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Sandia Academy

Public Grades K-8

5687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sandia Academy is a K-8 public school serving 848 students in the Apple Valley Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its test scores in English, Math, and Science consistently ranking in the bottom 3% of all California elementary schools and well below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 38.4% of students missing too much school, a rate nearly double the state average and significantly higher than nearby schools like Vanguard Preparatory (18.3%) and Rio Vista School of Applied Learning (22.4%).

While the entire Apple Valley Unified district faces hurdles, Sandia's performance is notably lower than several district peers with similar student demographics, such as Vanguard Preparatory and Sitting Bull Academy. The existence of these higher-performing nearby schools, as well as the success of schools like Endeavour School of Exploration in the neighboring Victor Elementary district, indicates that improvement is possible with targeted strategies addressing attendance and instructional quality.

848

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,982

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21331 Sandia Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308-7722

(760) 240-5125

District: Apple Valley Unified

Students who attend Sandia Academy usually attend:

High:

Apple Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

20.3%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,687^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,487^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5687 of 5857	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	5716 of 5869	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5787 of 5859	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5518 of 5883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5446 of 5789	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	5476 of 5662	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	5305 of 5692	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	5017 of 5614	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4748 of 5611	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	4828 of 5530	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	4126 of 5390	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	4504 of 5377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3587 of 5314	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	3206 of 5193	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	3161 of 5113	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	2949 of 5113	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	2976 of 4818	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.5	2692 of 4822	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.2	3547 of 4809	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	1355 of 2227	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2535 of 2585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2124 of 2128	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	2835 of 3162	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	2695 of 3245	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	2982 of 3311	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1786 of 3275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1650 of 3246	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	5534 of 5597	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5539 of 5612	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	5571 of 5609	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5432 of 5635	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	5229 of 5492	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	5330 of 5413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	4906 of 5107	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4970 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5041 of 5087	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4777 of 5084	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4582 of 4963	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4543 of 4830	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5293 of 5460	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5325 of 5517	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5288 of 5363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4823 of 5264	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4752 of 5173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	4871 of 5084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	5304 of 5628	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5403 of 5643	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	5540 of 5638	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5135 of 5663	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5063 of 5510	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5091 of 5431	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2813 of 2847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	2086 of 2635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1697 of 2420	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	2571 of 2598	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	2626 of 2651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	2641 of 2661	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2622 of 2726	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	2792 of 2834	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	2728 of 2737	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2487 of 2761	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2726 of 2783	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	2744 of 2781	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2658 of 2740	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2492 of 2715	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2428 of 2480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	2405 of 2508	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	2263 of 2497	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	2042 of 2477	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1874 of 2379	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	2034 of 2259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	620 of 627	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	1321 of 1531	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1401 of 1491	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1335 of 1369	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	1307 of 1478	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1488 of 1521	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1540 of 1540	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1074 of 1442	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	917 of 1364	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2428 of 2533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	2536 of 2551	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2525 of 2531	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	2370 of 2509	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2324 of 2380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	2248 of 2262	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2107 of 2395	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2356 of 2388	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	2346 of 2374	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2307 of 2359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1942 of 2213	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2035 of 2072	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2260 of 2542	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2526 of 2579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2497 of 2531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2339 of 2458	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2177 of 2369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	2194 of 2230	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2119 of 2534	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2491 of 2552	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2475 of 2538	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2482 of 2527	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2102 of 2407	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2202 of 2273	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1035 of 1566	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1355 of 1552	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1456 of 1531	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1431 of 1520	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1502 of 1537	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1526 of 1543	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1518 of 1555	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1594 of 1602	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1491 of 1496	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science9%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Carmel Elementary	Public	K-6	9321 Glendale Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3188	804	33	24.7	82.7%	141 (17.5%)	11 (1.4%)	637 (79.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	20.1	4816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		24.2	4438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	378	19.3		19.3	23.7	26.3	31.9	28.7			27.7	19.3	17.4	19.3	22.9			19.8	97.5			98.3		98.3	$38,848	$5,625	$33,223
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
Endeavour School of Exploration	Public	K-6	12403 Ridgecrest Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-7303	668	26	25.6	54.0%	202 (30.2%)	31 (4.6%)	358 (53.6%)	42 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.9%)	73.6	1444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.8	1741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	297	46.5		46.5	63.7	55.6	65.4	59.6			61.0	60.4	45.5	47.5	44.8			49.2							$19,371	$3,544	$15,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandia Academy

What district is Sandia Academy in?

Apple Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Sandia Academy attend?

Students who attend Sandia Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Apple Valley High

Is Sandia Academy a good school?

Sandia Academy ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sandia Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Sandia Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sandia Academy?

Students at Sandia Academy are 67% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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