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Vanguard Preparatory

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Vanguard Preparatory ranks 4035 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vanguard Preparatory is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Apple Valley, California, with 1,174 students enrolled. The school consistently outperforms the Apple Valley Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates across all grade levels. Vanguard Preparatory's performance is particularly strong for male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners compared to the state.

However, the school has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1,864 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 4,035 out of 5,857 in 2024-2025. This trend is also reflected in the school's declining star rating from SchoolDigger, dropping from 3 stars to 2 stars over the past decade. Vanguard Preparatory has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which may contribute to the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates.

While Vanguard Preparatory generally outperforms the other public schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Sycamore Rocks Elementary, Rio Vista School of Applied Learning, and Phoenix Academy, it lags behind some higher-performing schools in the Apple Valley Unified district, such as Sitting Bull Academy and Sandia Elementary, which have stronger test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

1,153

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,404

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12951 Mesquite Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308-5433

(760) 961-1066

District: Apple Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

White:

30.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,035^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,542^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	29.1	4035 of 5857	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4123 of 5869	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3964 of 5859	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3463 of 5883	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	2220 of 5789	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	2246 of 5662	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	2335 of 5692	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	1969 of 5614	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	2350 of 5611	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	1864 of 5530	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.1	1727 of 5390	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	1848 of 5377	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	2642 of 5314	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	1983 of 5193	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	2048 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	1812 of 5113	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.1	1677 of 2585	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	836 of 2128	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	2919 of 3311	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	948 of 3275	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	570 of 3246	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4208 of 5597	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4301 of 5612	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3552 of 5609	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3258 of 5635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	2197 of 5492	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	2205 of 5413	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3447 of 5107	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3375 of 5107	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3588 of 5087	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2658 of 5084	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	1360 of 4963	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	1271 of 4830	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3652 of 5460	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	4113 of 5517	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3977 of 5363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3017 of 5264	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	1694 of 5173	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1973 of 5084	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3611 of 5628	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3652 of 5643	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4035 of 5638	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3434 of 5663	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	2122 of 5510	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	2214 of 5431	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1983 of 2847	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1746 of 2635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2247 of 2598	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	2393 of 2651	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2320 of 2661	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2316 of 2726	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1906 of 2834	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2011 of 2737	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1542 of 2761	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1924 of 2783	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1827 of 2781	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1565 of 2740	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1433 of 2715	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1390 of 2480	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	1267 of 2508	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	1141 of 2497	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	1068 of 2477	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	682 of 2379	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	54.3	972 of 2259	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	969 of 2236	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.9	1141 of 2179	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.9	1188 of 2063	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	996 of 2005	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.0	919 of 1999	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	977 of 1531	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	727 of 1478	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	1186 of 1521	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	487 of 1540	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	1117 of 1442	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1301 of 2533	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1970 of 2551	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1654 of 2531	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1317 of 2509	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1305 of 2380	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1302 of 2262	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1150 of 2395	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1457 of 2388	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1307 of 2374	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	1134 of 2359	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	1022 of 2213	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1245 of 2072	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1489 of 2542	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1642 of 2579	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1607 of 2531	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1136 of 2458	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1165 of 2369	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	1317 of 2230	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1611 of 2534	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1622 of 2552	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1665 of 2538	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1542 of 2527	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1360 of 2407	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1311 of 2273	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	729 of 1566	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	751 of 1552	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	949 of 1531	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1125 of 1520	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1344 of 1537	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1344 of 1543	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1193 of 1555	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1218 of 1602	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1164 of 1496	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)12th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanguard Preparatory

What district is Vanguard Preparatory in?

Apple Valley Unified

How many students attend Vanguard Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,153 students attended Vanguard Preparatory.

What is the racial makeup of Vanguard Preparatory?

Students at Vanguard Preparatory are 63% Hispanic, 30% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Vanguard Preparatory a good school?

Vanguard Preparatory ranks 4035^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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.

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.