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Lucerne Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lucerne Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 627 students in grades K-6 in Lucerne Valley, California, which is part of the Lucerne Valley Unified School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas.

Lucerne Valley Elementary faces several challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (88.36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and a relatively high proportion of English Language Learners and students with special needs. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 36.8% over the past few years. Despite spending between $13,555 and $17,881 per student, which is on the higher end compared to nearby schools, Lucerne Valley Elementary's academic outcomes do not reflect this level of investment.

Comparison to nearby schools in the Apple Valley Unified and Bear Valley Unified districts suggests that Lucerne Valley Elementary has significant room for improvement. Schools like Yucca Loma Elementary, Baldwin Lane Elementary, and Vanguard Preparatory generally outperform Lucerne Valley Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings.

646

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,881

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10788 Barstow Rd.
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356-7678

(760) 248-7659

District: Lucerne Valley Unified

Students who attend Lucerne Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lucerne Valley Middle
High:	Lucerne Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

White:

37.3%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,072^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1374^th of 1,543Lucerne Valley 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	17.3	5072 of 5857	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5353 of 5869	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5214 of 5859	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4806 of 5883	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4380 of 5789	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4880 of 5662	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	4719 of 5692	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	4743 of 5614	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	4359 of 5611	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	4776 of 5530	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	4259 of 5390	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	4257 of 5377	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	4518 of 5314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	4332 of 5193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	4383 of 5113	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	4772 of 5113	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.6	4503 of 4818	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	4144 of 4822	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4128 of 4809	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	2536 of 3162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2028 of 3245	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	2900 of 3311	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5050 of 5597	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5263 of 5612	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4971 of 5609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4666 of 5635	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3821 of 5492	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4355 of 5413	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4637 of 5107	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4532 of 5107	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4583 of 5087	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4350 of 5084	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4511 of 4963	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4213 of 4830	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4539 of 5460	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4943 of 5517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4776 of 5363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4175 of 5264	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3730 of 5173	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4225 of 5084	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4661 of 5628	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4953 of 5643	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5036 of 5638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4517 of 5663	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4683 of 5510	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4974 of 5431	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1522 of 2847	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1900 of 2635	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1615 of 2420	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2413 of 2598	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	2563 of 2651	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2566 of 2661	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	2470 of 2726	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2497 of 2834	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2635 of 2737	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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
Lucerne Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10788 Barstow Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-7659	646	31	21.1	90.1%	241 (37.3%)	17 (2.6%)	379 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	5072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.5	5353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	281	17.7		17.7	22.8	20.4	35.0	30.4			26.9	28.0	17.0	8.9	9.8			16.3	77.2	87.7	86.8	92.1	85.1	84.2	$17,881	$3,148	$14,733
Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,153	48	24.1	67.4%	347 (30.1%)	32 (2.8%)	726 (63.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.3%)	29.1	4035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.8	4123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	88	28.8	32.7	30.9	31.1	32.3	40.2	31.0	40.8	48.7	37.9	31.9	24.4	23.5	20.6	16.6	28.9	24.1							$15,404	$1,686	$13,718
North Shore Elementary	Public	K-5	765 North Stanfield Cutoff	Big Bear Lake	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 866-7501	517	22	23.1	70.4%	212 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (53.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	43.6	2977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.5	2583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	394	30.7		30.7	46.2	31.4	43.6				41.2	47.8	34.3	27.7				36.5	84.4	94.8	95.8	92.7	90.6	96.9
Sycamore Rocks Elementary	Public	K-6	23450 South Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-3332	667	31	21.4	79.2%	188 (28.2%)	39 (5.8%)	401 (60.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	20.7	4770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.6	4620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	150	11.2		11.2	31.6	20.2	27.6	30.5			27.6	35.4	22.3	13.9	20.2			22.8	93.9				96.3		$16,988	$1,855	$15,133
Mariana Academy	Public	K-8	10601 Manhasset Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7258	781	31	25.0	83.6%	214 (27.4%)	43 (5.5%)	489 (62.6%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	12.2	5488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		17.2	5101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	387	7.6	6.4	7.1	23.1	27.6	13.5	13.1	20.0	11.5	18.1	29.1	14.9	6.7	11.1	8.0	2.6	11.7	94.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.8		$17,450	$2,227	$15,223
Apple Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	12555 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 247-8001	173	10	17.3	85.0%	27 (15.6%)	8 (4.6%)	125 (72.3%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	15.2	5248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		26.5	4252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	996	8.3	30.8	20.0	21.7	20.0	25.9	40.0	50.0	42.3	34.0	21.7	15.0	7.4	8.0	7.4	26.9	14.2							$11,800	$604	$11,196
Rancho Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	14334 Pioneer Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-2663	748	31	24.1	84.6%	127 (17.0%)	68 (9.1%)	511 (68.3%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	8.2	5727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		10.5	5666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	61	8.8		8.8	14.8	10.0	13.1	16.7			13.6	22.6	9.9	2.0	6.5			10.5	91.5	94.1	96.7	93.4	92.8	94.1	$18,710	$2,731	$15,979
Sandia Academy	Public	K-8	21331 Sandia Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-5125	848	39	21.6	88.2%	172 (20.3%)	51 (6.0%)	568 (67.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.2%)	8.9	5687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.3	5716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	29	7.7	11.0	9.4	13.6	12.8	12.1	26.5	27.9	21.2	19.0	16.3	11.6	2.2	10.7	11.6	6.1	9.5	93.5	96.7			93.5		$17,982	$2,309	$15,673
Yucca Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	21351 Yucca Loma Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-2623	616	27	22.8	83.4%	95 (15.4%)	58 (9.4%)	447 (72.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	25.9	4322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		16.6	5156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.1%	834	21.4		21.4	16.9	40.5	29.2	36.1			30.7	16.3	29.8	21.6	26.7			23.7	95.1	98.0			95.1		$19,556	$2,252	$17,304
Baldwin Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	44500 Baldwin Ln.	Big Bear City	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-7766	445	18	24.4	70.8%	219 (49.2%)	2 (0.4%)	187 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	40.8	3165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	2806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	359	28.3		28.3	42.9	42.9	44.3				43.3	41.4	33.8	18.3				31.9	71.2	87.7	83.6	80.8	80.8	82.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucerne Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucerne Valley Elementary?

Students at Lucerne Valley Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Lucerne Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Lucerne Valley Elementary.

Is Lucerne Valley Elementary a good school?

Lucerne Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lucerne Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucerne Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucerne Valley Middle
High : Lucerne Valley High

What district is Lucerne Valley Elementary in?

Lucerne Valley Unified

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