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Lenwood Elementary

Q: Is Lenwood Elementary a good school?

Lenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Lenwood Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lenwood Elementary?

Students at Lenwood Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lenwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Barstow Junior High High : Barstow High

Public Grades K-5

5772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lenwood Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 351 students in Barstow, CA, within the Barstow Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

Academically, Lenwood is one of the lowest-performing schools in California, with only about 10-15% of students meeting state standards in English and Math. While this is very low, it's important to note that Lenwood Elementary actually performs slightly better in math than the district average. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism, though at 39.8%, its rate is improving and is better than some district peers like Crestline Elementary. A notable comparison is Cameron Elementary, another school in Barstow Unified with similar student demographics that achieves higher academic results, showing that improvement is possible within the same district context.

Looking at nearby schools in other districts reveals a stark contrast. For example, Helendale Elementary, located about 15 miles away in the Helendale Elementary district, performs significantly higher academically despite similar per-student funding. This suggests that broader district policies and community factors can heavily influence a school's success. Within Barstow Unified, Lenwood has a lower student-teacher ratio than some similar schools, indicating resources are present to build upon, particularly its relative strength in mathematics instruction.

351

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,051

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34374 Ash Rd.
Barstow, CA 92311

(760) 253-7713

District: Barstow Unified

Students who attend Lenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barstow Junior High
High:	Barstow High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

21.9%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

California avg43%

5,772^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow 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	7.1	5772 of 5857	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5615 of 5869	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5474 of 5859	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5569 of 5883	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1393 of 1417	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5662 of 5789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5450 of 5662	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	5094 of 5692	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	5147 of 5614	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	5327 of 5611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	4354 of 5530	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	4217 of 5390	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	3821 of 5377	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	3549 of 5314	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.7	4091 of 5193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	4432 of 5113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	4555 of 5113	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	4075 of 4818	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	4755 of 4822	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	4475 of 4809	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.5	706 of 747	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	597 of 700	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	2222 of 2227	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	266 of 293	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2547 of 2585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1613 of 2128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	3204 of 3245	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2557 of 3311	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5507 of 5597	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5133 of 5612	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5208 of 5609	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4989 of 5635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1255 of 1267	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	5166 of 5492	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5073 of 5413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	4923 of 5107	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4662 of 5107	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	4936 of 5087	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4737 of 5084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	4895 of 4963	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	4700 of 4830	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5360 of 5460	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5241 of 5517	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4995 of 5363	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4852 of 5264	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1083 of 1110	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5037 of 5173	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4847 of 5084	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	5557 of 5628	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5511 of 5643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5277 of 5638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	5567 of 5663	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1232 of 1272	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5468 of 5510	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5308 of 5431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2823 of 2847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2413 of 2635	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2256 of 2420	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	2595 of 2598	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	2622 of 2651	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2480 of 2661	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2606 of 2726	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	2793 of 2834	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	2670 of 2737	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-38 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
Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	34374 Ash Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-7713	351	17	20.8	85.5%	77 (21.9%)	46 (13.1%)	199 (56.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.1%)	7.1	5772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		11.1	5615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	157				10.0	10.7					10.3	16.9	12.5					15.0							$15,051	$2,457	$12,594
Challenges Community Day	Public	K-6	25757 Agate Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-2048	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barstow Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-5	500 South Avenue G	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-4900	405	20	20.4	57.8%	62 (15.3%)	28 (6.9%)	281 (69.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	7.9	5741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	5663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	78				13.2	10.8					12.0	23.5	5.4					14.1							$15,971	$2,260	$13,711
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Avenue E	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6250	398	17	23.6	78.6%	64 (16.1%)	78 (19.6%)	220 (55.3%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	10.6	5598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		15.5	5262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	336				18.4	19.0					18.7	18.4	13.8					16.2	95.5	97.0		95.5	95.5	95.5	$13,425	$2,101	$11,324
Crestline Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Monterey	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5121	371	17	22.0	91.1%	31 (8.4%)	137 (36.9%)	160 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	4.4	5848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.7	5851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	3				10.6	9.5					10.1	3.0	6.5					4.7	80.0	87.5	87.5	82.5	87.5	87.5	$14,311	$2,885	$11,426
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	436	18	24.1	89.7%	43 (9.9%)	122 (28.0%)	235 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	24.6	4443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		17.4	5084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	641				19.8	38.5					27.8	25.3	33.9					29.0							$15,216	$2,905	$12,311
Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	322	14	23.1	74.2%	77 (23.9%)	29 (9.0%)	187 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	16.4	5155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.1	5206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	51				23.5	20.4					22.1	29.0	17.0					23.8							$15,848	$2,322	$13,526
Montara Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Montara Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5150	403	17	23.9	83.9%	49 (12.2%)	60 (14.9%)	240 (59.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (11.4%)	12.1	5500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.6	5508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	8				21.8	17.7					19.8	18.0	18.0					18.0	78.6	85.7	88.1	88.1	88.1	83.3	$14,664	$2,271	$12,393
Helendale Elementary	Public	K-6	27274 Peach Tree Ln.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1204	541	22	24.5	50.6%	190 (35.1%)	40 (7.4%)	274 (50.6%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	46.7	2787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		52.9	2405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	382	41.4		41.4	37.5	38.2	50.0	45.7			42.1	45.0	32.6	35.6	32.9			36.6							$16,329	$2,639	$13,690
Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	34.6	3615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		22	4673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1058	10.0	32.4	22.4	39.5	35.9	13.8	50.0	22.6	39.5	34.2	39.5	38.5	20.7	23.9	13.2	26.3	26.3							$21,555	$1,500	$20,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Lenwood Elementary

What district is Lenwood Elementary in?

Barstow Unified

What schools do graduates of Lenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barstow Junior High
High : Barstow High

How many students attend Lenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Lenwood Elementary.

Is Lenwood Elementary a good school?

Lenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lenwood Elementary?

Students at Lenwood Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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