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Joshua Elementary

Q: Is Joshua Elementary a good school?

Joshua Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Joshua Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Joshua Elementary?

Students at Joshua Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 36% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Joshua Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joshua Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : New Vista Middle High : Antelope Valley High

Public Grades K-6

5805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joshua Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 688 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the lowest 1% of elementary schools statewide due to critically low academic proficiency, particularly in math where only about 4% of students meet standards. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school—a rate far higher than the district and state averages. This high absenteeism is strongly linked to lower academic performance, as seen when comparing Joshua to nearby Linda Verde Elementary, which has much better attendance and higher test scores.

Compared to other local schools like Lincoln Elementary or iLEAD Lancaster Charter, Joshua Elementary's academic results are notably lower, even though it spends more per student than some of its peers. This suggests resources may not be effectively translating to student success. The data indicates that improving daily attendance could be a crucial first step toward helping students at Joshua Elementary achieve better outcomes.

688

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,652

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43926 North Second St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535-4010

(661) 948-0743

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Joshua Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Vista Middle
High:	Antelope Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

36.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,805^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	6.2	5805 of 5857	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	5850 of 5869	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	5833 of 5859	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	5850 of 5883	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	5751 of 5789	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	5625 of 5662	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	5617 of 5692	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	5540 of 5614	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	5574 of 5611	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	5483 of 5530	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	5280 of 5390	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	5302 of 5377	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	5137 of 5314	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	4952 of 5193	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	4777 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	4554 of 5113	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3928 of 4818	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3972 of 4822	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	3219 of 4809	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	547 of 569	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	556 of 593	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	652 of 661	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	646 of 663	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	732 of 747	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	694 of 700	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	2033 of 2227	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	2286 of 2585	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	2078 of 2128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	2964 of 3162	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2462 of 3245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2735 of 3275	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	3157 of 3246	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	5580 of 5597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	5593 of 5612	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	5597 of 5609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	5616 of 5635	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	5477 of 5492	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	5391 of 5413	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5011 of 5107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4900 of 5107	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4953 of 5087	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	4945 of 5084	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	4916 of 4963	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	4795 of 4830	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	392 of 429	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	335 of 335	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	5389 of 5460	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	5495 of 5517	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5328 of 5363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	5221 of 5264	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	5149 of 5173	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	5070 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	5510 of 5628	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	5618 of 5643	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5589 of 5638	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	5614 of 5663	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	5467 of 5510	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	5405 of 5431	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	2351 of 2847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2394 of 2420	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	0.7	2651 of 2651	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joshua Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Joshua Elementary?

Students at Joshua Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 36% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Is Joshua Elementary a good school?

Joshua Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Joshua Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joshua Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Vista Middle
High : Antelope Valley High

How many students attend Joshua Elementary?

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

What district is Joshua Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

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