Summary:
The 15 schools in Adelanto Elementary include 12 schools classified as elementary and three middle schools; there are no high schools, and some elementary schools serve students through grade 8. The average school result was 23% in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math and 17% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest area-wide finding is that Gus Franklin Junior was the only school above the state in all three subjects.
Gus Franklin Junior led the area with 61% in ELA, 42% in math and 41% in science—12, 4 and 5 points above state results. SchoolDigger ranked it in the 69th percentile statewide and gave it three stars. Among middle schools, Melva Davis Academy of Excellence led in ELA at 43%, compared with 18% at Columbia Middle and 15% at Mesa Linda Middle; SchoolDigger ranked Melva in the 48th percentile and gave it two stars. The lowest results were 10% ELA at Adelanto Elementary, and 5% math and 6% science at Mesa Linda—39, 34 and 30 points below state results.
Recent changes are mixed: school-average ELA and math gains were slightly smaller than state gains, while science rose 4 points across schools versus 3 statewide. Some schools made larger gains: Gus Franklin improved 8 points in ELA, 5 in math and 11 in science; El Mirage gained 9 points in math and 14 in science, though its results remain below state levels. Income figures offer context, not an explanation: for 2024–2025, all schools reported the measure “free/reduced lunch eligible,” ranging from 56% at Gus Franklin to 90% at Adelanto Elementary. A lower student-teacher ratio did not reliably signal higher scores: Adelanto Virtual Academy had the lowest reported ratio, 10.9 students per teacher, while Gus Franklin’s was 23.1.
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