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Snowline Joint Unified


At a glance
1065thof 1,543 California districts▼ 65
Better than 30% of California districts
4075 Nielson Rd.
Phelan, CA 92329-6000
·(760) 868-5817·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2016–2025
2025: better than 31% of districts
12
Schools
8,074
Students
Top rankedHeritage1430th of 5,857 California elementary schools
Biggest riser
Pinon Hills Elementary up 414 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Chaparral High 14.1 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
2★
1★
0★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Snowline Joint Unified district operates 12 schools serving grades K-12 across several high-desert communities, with a total enrollment of about 7,100 students and performance that generally lags behind state averages.

Performance varies widely across schools, with Heritage and Wrightwood Elementary standing out as top performers with 4-star ratings and the highest test scores, while Chaparral High and Pinon Hills Elementary face significant challenges. The district's largest high school, Serrano High, maintains a solid 92% graduation rate, and the alternative Snowline Academy shows strong outcomes for its students.

Key challenges for the district include high chronic absenteeism rates—nearly 10 points above the state average—and a notable drop in math proficiency in the middle schools, Quail Valley Middle and Pinon Mesa Middle. The wide range in school performance suggests that while some schools are succeeding, others require targeted support to improve student outcomes.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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