📍 9400 I Ave., Hesperia, San Bernardino County, 92345
Juniper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hesperia, San Bernardino County. The school has 725 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ted Portney-borum. It is part of the Hesperia Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Juniper Elementary enrolls 725 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 588 | 81% |
| White | 101 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 725 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Juniper Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Juniper Elementary is one of 25 schools in Hesperia Unified, based in Hesperia, California. The district serves 23,209 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 725 students, Juniper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 928 students per school.