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Westside Union Elementary

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At a glance

523^rdof 968 California districts▲ 259

Better than 46% of California districts

Elementary 10 Middle 2Grades K-8

41914 50th St. West
Quartz Hill, CA 93536-2963·(661) 722-0716·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 46% of districts

Schools

9,078

Students

Top rankedGregg Anderson Academy936^th of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Esperanza Elementary up 480 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Anaverde Hills 23.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Westside Union Elementary includes 12 schools: 10 elementary schools, including one K–8 school, and two middle schools serving grades 6–8. In 2025–26, the simple school-group averages were below state results in ELA (46% vs. 49%), mathematics (33% vs. 38%) and science (29% vs. 36%). The most important finding is that those averages hide wide differences between schools: the top-to-bottom spread was 40 points in ELA, 44 in math and 36 in science.

Gregg Anderson Academy led in ELA (70%, 21 points above the state) and math (62%, 23 points above). Cottonwood Elementary led in science at 54%, 18 points above the state, and exceeded state results in all three subjects. At the other end, Sundown Elementary had the lowest results in all three: 30% in ELA, 18% in math and 18% in science—20, 21 and 18 points below state results, respectively. Overall, four schools exceeded the state in ELA, and two did so in each of math and science.

Compared with 2024–25, the school-group averages fell by about 2 points in ELA and 1 point each in math and science, while state results rose in all three subjects. Esperanza Elementary improved across all three subjects, while Cottonwood’s science result rose 12 points. SchoolDigger ranking percentiles also moved in different directions: Anaverde Hills rose from the 35th to 43rd percentile from 2023–24 to 2025–26, while Joe Walker Middle fell from the 48th to 31st. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 ranged from 32% at Gregg Anderson to 66% at Valley View Elementary; student–teacher ratios ranged from 19.7 at Leona Valley Elementary to 27.1 at Cottonwood. Grade-level results can differ from all-grades results: Joe Walker’s sixth graders outscored Hillview Middle’s in ELA and math, even though Hillview’s all-grades results were higher in both subjects.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,100	45	24.6	53.0%	214 (19.5%)	108 (9.8%)	648 (58.9%)	60 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.6%)	51.8	1125^th of 2703 public middle schools	58.4%		55.9	1009^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.5%	116		31.8	31.8				84.1	49.4	46.7	50.9				69.3	35.1	31.2	36.0							$19,669	$18,596	$1,073
Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	941	35	26.8	59.1%	167 (17.7%)	180 (19.1%)	502 (53.3%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.9%)	19.4	4857^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.3%		24.9	4417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%	440	18.3		18.3	18.0	33.6	37.5	29.1			29.6	16.4	23.6	15.0	15.6			17.8	92.0	93.8	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	$17,407	$16,374	$1,033
Del Sur Senior Elementary	Public	K-8	9023 West Ave. H	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0488	763	28	27.1	53.3%	199 (26.1%)	76 (10.0%)	442 (57.9%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	28.4	4116^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.1%		24.1	4492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%	376	23.3	22.6	22.9	32.4	22.0	38.3	21.2	47.7	43.1	35.1	51.4	22.0	26.7	25.8	20.9	18.1	26.5	97.4				97.4		$17,970	$16,944	$1,026
Joe Walker Middle	Public	6-8	5632 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3258	781	33	23.7	59.2%	201 (25.7%)	95 (12.2%)	405 (51.9%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	28.6	1860^th of 2703 public middle schools	31.2%		37	1584^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%	276		20.7	20.7				93.3	36.9	38.7	39.8				73.3	21.6	15.4	20.8							$19,593	$18,604	$989
Leona Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	9063 West Leona Ave.	Leona Valley	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-9010	79	4	19.7	45.6%	29 (36.7%)	2 (2.5%)	42 (53.2%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	51.4	2523^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	56.5%		62.7	1931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%	592	23.1		23.1		46.2	61.5				43.9		46.2	30.8				29.3							$38,781	$37,794	$987
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	41820 North 50th St. West	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3236	845	33	25.6	63.3%	182 (21.5%)	75 (8.9%)	508 (60.1%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	46.9	2785^th of 5804 public elementary schools	52.0%		52.4	2471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%	314	24.4		24.4	42.2	43.4	44.9	71.4			49.6	32.8	31.7	23.5	58.8			35.6	95.0	96.6	96.6		97.5		$20,841	$19,702	$1,139
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	659	26	25.3	65.6%	131 (19.9%)	70 (10.6%)	393 (59.6%)	17 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	31.3	3875^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.2%		31.3	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	22	20.6		20.6	47.8	29.5	31.4	38.4			36.6	40.7	21.1	24.0	27.3			28.1	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$20,806	$19,740	$1,066
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	886	33	26.8	55.0%	183 (20.7%)	114 (12.9%)	501 (56.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.9%)	34.9	3582^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.6	3250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%	332	20.9		20.9	44.0	45.2	37.3	35.6			40.6	37.6	32.2	19.1	26.3			29.1	97.8						$18,105	$17,130	$975
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	652	24	27.1	55.1%	105 (16.1%)	72 (11.0%)	381 (58.4%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	77.4	1246^th of 5804 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%	27	54.2		54.2	68.6	63.0	71.9	52.6			64.5	68.6	58.2	43.8	37.2			52.1							$16,448	$15,414	$1,034
Anaverde Hills	Public	K-6	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	517	22	23.4	54.9%	51 (9.9%)	73 (14.1%)	322 (62.3%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	39	3283^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	3310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%	27	34.3		34.3	37.8	31.9	48.6	60.4			43.5	23.0	19.4	31.4	34.0			26.4	96.4				96.4		$20,335	$19,290	$1,045
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	962	38	25.3	61.9%	160 (16.6%)	86 (8.9%)	597 (62.1%)	45 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	39.7	3240^th of 5804 public elementary schools	44.2%		33.1	3720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	480	30.1		30.1	42.2	32.9	54.0	42.7			42.4	40.6	30.7	25.7	26.5			30.9	97.4				97.4		$19,611	$18,496	$1,115
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	893	34	26.2	31.6%	280 (31.4%)	62 (6.9%)	414 (46.4%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	84.5	936^th of 5804 public elementary schools	83.9%		87.8	788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%	148	45.3		45.3	71.7	72.2	63.3	72.7			69.9	78.3	65.9	48.4	54.6			61.6	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$22,266	$21,270	$996

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Antelope Valley Union High	2.73 mi	14	657^th
Palmdale Elementary	2.84 mi	32	800^th
Lancaster Elementary	3.67 mi	25	898^th
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	4.53 mi	20	432^nd
Desert Sands Charter District	5.27 mi	1

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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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