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Rancho Verde Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Verde Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 748 students in the Apple Valley Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Rancho Verde is a significant concern, as the school ranks in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools, with test scores in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages. This represents a steep decline over the past decade. A major compounding challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over 37% of students missing too much school, a rate nearly double the state average. While the school receives substantial funding per student—among the highest in the district—these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes compared to neighboring schools.

When compared to other local schools like Sitting Bull Academy or Rio Vista School of Applied Learning, Rancho Verde's performance is notably lower, even though several nearby schools serve student populations with similar economic needs. This suggests the challenges may be specific to the school's programs or environment. The data indicates Rancho Verde is in urgent need of targeted support and effective intervention to address its declining trajectory and better serve its students.

748

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,710

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14334 Pioneer Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-4122

(760) 247-2663

District: Apple Valley Unified

Students who attend Rancho Verde Elementary usually attend:

High:

Granite Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

17.0%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,727^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Apple Valley Unified

1364^th of 1,543Apple Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	5727 of 5857	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5666 of 5869	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5479 of 5859	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5293 of 5883	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4620 of 5789	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4918 of 5662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4770 of 5692	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	4436 of 5614	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	4436 of 5611	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	3734 of 5530	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.8	4018 of 5390	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	4167 of 5377	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	4038 of 5314	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	3049 of 5193	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.8	3768 of 5113	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	3482 of 5113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.2	3291 of 4818	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	2633 of 4822	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.8	3502 of 4809	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	565 of 569	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	2674 of 3162	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1975 of 3245	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1616 of 3311	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	1482 of 3275	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1239 of 3246	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	5460 of 5597	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5331 of 5612	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5086 of 5609	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4920 of 5635	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4788 of 5492	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5078 of 5413	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5010 of 5107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	4906 of 5107	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4737 of 5087	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4677 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4048 of 4963	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4256 of 4830	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5339 of 5460	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5298 of 5517	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4806 of 5363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4307 of 5264	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3599 of 5173	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4232 of 5084	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	5528 of 5628	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5512 of 5643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	5363 of 5638	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5245 of 5663	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3951 of 5510	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4207 of 5431	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	2529 of 2847	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2348 of 2635	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2171 of 2420	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	2499 of 2598	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	2591 of 2651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2606 of 2661	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	2578 of 2726	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2525 of 2834	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2573 of 2737	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	14334 Pioneer Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-2663	748	31	24.1	84.6%	127 (17.0%)	68 (9.1%)	511 (68.3%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	8.2	5727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		10.5	5666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	61	8.8		8.8	14.8	10.0	13.1	16.7			13.6	22.6	9.9	2.0	6.5			10.5	91.5	94.1	96.7	93.4	92.8	94.1	$18,710	$2,731	$15,979
Yucca Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	21351 Yucca Loma Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-2623	616	27	22.8	83.4%	95 (15.4%)	58 (9.4%)	447 (72.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	25.9	4322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		16.6	5156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.1%	834	21.4		21.4	16.9	40.5	29.2	36.1			30.7	16.3	29.8	21.6	26.7			23.7	95.1	98.0			95.1		$19,556	$2,252	$17,304
Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,153	48	24.1	67.4%	347 (30.1%)	32 (2.8%)	726 (63.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.3%)	29.1	4035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.8	4123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	88	28.8	32.7	30.9	31.1	32.3	40.2	31.0	40.8	48.7	37.9	31.9	24.4	23.5	20.6	16.6	28.9	24.1							$15,404	$1,686	$13,718
Apple Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	12555 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 247-8001	173	10	17.3	85.0%	27 (15.6%)	8 (4.6%)	125 (72.3%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	15.2	5248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		26.5	4252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	996	8.3	30.8	20.0	21.7	20.0	25.9	40.0	50.0	42.3	34.0	21.7	15.0	7.4	8.0	7.4	26.9	14.2							$11,800	$604	$11,196
Phoenix Academy	Public	K-8	20700 Thunderbird Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-7011	1,213	58	20.8	87.1%	179 (14.8%)	200 (16.5%)	765 (63.1%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	10.3	5620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.6	5823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	203	17.3	11.4	12.7	16.2	10.1	25.3	18.8	17.9	20.9	18.7	15.1	5.1	8.0	9.0	6.9	7.0	7.7	91.5	93.9	96.3	95.1	93.9	96.3	$20,111	$2,755	$17,356
Sycamore Rocks Elementary	Public	K-6	23450 South Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-3332	667	31	21.4	79.2%	188 (28.2%)	39 (5.8%)	401 (60.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	20.7	4770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.6	4620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	150	11.2		11.2	31.6	20.2	27.6	30.5			27.6	35.4	22.3	13.9	20.2			22.8	93.9				96.3		$16,988	$1,855	$15,133
Sandia Academy	Public	K-8	21331 Sandia Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-5125	848	39	21.6	88.2%	172 (20.3%)	51 (6.0%)	568 (67.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.2%)	8.9	5687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.3	5716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	29	7.7	11.0	9.4	13.6	12.8	12.1	26.5	27.9	21.2	19.0	16.3	11.6	2.2	10.7	11.6	6.1	9.5	93.5	96.7			93.5		$17,982	$2,309	$15,673
Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,695	68	24.7	64.8%	500 (29.5%)	84 (5.0%)	1,003 (59.2%)	35 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.4%)	33.1	3718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		36.8	3382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	336	21.4	25.4	24.4	38.7	39.7	26.8	41.2	40.7	31.8	36.4	43.4	34.7	16.7	20.0	24.3	21.1	25.1	93.1	94.7	98.5	95.4	93.9	95.4	$15,889	$1,646	$14,243
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning	Public	K-6	13590 Havasu Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-0280	927	37	25.0	63.0%	308 (33.2%)	35 (3.8%)	507 (54.7%)	30 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	32.5	3768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		32.7	3718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	50	27.6		27.6	33.8	39.4	42.6	41.4			39.3	35.3	22.3	22.5	15.3			23.8	90.4	92.8	94.6	92.8	93.4	93.4	$15,752	$1,669	$14,083
Mariana Academy	Public	K-8	10601 Manhasset Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7258	781	31	25.0	83.6%	214 (27.4%)	43 (5.5%)	489 (62.6%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	12.2	5488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		17.2	5101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	387	7.6	6.4	7.1	23.1	27.6	13.5	13.1	20.0	11.5	18.1	29.1	14.9	6.7	11.1	8.0	2.6	11.7	94.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.8		$17,450	$2,227	$15,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Verde Elementary

How many students attend Rancho Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Rancho Verde Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Granite Hills High

What district is Rancho Verde Elementary in?

Apple Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Verde Elementary?

Students at Rancho Verde Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Rancho Verde Elementary a good school?

Rancho Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of California elementary schools.

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