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Mariana Academy

Public Grades K-8

5488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariana Academy is a K-8 public school serving 781 students in the Apple Valley Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its state ranking falling to the 6th percentile and test scores well below state averages in all subjects; for example, only 18% of students are proficient in English compared to 49% statewide, and only 12% are proficient in math. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a concern at 34%, higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, with a particularly severe proficiency rate of just 3% in 8th-grade mathematics.

Comparisons with nearby schools show that improvement is possible even with similar challenges. Within the same district, Rio Vista School of Applied Learning and Sitting Bull Academy achieve significantly higher rankings and test scores. Schools in other districts, like Endeavour School of Exploration and LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, demonstrate strong results with similar student demographics. This suggests that while Mariana Academy faces systemic hurdles, targeted strategies focusing on attendance and upper-grade instruction, informed by its own relative successes with special education students, could help chart a path forward.

781

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,368

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10601 Manhasset Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308-8048

(760) 247-7258

District: Apple Valley Unified

Students who attend Mariana Academy usually attend:

High:

Apple Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

27.4%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,488^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,657^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Apple Valley Unified

1364^th of 1,543Apple 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5488 of 5857	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5101 of 5869	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5531 of 5859	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5450 of 5883	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4468 of 5789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4479 of 5662	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	4776 of 5692	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	4394 of 5614	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	4298 of 5611	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	4055 of 5530	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3911 of 5390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	3773 of 5377	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	4463 of 5314	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	4211 of 5193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	4103 of 5113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	3672 of 5113	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3284 of 4818	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.1	2881 of 4822	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.1	2585 of 4809	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	1893 of 2227	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	2480 of 3162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2926 of 3245	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1476 of 3275	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	2162 of 3246	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5136 of 5597	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4745 of 5612	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5102 of 5609	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5095 of 5635	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4095 of 5492	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4005 of 5413	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	4725 of 5107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4465 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4783 of 5087	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4523 of 5084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4280 of 4963	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4385 of 4830	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	249 of 429	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5130 of 5460	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4670 of 5517	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4998 of 5363	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4697 of 5264	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3644 of 5173	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3726 of 5084	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	5373 of 5628	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5009 of 5643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5452 of 5638	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5300 of 5663	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4545 of 5510	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4674 of 5431	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2063 of 2847	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1801 of 2635	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2174 of 2420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	2533 of 2598	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	2536 of 2651	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	2633 of 2661	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2672 of 2726	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2575 of 2834	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2514 of 2737	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	2657 of 2761	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2516 of 2783	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2688 of 2781	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2543 of 2740	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2414 of 2715	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2308 of 2480	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	2156 of 2508	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1641 of 2497	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.5	1964 of 2477	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	2108 of 2379	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	2045 of 2259	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	886 of 1531	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1467 of 1491	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	1431 of 1521	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	676 of 1364	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2371 of 2533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2264 of 2551	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2424 of 2531	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2319 of 2509	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2080 of 2380	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	2182 of 2262	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2344 of 2395	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2264 of 2388	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2289 of 2374	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2220 of 2359	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2070 of 2213	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	2044 of 2072	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	2427 of 2542	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2290 of 2579	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2437 of 2531	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2173 of 2458	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2115 of 2369	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2094 of 2230	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2487 of 2534	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2393 of 2552	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2474 of 2538	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2367 of 2527	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2228 of 2407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2038 of 2273	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1381 of 1566	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	807 of 1552	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	870 of 1531	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1508 of 1520	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1479 of 1537	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1534 of 1543	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1504 of 1555	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1515 of 1602	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1408 of 1496	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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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
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		$22,368	$20,284	$2,084
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		$24,501	$22,072	$2,429
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							$18,430	$18,122	$308
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							$19,027	$17,712	$1,315
Carmel Elementary	Public	K-6	9321 Glendale Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3188	804	33	24.7	82.7%	141 (17.5%)	11 (1.4%)	637 (79.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	20.1	4816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		24.2	4438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	378	19.3		19.3	23.7	26.3	31.9	28.7			27.7	19.3	17.4	19.3	22.9			19.8	97.5			98.3		98.3	$20,155	$18,674	$1,481
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		$28,445	$26,510	$1,935
Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,695	68	24.7	64.8%	500 (29.5%)	84 (5.0%)	1,003 (59.2%)	35 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.4%)	33.1	3718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		36.8	3382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	336	21.4	25.4	24.4	38.7	39.7	26.8	41.2	40.7	31.8	36.4	43.4	34.7	16.7	20.0	24.3	21.1	25.1	93.1	94.7	98.5	95.4	93.9	95.4	$19,896	$18,540	$1,356
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	$24,006	$21,678	$2,328
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning	Public	K-6	13590 Havasu Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-0280	927	37	25.0	63.0%	308 (33.2%)	35 (3.8%)	507 (54.7%)	30 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	32.5	3768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		32.7	3718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	50	27.6		27.6	33.8	39.4	42.6	41.4			39.3	35.3	22.3	22.5	15.3			23.8	90.4	92.8	94.6	92.8	93.4	93.4	$19,199	$18,024	$1,175
LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9966 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-4333	505	25	20.2	68.1%	42 (8.3%)	15 (3.0%)	432 (85.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	82.3	1061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.4	1577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	516	43.6		43.6	72.2	56.9	59.7	65.0			64.1	77.8	68.6	48.4	58.3			63.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariana Academy

What district is Mariana Academy in?

Apple Valley Unified

How many students attend Mariana Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Mariana Academy.

Is Mariana Academy a good school?

Mariana Academy ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mariana Academy attend?

Students who attend Mariana Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Apple Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Mariana Academy?

Students at Mariana Academy are 63% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.