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Desert View Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Desert View Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, California, serving 718 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Desert View Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 42.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. The school also struggles with low academic performance, with proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rate in English Language Arts was 18.38% at Desert View Elementary, compared to 24.8% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic progress of various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who consistently rank in the bottom percentiles of California elementary schools.

The challenges faced by Desert View Elementary appear to be systemic within the Lancaster Elementary School District, as nearby schools like Rise, The Leadership Academy, and Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. Despite increased per-student spending at Desert View Elementary, from $14,473 in 2020-2021 to $21,102 in 2023-2024, these investments have not yet translated into significant improvements in academic outcomes, suggesting that a more comprehensive, multi-faceted approach may be necessary to address the school's challenges.

688

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,299

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1555 West Avenue H-10
Lancaster, CA 93534-1371

(661) 942-9521

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Desert View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Endeavour Middle
High:	Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.9%

African American:

31.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,599^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1395^th of 1,543Lancaster 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5599 of 5857	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5761 of 5869	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5663 of 5859	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5201 of 5883	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	5120 of 5789	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	5151 of 5662	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	5237 of 5692	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	5047 of 5614	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5023 of 5611	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	4788 of 5530	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4337 of 5390	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	4848 of 5377	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	4332 of 5314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	5006 of 5193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	4144 of 5113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	4443 of 5113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	4025 of 4818	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	3922 of 4822	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	3690 of 4809	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	479 of 569	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	548 of 593	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	602 of 661	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	396 of 663	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	576 of 747	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	506 of 700	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1945 of 2227	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1963 of 2585	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1368 of 2128	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	2738 of 3162	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3031 of 3245	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	2441 of 3311	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2112 of 3275	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	2334 of 3246	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	5338 of 5597	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	5502 of 5612	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5460 of 5609	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5071 of 5635	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4964 of 5492	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4956 of 5413	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	4699 of 5107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	4859 of 5107	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4742 of 5087	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4323 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3905 of 4963	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4116 of 4830	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5202 of 5460	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	5400 of 5517	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5176 of 5363	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4437 of 5264	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4413 of 5173	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4441 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5384 of 5628	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	5555 of 5643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5389 of 5638	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4878 of 5663	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4760 of 5510	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4852 of 5431	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2440 of 2847	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2362 of 2635	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2182 of 2420	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	2619 of 2651	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2498 of 2737	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

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

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science10%-22 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
Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1555 West Avenue H-10	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9521	688	30	22.9	89.0%	20 (2.9%)	219 (31.8%)	405 (58.9%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	10.5	5599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.3	5761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	162																													10.2		10.2	19.2	23.6	14.8	15.9			18.4	19.2	15.2	9.4	3.4			12.0							$4,299	$1,898	$2,401
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	737 West Avenue H-6	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0437	732	29	25.2	94.4%	46 (6.3%)	188 (25.7%)	467 (63.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	10.6	5593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.8	5503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	90																													12.4		12.4	12.2	21.4	16.5	32.1			19.8	8.3	14.5	7.4	3.6			8.8	97.2						$4,192	$1,786	$2,406
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1235 West Kettering St.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-1477	788	31	25.4	89.6%	46 (5.8%)	197 (25.0%)	485 (61.5%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.6%)	15	5260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.2	5544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	284																													17.4		17.4	23.6	23.1	26.0				24.2	22.1	18.0	5.3				15.3	95.8	97.9		97.2	97.2	97.9	$7,165	$4,776	$2,389
Rise	Public	K-8	44231 Fig Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-4355	16	3	5.3	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)																														0.0	0.0						0.0	0.0						0.0	0.0							$11,036	$8,904	$2,132
The Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	44310 Hardwood Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-5454	35	5	7.0	94.3%	2 (5.7%)	22 (62.9%)	10 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																																																				$14,957	$6,512	$8,445
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
Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-6	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
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
Linda Verde Elementary	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Desert View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Desert View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Endeavour Middle
High : Lancaster High

What district is Desert View Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

Is Desert View Elementary a good school?

Desert View Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Desert View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Desert View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Desert View Elementary?

Students at Desert View Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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