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iLEAD Lancaster Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

iLEAD Lancaster Charter is a K-8 charter school serving 771 students in Lancaster, CA, an area where many schools face significant academic and socioeconomic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, though its performance is similar to several other traditional public schools in the area, such as Joshua Elementary and Sunnydale Elementary. However, it lags notably behind the higher-performing Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 42.9% of students missing significant school, which is more than double the state average and creates a substantial barrier to learning.

The school's results vary by grade and student group; for instance, 6th-grade English scores are relatively stronger, while math proficiency is particularly low in upper grades. Performance for students with special education needs has also been inconsistent in recent years. As part of the iLEAD Lancaster Charter District, the school has autonomy to design its programs, but its outcomes remain comparable to schools in the larger Lancaster Elementary district. Addressing attendance and improving foundational academic skills, especially in math, appear to be central challenges for the school's improvement.

771

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

254 East Avenue K-4
Lancaster, CA 93535-4500

(661) 722-4287

District: iLEAD Lancaster Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.8%

African American:

35.1%

White:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,391^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,485^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1490^th of 1,543iLEAD Lancaster Charter District 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	13.4	5391 of 5857	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5284 of 5869	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5629 of 5859	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5725 of 5883	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5538 of 5789	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	346 of 569	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	392 of 593	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	531 of 661	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	581 of 663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	620 of 747	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	1131 of 2227	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1510 of 2585	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5209 of 5597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4967 of 5612	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5352 of 5609	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5452 of 5635	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	5250 of 5492	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	4776 of 5107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4449 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4781 of 5087	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4940 of 5084	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4695 of 4963	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5089 of 5460	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4819 of 5517	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	5205 of 5363	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5156 of 5264	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5059 of 5173	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5171 of 5628	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5142 of 5643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5415 of 5638	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5544 of 5663	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5334 of 5510	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2217 of 2847	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1129 of 2635	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	1337 of 2420	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2466 of 2598	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2534 of 2726	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	2738 of 2834	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	2485 of 2761	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2518 of 2783	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2544 of 2781	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2579 of 2740	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2496 of 2715	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	470 of 609	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	472 of 627	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	548 of 613	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	581 of 637	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	552 of 643	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1463 of 1531	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	941 of 1491	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2172 of 2533	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2309 of 2551	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2108 of 2531	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2314 of 2509	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2236 of 2380	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	2203 of 2395	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2207 of 2388	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2053 of 2374	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2218 of 2359	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2028 of 2213	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2350 of 2542	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	2371 of 2579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2426 of 2531	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2387 of 2458	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2180 of 2369	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2387 of 2534	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2340 of 2552	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2447 of 2538	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2427 of 2527	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2230 of 2407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	991 of 1566	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	953 of 1552	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	980 of 1531	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1376 of 1520	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1140 of 1537	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1424 of 1543	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1062 of 1555	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1540 of 1602	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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 (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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
iLEAD Lancaster Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	254 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-4287	771	32	24.3	78.6%	131 (17.0%)	271 (35.1%)	299 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	13.4	5391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		15.2	5284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	107																													11.9	12.2	12.1	17.5	22.6	15.5	34.2	16.5	18.9	20.7	17.5	19.1	8.3	10.1	9.6	9.0	12.2	85.7	86.9	89.3	85.7	85.7	85.7
Joshua Elementary	Public	K-6	43926 North Second St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0743	688	31	22.1	90.8%	23 (3.3%)	250 (36.3%)	351 (51.0%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	5850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	45																													5.9		5.9	15.7	9.5	14.9	14.3			14.0	10.8	1.6	1.0	2.9			4.5	96.3	97.2			96.3		$6,652	$4,266	$2,386
Jack Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	835 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-0435	645	26	24.8	89.3%	37 (5.7%)	166 (25.7%)	391 (60.6%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14.4	5364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	52																													12.2		12.2	24.4	20.8	25.0				23.5	25.6	10.0	6.4				13.2	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$3,089	$764	$2,325
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	747 West Avenue J-12	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9536	707	30	23.5	92.8%	44 (6.2%)	208 (29.4%)	403 (57.0%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	11.5	5537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11	5623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	86																													15.0		15.0	16.7	22.8	26.6				22.0	12.2	9.0	7.1				9.4	96.7		98.4	98.4	98.4	97.5	$7,965	$5,536	$2,429
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	361 East Pondera	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-8487	766	29	26.4	95.0%	26 (3.4%)	261 (34.1%)	430 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.2	5542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	65																													11.7		11.7	15.1	13.4	20.9				16.5	26.6	12.2	15.9				18.4	98.5						$5,148	$2,778	$2,370
Promise Academy	Public	K-8	1331 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-6678	45	7	6.3	82.2%	10 (22.2%)	12 (26.7%)	21 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	738	27	27.3	93.1%	25 (3.4%)	265 (35.9%)	420 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.4	5083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	32																													13.6		13.6	25.0	24.6	24.6				24.7	25.0	20.9	15.5				20.5	95.8		96.8				$6,753	$4,290	$2,463
Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-7	1233 West Avenue J-8	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-2636	469	22	21.3	87.6%	45 (9.6%)	103 (22.0%)	282 (60.1%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	19.9	4834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.7	5054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	220																													16.1		16.1	39.0	21.8	31.3	18.8			27.7	37.3	3.7	12.7	15.4			17.4							$25,166	$22,736	$2,430
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies	Public, Virtual	K-8	44034 13th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 488-7600	282	11	25.4	90.1%	30 (10.6%)	63 (22.3%)	164 (58.2%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	38.5	3313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		24.3	4434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	1121																													35.0	39.6	38.2	23.8	37.5	40.0	52.5	23.7	50.0	36.9	11.9	40.0	40.0	33.3	32.2	39.6	31.8	78.7	82.0	89.3	98.4	82.8	84.4	$5,638	$3,036	$2,602
Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	680	31	21.9	88.5%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.2%)	621 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.5	5519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	7.4	2.1	3.8	17.3	12.2	27.5	4.2	14.8	12.8	15.5	4.0	12.2	1.5	4.2	11.1	6.4	6.5	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.5	18.6	8.5	14.5	8.1	8.2	30.3	13.0	30.9	34.9	19.5	14.7	10.8	18.6	10.9	14.3	2.1	12.5							$7,383	$4,546	$2,837

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iLEAD Lancaster Charter ranks in the bottom 8.0% of California elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended iLEAD Lancaster Charter.

What is the racial makeup of iLEAD Lancaster Charter?

Students at iLEAD Lancaster Charter are 39% Hispanic, 35% African American, 17% White, 8% Two or more races.

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