NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Yucaipa, CA

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13 public K-12 schools in Yucaipa from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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13
Schools
8,799
Students
26.6/100
Avg Resource Index
22.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Yucaipa has more public-school enrollment than 77% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Yucaipa's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

9 of Yucaipa's 13 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 1 middle and 2 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 60-point gap between Green Valley High and Calimesa Elementary shows the range hidden by Yucaipa's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 23%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
6th percentile
Teacher staffing
7th percentile

Yucaipa High accounts for 31.3% of all Yucaipa public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Yucaipa-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Yucaipa school enrollment varies 36× across entities

Yucaipa school enrollment ranges from 77 students (lowest) to 2,755 students (highest), a spread of 2,678 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Yucaipa student-teacher ratio is 22.5:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Yucaipa's 13 listed schools are charters

15% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Green Valley High 69
2. Oak View High School & Education Center 51
3. Inland Leaders Charter 39
4. Green Valley Independent Study 38
5. Competitive Edge Charter Academy (Ceca) 28
6. Yucaipa High 27
7. Wildwood Elementary 16
8. Ridgeview Elementary 16
9. Park View Middle 15
10. Valley Elementary 13
11. Dunlap Elementary 13
12. Chapman Heights Elementary 12
13. Calimesa Elementary 9

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Yucaipa

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Competitive Edge Charter Academy (Ceca) 57.3/100
  2. 2 Wildwood Elementary 56.8/100
  3. 3 Green Valley High 56.4/100
  4. 4 Green Valley Independent Study 56.4/100
  5. 5 Yucaipa High 56.3/100

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Which Yucaipa school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Green Valley High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Yucaipa schools in this federal-data comparison at 69/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Yucaipa, CA? ▼

Yucaipa has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,799 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.