th	5492	24.5%
2022	15.66	5130^th	5635	9.0%
2023	14.58	5184^th	5617	7.7%
2024	12.21	5339^th	5605	4.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.25	1528^th	2128	28.2%
2019	46.30	1088^th	2585	57.9%
2022	30.73	1456^th	2227	34.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.58	4142^nd	5431	23.7%
2019	27.66	3970^th	5510	27.9%
2022	12.89	5382^nd	5663	5.0%
2023	15.35	5136^th	5650	9.1%
2024	15.61	5104^th	5636	9.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.61	4336^th	4830	10.2%
2019	23.22	4157^th	4963	16.2%
2022	15.03	4800^th	5084	5.6%
2023	17.23	4672^nd	5098	8.4%
2024	17.65	4614^th	5102	9.6%

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Rank History for White students at Calimesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.16	2669^th	2737	2.5%
2019	15.83	2492^nd	2834	12.1%
2022	4.19	2666^th	2726	2.2%
2023	4.21	2610^th	2662	2.0%
2024	3.30	2609^th	2647	1.4%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

This school has a bully problem,and a principal who doesn't know how to deal with it.Also,since two public schools went charter,the classroom size has has increased to 33 + or more.Also, be cautious about what teacher your children get in 6 th grade. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Calimesa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	582	0	5	60	8	n/a	n/a	0	655
1989	664	6	7	58	5	n/a	n/a	0	740
1990	744	5	11	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	828
1991	584	6	15	87	3	n/a	n/a	0	695
1992	617	6	13	102	3	n/a	n/a	0	741
1993	583	3	12	121	2	n/a	n/a	0	721
1994	642	5	14	123	5	n/a	n/a	0	789
1995	612	3	16	145	6	n/a	n/a	0	782
1996	612	3	16	145	6	n/a	n/a	0	782
1997	609	2	17	147	8	n/a	n/a	0	783
1998	501	0	9	135	6	n/a	n/a	0	651
1999	497	5	7	151	5	n/a	n/a	0	665
2000	476	3	9	137	5	n/a	n/a	0	630
2001	466	1	13	139	4	n/a	n/a	2	625
2002	486	8	9	156	5	n/a	n/a	5	669
2003	486	8	9	156	5	n/a	n/a	5	669
2004	441	3	5	178	3	n/a	n/a	37	667
2005	424	4	5	192	3	n/a	n/a	34	662
2006	404	5	8	209	3	n/a	n/a	38	667
2007	354	3	9	215	3	n/a	n/a	26	610
2008	346	9	8	202	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
2009	285	2	5	173	3	3	44	0	515
2010	274	4	3	202	8	2	20	0	513
2011	269	6	3	179	4	1	11	0	473
2012	299	4	5	261	7	1	11	0	588
2013	251	7	2	246	3	1	5	0	515
2014	220	3	2	250	3	0	3	0	481
2015	183	1	1	207	3	0	3	0	398
2016	194	1	2	197	1	2	7	0	404
2017	161	8	2	213	2	2	6	0	394
2018	155	10	3	244	4	1	9	0	426
2019	156	9	8	243	3	0	8	0	427
2020	155	10	8	275	3	0	7	0	458
2021	162	14	10	286	1	0	11	0	484
2022	140	15	7	320	0	0	20	0	502
2023	158	16	9	335	0	0	21	0	539

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 Calimesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	655	25.0	26.2	n/a
1989	740	28.0	26.4	n/a
1990	828	28.5	29.0	n/a
1991	695	26.0	26.7	n/a
1992	741	26.4	28.0	32
1993	721	27.0	26.7	37.3
1994	789	28.0	28.2	31.9
1995	782	28.5	27.4	41.6
1996	782	28.5	27.4	41.6
1997	783	29.6	26.5	40
1998	651	31.2	20.9	41.2
1999	665	33.9	19.6	43.5
2000	630	32.5	19.4	35.6
2001	625	32.0	19.5	41.7
2002	669	32.0	20.9	43.1
2003	669	32.0	20.9	43.1
2004	667	32.5	20.5	44
2005	662	31.0	21.4	45.4
2006	667	31.0	21.5	45.5
2007	610	30.0	20.3	49.5
2008	569	31.0	18.4	50.1
2009	515	25.0	19.8	47.2
2010	513	23.4	21.9	51.3
2011	473	n/a	n/a	56.7
2012	588	26.0	22.6	n/a
2013	515	20.0	25.7	71.7
2014	481	18.0	26.7	72.1
2015	398	16.0	24.8	77.1
2016	404	16.0	25.2	80.2
2017	394	17.0	23.1	82.5
2018	426	18.1	23.5	79.8
2019	427	18.2	23.4	73.5
2020	458	n/a	n/a	81.2
2021	484	20.0	24.1	77.5
2022	502	22.2	22.5	76.7
2023	539	22.2	24.2	77.7

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 Calimesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	655	25.0	26.2	n/a
1989	740	28.0	26.4	n/a
1990	828	28.5	29.0	n/a
1991	695	26.0	26.7	n/a
1992	741	26.4	28.0	32
1993	721	27.0	26.7	37.3
1994	789	28.0	28.2	31.9
1995	782	28.5	27.4	41.6
1996	782	28.5	27.4	41.6
1997	783	29.6	26.5	40
1998	651	31.2	20.9	41.2
1999	665	33.9	19.6	43.5
2000	630	32.5	19.4	35.6
2001	625	32.0	19.5	41.7
2002	669	32.0	20.9	43.1
2003	669	32.0	20.9	43.1
2004	667	32.5	20.5	44
2005	662	31.0	21.4	45.4
2006	667	31.0	21.5	45.5
2007	610	30.0	20.3	49.5
2008	569	31.0	18.4	50.1
2009	515	25.0	19.8	47.2
2010	513	23.4	21.9	51.3
2011	473	n/a	n/a	56.7
2012	588	26.0	22.6	n/a
2013	515	20.0	25.7	71.7
2014	481	18.0	26.7	72.1
2015	398	16.0	24.8	77.1
2016	404	16.0	25.2	80.2
2017	394	17.0	23.1	82.5
2018	426	18.1	23.5	79.8
2019	427	18.2	23.4	73.5
2020	458	n/a	n/a	81.2
2021	484	20.0	24.1	77.5
2022	502	22.2	22.5	76.7
2023	539	22.2	24.2	77.7

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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