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Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Donald F. Bradach Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 408 students in the Adelanto Elementary district, facing significant academic challenges with proficiency rates well below state averages and a high rate of chronic student absenteeism.

When compared to nearby schools, Bradach's performance is mixed; its English and Math scores are higher than some, like Adelanto Elementary and West Creek Elementary, but notably lower than others such as Gus Franklin Junior and George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle. A relative strength for Bradach is science, where its proficiency exceeds the district average and outperforms several local schools. The school has shown impressive recent progress with its English Language Learner students and has made meaningful improvements in reducing chronic absenteeism from previous highs.

The wide variation in performance among schools in the same area with similar student populations suggests that factors like specific programs, instructional approaches, and school culture can make a substantial difference. For instance, the nearby charter school Desert Trails Preparatory Academy performs significantly better. Bradach's higher student-teacher ratio and mid-range per-student spending compared to peers indicate that how resources are used may be as important as the amount. The school's improving attendance trend and success with specific student groups offer a foundation for potential broader academic growth.

408

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,228

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15550 Bellflower Rd.
Adelanto, CA 92301-3443

(760) 246-5016

District: Adelanto Elementary

Students who attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle
High:	Adelanto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

African American:

15.9%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,475^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Adelanto Elementary

1435^th of 1,543Adelanto Elementary 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	12.4	5475 of 5857	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5612 of 5869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	5745 of 5859	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5722 of 5883	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5677 of 5789	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	5458 of 5662	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	5389 of 5692	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	5145 of 5614	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	5139 of 5611	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	4238 of 5530	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3534 of 5390	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4110 of 5377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	3459 of 5314	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3258 of 5193	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	2569 of 5113	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	3100 of 5113	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	3396 of 4818	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3936 of 4822	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.7	3381 of 4809	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	389 of 569	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	393 of 593	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	642 of 663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	614 of 700	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2111 of 2128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	1474 of 3162	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.1	2867 of 3245	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	3210 of 3311	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	2559 of 3275	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5363 of 5597	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5342 of 5612	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	5550 of 5609	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4938 of 5635	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5396 of 5492	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5272 of 5413	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4649 of 5107	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4759 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	4956 of 5087	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4817 of 5084	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	4876 of 4963	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4494 of 4830	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	4989 of 5460	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5363 of 5517	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5249 of 5363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5138 of 5264	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	5068 of 5173	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	4918 of 5084	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5081 of 5628	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5366 of 5643	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5446 of 5638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	5634 of 5663	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5416 of 5510	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5185 of 5431	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 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
Donald F. Bradach Elementary	Public	K-5	15550 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5016	408	17	24.0	77.5%	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.9%)	284 (69.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	12.4	5475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.1	5612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	137	16.5		16.5	18.3	19.4	27.9				22.1	11.3	13.4	7.6				10.6	86.2	91.4	96.6	91.4	91.4	93.1	$18,228	$1,619	$16,609
Victoria Magathan Elementary	Public	K-5	11411 Holly Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8872	551	23	23.9	69.9%	19 (3.4%)	62 (11.3%)	424 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.5%)	10.8	5582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.4	5706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.8%	124	8.9		8.9	15.4	19.8	19.8				18.6	15.4	14.6	12.9				14.2	92.6	96.8	96.8	92.6	94.7	94.7	$17,287	$1,236	$16,051
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14350 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7680	345	20	17.2	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	280 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	44.2	2939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		48.9	2618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	321	40.0		40.0	21.7	23.7	60.0	43.8			35.3	35.0	29.0	50.0	46.9			39.4							$17,840	$3,064	$14,776
Theodore Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	10575 Seneca	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1750	494	22	22.4	71.7%	20 (4.0%)	70 (14.2%)	353 (71.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.9%)	13.5	5386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.5	5357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	29	11.1		11.1	15.9	27.4	14.0				18.4	27.3	20.6	10.0				18.8	94.4		96.3	96.3			$17,749	$967	$16,782
Gus Franklin Junior	Public	K-5	13125 Hopland St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	509	22	23.1	56.0%	24 (4.7%)	56 (11.0%)	370 (72.7%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.3%)	53.2	2410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		57	2191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	219	30.5		30.5	43.8	53.3	59.0				52.7	35.6	43.3	32.6				37.2	87.7	93.2	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	$19,420	$1,061	$18,359
West Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15763 Colbalt Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 951-3628	505	22	23.4	71.7%	25 (5.0%)	123 (24.4%)	313 (62.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.5%)	8.5	5709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.4	5590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	119	13.2		13.2	8.8	18.3	22.1				16.2	12.7	4.2	4.0				7.1	94.1	96.4		95.2	94.1	95.2	$18,136	$1,100	$17,036
Vista Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	13403 Vista Verde Dr.	Victorville	92393	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 662-5650	774	33	23.4	83.9%	55 (7.1%)	135 (17.4%)	507 (65.5%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.4%)	21	4736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.6	4613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	123	18.2		18.2	13.7	35.8	33.3				27.7	15.6	31.7	14.4				20.4	87.7	90.4	91.2	89.5	87.7	89.5	$15,985	$2,563	$13,422
Adelanto Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Jonathan St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5892	267	12	23.2	90.3%	15 (5.6%)	80 (30.0%)	154 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	6.3	5802^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.4	5828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	26	7.0		7.0	7.5	2.4	11.6				7.2	20.0	5.0	4.7				9.8							$22,811	$1,677	$21,134
Morgan Kincaid Preparatory	Public	K-5	13257 Mesa Linda Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 956-9006	690	30	23.0	71.0%	44 (6.4%)	117 (17.0%)	447 (64.8%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	62 (9.0%)	15.6	5218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.2	5199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	19	13.4		13.4	26.1	21.7	28.2				25.3	22.7	14.7	14.2				17.0	89.9	95.0	98.3	92.4	92.4	92.4	$16,419	$1,029	$15,390
George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle	Public	K-8	10650 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8231	685	28	24.3	77.8%	23 (3.4%)	53 (7.7%)	573 (83.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	21	4739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.7	4299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	440	18.8	15.7	17.0	26.8	26.2	31.3	30.0	61.6	42.2	37.4	35.2	16.4	17.2	14.4	33.7	25.3	24.0	94.4	97.2			97.2		$16,559	$822	$15,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Donald F. Bradach Elementary

How many students attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Donald F. Bradach Elementary.

Is Donald F. Bradach Elementary a good school?

Donald F. Bradach Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Donald F. Bradach Elementary?

Students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is Donald F. Bradach Elementary in?

Adelanto Elementary

What schools do graduates of Donald F. Bradach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle
High : Adelanto High

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