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Yucca Loma Elementary

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Yucca Loma Elementary ranks 4322 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yucca Loma Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 616 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.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it shows important strengths compared to other local schools, particularly in mathematics where it ranks first among 11 comparable elementary schools in the district. The school is also notably effective with specific groups of students, such as homeless students and English Language Learners, and has made dramatic progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which has fallen by 45% since 2021. However, performance varies widely between grade levels, and proficiency rates in English Language Arts and other subjects remain below state averages.

An interesting finding is that Yucca Loma and Phoenix Academy receive significantly more funding per student than higher-performing schools like Sitting Bull Academy and Rio Vista School of Applied Learning, suggesting that resources alone do not determine outcomes. The school's trajectory indicates it is recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but significant challenges remain in achieving consistency and reaching state standards.

616

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,556

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21351 Yucca Loma Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-5844

(760) 247-2623

District: Apple Valley Unified

Students who attend Yucca Loma Elementary usually attend:

High:

Apple Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

15.4%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,322^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4322 of 5857	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5156 of 5869	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4944 of 5859	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5516 of 5883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4159 of 5789	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4804 of 5662	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	4281 of 5692	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	4393 of 5614	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	3522 of 5611	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	3659 of 5530	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	3259 of 5390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	3716 of 5377	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	2243 of 5314	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.3	3084 of 5193	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	3271 of 5113	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.3	4354 of 5113	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	3558 of 4818	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	3416 of 4822	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	3282 of 4809	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	286 of 569	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	516 of 593	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	504 of 661	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	636 of 663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	445 of 747	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	469 of 700	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	1929 of 2227	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1499 of 2585	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1375 of 2128	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1883 of 3162	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1406 of 3245	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	2368 of 3311	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.2	403 of 3246	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4545 of 5597	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5109 of 5612	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4673 of 5609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5342 of 5635	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4242 of 5492	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4878 of 5413	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3432 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4017 of 5107	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3465 of 5087	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4267 of 5084	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3120 of 4963	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3997 of 4830	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	67 of 429	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3823 of 5460	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4753 of 5517	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4454 of 5363	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4829 of 5264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3205 of 5173	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4073 of 5084	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3844 of 5628	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4812 of 5643	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4807 of 5638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5284 of 5663	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3737 of 5510	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4237 of 5431	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1598 of 2847	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1908 of 2635	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1733 of 2420	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2294 of 2598	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	2593 of 2651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2607 of 2661	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	2713 of 2726	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2271 of 2834	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2468 of 2737	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science21%-11 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
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
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
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
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
Phoenix Academy	Public	K-8	20700 Thunderbird Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-7011	1,213	58	20.8	87.1%	179 (14.8%)	200 (16.5%)	765 (63.1%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	10.3	5620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.6	5823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	203	17.3	11.4	12.7	16.2	10.1	25.3	18.8	17.9	20.9	18.7	15.1	5.1	8.0	9.0	6.9	7.0	7.7	91.5	93.9	96.3	95.1	93.9	96.3	$20,111	$2,755	$17,356
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
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	$15,889	$1,646	$14,243
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	$15,752	$1,669	$14,083
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yucca Loma Elementary

What schools do graduates of Yucca Loma Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yucca Loma Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Apple Valley High

How many students attend Yucca Loma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Yucca Loma Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Loma Elementary?

Students at Yucca Loma Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Yucca Loma Elementary in?

Apple Valley Unified

Is Yucca Loma Elementary a good school?

Yucca Loma Elementary ranks 4322^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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