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El Dorado Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Dorado Elementary serves 766 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Lancaster, within the Lancaster Elementary district. Its latest proficiency results are far below district and California levels, and it has high chronic absenteeism. The most important concern is that proficiency is low in all three tested subjects, with English language arts (ELA) the clearest weakness.

Compared with the state and district, El Dorado trails in ELA, math and science: in 2025–2026, proficiency was 12% in ELA, 10% in math and 10% in science, versus 49%, 38% and 36% statewide and 25%, 15% and 17% districtwide. That means it was about 37 points below the state and 13 below the district in ELA; the gaps were 29 and 6 points in math, and 26 and 7 in science. Among nearby K–5 schools with results, averages were 21% in ELA, 14% in math and 14% in science. El Dorado was below those averages by 9, 4 and 4 points. It ranked near the bottom locally in each subject: lowest in ELA except for Joshua Elementary, second-lowest in math and third-lowest in science.

Results have weakened since 2022–2023: ELA fell 8 points and math fell 8, while science was nearly flat, down less than 1 point; meanwhile, statewide results rose in all three subjects. Chronic absenteeism remains high at 45% in 2025–2026, compared with 32% in the district and 18% statewide, though it has improved from 56% in 2021–2022. SchoolDigger places El Dorado in the 1st statewide percentile, with zero stars, down from the 6th percentile in the prior two years. Its student-teacher ratio was 26.4 in 2024–2025, and 95% of students were free/reduced-lunch eligible that year, the highest share among nearby schools with comparable data. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school served English Language Learner Students fell from the 64th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 1st in 2023–2024; its measure for Homeless Students fell from the 25th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 2nd in 2025–2026.

766

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,148

Per pupil spending ?

95.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

361 East Pondera
Lancaster, CA 93535-3012

(661) 942-8487

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend El Dorado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piute Middle
High:	Antelope Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

African American:

34.1%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg20%

California avg42%

5,723^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

898^th of 968Lancaster 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
2026	6.9	5723 of 5804	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	5477 of 5857	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5542 of 5869	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5268 of 5859	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5124 of 5883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4819 of 5789	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4179 of 5662	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	4652 of 5692	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	5464 of 5614	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	5425 of 5611	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	4066 of 5530	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	4133 of 5390	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5062 of 5377	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	5079 of 5314	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	4693 of 5193	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	4663 of 5113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	4620 of 5113	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	4064 of 4818	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	4409 of 4822	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3766 of 4809	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	488 of 506	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	509 of 569	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	517 of 593	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	517 of 661	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	501 of 663	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	569 of 747	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	479 of 700	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	1664 of 2227	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	2123 of 2585	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1466 of 2128	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	3133 of 3162	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	1218 of 3245	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	1200 of 3311	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	751 of 3275	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	26.4	2635 of 3246	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	5511 of 5569	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	5078 of 5597	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5170 of 5612	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4998 of 5609	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4413 of 5635	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4823 of 5492	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3566 of 5413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	4943 of 5085	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	4233 of 5107	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4635 of 5107	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3762 of 5087	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3603 of 5084	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3051 of 4963	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	2544 of 4830	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	357 of 366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	323 of 429	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	274 of 364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	265 of 335	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	5335 of 5412	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	5037 of 5460	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5129 of 5517	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4635 of 5363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4327 of 5264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4124 of 5173	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3339 of 5084	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	5504 of 5590	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	5332 of 5628	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	5408 of 5643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5063 of 5638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5263 of 5663	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4378 of 5510	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4571 of 5431	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	2731 of 2920	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2233 of 2847	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2359 of 2635	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2164 of 2420	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.9	2579 of 2651	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2503 of 2834	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	6.9	5723^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	1.4%		12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%	246	10.3		10.3	5.1	11.9	18.8				12.2	9.2	10.9	8.2				9.5	98.5						$5,148	$2,778	$2,370
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%)	12.3	5434^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.4%		12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%	75	16.4	28.1	21.5	24.3	17.1	16.7	12.9	27.5	42.6	22.7	29.3	9.7	13.7	7.8	17.0	14.3	15.5							$7,383	$4,546	$2,837
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%)	6.1	5749^th of 5804 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	56	8.5		8.5	12.5	13.7	9.7	15.6			13.1	8.1	8.5	1.4	6.3			6.3	96.3	97.2			96.3		$6,652	$4,266	$2,386
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%)	11.7	5485^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	370	15.4		15.4	20.6	18.6	18.0				19.1	17.6	17.0	12.0				15.6	95.8		96.8				$6,753	$4,290	$2,463
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%)								(n/a)																		85.7	86.9	89.3	85.7	85.7	85.7
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%)	8.2	5679^th of 5804 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.5	5537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%	142	9.1		9.1	19.0	13.8	15.6				16.0	13.0	9.3	10.0				10.7	96.7		98.4	98.4	98.4	97.5	$7,965	$5,536	$2,429
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%)	12.5	5422^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	6	15.7		15.7	17.8	31.3	20.2				22.9	15.6	14.5	6.8				12.3	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$3,089	$764	$2,325
Discovery	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	662	27	24.5	90.5%	27 (4.1%)	115 (17.4%)	498 (75.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	19.9	4816^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.2	4902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%	86	19.4		19.4	22.1	36.0	29.3				29.1	21.2	28.6	8.5				19.6	94.9		97.4		98.3		$3,690	$1,116	$2,574
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%)	15.4	5171^st of 5804 public elementary schools	10.9%		15	5260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	89	18.6		18.6	22.7	21.3	29.0				24.4	22.7	16.4	13.7				17.4	95.8	97.9		97.2	97.2	97.9	$7,165	$4,776	$2,389

Frequently Asked Questions about El Dorado Elementary

What district is El Dorado Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

What is the racial makeup of El Dorado Elementary?

Students at El Dorado Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 34% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of El Dorado Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Dorado Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piute Middle
High : Antelope Valley High

Is El Dorado Elementary a good school?

El Dorado Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend El Dorado Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended El Dorado Elementary.

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