ART CLASSES · HESPERIA, CA
Upper Class Ink logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 50%44+22Reliability 21%24+5.1Momentum 11%84+9.6Track record 10%12+1.2Accountability 7%61+4.4Experts Score= 42Not enough data for craft & service, value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.42SCORE

Upper Class Ink

Better than 38% of art classes · #29 of 47

4.9★39 Google reviewsGoogle star rating as shown on Google Maps.
5.00★last 12 monthsAverage stars on reviews from the last 12 months only.
3.8%1–2★ in 2 yrs (avg 1.3%)Share of reviews from the last 24 months that gave 1 or 2 stars.
100%complaints answeredShare of 1–3★ reviews the owner publicly replied to.

Upper Class Ink for tattoo design

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.6
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$50–100
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$61–$146
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 72/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tattoo design”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#2 / 2

All 6 Google reviews tagged “Tattoo design”

★★★★★ Nathan · a week ago

Amazing service from everyone there, lovely people, great vibes and overall excellent staff I’d definitely check it out.

Paid $50–100Tattoo design
★★★★★ Briana · 4 months ago

Mary is the best😝!!! Im so obsessed with my tattoos and get so many nice compliments on them! I would 100% recommend. The vibes in the shop are great and I always look forward to going back!

Tattoo design
★★★★★ Jessica · 7 months ago

If you want quality work, go to Maryjane at Upper Class Ink. She's amazing and very versatile in her craft.

Tattoo cover-ups & reworkingsTattoo design
★★★★★ Yaya · 7 months ago

They do great work here very friendly highly recommend. They also have amazing deals

Paid $200–250PiercingsTattoo designTattoo touch-ups
★★★★★ Kendric · 7 months ago

Emily / @angetattoo best artist in the high desert been going to her since she first started and seeing her progress to a artist is really showing. With her new work being 💯 out of 10's shows what a heart set work pulls off. Will always recommend this kind hearted girl with a passion for the game super light hand…

Tattoo cover-ups & reworkingsTattoo designTattoo touch-ups
★★★★★ Clarissa · a year ago

Definitely going to be my new place to get tattoos and piercings. Everyone is super friendly. I got Destiny that tatted me a second time she’s great best experience. I highly recommend this shop.

TattoosTattoo design

vs category

Blue = Upper, grey = art classes average

SatisfactionReliabilityCraftValueMomentumTrackAccountability
This companyCategory average

Rating over time

4.04.55.02024-Q1: 5.00★ (9 reviews)2024-Q2: 5.00★ (2 reviews)2024-Q3: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2024-Q4: 5.00★ (2 reviews)2025-Q1: 5.00★ (5 reviews)2025-Q2: 4.43★ (7 reviews)2025-Q3: 5.00★ (2 reviews)2025-Q4: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2026-Q1: 5.00★ (3 reviews)2026-Q2: 5.00★ (3 reviews)2026-Q3: 5.00★ (3 reviews)2026-Q4: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2024-Q12024-Q42025-Q32026-Q22026-Q4
This companyIndustrydot size = review count

Price

$55-54% vs typical art classes

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Great price 0%Reasonable 0%Overpriced 0%Not sure 0%

Score factorsHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 50%44+22Reliability 21%24+5.1Momentum 11%84+9.6Track record 10%12+1.2Accountability 7%61+4.4Experts Score= 42Not enough data for craft & service, value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 35%Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
44
ReliabilityReliability · 15%How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months (fewer = better).Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
24
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 20%Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — net praise per review.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
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ValueValue · 10%Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
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MomentumMomentum · 8%Last 12 months vs lifetime average — improving or slipping.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
84
Track recordTrack record · 7%Review volume and years with reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
12
AccountabilityAccountability · 5%Owner replies to 1–3★ reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
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Praised for

Google highlights · percentile vs peersGoogle review highlights (Quality, Professionalism…): positive minus negative mentions per review, as a percentile vs peers.

Quality
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Professionalism
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Responsiveness
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Punctuality
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Value
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