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Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes

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Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes ranks 2888 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is a small, rural K-8 school serving about 195 students in the Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary district, offering a more personalized environment than many larger schools in the area.

This school does some things very well, particularly in science where student scores beat the state average, unlike nearby Esperanza Elementary or West Wind Elementary. It also shows a real strength in supporting students from lower-income families, achieving better results than many schools with similar demographics. While the school's overall performance has been steady, math is an area for growth, especially in the middle school grades, and there is variability in how well different grade levels perform. Attendance has improved but remains slightly higher than the state average, though it's better than at schools like Rancho Vista Elementary.

Compared to its neighbors, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes operates very efficiently, spending significantly less per student than schools such as Leona Valley Elementary or Nancy Cory Elementary while maintaining competitive outcomes. However, it is notably outperformed by the exceptional Gregg Anderson Academy, which has higher test scores, better attendance, and more funding. For families seeking a smaller, close-knit school community that effectively supports its students, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes presents a solid option with clear strengths and identifiable areas where it is focusing on improvement.

195

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,370

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd.
Lake Hughes, CA 93532-1229

(661) 724-1231

District: Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary

Students who attend Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes usually attend:

High:

Quartz Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

36.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,888^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,058^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

631^st of 1,543Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary 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	44.9	2888 of 5857	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2434 of 5869	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1985 of 5859	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2364 of 5883	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	529 of 1417	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	1908 of 5789	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1920 of 5662	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	2589 of 5692	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	1874 of 5614	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	2105 of 5611	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.2	1423 of 5530	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	1549 of 5390	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	1411 of 5377	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	1259 of 5314	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	1065 of 5193	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.0	1628 of 5113	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	1401 of 5113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	844 of 4818	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	1235 of 4822	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	1151 of 4809	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	3694 of 5612	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2591 of 5609	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	2238 of 5635	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	367 of 1267	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1593 of 5460	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2175 of 5628	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1984 of 5643	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1809 of 5638	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	952 of 1272	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	2182 of 5510	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2114 of 2598	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1910 of 2651	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	1378 of 2661	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	2006 of 2726	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1058 of 2761	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	720 of 2783	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	324 of 2781	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	448 of 894	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	1104 of 2715	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1237 of 2480	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	1288 of 2508	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	1347 of 2497	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.2	640 of 2477	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	54.3	1037 of 2379	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.6	487 of 2259	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	746 of 2236	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	81.2	273 of 2179	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	63.0	685 of 2063	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	586 of 2005	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	55.5	772 of 1999	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	649 of 1804	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.9	719 of 1777	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	606 of 1769	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	878 of 2551	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	747 of 2542	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	836 of 2534	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	1247 of 2273	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1010 of 1520	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	728 of 1537	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	472 of 1543	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	1175 of 1602	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)34th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-5 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
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes	Public	K-8	16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd.	Lake Hughes	93532	Los Angeles County	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 724-1231	195	9	21.9	41.5%	108 (55.4%)	2 (1.0%)	72 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	44.9	2888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		52.3	2434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	454	29.4	40.0	35.1	35.0	47.8	50.0	47.6	54.2	40.0	46.0	45.0	21.7	27.8	38.1	37.5	25.0	32.5							$11,370	$666	$10,704
Del Sur Senior Elementary	Public	K-8	9023 West Ave. H	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0488	763	28	27.1	53.3%	199 (26.1%)	76 (10.0%)	442 (57.9%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	24.1	4492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.6	4403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	89	20.6	25.8	24.2	27.4	29.5	44.8	23.1	27.3	46.5	34.3	27.4	23.0	22.1	18.0	14.4	23.9	21.0	97.4				97.4		$14,670	$1,174	$13,496
Leona Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	9063 West Leona Ave.	Leona Valley	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-9010	79	4	19.7	45.6%	29 (36.7%)	2 (2.5%)	42 (53.2%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	62.7	1931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		51.5	2475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	544				43.8	72.7					57.8	43.8	54.6					37.8							$17,861	$1,152	$16,709
Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	941	35	26.8	59.1%	167 (17.7%)	180 (19.1%)	502 (53.3%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.9%)	24.9	4417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.6	4804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	387	22.2		22.2	35.0	38.1	40.3	26.4			34.5	22.6	22.1	20.1	12.3			18.9	92.0	93.8	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	$14,141	$1,101	$13,040
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	893	34	26.2	31.6%	280 (31.4%)	62 (6.9%)	414 (46.4%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	87.8	788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.3	619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	169	47.6		47.6	78.2	62.2	75.4	73.1			72.0	81.5	63.8	56.4	61.7			65.9	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$16,299	$1,080	$15,219
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	41820 North 50th St. West	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3236	845	33	25.6	63.3%	182 (21.5%)	75 (8.9%)	508 (60.1%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	52.4	2471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		51	2506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.3%	35	28.2		28.2	39.5	48.2	54.6	61.5			50.7	29.8	41.1	30.9	49.0			37.5	95.0	96.6	96.6		97.5		$14,750	$1,308	$13,442
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	886	33	26.8	55.0%	183 (20.7%)	114 (12.9%)	501 (56.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.9%)	39.6	3250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		47.2	2720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	530	30.7		30.7	38.2	42.9	45.3	33.9			40.1	37.2	33.7	33.3	22.5			31.8	97.8						$14,357	$1,154	$13,203
West Wind Elementary	Public	K-5	44044 36th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0192	757	29	26.1	76.0%	66 (8.7%)	116 (15.3%)	480 (63.4%)	37 (4.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	28.1	4125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		34.6	3559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	566	19.8		19.8	36.7	25.8	38.2				33.4	43.3	24.4	13.2				26.9	97.6		97.6	98.4			$20,626	$2,846	$17,780
Nancy Cory Elementary	Public	K-5	3540 West Ave. K-4	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-1010	728	28	26.0	79.1%	91 (12.5%)	178 (24.5%)	382 (52.5%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.0%)	30.8	3898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		23.4	4542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	644	18.6		18.6	38.1	48.1	34.9				39.7	32.5	30.2	14.5				24.7	96.3	98.1	97.2	98.1			$21,305	$2,849	$18,456
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	659	26	25.3	65.6%	131 (19.9%)	70 (10.6%)	393 (59.6%)	17 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	31.3	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		31	3857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	4	26.0		26.0	41.5	29.6	41.0	39.0			37.7	36.6	27.3	19.0	15.5			24.4	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$14,960	$1,136	$13,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes

Is Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes a good school?

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes ranks 2888^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes attend?

Students who attend Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes usually go on to attend:

High : Quartz Hill High

What district is Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes in?

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary

How many students attend Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes.

What is the racial makeup of Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes?

Students at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes are 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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